Previous Events & CLE Programs
November 2, 2007
Committee Program
Bankruptcy Pro Bono Training
Join us for our annual Bankruptcy Pro Bono Training program. Attendees will learn how to file a Chapter 7 case for low-income clients and how to avoid common pitfalls.
Discussion topics will include:
- Pre-filing considerations
- How to prepare and file the case
- Debtor obligations
- Maximizing Exemptions (including declarations of homestead)
- Asset Abandonment
- The role of the Chapter 7 Trustee
- Issues that can hold up the administration of a Chapter 7 case
- Chapter 13 as an alternative to Chapter 7
Following this discussion there will be a question and answer period.
Panelists:
There is no fee for this program, but we ask that attendees put their new skills to work by taking on a pro bono case through the Volunteer Lawyers Project.Breakfast and lunch will be served.
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