Legal Writing

Bankruptcy Lawyers (Yet Again) Say Their Time Has Come
OK, so perhaps we’re making restructuring work sound a bit more gnarly than it really is, but the word on the street is that the bankruptcy wave is back. Given a spate of filings from major retailers like Lillian Vernon and Sharper Image, and the news that in the first two months of 2008 18 [...

What is the "New Bankruptcy Law"
Bankruptcy attorneys like me will frequently refer to something called the "new bankruptcy law." The "new" law is now 3 years old and not really so new. Officially named (or misnamed) the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 or "BAPCPA," this law has been the ...

The bankruptcy discharge
Brad Perri is a Minnesota bankruptcy lawyer who will be guest blogging at Caveat Emptor from September 29th through October 10th. Yesterday, I talked about the part of the bankruptcy process you encounter through filing the actual petition for bankruptcy...

The 2005 Bankruptcy Act: Bankruptcy Filings Are Increasing
There was a lot of hoopla about the reasoning behind the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. When it was first enacted, some thought that bankruptcy was going to be nearly impossible for consumers...

How to find a bankruptcy attorney
Brad Perri is a Minnesota bankruptcy lawyer who will be guest blogging at Caveat Emptor from September 29th through October 10th. Last week, I focused on talking about the attitudes taken towards bankruptcy...

Next week: Bankruptcy Week!
Brad Perri, a bankruptcy attorney in Minnesota, will be joining us as a guest editor for the next two weeks Bankruptcy is kind of the granddaddy of all consumer protection laws, but we don’t talk about it enough here, since none of the regular editors are bankruptcy lawyers...

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

Bankruptcy Law
A complete prime (pre-2005)

Air Line Bankruptcy
BCI Aircraft Leasing agrees to pay $600,000 settlement related to Delta Air Lines bankruptcy claims.

Bankruptcy Reorganization
Calpine Corp. pays $2.13 million bankruptcy settlement.

Bankruptcy
helping to get you out of debt.

Washington Mutual Bank Collapse
May File for Bankruptcy

Dairy Bankruptcy
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA agrees to pay Parmalat SpA 310 million-euro settlement.

Loan Backers
Mortgage Lenders Network pays $855,000 bankruptcy settlement for unfunded mortgages.