I have updated my blog about the Monroe County Bar Association exempt update law CLE, posted yesterday. The CLE will be held January 18 at 2:30, not January 21 as previously reported.
Exemption Law Update CLE Jan. 18 not Jan. 21
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Month: December 2010
Month: December 2010
Governor’s Approval memo: Exemption update law
Governor Patterson signed the bankruptcy and judgment debtor exemption update bill, A7034, on December 22 (Note: the press release for the signing was issued the next day, Dec. 23.) The law is now known as Chapter 568 of the 2010 session Laws of New York State. Below...
MCBA Plans Exemption Update Law CLE Jan. 18 at 2:30
The Bankruptcy Committee of the Monroe County Bar Association will conduct a two hour CLE (Continuing Legal Education) seminar on the new exemption update law signed by the Governor last week on Tuesday, January 18 at 2:30 PM. This is a change from the...
Bankruptcy Poetry: The Night Before. . .
In 2008 I wrote the poem below, the night before our annual Bankruptcy Committee lunch. I agreed to read something at the event, and I had writer's block; I wanted to write a poen in the style of "T'was the Night before Christmas. . ." but nothing was working for...
New Bankruptcy Exemption Update Law Noticed Around the State
After Governor Patterson signed the new bankruptcy exemption law yesterday, news outlets from buffalo to New York City noted the impact of the statute. Jonathan Epstein, Business reporter at The Buffalo News, quoted Jeffrey Freedman, Judge Bucki and me in an article...
It Will Be a Happy Holiday for New York Debtors!
Governor Patterson signed today a bill updating the bankruyptcy exemptions available to New York judgment and bankruptcy debtors. I will have more extensive commentary in the near future, but meanwhile, here is the press release from the Governor's Office, just...
Bankruptcy Committee Lunch: Carson Redux
Forty attendees had a wonderful time at the annual holiday lunch of the Bankruptcy Committee of the Monroe County Bar Association this afternoon at the Rochester Plaza Hotel. Judge Ninfo spoke informally about the unexpected decline in bankruptcy filings in the...
Governor Patterson; Santa or Scrooge? Exemption Update Decision Less a Week Away
Within a week, we will know if Governor Patterson will be delivering a holiday present to bankruptcy and judgment debtors, or if there will be only coal in their stockings. The bankruptcy exemption update bill was sent to the governor December 15, and he has 10 days...
Exemption Update Bill Press Conference 12/21 in Albany
I will be participating in a press conference in Albany on Tuesday morning, December 21 at 11:00 AM on the bankruptcy and judgment debtor exemption update bill, now sitting on the Governor's desk. New York City attorney Charles Juntikka has organized the event, along...
Failure to Assign: Travesty or Triviality? Brooklyn Judge May Decide
In a Bloomberg News article December 8, 2010 (Authors: Thom Weidlich and Karen Freifeld), the Amherst, NY foreclosure law office of Steven J. Baum is apparently the subject of several state and federal court lawsuits concerning alleged shoddy legal practices - and is...