This training will provide an overview of consumer bankruptcy for volunteer attorneys assisting consumers, including: an overview of the difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 filings; consumer debt defense and its relation to consumer bankruptcy; identification of eligible debtors for referral for consumer bankruptcy assistance; and client interaction with regard to consumer bankruptcy. 

Faculty: Sheldon Barash (Supervisor, Debt/Bankruptcy Unit, DC 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services), Dora Galacatos (Executive Director, Fordham Law School Feerick Center for Social Justice), John McBride (Law Offices of John B. McBride) 

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