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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: |
H. Bruce Bronson |
Attorney H. Bruce Bronson
Bronson Law Offices - New Brunswick, NJ
Mr. Bronson has practiced law for over 25 years and has extensive experience in Debtor-Creditor law, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, tax law, corporate law and real estate. Mr. Bronson has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell which he has maintained for 20 years (the highest rating an attorney can achieve).
Mr. Bronson has had his own practice for the last 15 years. Prior to that time he worked as a partner in several boutique New York City law firms. Mr. Bronson's extensive experience in creditor-debtor law provides him with a unique perspective in his representation of consumers.
Analyzing clients' financial affairs and finding creative solutions is his strength. Mr. Bronson has stated that "Consumers need not feel strangled by consumer debt to the point of paralysis. The law provides for solutions, and we are here to help them avail themselves of their legal rights."
A Chapter 7 client of Mr. Bronson wrote "Bruce saved my life. I wasn't quite ready for a bankruptcy due to record keeping issues, but Mr. Bronson was able to immediately divert all consumer calls to his law firm and the harassment stopped. When it came time to prepare my filing he found ways for me to protect cherished assets and he gave me a new lease on life."
Bankruptcy should no longer be looked at as creating a stigma; however, for those clients who have had a bankruptcy filing within the last 8 years or have other reasons for not filing bankruptcy, Bronson Law Offices has a highly effective alternative involving the settlement of debt at a fraction of its balance. This alternative debt relief is administered by Mr. Bronson in conjunction with highly trained paralegals and former debt collectors. Mr. Bronson believes in actively contesting debt collection litigation, particularly when third party debt buyers are involved.
Licenses, Bar Admissions and Professional Memberships
Bar Associations
New York State Bar (NY)
Pennsylvania State Bar (PA)
associate attorney Robert Savino, Esq.-New Jersey State Bar (NJ)
Federal Courts
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of New York
Western District of New York
Northern District of New York
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
US Tax Court
Memberships
New York Bar Association
Westchester Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
Queens County Bar Association
National Association of Consumer Attorneys
Live CLE • Bankruptcy 101: Critical Issues and Chapter 13 Plan
February 9, 2012 • New Brunswick, NJ
Credits:
Total NJ Cle credits: 3.25 Hours
This program is pending approval by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Location:
Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
Two Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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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