Consumer Bankruptcy Committee

Volume 2, Number 3 / September 2004

In This Issue

• Conversion from Chapter 7 to Chapter 13 May or May Not Be an Absolute Right
• Winter Leadership Conference to Feature Joint Meeting with Professional Compensation Committee

• Committee Officers
• What’s New at ABI
• Upcoming Events
• Contribute to the Newsletter
• ABI World

What’s New at ABI?

Online Features of Interest to Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Members

• The Bankruptcy and Insurance Law Manual is available through the online publications catalog. Written by ABI member Susan N.K. Gummow (Clausen Miller; Chicago), the Manual covers the basics of insurance law for the bankruptcy professional, as well as bankruptcy principles for the insurance professional. Other recent titles added to ABI’s publications catalog include the Consumer Bankruptcy Manual (Fundamentals of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code), European Union Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: An Introductory Analysis and First-day Motions: A Practical Guide to the Critical First Days of a Bankruptcy Case. These titles and more are available through the online bookstore.
• The latest bankruptcy court opinions and circuit case updates are made available at ABI world every week.
• 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.