Relying on bankruptcy software to file petitions will only get you so far. This line-by-line form instruction will give you the practical knowledge necessary to double-check your software's work and confidently answer “line item” questions from trustees, creditors and judges. With the help of carefully-crafted debtor scenarios, experienced practitioners will guide you through each form you need to file, clearing up ambiguities and pointing out potential pitfalls. You'll even get detailed instruction on the ever-confusing means test and Chapter 13 plans! Bankruptcy is a field of land mines and evolving interpretations of law – make sure you're prepared to guide your clients through the filing process. Order today!

1. Consumer Bankruptcy Fundamentals
2. Means Test Workshop
3. Bankruptcy Filing Procedures
4. Chapter 7 Workshop: Filling in the Required Forms Line-by-Line
5. Chapter 13 Workshop: Filling in the Required Forms Line-by-Line
6. Structuring the Chapter 13 Repayment Plan
7. What the Trustee is Looking for in Your Chapter 7 or 13 Filing

1. Consumer Bankruptcy Fundamentals
   9:00 - 10:00, Judith A. Runyon
   • The Basics of 7 and 13: What They Are, How They Differ and Which One to Choose
   • The Client Interview, Intake Forms and Retainer Agreements
     
2. Means Test Workshop
   10:15 - 11:15, Ronald E. Ostrin
   Using real-life debtor scenarios, experienced faculty will walk through the tricky B22A statement line-by-line to shed light on ambiguous areas and determine whether various debtors' incomes make them ineligible for Chapter 7.
   
3. Bankruptcy Filing Procedures
   11:15 - 12:15, Ronald E. Ostrin
   • Filing and Notice Procedures for Chapters 7 and 13
   • Electronic Filing (ECF)
   • List of Official Bankruptcy Forms (B1-B26) and Their Purposes
     
4. Chapter 7 Workshop: Filling in the Required Forms Line-by-Line
   1:15 - 2:00, Judith A. Runyon
   Using a hypothetical case study, faculty will walk through each of the required forms, excluding the already addressed B22A.
   
5. Chapter 13 Workshop: Filling in the Required Forms Line-by-Line
   2:00 - 2:45, Nicholas Gebelt
   Using a hypothetical case study, faculty will walk through each of the required forms, including Form B22C.
   
6. Structuring the Chapter 13 Repayment Plan
   3:00 - 3:45, Nicholas Gebelt
   • Standards of Confirmation
   • Role of Exemptions in Chapter 13
   • Best Interests of Creditors Test and Best Efforts Test
   • Payment of Priority Claims and Secured Claims on Personal Property
   • Lien Stripping
   • Structuring Payments - A Case Study
   • Negotiating Plan Payments With the Trustee
   • 341 Meetings and Objections to Confirmation
   • Plan Confirmation and Modifications
     
7. What the Trustee is Looking for in Your Chapter 7 or 13 Filing
   3:45 - 4:30, Nicholas Gebelt

NICHOLAS GEBELT is a bankruptcy attorney in Whittier, California, at the Law Offices of Nicholas Gebelt. He is a Board Certified Bankruptcy Specialist certified by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and represents individuals, married couples, and small businesses in Chapters 7, 11, and 13.  Mr. Gebelt is admitted to the State Bar of California. He earned his undergraduate degrees (mathematics and forest resources) and masters degree (mathematics) from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington; his Ph.D. degree (mathematics) from UCLA; and his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr. Gebelt is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, the Southern California Bankruptcy Inn of Court, the Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association, the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, and the Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum. He lectures on topics such as Chapter 13, automatic stay litigation, bankruptcy & family law, and bankruptcy related issues in real estate law.

RONALD E. OSTRIN is the principal of the Law Offices of Ronald E. Ostrin in Los Angeles. He has been practicing law in the areas of bankruptcy, business litigation, foreclosure, real estate, corporate and business law since 1979. Mr. Ostrin is a respected member of the bar and the community. He is a member of the State Bar of California, the Financial Lawyer's Conference, Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association and the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. Mr. Ostrin earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of California at Los Angeles and his J.D. degree from Hastings College of Law at the University of California.

JUDITH A. RUNYON is an attorney and the owner of the Law Office of Judith Runyon in Riverside. Ms. Runyon represents both debtors and creditors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings and creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings. She has successfully filed voluntary debtor petitions and prepared and represented debtors and creditors in adversary actions. Ms. Runyon has been counsel to Chapter 7 trustees in asset and related cases. She is a certified mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District, a mediator for the Dispute Resolution Services of the Riverside County Bar Association, and an arbitrator on the California State Bar Panel of Arbitrators. Her bar memberships include California, U.S. Supreme Court and the Central District of California. Ms. Runyon is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, California State and Riverside County bar associations, Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum and Riverside Inns of Court. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of California, San Diego, her J.D. degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and her MSLS degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

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