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Essential Attorney’s Guide to Bankruptcy and Restructuring

Date: Mar 31, 2025 1:00 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.

Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online

Member Price: $159.00

Non-Member Price: $199.00

Section Price: $0.00

Event Code: I044625

Areas of Law: Bankruptcy

Earn up to 4 credits, including 1.2 in Ethics! (More Information)

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Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Presenters

Joao F. Magalhaes, Esq.
Connell Foley LLP, Roseland
Joseph Shapiro, Esq.
Middlebrooks Shapiro, P.C., Springfield

NJICLE presents the comprehensive and easy-to-understand bankruptcy and restructuring seminar that attorneys have wished for. This innovative seminar is packed with information about both consumer and business matters, from varying viewpoints and perspectives, and with discussion time allotted to alternatives, paralegal skills and training and ethical considerations.  

Register today to gain clarity into the world of bankruptcy and restructuring. This seminar will give you the confidence you need to begin navigating both federal and state debtor/creditor proceedings.

Learn the basics of handling bankruptcy and restructuring matters in your practice, including:

  • Origins and purposes of bankruptcy law
  • Role of bankruptcy courts and jurisdictional/venue considerations
  • Introduction to the Bankruptcy Code
  • Introduction to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and the Local Rules
  • Understanding the bankruptcy estate and debtor/creditor rights pre- and post-filing
  • Individual bankruptcies under Chapters 7, 11 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code
  • Corporate/business association bankruptcies under corporate/business association bankruptcies under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code
  • Introduction to the other chapters: Chapters 9 and 12
  • Involuntary petitions
  • Understanding the administration of the bankruptcy estate: trustee versus debtor in-possession
  • Creditor strategies and the claims/distribution process
  • Trustees and their powers of avoidance
  • Treatment of liens, contracts and leases
  • Role of other types of participants: restructuring officers, creditor committees, ombudsman, and more
  • Overview of mid-to-higher level issues and strategies for corporate bankruptcies
  • Alternatives

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.2 in Ethics (Full Credits Available: NJ Ethics: 1.2, NJ General: 2.8).
NY CLE:NY Ethics Transitional: 1.0, NY Professional Practice Transitional: 2.5
PA CLE:PA Ethics Credit: 1.0, PA Substantive Credit: 2.0
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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If you need to cancel your registration and are not transferring to another program or date, please submit a written request to us at least three business days before the event, meeting, or gathering. You will receive a refund minus a $20.00 cancellation fee. No refunds or registration changes will be issued within three business days of the event, meeting, or gathering.

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