Since this author’s last column on post-confirmation interest rates in chapter 13 cases, several court decisions have been added to the mix. Not the least of these is Associates Commercial Corporation v. Rash, 117 S.Ct. 1879, 138 L.Ed.2d 14…

Several years ago, this column addressed the then-growing tendency of bankruptcy courts to enter "first-day orders" allowing debtors to make post-petition payments on account of pre-petition unsecured employee wage claims over and above the…

The focus of a chapter 13 filing is found in §1321, with its simple dictate: "The debtor shall file a plan." The debtor's goal in such a plan is to resolve as many issues as possible with the plan and confirmation. While there are limitatio…

It often comes as a surprise to first-year lawyers, but there is not "justice for all" in the American legal system: There is justice for those who can afford counsel, and for those fortunate enough to qualify for a legal services or pro bo…

Senate Banking Committee members criticized a number of credit card industry marketing and fee practices during an oversight hearing on May 17. Several members of the committee, including committee chair Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), expressed c…