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#1 Means Test Complications – Beyond Median Income

#2 Treatment of Taxes

#3 Debtor Owns a Small Business and Real Estate

#4 Estate Complications

#5 Preferences and Fraudulent Transfers

#6 Divorce Settlement Issues

#7 Leaves of Automatic Stay

#8 Court Dismissal

#9 Ethical Considerations

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#1 MEANS TEST COMPLICATIONS - BEYOND MEDIAN INCOME
9:00 - 9:50, David S. Bartos
The debtor fails the median income test. Does this mean she's bound for Chapter 13? Experienced faculty will show you what the casual bankruptcy practitioner may miss. Find out what to look for in a complete expense analysis, IRS expense guidelines, and unlisted Court allowances.

#2 TREATMENT OF TAXES
9:50 - 10:30, Steven S. Davis
Using carefully-crafted, complex tax scenarios, faculty will show you how to handle the treatment of taxes under Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Review the tax rules in bankruptcy and avoid mistakes when applying them in complicated cases.

#3 DEBTOR OWNS A SMALL BUSINESS AND REAL ESTATE
10:45 - 11:35, David S. Bartos
A married couple owns a small business and has some real estate investments on the side. They face financial hardships. How should they file for bankruptcy? Walk through the issues this situation presents with faculty touching on domestic relations, personal liability for business debt, choice of entity, plans under Chapter 11 and 13, and dischargeability if filing separately.

#4 ESTATE COMPLICATIONS
11:35 - 12:15, Steven S. Davis
The Smiths know they are in financial trouble, but before calling you to discuss filing for bankruptcy, they purchase an expensive homestead and load money into Mr. Smith's 401K and their IRAs. Using this case study, experienced faculty will highlight the issues involved in quot;bankruptcy estate planning," including means test complications.

#5 PREFERENCES AND FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS
1:15 - 2:05, Blake O. Brewer
A young married couple sold their house and got $22,000. They used the money as a down payment on a new house titled to the wife's father, who got the financing for them. Unfortunately, they have to file for bankruptcy. Is the money they put down on the house a preference or a fraudulent transfer, or nothing? Examine this scenario and others to gain a better understanding of preferences and fraudulent transfers.

#6 LEAVES OF AUTOMATIC STAY
2:05 - 2:40, Blake O. Brewer
Mr. and Mrs. John Doe filed for bankruptcy, but there are tort claims asserted against John Doe. Can automatic stays be lifted to allow personal injury and other actions to proceed? Experienced faculty will show you what options are available.

#7 COURT DISMISSAL
2:55 - 3:30, Blake O. Brewer
Miss Brokenow files Chapter 13 bankruptcy on the eve of a judicial sale of her assets on account of a creditor's perfected judgment lien. There is only one creditor listed in her petition. Can the Bankruptcy Court dismiss her case? Get the answers in this valuable session.

#8 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
3:30 - 4:30, David S. Bartos
Discuss some of the ethical conundrums that may arise during bankruptcy cases, including conflicts of interest, billing attorney's fees, and issues with full disclosure and asset transfers.

DAVID S. BARTOS is a partner in the law firm of Bartos & Rini Co., LPA. Mr. Bartos has been an attorney for more than 12 years and practices in the areas of personal and corporate bankruptcy, criminal law, civil litigation, child support, child custody and personal injury. He is a member of the American and Ohio State bar associations. Mr. Bartos earned his B.A. degree from the University of Dayton and his J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

BLAKE O. BREWER is a sole practitioner at Blake Owen Brewer Co. LPA, in Independence, Ohio. Mr. Brewer has been licensed to practice law in Ohio for more than 25 years and focuses his practice on consumer bankruptcy law, including defending "junk debt buyer" lawsuits and suing abusive debt collectors. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the Ohio State, Cleveland Metropolitan and Parma bar associations, and is admitted to practice in the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, the Sixth and Fourth Circuit Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned his B.A. degree from The Ohio State University and his J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University.

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