Tuesday, March 9, 2021
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Webinar
Access Recording
Presented by the Young Lawyers Section
About the Program
Get ahead of the post-pandemic need for debt relief. This program will provide an opportunity to learn the nuts and bolts of consumer and small business bankruptcy, specifically focusing on Chapters 7 and 13 while touching on Subchapter V, and give an overview of bankruptcy alternatives.
You Will Learn
- The difference between Chapters 7 and 13 of the United States Bankruptcy Code
- Ways a small business can benefit from Subchapter V relief
- How a client qualifies for a bankruptcy under these chapters
- Common intake questions for the prudent practitioner
- What is property of a bankruptcy estate and the differences between state and federal exemptions
- How the automatic stay impacts collection efforts
- The timeline from filing to discharge
- About discharge and dischargeability
- Alternatives to bankruptcy
Who Should Attend
Any law student or attorney who is newly admitted to the bar, recently joined a new practice area, would like to expand their existing practice, or needs a refresher course on bankruptcy.
Cost
(Includes electronic materials. If the seminar is recorded, all paying registrants will receive complimentary access to the recording approximately six weeks after the program.)
Member $50
Non-Member $100
Student Member $15
CLE Credit
CT: 2.0 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 2.0 CLE Credits (AOP)
The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program may qualify for transitional and/or non-transitional 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, or a fully interactive videoconference. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information about transitional and non-transitional courses, please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. Financial hardship information is available upon request.
*Electronic materials are included in the price of the seminar. Any materials for this seminar will be e-mailed to registrants prior to the seminar for download. Please note that refunds will not be granted once course materials have been sent. Cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to event are non-refundable.
Contact
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