The goal of bankruptcy is the discharge – when the debtor is released from personal liability for certain specified types of debts. Unfortunately, your client may commit certain actions that can prevent them from discharging their debt due to Bankruptcy Code Section 727(a).
Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011 provides that all documents within its scope require the lawyer’s certification of proper purpose, warranted by law or a non-frivolous argument for extension or reversal of the law, and evidentiary factual support.
The deadline to complete the IL MCLE requirement for Illinois attorneys with last names N-Z is June 30. Illinois attorneys are required to complete at least 30 IL CLE credit hours every 2 years to complete the Illinois MCLE requirement, including 4 hours of professional responsibility, one hour of diversity & inclusion CLE and one hour of mental health & substance abuse
Whether your primary practice is criminal defense or employment law, you can provide additional value for your clients if you can spot and help address potential immigration issues.
An FBI agent’s son is kidnapped. You are called in to negotiate for the safe return of the child. How do you begin to approach such a high stakes negotiation? Especially considering the person you are negotiating with is deranged or stupid enough to kidnap a federal agent’s child.
Minnesota attorneys who are at the end of their 3 year compliance cycle must complete 45 MN CLE hours by June 30. You must report your CLE compliance before August 31.
Illinois attorneys are now required to take one hour of diversity and inclusion CLE and one hour of mental health and substance abuse during each two-year reporting period.
In this CLE tax crash course Sam Brotman details how you can help the businesses you counsel spot tax issues before they become major headaches.
When hiring a subject matter expert, careful screening is crucial in order to select an expert with superior skills & credibility that will get the best result in front of the judge and jury.
Illinois attorneys must complete 30 hours every 2 years – including 4 required hours of Professional Responsibility, 1 hour of Diversity & Inclusion and 1 hour of Mental Health and Substance.
