ABI Podcast

Discussion of Pending Supreme Court Case Examining Discharge of Priority Government Claims in Chapter 12
The latest ABI Podcast features ABI Resident Scholar Jason Kilborn talking with Georgia State Law Prof. Jack Williams about Hall v. U.S., currently pending before the Supreme Court. Prof. Williams submitted an amicus brief supporting the debtors' argument that capital gains taxes from the post-petition sale of a family farm should be subject to the special provision for discharge of priority government claims in chapter 12 farm reorganizations.

Trade Creditors Rights
ABI Deputy Executive Director Amy Quackenboss speaks with Bruce Nathan and Scott Cargill of Lowenstein Sandler (New York), the authors of ABI's Trade Creditor Remedies Manual. Nathan and Cargill discuss the publication and a few best practices for trade creditors to follow when a customer files for bankruptcy.

Future of U.S. Automobile Manufacturing Industries
ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano talks with Paul Ingrassia, the Deputy Editor in Chief at Thomson Reuters. Ingrassia, the keynote speaker at ABI's 2011 Canadian-American Insolvency Symposium and author of Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road to Bankruptcy and Bailout-and Beyond, discusses the past, present and future of the automobile industry and the future of U.S. manufacturing.

CARE Program and Dangers of Youth Credit Abuse
The latest ABI podcast features ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano speaking with retiring Bankruptcy Judge John C. Ninfo II (W.D.N.Y.; Rochester), the founder of the Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) Program. The program, which ABI started administering at the end of 2011, was founded by Judge Ninfo in 2002 to motivate young people to understand and appreciate the techniques necessary to avoid the severe consequences of credit abuse. Judge Ninfo discusses how bankruptcy professionals, judges, trustees, attorneys and court staff comprise the CARE volunteer network, which spans all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In live presentations, these professionals share with high school and college students their unique knowledge, experiences and credibility on the basics of personal finance, household budgeting and the dangers of financial illiteracy.Be sure to visit the recently relaunched CARE website at http://care4yourfuture.org/

Expert Discussing Book On How Debt Bankrupts The Middle Class
The latest ABI podcast features ABI Resident Scholar David Epstein talking with Prof. Katie Porter of the University of California-Irvine School of Law, one of the leading authorities of consumer bankruptcy. Porter discusses her book, Broke: How Debt Bankrupts the Middle Class, and provides insight on how to analyze trends in consumer bankruptcy.

Constitutional Expert Discussing Issues Stemming From Stern V. Marshall
Prof. Erwin Chemerinsky, the current and founding dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law, joins ABI Resident Scholar David Epstein to discuss some of the constitutional issues of the Supreme Court's ruling last year in Stern v. Marshall. Chemerinsky, one of the leading scholars on constitutional law, talks about the decision and issues surrounding when bankruptcy courts will be able to issue a final decision in a case.

U.S. Trustee Officials Highlight Areas of the New Mortgage Servicing Settlement Important to Debtors and Bankruptcy Professionals
The latest ABI podcast features ABI Resident Scholar David Epstein talking with Clifford J. White, director of the U.S. Trustee Program, and Ramona D. Elliott, deputy director and general counsel of the U.S. Trustee program, about the $25 billion mortgage servicing settlement announced on Feb. 9. The settlement was reached between 49 states and the five largest mortgage servicers to address mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuses. White and Elliott review key portions of the settlement and highlight a few of important areas for debtors and bankruptcy professionals.

Single Asset Real Estate Book Author
The latest ABI podcast features ABI Resident Scholar David Epstein talking with David Kuney of Sidley Austin LLP (Washington, D.C.), the author of the recently released the Single Asset Real Estate Case: Basic Principles and Strategies. In addition to discussing the new book, Kuney talks about some of the history of single-asset real estate cases and recent case trends.