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Online Features of Interest to Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Members

  • A consumer press briefing, hosted by ABI on Thursday, Jan. 23, is now available online. The second in a series of press educational teleseminars, the briefing featured ABI experts addressing timely issues in consumer and corporate bankruptcies. The consumer briefing featured U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William Brown (Tenn.), Henry Hildebrand III of Lassiter, Tidwell & Hildebrand PLLC (Tenn.), Prof. Karen Gross of New York Law School, H. Jason Gold of Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP (Va.) and Dianne Wilkman of Springboard Non-profit Consumer Credit Management (Calif.).

  • Listen online to excerpts from Stuart Varney's speech before ABI Winter Leadership Conference attendees on Dec. 6, 2002, in Tucson, Ariz. ABI’s second installment of the "Bankruptcy Today" program series, produced in conjunction with Sky Radio Network, features the host of CNBC's weekly broadcast, "The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board with Stuart Varney." Varney shares his comprehensive perspective on worldwide politics as it relates to economic trends, opportunities and hazards. Also featured is ABI Investment Banking Committee Co-chair Peter Kaufman (Gordian Group; New York), who discusses the issues corporate boards face in reorganization.

  • Read the latest article posted in the Cracking the Code Interactive Newsletter, "Third Circuit Upholds Primacy of Internal Revenue Code Statute of Limitations in Bankruptcy Proceedings," by Joel R. Glucksman (Scarinci & Hollenbeck LLC; Secaucus, N.J.).

  • Looking for a new employee or searching for a new job? Check out the new ABI Career Center -- the one-stop site for job seekers and employers in the insolvency community. Stop by to set up your personal profile or search the available positions (over 120 on average). Employers are invited to post free job listings and search the job-seeker database for possible candidates.

  • Check out the latest Collier Case Update offered at ABI World. Case summaries are available to ABI members.

  • The latest edition of the West Bankruptcy Newsletter is now available. Provided by West Group, the newsletter is a weekly update on bankruptcy and debtor/creditor matters.
  • OTHER STORIES IN THIS ISSUE:

    Replacement Cost or Liquidation Value — What Is the Appropriate Standard for Redemption in a Chapter 7 Case?

    Confirmation of Chapter 13 Plans With Early Lien Release Provisions

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