Bankruptcy

Attorney Loretta O’Keeffe Selected to Speak at Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar

2019-02-19T11:03:40-05:00

On Wednesday February 6, 2019,  Gibbons | Neuman attorney, Loretta O’Keeffe, served on the advisory panel and as a speaker and presenter at the 43rd annual Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and Stetson University College of Law.   As a former bar counsel for The Florida Bar and [...]

Attorney Loretta O’Keeffe Selected to Speak at Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar2019-02-19T11:03:40-05:00

Life Insurance Proceeds Received 180 Days After Filing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Is Property of the Bankruptcy Estate

2017-07-25T11:43:07-04:00

The Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy Court in the case of In Re: Roscoe (siding with the majority view), recently ruled that Bankruptcy Code Section 1306(a) expands the definition of “estate property” (i.e. property that is available to pay creditors) to include life insurance proceeds for one of the debtors who died after the case [...]

Life Insurance Proceeds Received 180 Days After Filing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Is Property of the Bankruptcy Estate2017-07-25T11:43:07-04:00

TIME-BARRED CLAIMS IN BANKRUPTCY FALL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF FDCPA, SAYS THE SUPREME COURT

2017-06-21T16:26:53-04:00

The Supreme Court of the United States has resolved the issue of whether a Proof of Claim that is filed in a bankruptcy case, which includes some indebtedness which is beyond the statute of limitations, violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).  The Supreme Court, in reversing the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling [...]

TIME-BARRED CLAIMS IN BANKRUPTCY FALL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF FDCPA, SAYS THE SUPREME COURT2017-06-21T16:26:53-04:00

THE 11th CIRCUIT RULES THAT A DEBTOR WHO ELECTS TO SURRENDER REAL PROPERTY IN BANKRUPTCY CANNOT CONTEST A FORECLOSURE IN STATE COURT

2017-02-01T13:19:52-05:00

In the case of In re Failla, 838 F.3d 1170 (11th Cir. 2016), the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals resolved a split among the Bankruptcy Courts as to what “surrender” means within the context of Section 521(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, by ruling that a Debtor who elects to “surrender” real property cannot oppose a [...]

THE 11th CIRCUIT RULES THAT A DEBTOR WHO ELECTS TO SURRENDER REAL PROPERTY IN BANKRUPTCY CANNOT CONTEST A FORECLOSURE IN STATE COURT2017-02-01T13:19:52-05:00

Firm’s Creditors’ Rights Attorney Presented At The Bankruptcy For Beginners Pro Bono Seminar

2016-10-25T15:38:12-04:00

Gibbons | Neuman creditors’ rights attorney, Victor H. Veschio, lectured on client counseling, exemptions and the judgment-proof debtor in the state of Florida. Victor was part of a panel of lawyers and judges presenting before local attorneys on federal bankruptcy practice and procedure. The CLE event was hosted by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of [...]

Firm’s Creditors’ Rights Attorney Presented At The Bankruptcy For Beginners Pro Bono Seminar2016-10-25T15:38:12-04:00

Creditors and Debtors Beware of What Property Is Subject To The Expiration of the Bankruptcy Automatic Stay Following a Prior Bankruptcy Dismissal

2016-09-14T15:30:46-04:00

The Bankruptcy Code provides that if a Debtor had a prior dismissed bankruptcy case within 1 year from filing a new bankruptcy case, the automatic stay expires 30-days from the filing of the new case unless the Debtor seeks an extension of the automatic stay from the Court within the first 30 days. However, the [...]

Creditors and Debtors Beware of What Property Is Subject To The Expiration of the Bankruptcy Automatic Stay Following a Prior Bankruptcy Dismissal2016-09-14T15:30:46-04:00

SCOTUS: A False Representation Is Not Required to Prove “Actual fraud” In The Context Of Fraudulent Conveyance Schemes

2016-07-14T16:10:19-04:00

The Bankruptcy Code provides an honest Debtor with a “fresh start” financially, and is not designed to assist a Debtor who engages in fraudulent transactions to the detriment of an unwary Creditor.  The Court will not grant a “bankruptcy discharge” of debts in certain instances where there is fraudulent or dishonest conduct of the Debtor. [...]

SCOTUS: A False Representation Is Not Required to Prove “Actual fraud” In The Context Of Fraudulent Conveyance Schemes2016-07-14T16:10:19-04:00

Get To Know Attorney Georgi Angelov

2016-05-02T12:52:17-04:00

GEORGI ANGELOV is an Associate Attorney with GIBBONS NEUMAN, where he presently practices primarily in the area of bankruptcy, representing secured and unsecured creditors. Mr. Angelov is a Bulgarian native. In 2009 he graduated from the Law faculty of Sofia University, Bulgaria, with a Masters Degree in Law, concentrating in European Law. After graduation Mr. [...]

Get To Know Attorney Georgi Angelov2016-05-02T12:52:17-04:00

At Last, Uniformity Within All 4 Bankruptcy Divisions of the Middle District of Florida

2015-08-26T09:22:46-04:00

Great news from the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida. After much conferencing with all the Judges within the 4 Bankruptcy Court Divisions within the Middle District of Florida (which includes Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and Fort Myers), we now have, effective September 1, 2015, a Uniform Model Chapter 13 Plan and a [...]

At Last, Uniformity Within All 4 Bankruptcy Divisions of the Middle District of Florida2015-08-26T09:22:46-04:00
Go to Top