NO CLE - General Bankruptcy Fundamentals & Consumer Bankruptcy Fundamentals

This 2.5 hour program presents a discussion of the who, what and why of a bankruptcy case. Part I (1 hour 30 minutes) explores concepts applicable in all cases, including the automatic stay, property of the estate, claims and priorities, executory contracts and unexpired leases and the discharge are examined. Part II (1 hour) explores the range of the estate's avoiding powers of various transfers such as preferences, fraudulent transfers and unperfected security interests.

Prof. Lois Lupica, Moderator
Maine Law Foundation Professor of Law
University of Maine School of Law in Portland
Hon. Wendelin I. Lipp
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. MD.); Greenbelt, MD
Alexander M. Laughlin
Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, PC; Fairfax, VA
Lisa A. Tracy
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; Washington, DC

This two-part, 3.0-hour program fully covers the consumer bankruptcy process from counseling the consumer debtor, chapter choice, exemptions, claims, the automatic stay, means testing, dischargeability and debtor education. The faculty includes a Law Professor, a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge and leading practitioners.

Prof. Lois Lupica, Moderator
Maine Law Foundation Professor of Law
University of Maine School of Law in Portland
Hon. Wendelin I. Lipp
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. MD.); Greenbelt, MD
Alexander M. Laughlin
Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, PC; Fairfax, VA
Lisa A. Tracy
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; Washington, DC