Law:
A Lawyer and Partner, and Also Bankrupt --- A Lawyer and Partner, and Also Bankrupt...for reasons that have nothing to do with being a non-equity partner...
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The 2014 U.S. News Job Rankings: Being A Lawyer Is Worse Than Being A Nail Technician
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2014 — The Year of the Hustle
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Business of Law
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GCs Keeping More Work In-House
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Taxing Law Firms: A Call to Arms
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How to Train Junior Lawyers (Hint: Not the Big Law Way)
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ABA task force calls for sweeping changes in legal education system
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3 Ways To Make Your Brief Read Better On An iPad
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July 2013 California bar exam results
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Judge tosses libel counterclaim against legal secretary who criticized her former firm before suing
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Man Famous For Not Paying His Bill At Over 100 Restaurants May Have Been Murdered
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Cheerleader Proves To Be Less Than Cheertastic After Suing Her Team
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12 Steps To Ruining Your Reputation
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6 Habits Of Instantly Likable People
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4 vignettes lead to a single moral about writing better briefs
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Meet attorney Adam Karp, ‘St. Francis with a briefcase’ who gets five-figure awards in pet slayings
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The Enormity Of America's Prison Problem
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Blow dart suspect: 'I'm a moron'
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Man Stabbed Daughters Because He Didn't Have Car Seats For Them
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Better Call Saul T.V. Series: Breaking Bad Prequel’s Cast Additions, Plot Points and More
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Judges:
Brooklyn Judge Leaves the Real Bench for the ‘Hot Bench’
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Bankruptcy judge handles double duty with city, diocese cases
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Federal Court System Hit by Cyberattack
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Inmate is convicted in plot to behead federal judge and prosecutor
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Will The End Of The Filibuster Mean Obama Starts Nominating Less Corporate Judges?
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Man runs into burning home to save his XBOX
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Sitting Out: Recusals Mount Among the Justices
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Wall Street:
US Stock -Index Futures Climb, Following S&P 500's Weekly Slide
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U.S. Markets Tumble as Fear Spreads
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Goldman Gives A Very Simple Explanation For Why The Market Could Keep Going Down
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Turmoil In Global Markets Is One Gigantic Hedge Fund Short Squeeze
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:
See What Jobs The Robots Will Destroy Next
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California posts modest job growth; unemployment rate falls to 8.3%
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Wal-Mart's cuts 2300 jobs at Sam's Club
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Bears are waiting in the wings on Fed move
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Former prosecutor ordered to help pay for defender
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Electricity:
KKR’s Marc Lipschultz Resigns From Energy Future Holdings Board
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One KKR rep resigns Energy Future Holdings board, 2 others remain
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Retailing:
Michaels retailer probing possible data breach
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When Best Buy Fails, This Is How It'll Happen
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Chipless credit cards lure global fraudsters
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Mass Torts:
Getting Away With It In West Virginia
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Bumbling, Blame and Bankruptcy in Wake of West Virginia Chemical Spill
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W.Va. company ordered to remove tanks after spill
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W.Va. official: Spill company knew of 2nd chemical
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Health Care:
Bankruptcy on horizon,Tuomey says
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Bayer Pharmaceutical CEO: Cancer drug only ‘for western patients who can afford it’
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Media:
MediaPost Publications KSL Trustee Given Subpoena Power: Liebowitz, Cohen To Speak Under Oath
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FLS wins approval to continue operations
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Apparel:
Hardwick gets debt approval
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Oil/Gas:
Tuscany International Drilling Inc. Announces Forbearance Agreement With Senior Lenders
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Oilman Parker bankruptcy seeing daylight
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The Fifth Circuit Provides a New Year’s Gift–Clear Guidance on Whether Covenants “Run with the Land”
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Economy:
New Face of Food Stamps: Working Americans
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Roubini: We Just Saw A 'Mini Perfect Storm'
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Rich Tech Fears
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Debt Levels Around The World
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After a Half-Century of War on Poverty
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Why Wage Growth Is Poised To Take Off
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Davos billionaires: Oblivious to the coming revolution
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The Geography of the American Dream
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Unrecorded Mortgage Assignment: If You Snooze, You Can Lose
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Bankruptcy court agreement resolves $158M foreclosure case
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Well-Healed Borrowers May Want to RUN for the Ultimate Refi
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Colony decision looms Monday
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Municipalities:
Tobacco money seen as key to aid for Detroit
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Detroit Bankruptcy Shakes The Foundations of City Institutions
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Why Did Honda Use the Detroit Bankruptcy in a Civic Ad? --- Honda Tweaks Civic Ad After Detroit Uproar
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Finley: Gov. Rick Snyder Is Detroit's 'Best Friend In Lansing In 40 Years'
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Funding for Detroit will be a tough sell
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Robert Ficano: Now's the time for a metro Detroit regional water authority
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Snyder: Reform 'dumb' rules to allow more immigrants to work in Detroit
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Fiscal emergencies found in two more Michigan communities
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Lawsuit could force city into bankruptcy and put pensions at risk, Flint emergency manager says
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S&P puts Puerto Rico's ratings on watch for downgrade
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Americans Wise Up to NFL and Stadium Deals
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10 Best States for Taxes in 2014
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Americans Are Moving Out Of New Jersey Faster Than Any Other State
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Personal Finance:
10 Habits Of Financially Happy People
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Retailing:
Why Sears Was Doomed In 1978
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Health Care:
Tuomey says bankruptcy is its only option if forced to pay $70M
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Alternative Energy:
Fisker Automotive auction on track for Feb. 12
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Fisker Auto Gets Final Court OK On $13.1 Million Bankruptcy Loan
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Solar Mergers Likely to Accelerate, Trina Founder Says
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Derivatives:
Lehman Court Finds Safe Harbors Protect Damage Calculation Provisions In Swap
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Fraud:
In Tom Petters' latest court filings, he seeks release on bail
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Lawyer takes plea in money-laundering case linked to convicted ex-client’s Ponzi scheme
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Coal:
James River Coal: High Risk For Bankruptcy Within 2 Quarters
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Rail:
After bankruptcy sale, what’s next for beleaguered Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway?
