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 - 9:45, Written by W. Thomas Bunch Sr. Presented by Denise Brown in Louisville and W. Thomas Bunch Sr. in Lexington.
   • 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
   9:45 - 10:30, Written by Dean A. Langdon. Presented by Jan C. Morris in Louisville and Dean A. Langdon in Lexington.
   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
   10:45 - 11:30, Written by Denise Brown and Jamie L. Harris. Presented by Denise Brown in Louisville and Jamie L. Harris in Lexington.
   • 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
   12:30 - 1:30, Written by Jan C. Morris. Presented by Jan C. Morris in Louisville and Jamie L. Harris in Lexington.
   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
   1:30 - 2:30, Written by Marc H. Levy. Presented by Marc H. Levy in Louisville and Dean A. Langdon in Lexington.
   Using a hypothetical case study, faculty will walk through each of the required forms, including Form B22C.
   
6. Structuring the Chapter 13 Repayment Plan
   2:45 - 3:45, Written by Marc H. Levy. Presented by Marc H. Levy in Louisville and Dean A. Langdon in Lexington.
   • 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, Written by Marc H. Levy and Mark T. Miller. Presented by Marc H. Levy in Louisville and Mark T. Miller in Lexington.

DENISE BROWN is the managing attorney with Denise Brown's Legal Direction in Louisville, where she represents debtors, creditors and businesses in Chapter 7, 13; adversarial proceedings in bankruptcy; and defends foreclosure actions. Ms. Brown earned her B.A. degree in economics from Howard University and her J.D. degree from Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. She is a member of the Kentucky and Louisville State bar associations, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.

MARC H. LEVY has been a sole practitioner in Louisville for 30 years. For the last 14 years, he has practiced exclusively in the areas of bankruptcy and foreclosure defense. He received his A.B. degree from Western Kentucky University and his J.D. degree from the University of Louisville School of Law. Mr. Levy is a member of the Louisville, Kentucky and American bar associations, an associate member of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees and a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA). Mr. Levy was a "Volunteer of the Year" with Louisville Legal Aid for his Bankruptcy Assistance in 2007 and has been featured in Business First. Mr. Levy is also a founding Board Member of the Louisville CARE Program (Credit Abuse Resistance Education).

JAN C. MORRIS is a partner in the Louisville law firm of Lowen & Morris PLLC, where his practice is more than 95 percent bankruptcy (debtor) work and he oversees all bankruptcy work in the office. Mr. Morris is certified by the American Bankruptcy Institute in consumer bankruptcy. He is involved in cases under chapters 7, 9, 11, 12 and 13. He has lectured for the Louisville and Kentucky bar associations on bankruptcy topics. Mr. Morris is a member of the Louisville and Kentucky bar associations. He earned his B.A. degree from Miami University and his J.D. degree from the University of Louisville.

W. THOMAS BUNCH SR. is a partner in the Lexington law firm of Bunch & Brock, where his practice focuses on reorganization under bankruptcy code law, and business restructuring. Mr. Bunch frequently lectures to various professional groups on bankruptcy issues. He is an associate member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. Mr. Bunch is a member of the Fayette County and Kentucky bar associations. He earned his B.S. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Kentucky.

JAMIE L. HARRIS is an attorney with the firm of DelCotto Law Group PLLC, where she focuses her practice on consumer and commercial bankruptcies and workouts. Ms. Harris earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Centre College and her J.D. degree from the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. She is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Eastern and Western districts of Kentucky. Ms. Harris is a member of the American, Kentucky and the Fayette County bar associations.

DEAN A. LANGDON is an attorney with the firm of DelCotto Law Group PLLC, and has experience in consumer and commercial bankruptcies (Chapters 7, 11 and 13), individual and commercial workouts, real estate closings and foreclosures, collections, mediation and arbitration. He primarily represents individuals and businesses in workouts, collection and foreclosure cases, bankruptcies and adversary proceedings, although he also represents creditors in bankruptcy and adversary cases. Mr. Langdon earned his B.A. degree from Centre College, his J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky and his M.S. degree from the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, and is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Eastern and Western District courts of Kentucky, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Langdon has spoken at numerous legal seminars, including the Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar and the Joe Lee Biennial Bankruptcy Seminar. He has served as a volunteer arbitrator and mediator for the Central Kentucky Better Business Bureau and as a mediator with the Mediation Center of Kentucky.

MARK T. MILLER is a sole practitioner in Nicholasville, Kentucky, where he practices primarily in bankruptcy, as trustee and counsel for both debtors and creditors. He has been a member of the panel of Trustees for the Eastern District of Kentucky since 1983. Mr. Miller received his B.A. degree in psychology and his J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, American Bar Association and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees.

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