Burr Forman

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Anna is an associate in the Birmingham office where she practices in the firm’s Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy group. Burr’s Anna Akers was recently recognized in the Birmingham Business Journal ’s “Rising Stars of Law” list for 2020.

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Public Citizen

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Our core finding is that the Education Department adopts a creditors-rights framework for student loan repayment, which is inapposite for student loans because borrowers have unique, federal rights that are unavailable in market credit transactions.

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Burr Forman

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Weyman Carter – Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights. The Burr & Forman attorneys named among the “Legal Elite” list and their respective categories are: Adam Artigliere – Commercial Real Estate. Jennifer Blumenthal – Corporate Investigations. John Connell, Jr. Labor & Employment. Erik Doerring – Tax & Estate Planning.

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Collection Industry News

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The Donald Kramer Award, named in honor of NCBA founder Don Kramer, is presented annually to an individual whose efforts have made a substantial and lasting impact for the benefit of the creditors’ rights community. National Creditors Bar Association is a nationwide bar association of over 550 creditors rights law firms and in?house

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FDCPA Defense

APRIL 17, 2019

Although this scenario may sound far-fetched, it is an everyday occurrence for creditors’ rights attorneys, who have been targeted by “meaningful attorney involvement” lawsuits for years. If this can happen to creditors’ rights attorneys and their clients, might you and your clients be next? 1692, et seq. the “FDCPA”).

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Collection Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2023

CCA of A is the only association in which all agency members are certified; most for over four decades. The Association offers the superior certification program in the industry.

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Burr Forman

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Future Stars: Erich Durlacher , Atlanta – Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy. John Coleman III , Birmingham – Labor and Employment. Marcel Debruge , Birmingham – Labor and Employment. Henrietta Golding , Myrtle Beach – Labor and Employment. About Benchmark Litigation.

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Burr Forman

JANUARY 26, 2022

His experience focuses on commercial bankruptcy matters, including the representation of secured and unsecured creditors, committees, defendants in preference actions, corporate debtors, and parties involved in out-of-court restructurings and state and federal receiverships.

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The McHughes Law Firm

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Branding Arc is sponsoring the NCBA Executive Experience as part of a strong commitment to staying up to date with both marketing and industry trends, compliance policy, and relevant changes that affect creditors rights law firms and the in-house counsel of creditors.

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Collection Industry News

APRIL 8, 2021

He joins fellow credit practitioners, as well as the other board members, who represent all facets of the accounts receivable management arena: collection agency executives, creditors’ rights attorneys, business consultants, controllers, certified public accountants, industry trade group officers and chief financial officers.

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BN Lawyers

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Originally founded in 1993, the National Creditor Bar Association is dedicated to serving law firms engaged in the practice of creditors rights law. “Brit’s many professional skills and efforts have made our firm and this industry a better and more inclusive place to practice.”. About Barron & Newburger, P.C.

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Burr Forman

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Erich Durlacher – Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy – Atlanta. Rik Tozzi – Financial Services Litigation, Insurance, International Arbitration, Securities Litigation, General Commercial Litigation, Competition/Antitrust, Professional Liability – Birmingham. Future Stars. Erik Doerring – Corporate and Tax – Columbia.

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Sawin & Shea

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Secured Debt in Bankruptcy A bankruptcy can discharge your underlying responsibility to pay the debt, but it does not do away with the creditors rights to the collateral they hold as security. The two most common examples of secured debt are mortgages and auto loans.

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Burr Forman

JANUARY 7, 2022

He represents various financial institutions, creditors, landlords, and other parties in all aspects of loan modifications and restructuring, commercial foreclosures, enforcement of security interests and domestic and foreign judgments, Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcies, and creditors’ rights litigation. About Burr & Forman LLP.

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Collection Industry News

JANUARY 10, 2022

Commercial Collection Agencies of America is an organization of commercial collection agencies, creditors’ rights attorneys and law list publishers.

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Burr Forman

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Cicero, III joins the Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy practice group. Abby Blankenship joins the Corporate & Tax practice group. She earned her undergraduate degree from Huntington College and her law degree from the Samford University Cumberland School of Law.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

AUGUST 30, 2016

Professional firms in all industries saw a new “normal” come to life and creditors rights attorneys and their firms were no exception. Mark is a one of NARCA’s speakers on many of the creditor’s rights issues impacting NARCA members. NARCA's values are: Professional, Ethical, Responsible.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

DECEMBER 29, 2016

He concentrates his practice in creditors' rights with an emphasis on debt collection, judgment enforcement, and commercial litigation. He is certified as a specialist in the field of Creditors' Rights Law by The American Board of Certification. Jerry is also a past President of the Commercial Law League of America.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Commercial Collection Agencies of America is an organization of commercial collection agencies, creditors’ rights attorneys and law list publishers, many of whom have been certified for over four. Stillman Foundation Ronald McDonald House – Atlanta and the American Diabetes Association. certification program in the industry.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Commercial Collection Agencies of America is an organization of commercial collection agencies, creditors’ rights attorneys and law list publishers, many of whom have been certified for over four decades. About Commercial Collection Agencies of America.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

JANUARY 26, 2017

Mark is a one of NARCA’s speakers on many of the creditor’s rights issues impacting NARCA members. The National Creditors Bar Association (NARCA) is a trade association dedicated to creditors rights attorneys. NARCA's values are: Professional, Ethical, Responsible.

