Touro Law Center has established a new Mortgage Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Clinic that will serve members of the local community and offer students the opportunity to learn about New York foreclosure law and federal bankruptcy practice. To celebrate the establishment of the clinic, Touro Law is host ...

Most bankruptcy lawyers abhor discovery disputes, both because they consume valuable time and because of the fear of offending the court. As a result, it is easy to get rusty on some of the finer points of privilege and work product law. An interesting opinion from Judge Leif Clark provides a good p ...

Als Konsequenz aus dem aktuellen Fußball-Wettskandal fordert der Experte für Korruption im Fußball, Dieter Rössner, ein Strafgesetz für Bestechung im Sport. In der SWR-Talkshow “2+Leif” sagte der Kriminologieprofessor an der Universität Marburg am Montagabend: “Wenn wir in Deutschl ...

A debtor's suit against an abusive creditor seemed to have all the right elements: outrageous facts, creative legal theories and a sympathetic judge; but lacked just one thing, damages. Shane Eastman v. Baker Recovery Services, Adv. No. 08-5055 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 10/15/09). The opinion can be fo ...

Instructed to be provocative, the illustriously named former Sen. Gordon Smith’s opening remarks included the observation that "All great nations in history presaged their declines with massive debt" and a reference to the "awful arithmetic" of our national debt. He closed by asking whether there ...

Meal: Lunch – Indian Buffet Restaurant: Nawab, Norfolk VA I had lunch the other day with one of my favorite lawyers in the world, Draughn.; She is always up for Indian so we indulged in chicken saagwala,; tandoori chicken, paneer makhni,; chana masala, vegetable pakora and of course naa ...

Leif Clark is one of the most prolific judges on the bankruptcy bench today. His opinions are generally both scholarly and entertaining to read. However, one adjective which is not usually applied to his opinions is short. Therefore, it is worthy of note that in the past year, Judge Clark his ...

When Bankruptcy Judge Craig Gargotta decided In re Camp, 396 B.R. 194 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 2008), he staked out a unique position on how exemption laws should be applied when Sec. 522(b)(3)(A) requires application of the law of another state. Judge Gargotta concluded that Sec. 522(b)(3)(A) was a cho ...

[Ed Note: Yesterday, Hope showed us what happens when people stop being polite, and start getting real. Today, she offers some solutions. Check out yesterday's column here] Here is what I am going to do to pass the time while we weather this storm: 1) Meditate - My anxiety-ridden friend Pablo is ...

Broward DUI lawyer William Moore encourages all of his clients to obey the law, especially in cases where a person’s drivers license has been suspended. Lake Worth had at least two alcohol-related traffic deaths last weekend. Phyllis Henzel, who was 72, was killed outside her home on Saturday. He ...