Continuing Legal Education
Live CLE | Bankruptcy 101: Critical Issues and Chapter 13 Plan
Knowing how to utilize a Chapter 13 bankruptcy on behalf of your client during foreclosure is an effective, but complicated tactic employed by lawyers. 
In this CLE, you will learn how to deal with issues of automatic stay, mortgage modifications and proof of claim, along with lien stripping issues such as statutory and case law, execution and post plan completion.
Our experienced presenters will help explain how a Chapter 13 bankruptcy can be the best option for a homeowner in the midst of foreclosure proceedings.
The following Key topics will be discussed:
- Addressing Strategic Defaults
- Essentials of the Stay
- Plan Treatment of Mortgages in Chapter 13
- Lien Stripping Statutory and Case Law Basis
- Post Plan Completion and Discharge
- Completing the Chapter 13 Local Plan Form
- Separately Classifying Creditors Such as Student Loans
01:00 – 01:30 |
Registration |
01:30 – 02:00 |
State-Specific Foreclosure Laws |
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• Judicial vs. Non-Judicial States |
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02:00 – 02:30 |
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy |
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• Essentials of the Stay (When to File, When is it Too Late, Does it Exist for This Client?) |
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02:30 – 03:00 |
Curing Defaults in a Chapter 13 Plan |
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• Right to cure under §1322(c) |
03:00 – 03:45 |
Lien Stripping |
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• Statutory and case law basis |
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03:45 – 04:00 |
Break |
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04:00 – 05:00 |
Structuring the Chapter 13 Plan |
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• Use the right form |
CLE Course Speakers: |
Jennifer G. CaJacob • Katharine Granger • Christy Prince |
Attorney Jennifer G. CaJacob
CaJacob Law Group - Columbus, OH
Jennifer G. CaJacob was born and raised in Lima, Ohio. After graduating from Lima Senior High, she attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Jennifer graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts, double majoring in History and Political Science, in 1997. She then attended the University of Toledo, College of Law and graduated in 2000.
Following her graduation from law school, Jennifer began her legal career at LexisNexis in Miamisburg, Ohio. In 2002, she started her practice as a bankruptcy attorney. As a Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 attorney , Jennifer has represented debtors in over 1,400 bankruptcy cases. Today Jennifer represents many bankruptcy cases in the Columbus, Ohio and surrounding areas.
Professional Organizations and Community Involvement
* Member Columbus Bar Association (CBA)
* Member Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA)
* Member International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
* Member of Credit Education Coalition (CEC)
* Admitted to the Ohio State Bar in November 2000
* Admitted to the Florida State Bar in February 2001
* Admitted to the Federal Bar, Southern District of Ohio in 2002
* Member Zeta Tau Alpha sorority
* Member Junior League Columbus, Ohio •Board Member, Very Special Arts Ohio
Attorney Katharine Granger
Jump Law - Columbus, OH
Member American Bar Association (ABA)
Member Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA)
Member Columbus Bar Association ( CBA)
Co-chair International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
Member of Credit Education Coalition (CEC)
Admitted to the Bar in 2005
Admitted to the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio in 2008
She is a Cum Laude graduate of Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio
Former Secretary of the Capital Law School Chapter of Delta Theta Phi
She received two bachelor's degrees in International Affairs and Spanish from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia where she also graduated Cum Laude
Attorney Christy Prince
Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter - Columbus, OH
Christy advises clients in all aspects of litigation law, with a strong emphasis in the area of creditor/debtor rights and bankruptcy issues. She also has experience in insurance defense and a background in governmental affairs. She has been with the firm since 2007.
Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
Christy primarily focuses her time in the firm’s Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy practice area; her experience comprises foreclosures, collection actions, garnishments, and more. She is experienced in defending actions to recover preferential payments in bankruptcy, pursuing guarantors for payment, and obtaining relief from the automatic stay in bankruptcy.
Gaming/Sweepstakes Law
Another aspect of Christy’s practice is her work for clients with gaming and sweepstakes interests. Christy adds value to her client relationships by determining charitable gaming eligibility, ensuring compliance with all applicable sweepstakes rules and regulations, and continuously monitoring the current status of legislation and initiatives that affect those clients.
Career Highlights
Public Service Commendation, Spring 2007
Public defender intern for Toledo Municipal Court, Spring 2007
Summer law clerk for Justice Alice Robie Resnick of the Ohio Supreme Court, Summer 2005
Legislative intern for the Indiana Senate, 2004 session
Delegate for the Far East Delegation from Ball State to sister schools in China, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan, Summer 2001
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association, member
Columbus Bar Association, New Lawyer Committee, co-chair
IWIRC Central Ohio Network, co-chair
Ohio State Bar Association, member
Publications & Presentations
“Finding Those Assets” Presentation, "Optimizing Your Receivables: Using Lessons from Trying Times" Seminar, 2009.
Bar Admissions
Ohio
Education
Juris Doctorate (2007)
University of Toledo College of Law
Summa cum laude; Salutatorian; University of Toledo College of Law Review
Bachelor of Arts, History and Psychology
Minor in Spanish (2004)
Ball State University
Summa cum laude; Whitinger Scholar
Junior Year Abroad (Spring 2003)
University of Oxford, England
Live CLE • Bankruptcy 101: Critical Issues and Chapter 13 Plan
January 19, 2012 • Columbus,OH

Credits:
Total OH Cle credits: 4 Hours
This course has been submitted for approval to the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education-final approval pending.
Location:
The Westin Columbus
310 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Time:
Start 01:30 PM – Finish 05:00 PM
Tuition:
$200 First Registrant
Add Associate $100 dollars*
Add Paralegal $100 dollars*
$125 Young Lawyers - Under 4 years acceptance to the Bar.**
*Young Lawyers with under 4 years acceptance to the Bar may use the coupon code YL75 to receive the $75 discount when checking out.
**Discounts can not be combined.
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