Introduction to the Department of Justice Student Loan Bankruptcy Litigation Guidance (ECB230914-1A)

Thursday, September 14, 2023

11:05 AM to 12:05 PM

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Presented by the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section

About the Program

In November 2022, the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Department of Education, issued guidance for US Attorneys handling student loan litigation in bankruptcy cases.  In this session, DOJ attorneys will discuss the core components of the guidance, including use of the IRS standards to determine a debtor’s standard of living and “presumptions” to evaluate a debtor’s future circumstances, and will review best practices for completing the attestation process. The panelists will also answer questions concerning the guidance’s implementation in student loan adversary proceedings.

You Will Learn

About the standards identified in the guidance and how they are applied so attendees can properly advise their clients through the attestation process

Who Should Attend

Attorneys interested in learning more about Student Loan Bankruptcy.

CLE Credit

CT: 1.0 CLE Credit (General)
NY: 1.0 CLE Credit (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

Augustus Curtis1 Augustus T. Curtis
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, Washington, DC

Alexis Daniel1 Alexis Daniel
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, Washington, DC

Lauren Nash1 Lauren Nash
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut, New Haven

Moderator

Court seal USBC-DCT CJ A Nevins Chief Judge Ann M. Nevins
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, New Haven