Bankruptcy 101: The Essentials

Hahn Loeser attorney Christopher S. Baxter covered essential bankruptcy topics as part of a Federal Practice Seminar he presented to the Federal Bar Association designed to inform newly admitted attorneys and help them avoid common pitfalls. Topics included:

• Relevant statutes and authorities
• Parties (debtor, debtor-in-possession, creditor, creditors’ committee, trustee, etc.)
• Automatic stay
• Types of bankruptcy cases (Chapters 7, 11, 13, 12, 9, 15)
• The estate & exemptions
• Bankruptcy judges and subject-matter jurisdiction
• Core & non-core proceedings
• Bankruptcy appeals