More lawyering for faster confirmation of Chapter 13 cases was the advice. The newest judge on our bench called on a room full of bankruptcy attorneys to speed up the flow of cases through his (packed) courtroom by taking discovery. When an informal request of the objecting creditor doesn’t yield the information you need, send […]
Bankruptcy Contested Matters: Won by Showing Up
Sometimes bankruptcy litigation is won by simple persistence. As Woody Allen says “80% of success is showing up”. Two instances this week where being ready and willing to have a hearing on a disputed issue resulted in victory before the hearing. In my case, I had a marginal set of facts in a […]