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NACM

DECEMBER 23, 2022

? On today's episode of the Extra Credit #podcast, we take a look at how Subchapter V bankruptcy filings dilute a creditor's rights.? Hear advice from the experts, Jason Torf and Lynnette Warman!

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FDCPA Defense

JANUARY 8, 2020

The Buchholz decision should provide powerful support for creditors rights attorneys who are fighting against “meaningful involvement” claims. Meyer Njus Tanick,P.A., 3d_, 2020 WL 35431 (6th Cir.

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The Creditors Rights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

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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The Creditors Rights

AUGUST 30, 2016

Ronald Neff was a dentist against whom his patient, Douglas DeNoce, obtained a judgment for malpractice. After he filed a chapter 13 petition, Neff recorded a quit-claim deed transferring a condominium from himself to a trust. This first chapter 13 case was dismissed, as was a second chapter 13 case filed by Neff.

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The Creditors Rights

AUGUST 16, 2016

The Second Circuit ’s recent opinion in The Matter of: Motors Liquidation Company , 2016 WL 3766237 (2 nd Cir. 2016) should give pause to all buyers of assets from bankruptcy estates.

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The Creditors Rights

AUGUST 2, 2016

In 2014 the Eleventh Circuit held that a debt collector violates the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act when it filed a proof of claim in a chapter 13 case on a debt that it knows to be time-barred. Crawford v. LVNV Funding, LLC , 758 F.3d 3d 1254 (11 th Circ.

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The Creditors Rights

JULY 19, 2016

When an adversary proceeding is transferred to the district court pursuant to a withdrawal of the reference, which rules—and deadlines—apply: those contained within the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or those contained within the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure?

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The Creditors Rights

JULY 5, 2016

Lenders often go to great lengths to ensure their borrowers are Special Purpose Entities —entities whose assets will not be commingled with the assets of parent or affiliated companies—rendering bankruptcy filings by the SPE less likely.

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The Creditors Rights

JUNE 21, 2016

Section 523(a)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code allows a creditor to obtain a judgment denying its debtor a discharge of debts incurred by false pretenses or actual fraud.

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The Creditors Rights

JUNE 7, 2016

Many lenders attempt to render their borrower bankruptcy remote by requiring the borrower to have on its board a director, known as a “blocking director,” whose consent is required for any bankruptcy filing.

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The Creditors Rights

MAY 24, 2016

The Ninth Circuit BAP recently discussed on appeal the issue of whether a bankruptcy court may use the “fair and equitable” standard for confirmation in § 1129(b) to deny an oversecured creditor default interest on its claim to which it would otherwise be entitled under § 506(b). In Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 819 (9 th Cir.

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The Creditors Rights

MARCH 15, 2016

Congress enacted § 1328(f) of the Bankruptcy Code when its passed BAPCPA. This section prohibits the granting of a chapter 13 discharge if the debtor received a chapter 7 discharge within four years prior to the commencement of his chapter 13 case. The Ninth Circuit in In the Matter of Blendheim , 803 F.3d 3d 477 (9 th Cir.

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Financial Forensic Services

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

This is not a skill set that’s taught in any detail in most of the law schools, and it’s not an area of law where trial and error is in the best interest of the clients.

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Jimerson Firm

MARCH 12, 2021

In Florida, foreclosure actions must be brought in the county where the land is located. This is typically referred to as the “local action rule.” However, lenders often wonder where they should file the foreclosure action if the loan is secured by mortgaged land situated in different counties.

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Jimerson Firm

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

However, there are important aspects of the Construction Lien Law that can directly affect the rights and obligations of lenders in numerous ways. Florida’s Construction Lien Law found in Chapter 713, Florida Statutes, may seem like an area of the law that is only relevant to contractors and property owners.

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Jimerson Firm

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In Florida, mortgage foreclosure lawsuits are filed in the county where the property is located. Although Florida foreclosures are governed by Chapter 702 of the Florida Statutes , foreclosing lenders must also check the local rules of the court where the lawsuit is filed to make sure that they comply with any additional requirements.

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