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Bujak denies bankruptcy fraud
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Nuclear:
Bankrupt Uranium Plant: Kentucky-Fried Politics
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Corporate Governance:
The Business Judgment Rule Under Attack
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Trucking:
YRC Wins Key Refinancing Ingredient With Teamsters Vote
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Compensation:
The Salaries Of The Highest-Paid Business School Graduates Of 2013
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Golf:
Bankruptcy trustee to help fix financial woes at Garland’s Eastern Hills Country Club
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Religion:
Battle over insurance in Milwaukee Archdiocese bankruptcy heats up
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Are Churches Slowly Recovering?
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Debt Collection:
Debt Collection Industry Poised for Changes
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Banking:
Exclusive: Bank of America's trading practices have been probed, filing shows
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (29 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Top 50 Creditors Listed In Bankruptcies --- Top 50 Creditors Filing Claims and Amount Filed --- Top 25 Creditors Actively Filing Claims --- Current Bankruptcy Filings & Projected Filing Trends
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15 ARM Firms Among Top 50 Creditors Listed in Bankruptcy Filings
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Recharacterization:
Bankruptcy Court Rules That Term Overriding Royalty Interests May Be Disguised Loans
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Avoidance Actions:
Can a Payment to a Fully Secured Mortgagee be a Preference?
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Administrative Claims:
Federal Courts Conflict Whether Electricity is a Good Under Section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code
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Safe Harbors:
Bankruptcy Court defines limits of shareholder safe harbor in failed leveraged buyouts
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Corporate Reform:
Crime Does Pay for Banksters
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US Federal Prosecutors Are Investigating Whether Banks Helped Payday Lenders Siphon Billions From Americans
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TBTF:
Holder says no bank 'too big to indict,' more financial cases coming
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Ally Bailout Not Total Win for Uncle Sam
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Insurance:
Nightclub Insurer's Troubles Spill Into Bankruptcy Court
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Telecoms:
The Department Of Defense Nuked The Market's Romance With BlackBerry
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Charlie Ergen and hedge funds fighting over LightSquared loan
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Ergen Objects To LightSquared's $33M DIP Loan , Offers Better Terms
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Sovereigns:
Argentine Exchange Bondholders with 30 pct of debt seek resolution
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UK:
Businesswoman Jan Fletcher faces bankruptcy hearing over Leeds Arena case
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R3 critical of inclusion of partial licenses in Deregulation Bill
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R3 backs red tape cuts
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UK Economic Recovery Built on Sand
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HSBC Stops Large Cash Withdrawals
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Punch Taverns creditors say will not support debt plan
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EU:
Draghi quick break in link between sovereign and bank debt
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ECB poised for battle to ward off deflation
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PIIGS:
Sean Dunne trustee to get $160000 loan from bank creditors --- ie: Family with €600,000 debt first to get write-off deal
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Greece faces new black hole in finances amid rising tensions with creditors
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Canada:
Language school in Ottawa going bankrupt , teachers told
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Bixi : Montreal took itself for a ride
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Vancouver's first vertical urban farm goes bankrupt
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Eagle River Casino seeks bankruptcy protection
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MENA:
Libya: Government is on the verge of bankruptcy —source
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Korea:
Seoul mulls bankruptcy system for local gov'ts
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China:
World watches as dodgy Chinese shadow bank nears bankruptcy
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Brazil:
Batista's Brazil oil firm in fresh funding talks-sources
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Batista oil firm delays restructure plan to secure more funding -sources
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Germany:
Prokon insolvency attracts possible buyers of assets, rights
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Austria:
Austria to ask banks for help restructuring Hypo Alpe Adria
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