2016 NACBA Virtual Bankruptcy Workshop’

#NACBA25 Highlight

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Do you enjoy a challenge? Then #NACBA25 will not disappoint you! Our convention planning committee has scheduled  advanced topics presented by distinguished speakers to challenge and inform even the most seasoned bankruptcy practitioner. Here’s a look at the Advanced Topics that you’ll have the opportunity to attend:

  • Regulation X & Z Enforcement: New Tools for Consumer Attorneys:  Provides an overview of federal Regulation X and Regulation Z and demonstrates how these laws can empower consumers and their counsel. The presentation outlines specific errors prohibited by these regulations. Presenters will walk participants through examples of actual Requests for Information and Notices of Error used daily by The Dann Law Firm.
  • Getting Paid Hourly Fee vs. No Look Fees:  This panel will discuss when to use the “No-Look” fees and when not to, how to challenge Court assumptions about fees, and the best strategies to maximize your fees.
  • Know the Codes, Nuances, & Strategies of Taxes in Bankruptcy: A deep dive look into the complexities of taxes in bankruptcy.
  • Student Loans in Chapter 13:This panel will explore means of combining alternative,  non-bankruptcy relief, including claims objections, administrative discharges and income driven repayment plans with your Chapter 13 practice to provide additional assistance for your clients and additional sources of revenue for attorneys.

Take a look at the full  Schedule and start planning your days at #NACBA25!

Bankruptcy News Briefs 12/27

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CFPB Will Likely Issue Rule Targeting Arbitration Before Trump Takes Over, Attorney Says

Here’s Why Consumer Spending Dropped in November

Bankruptcy Becomes an Option for Some Borrowers Burdened by Student Loans

Consumer Credit Card Debt Inches Toward $1 Trillion

Feds refuse to stop taxing the canceled student debt of severely disabled people

Plan Proponents Beware of “Death Trap” Traps in Chapter 11 Plans and Disclosure Statements

The next victims of the student debt crisis: Mom and dad

Unpaid Student Debt Sending Seniors Below Poverty Line

As Obama Steps Aside, Banks See New Opportunity in Student-Lending Business

Upcoming NACBA Events

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Join us in celebrating 25 years of NACBA on May 4th-7th in Orlando, Florida at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort. Visit NACBA25 for all the details on speakers, sessions, hotel reservations, registration and more!

Register today for the Early Bird Rate that ends March 3rd, 2017 for savings! You can also receive $100.00 discount on registration when you support the #NCBRC. Offer Ends 12/31.

Receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

In honor of NACBA’s 25th Anniversary, we want to reward you with a $25 Amazon Gift Card! Introduce a new member to NACBA and we will send you $25 Amazon Gift Card. Not only will YOU receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card but the NEW MEMBER will also receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card! Check out the Requirements and start referring today!

Renew Your NACBA Membership

We want you to have access and the member rate to all of NACBA’s exciting upcoming events in 2017, especially our 25 year celebration at the Annual Convention. Take a moment today to Renew your membership or if your not a member of NACBA there is no better time to Join!

 

Bankruptcy News Briefs 12/15

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Consumer Credit Delinquency Rates Expected to Rise in 2017

Judge Denies Prevailing Party’s Motion For Attorneys’ Fees in FDCPA Case

The CFPB’s Final Servicing Rule Is Still Unclear

When Banks Market To Colleges, Students Lose, Says CFPB

Madoff Victims Poised to Start 2017 With $342 Million in Payouts

36-Month Rule for Reporting Discharges of Indebtedness Is Repealed

TCPA Lawsuit Surges Ahead, Even Though Plaintiff Deleted Text Messages

Upcoming NACBA Events

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Registration is Open for NACBA25!

Join us in celebrating 25 years of NACBA on May 4th-7th in Orlando, Florida at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort. Visit NACBA25 for all the details on speakers, sessions, hotel reservations, registration and more!

Register today for the Early Bird Rate that ends March 3rd, 2017 for savings!

 

2016 Virtual Bankruptcy Workshop

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There’s still time to Register for the second session of the 2016 Virtual Bankruptcy Workshop on Friday, December 16th from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM. If you register you can request access to the session one recording from Friday, December 9th.

COST: $99 NACBA Members, $199 Non Members

INCLUDES: All Materials, Certificate of Attendance, Seminar Recordings, Live Q&A

REGISTER HERE

Renew Your NACBA Membership

We want you to have access and the member rate to all of NACBA’s exciting upcoming events in 2017, especially our 25 year celebration at the Annual Convention. Take a moment today to Renew your membership or if your not a member of NACBA there is no better time to Join!

 

2016 Virtual Bankruptcy Workshop Session Highlight! Last Session Tomorrow!

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Friday, December 16th

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Chasing the Elusive White Whale:Harpooning the Current Mortgage Issues You Have to Know
Presented by: Max Gardner, Esq. & John Rao, Esq.

Max and John will bring you up to date on loan modifications in and outside of bankruptcy, post-bankruptcy collection abuses after final cure, the new proof of claim attachment, catching servicers who misapply chapter 13 payments, new servicing regulations on monthly statements for debtors in bankruptcy, and more.

