Navigating the often complicated rules of bankruptcy law can be a daunting task if you do not have any experience in that area to guide you.
This topic aims to help the person responsible for collections or special asset management or their legal counsel to understand generally how the bankruptcy system operates. This information offers practical insight into some of the specific legal issues which typically arise and have to address the same. It explains the differences among the varying bankruptcy chapters and what you can do to best protect your business' interests. This topic is critical for presidents/CEOs/managers, loan officers, credit committee members/volunteers, collection officers, compliance officers, and attorneys who want to minimize their business' exposure to bankruptcy losses. Knowing your rights as a creditor in the context of a bankruptcy filing is of the utmost importance and this material will provide you with the necessary foundation to assess a bankruptcy filing.
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Agenda
Overview of the Bankruptcy Chapters
- Brief History and "Intended Purpose" of Bankruptcy
- Key Bankruptcy Terms and Concepts
- Chapter 7 Basics
- Chapter 13 Basics
- Chapter 11 Basics
The Automatic Stay and Its Impact on Collection Efforts
- Definition of Stay
- Prohibited Actions
- Scope of Co-Debtor Stay
- Exceptions
Protecting Your Rights
- The Creditor's Meeting
- Reaffirmation Agreements
- Proofs of Claim
- Relief From the Stay
- Cram Down Issues for Automobile Loans
- Assume or Reject - the Impact on Real and Personal Property Leases
- Objecting to a Debtor's Discharge
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Credits
OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on March 21, 2018.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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- Arizona CLE 1.0
- CA MCLE 1.0
- CT CLE 1.0
- HI CLE 1.0
- ME CLE 1.0
- NJ CLE 1.2
- NY CLE 1.0 including Areas of Professional Practice 1
- VT CLE 1.0
- WA CLE 1.0
- WV MCLE 1.2
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Over 33 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.
Faculty
Jonathan E. Raulston
Engel Hairston & Johanson, PC
- Partner in the office of Engel Hairston & Johanson, PC
- Practices in the areas of creditor rights, foreclosure, workouts, commercial litigation, bankruptcy and collections
- Frequent lecturer on topics including creditor rights, foreclosure, and bankruptcy
- Has handled SBA loan related issues for the past decade
- Member of the Alabama State Bar, American Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association (chair, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section; co-chair, Long Range Planning Committee)
- Listed as a Rising Star in Alabama Super Lawyers
- J.D. degree, University of Alabama School of Law; B.S. degree in health care management, University of Alabama
Alto Lee Teague, IV
Engel Hairston & Johanson, PC
- Associate in the office of Engel Hairston & Johanson, PC
- For the past seventeen years he has practiced law in the areas of Commercial and Consumer Collections, Complex Commercial Litigation, Creditor's Rights, Creditor Defense, Landlord/Tenant Disputes, Ejectments, Unlawful Detainers, Bankruptcy, and Commercial Lending Transactions. Member of the Birmingham Bar Association, The Federalist Society and Christian Legal Society and has previously been selected as a Rising Star in the Alabama edition of Super Lawyers
- Admitted to the Alabama Bar in 2000 and U.S. District Courts; Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama
- J.D. degree, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University; B.A. degree, Samford University
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