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Appeals Court Partially Reverses Dismissal of FDCPA Case Over Consumer Status and Debt Definition

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The plaintiff, who had previously filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, had received a discharge order. The letter included language that, even though the plaintiff was no longer personally liable due to bankruptcy, the letter was part of an effort to enforce the mortgage lien against the property. Read the ruling.

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Getting to Know Cara Cotter of Kaleo Legal

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After working for a law firm based in Norfolk, Virginia handling business bankruptcy, creditors rights, and civil litigation matters, I joined PRA Group, Inc. as Compliance Counsel.

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Rick Steinberg to give presentation on Chapter 15 of Bankruptcy Code

Price Meese

Bankruptcy Code, Cross-Border Insolvency, for Continuing Legal Education credit, on June 24 at the 2021 annual conference of the Transportation Lawyers Association in Lake Tahoe, CA. Rick is the Chairman of the Bankruptcy and CreditorsRights Committee of the Transportation Lawyers Association.

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Five Burr Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s 2022 “500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers” List

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Meek have been recognized in the January 2022 issue of Lawdragon’ s “500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers” List. Lawdragon says, “The start of the pandemic brought expectations for mountains of commercial bankruptcy work. Golden was named in the Bankruptcy & Commercial Litigation specialty.

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Rick Steinberg moderates panel at TLA seminar

Price Meese

On January 22, 2021, Rick Steinberg moderated a panel at the Transportation Lawyers Association virtual Chicago Regional Seminar entitled “An Update on CreditorsRights in Bankruptcy.”

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Holds LLC Operating Agreement Provisions Placing Sole Power in the Company’s Lender to Prevent a Bankruptcy Filing are Void as Against Public Policy

The Creditors Rights

In an important decision for debtors and creditors alike, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has ruled that provisions in a limited liability company operating agreement, granting the company’s lender absolute power to prevent the company from filing a bankruptcy petition are unenforceable as against public policy.

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Rick Steinberg selected to give presentation at Transportation Lawyers Association conference April 27 and 28

Price Meese

Rick Steinberg will be giving presentations at the Transportation Lawyers Association annual conference on April 27 and 28 in San Diego entitled “Bankruptcy Basics for Transportation Counsel” and “Cross-Border Insolvency as it Relates to International Trade and Transportation: Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.”

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