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My Client Communication Strategy: Flood the Zone	Poor client communication is the source of both client anguish and discontent with the legal …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
What I Learned About Bankruptcy on Facebook	For nearly a year, I’ve been hanging out on a Facebook “bankruptcy support” group. It’s …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Still Crazy After All These Years	More than four decades after the Bankruptcy Code was enacted, we are still tripping over …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Voluntary Retirement Contributions Not Disposable Income in the 9th	Contributions to an employer-sponsored retirement plan going forward are excluded from disposable income in Chapter …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
How to Wring Out Every Last Means Test Deduction	Every extra dollar deduction you can wring out on bankruptcy’s means test is important. A …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Don’t Dismiss FRBP 7041	Quick: tell me all you know about FRBP 7041. Hint: it involves voluntary dismissals Maybe …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Navigate The Marital Debt Thicket In Bankruptcy	Love and Marriage. Fries and Catsup. Chips and Dip. Like these famous pairings, divorce and …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Bankruptcy and the “hard of hearing”	You never know just how a client hears your advice, until you hear yourself …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Re-examining The Means Test Cost of Home Ownership	The real non mortgage expenses of home ownership are nothing like the means test allowances …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Interspousal Claims Defy The Chapter 7 Discharge	Even when the contentions against a debtor-spouse sound in fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, or …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Sneak Attack On Consumer Rights	Tax code changes effective in 2018 inflicted a crippling blow to consumers who must sue …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
When Laws Collide, You Need The Right Word	As lawyers, words are our stock in trade. If we want to describe, explain, or …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Why listening is a bankruptcy lawyer’s superpower	The initial meeting with a prospective bankruptcy client is the most important work I do …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Chapter 13 NoLook Fees: Fair vs. Affordable	I’ve long campaigned for compensation of bankruptcy practitioners that recognizes the practitioner’s skill set and …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Debt Buyers Pay A Lot Post-Taggart	You know it won’t go well for the creditor in a discharge violation case when …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Sua Sponte Monetary Sanctions Against Counsel	The 9th CIr. BAP erected a high bar for the imposition of monetary sanctions against …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
What Goes Into The Liquidation Analysis	The liquidation analysis is central to every form of consumer bankruptcy. Yet too many attorneys …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Getting Started In Bankruptcy Law	Everyone new to bankruptcy needs a guide to this specialized legal realm. Just as you …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
When The Marital Community Doesn’t Get A Bankruptcy Discharge	Community property works differently in bankruptcy, especially when it comes to debts of a non-filing …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
The Weak Link In The Means Test	The bankruptcy means test, designed to keep people out of bankruptcy, has a fatal weakness. …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
The Long Reach of R. 3002.1	What are the consequences of a secured lender’s failure to comply with R. 3002.1 in …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Recover The House AFTER The Foreclosure Under New California Law	The signal changes in California foreclosure law in 2021 are bearing unexpected fruit: a bankruptcy …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Rule 41 Threatens Strike Out	I was the third attorney on this lien avoidance matter. Instead of it being “third …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
Today’s AI Stands To Create Work For Consumer Lawyers	Most lawyers were torn between wincing and laughing when a lawyer filed a brief packed …	Cathy Moran, Esq.
The Neglected Non-dischargeability Provision	Hands up, everyone who has encountered a claim that a debt is non-dischargeable by reason …	Cathy Moran, Esq.

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