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 and presented by Jason Graeber in Jackson and Gulfport.
   • The Basics of 7, 11 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, Presented by R. Michael Bolen and Todd S. Johns in Jackson and Gulfport.
   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, Presented by R. Michael Bolen and Todd S. Johns in Jackson and Gulfport.
   • Filing and Notice Procedures for Chapters 7, 11 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
   11:30 - 12:15, Presented by R. Michael Bolen in Jackson and Gulfport.
   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
   1:15 - 2:15, Presented by R. Michael Bolen in Jackson and Gulfport.
   Using a hypothetical case study, faculty will walk through each of the required forms, including Form B22C.
   
6. Structuring the Chapter 13 Repayment Plan
   2:30 - 3:45, Presented by Todd S. Johns in Jackson and Gulfport.
   • 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, Presented by Todd S. Johns in Jackson and Gulfport.

R. MICHAEL BOLEN is a partner in the law firm of Hood & Bolen, PLLC. He was appointed as U.S. Trustee for Louisiana and Mississippi (Region 5) on June 2, 2002 and served until December 31, 2010. Mr. Bolen was senior attorney for the U.S. Trustee in the Jackson, Mississippi, office from 1988 until his appointment as U.S. Trustee. He was an estate administrator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi from 1984 to 1988. Mr. Bolen was a member of the Booneville, Mississippi, firm of Gifford, Moore & Bolen from 1979 to 1984, and an assistant city prosecutor for Booneville from 1981 to 1984. He earned his law degree from Mississippi College School of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi in Oxford. During his career, Mr. Bolen has served as president of the Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, the National Association of Estate Administrators and the MC Law Alumni Association in 1992 and 2011 and was named MC Law Lawyer of the Year in 1988 and 2003. (Jackson and Gulfport locations)

JASON GRAEBER is an attorney with Sheehan & Johnson, PLLC. Mr. Graeber has practiced law on the Mississippi Gulf Coast since August 2006. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law and focuses his practice in the areas of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Consumer Rights, and Estate Planning. Mr. Graeber is admitted to practice in all state courts of the state of Mississippi, the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, and before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. (Jackson and Gulfport locations)

TODD S. JOHNS is a staff attorney with Harold J. Barkley, Jr., Chapter 13 Trustee for the Southern District of Mississippi. Mr. Johns was an assistant state attorney for the 3rd Judicial District of Florida. He has practiced insurance defense in Jackson with Page, Kruger & Holland and Currie, Johnson, Griffin, Gaines & Myer. Mr. Johns earned his B.S. degree from Jacksonville University and his J.D. degree from Mississippi College of Law School. (Jackson and Gulfport locations)

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