Since 1841, albeit with a few periodic lapses[1], some means of bankruptcy has been available for the “honest but unfortunate debtor.”[2] Inherent with such a
It’s easy. The First Article of the US Constitution directs Congress to make Bankruptcy laws. Bankruptcy serves a simple purpose – to give “Relief” to
Recently and perhaps in the Halloween spirit, I stumbled upon a link to Edgar Allen Poe’s 1842 bankruptcy filing. Despite his release of “The Murders
I. Recent Decisions: 1) Adelphia Recovery Trust v. Goldman, Sachs & Co., 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 6211 (2d Cir. April 4, 2014): Do avoidance
Devin Lawton Palmer, Esq. 1) Ring v. Feathers-Swan (In re Swan), 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 650 / BK No. 08-11210/AP No. 13-1027 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y., Kaplan,
1.) Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund v. Collins and Walton Plumbing and Heating Contractors, Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84812 (W.D.N.Y., June 17,
“I’VE GOT MORE DEBT THAN I CAN HANDLE AND I NEED HELP” Options: Bankruptcy: Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 Settlement: Time Payment (CCCS)
Devin Lawton Palmer, Esq. 1) Route 21 Associates of Belleville, LLC v. Millennium Custodial Trust (In re Lyondell Chemical Co.), 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 21471
By Christopher K. Werner, Esq. Monday, November 14, 2005 Monroe County Bar Association Views “Congress shall have Power To establish uniform Laws on the subject
By: Devin Lawton Palmer, Esq. As one might expect, our firm has recently witnessed more and more beleaguered businesses waiting in the lobby for consultation
