Replay – The Essential Attorneys’ Guide to Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Date: Jun 6, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $199.00
Non-Member Price: $250.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Bankruptcy
Earn up to 4 credits, including 1.2 in Ethics! (More Information)
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Don't miss this opportunity to catch up on the Essential Attorney’s Guide to Bankruptcy and Restructuring seminar you missed!
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 replay 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
Ethical considerations to be discussed include:
- Attorney’s duties under Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA)
- Debtor’s duties and obligations under the Bankruptcy Code
- Trustee’s duties and obligations in administering the bankruptcy estate
- Cooperating with the U.S. Trustee Program
- Debtor-in-possession: umpire or advocate?
- Conflicts of interest
Paralegal perspectives to be discussed include:
- Overview of local bankruptcy forms - recommended versus approved
- Overview of electronic filing and the electronic docket
- Managing client intake
- Overview of the bankruptcy petition, schedules and statement of financial affairs
- Income and debt limitations for each Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code, and means-testing
- Notice and service of process concerns
- Exemptions (state versus federal)
- Complete petition versus emergency filing
NOTE: This is a previously recorded seminar and does not count as "live" credits.
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