Register Today and Receive Recordings and Materials for Session 1 &2

About the Presenters:

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O. Max Garner III

O. Max Gardner III, Esq.Max is recognized as one of the leading lawyers in America in the area of Predatory Mortgage Servicing and the standing of Mortgage Servicers in consumer bankruptcy cases. His position on the front lines of the war against predatory lenders and mortgage servicers has captured the attention of ABC News Nightline, CNN, BusinessWeek, The New York Times, The Washington Post and many other news outlets across the country.Gardner received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1969 and graduated with high honors from the UNC School of Law in 1974. Among others, he was a member of the Law Review, named the Outstanding Law Graduate of 1974, served as President of the Student Bar Foundation and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Following graduation, he served as the Senior Law Clerk to the Hon. William H. Bobbitt, the late Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, and as Senior Law Clerk to the Hon. William Copeland, an Associate Justice of that Court.

Max has been the lead attorney of record in many landmark cases but some of his most significant were Marshall v Spindale Savings & Loan, Stark v Crestar Mortgage, the Shelby Yarn Employees litigation, and Smith v First Union National Bank.

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John Rao

John Rao is an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center, Inc. Mr. Rao focuses on consumer credit and bankruptcy issues and has served as a panelist and instructor at numerous bankruptcy and consumer law trainings and conferences. He has served as an expert witness in court cases and has testified in Congress on consumer matters. Mr. Rao is a contributing author and editor of NCLC’s Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice; co-author of NCLC’s Foreclosures; Bankruptcy Basics; Guide to Surviving Debt; and NCLC Reports: Bankruptcy and Foreclosures Edition, and contributing author to NCLC’s Student Loan Law. He is also a contributing author to Collier on Bankruptcy and the Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide. Mr. Rao serves as a member of the federal Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules, appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts in 2006. He is a conferee of the National Bankruptcy Conference, fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, vice-president for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, and former board member for the American Bankruptcy Institute. He is an adjunct faculty member at Boston College School of Law. Mr. Rao is a graduate of Boston University and received his J.D. in 1982 from the University of California (Hastings).

2016 Virtual Bankruptcy Workshop Session Highlight

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Friday, December 16th

1:00 PM-2:00 PM ET

“Anchoring your Divorce and Bankruptcy Practice: There’s a Hole in My Boat! The Stay Doesn’t Stay Everything”
Presented by: Hon. Sandy Karlan (Ret.) & Ian Falcone Esq.

Don’t miss this informative and relevant session on divorce and bankruptcy. Make sure your client stays anchored! Check out the topics that will be discussed to ensure sure the boat doesn’t sink:

  • Keep it above board. Reviewing divorce forms to protect your client from committing bankruptcy fraud.
  • Over a Barrel: Dischargeability Issues
  • Any port in a storm: Who determines whether an award is a dischargeable?
  • Dead Reckoning: What determines whether an award is dischargeable?
  • Give me some slack: Learn the importance of language contained in the divorce decree
  • Batten down the hatches: Protecting attorney’s fees in discharge proceedings.

Didn’t catch Session 1? No problem, Register today for Session 2 to receive the recordings and material for both sessions!

About Our Presenters:

Ian Falcone

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Ian M. Falcone is a Senior Attorney with more than 20 years of legal experience with TheFalcone Law Firm, P.C. located in Marietta, Georgia. The practice focuses on complexbankruptcy matters involving intertwined corporate and personal debt situations, tax liabilitiesand divorce related obligations. Mr. Falcone also handles contested and uncontested divorces,child support modifications, contempt cases, as well as small business representation andlitigation.Mr. Falcone received his Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Engineering at TuftsUniversity in 1989 and his Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in 1992. He has served asPresident of the Bankruptcy Section of the Cobb County Bar, President of the Solo and SmallFirm Section of the Cobb County Bar, is a member of the Family Law Section of the Cobb County Bar, a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys(NACBA), and a member of the Metro Atlanta Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Group. He maintains a bankruptcy blog: BK Beyond the Basics which can be found at http://falconefirm.blogspot.com.

 

Sandy Karlan

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Sandy Karlan is certified by The Florida Supreme Court as a family court mediator and is board certified by The Florida Bar in Marital and Family Law.  She is the author of a chapter on Bankruptcy for the Matthew Bender six-volume series on Florida Family Law and is currently a commentator on bankruptcy law for The Florida Family Law Reporter published by Matthew Bender.  She has also written numerous articles and lectured on bankruptcy and family law, and is regularly invited to teach at Judicial College.

Sandy Karlan was appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles to the Circuit Court in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Miami-Dade County where she served for almost 20 years until December 2014. During that time, she also served as the Administrative Judge of the Family Division. As Administrative Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit’s Family Division, Sandy Karlan was responsible for projects including coordination between the Court and Department of Revenue regarding child support matters.  She also helped to develop KidSide, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing funding for Family Court Services.

For several years, Sandy Karlan was a member of the Florida Supreme Court’s Family Court Steering Committee, which developed the model family court and the Florida Supreme Court adopted the model in May 2001.  She was Chair of the Florida Bar Commission on the Legal Needs of Children, which studied the needs of children who appear in all divisions of Florida courts and produced a comprehensive report documenting the unmet legal needs of children, including recommendations to meet those needs in areas such as representation and confidentiality.  That report provided a blueprint for changes that have subsequently been implemented.

Her recent appointment, as a member of the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet was made by Governor Rick Scott. The Cabinet’s statutory purpose is to ensure that services for children and youth are coordinated between state agencies and delivered to improve the quality of life for Florida’s children.

Sandy Karlan received her Juris Doctor degree in 1978 with honors from the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University.  In private practice for 17 years, she specialized in bankruptcy and family law.

Sandy Karlan received numerous awards throughout her career including the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Community Service Award and Legal Services of Greater Miami has created the Judge Sandy Karlan Law Student Fellowship in her honor.  She is currently a board member and past President of the Florida Chapter of the Association of Family & Conciliation Courts (FLAFCC) and a member of the International Women’s Forum.