You expect certification from your doctor - expect it from your lawyer too. Board Certification means that the certified attorney has met rigorous, objective standards and has demonstrated knowledge in bankruptcy and/or creditors' rights law.
ABC certification provides an objective standard that assists the public in making informed decisions in choosing counsel. Additionally, ABC certification encourages attorneys to strive for excellence, and recognizes those attorneys who have met ABC's rigorous standards.
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Posted on Dec 1st, 2018 Benchnotes: When Are Orders Final? Sixth Circuit Clarifies the Standard for FinalityIn Jackson Masonry, the Sixth Circuit addressed whether the appellant had timely appealed an order denying a motion for relief from the automatic stay. Before the bankruptcy filing, the movant, Ritzen Group, had contracted with the debtor to purchase the debtor’s property. Litigation was brought over on whether the debtor breached the purchase contract, but the litigation was stayed by the debtor’s bankruptcy filing. |
Posted on Dec 1st, 2018 Feature: Persuasive Authority: Compelled Third-Party ReleasesCompelled third-party releases have been a controversial element of chapter 11 plans for some time. Parties have challenged the appropriateness of such releases on their merits, bankruptcy courts’ subject-matter jurisdiction to consider them, and bankruptcy courts’ constitutional authority to grant them. |
Posted on Dec 1st, 2018 Chapter 8 Humor: It’s Only Au Revoir: War Stories and Missteps in AdvocacyWhen I went to law school, my mother, Carole June Bovitz, told me that I should become a trial lawyer. She thought I had the gift of gab. “You could be the next Gerry Spence,” my mother insisted. Back then, Spence was just a successful trial lawyer who went on to become “a member of the American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame.” |
About ABC Board Certification
The American Board of Certification (ABC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public and improving the quality of the bankruptcy and creditors' rights law bars. ABC has certified nearly 1,000 attorneys in consumer and business bankruptcy and creditor's rights law nationwide. ABC certification serves the public by allowing potential clients to make an informed decision in choosing bankruptcy and creditors rights counsel. In addition, ABC certification encourages attorneys to strive toward excellence and recognizes those attorneys who have met the rigorous ABC standards. ABC offers separate certification programs in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy and creditors' rights law.
