This is some pretty big news. Munger Tolles & Olson (where my son Hunter is an associate) is going to open an office in Washington DC. Heading up the office will be former Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. Mr. Verrilli clerked for Justice William J. Brennan Jr. and ultimately succeeded Elana Kagen as the Solicitor general. Joining him will be veteran litigator Michael B. DeSanctis and former Deputy Associate Attorney General Chad Golder. The announcement is here. A NY Times article about Verrilli is here.
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Former Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Joins Munger Tolles & Olson to Open DC Office
SFVBA Program on Recent Tentative Opinions from the Woodland Hills Judges – September 30, 2016
Email from Steve Fox:
Dear All:
This Friday, our panel will answer one of your most pressing questions: How is the judge going to rule on my matter and why? Okay, they won’t answer exactly that question but they will answer something close to that. Read more…
Bankruptcy Dog
Shout out to Scott Bovitz who maintains the Bankruptcy Dog website. Scott makes a yeoman’s attempt to keep us apprised of all of the bankruptcy practitioner programs in the area. It is especially useful to program planners who can check and make sure their program does not conflict with another. You can access the Bankruptcy Dog here.
Annual Report 2015 for the Central District of California
This report is really nice. You can get it here. Congratulations to Kathy Campbell and her gang.
Recovering the Repoed Vehicle, September 24, 2016
September 24, 2016
RECOVERING THE REPOED VEHICLE
Southwestern Law School, 3050 Wilshire Boulevard, Westmoreland Building – 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Registration: 10:00am-11:00am
Program: 11:00am-1:00pm
SPEAKERS:
Louis J. Esbin – Certified Bankruptcy Specialist – Past President cdcbaa 2008 – Law Office of Louis J. Esbin
Peter M. Lively, JD, MBA – President cdcbaa 2017 – Law Office of Peter M. Lively
David A. Tilem – Certified Bankruptcy Specialist – Past President cdcbaa 2005 – Law Office of David Tilem
Cost: FREE to members of cdcbaa. Read more…
California State Bar Assn Looking for Public Comments to Ethics Rules Amendments
The California State Bar assn has sixty-eight proposed new and amended rules. It is looking for comments from the “public,” presumably us. The proposed Rules including the changes and amendments can be found here. Its worth looking this over.
It’s worth remembering that there are also lots of rules in the California Business & Professions Code. The relevant sections are below. Read more…
Big Win in the Ninth Circuit for Public Law Center
Hello All,
I wanted to share with you that just yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and held that a debt owed by a parent to the Orange County Probation Department as the result of the involuntary incarceration of the parent’s minor child is not in the nature of support, and therefore is a dischargeable debt.
The BAP had previously held that the debt was “in the nature of support” and therefore was a Domestic Support Obligation that was nondischargeable under 101(14A) and 523(a)(5). The Ninth Circuit reversed, saying, amont other things, that BAPCPA changed who could be creditors, not what type of debts were covered by 523(a)(5), and this debt does not fit within the state’s family support infrastructure. This is an incredible win for our client, but also a win for other debtors in Orange County who were being pursued by Probation for similar debts.
9th Circuit Review at State Bar Meeting in San Diego
I will be doing the 9th Circuit Review on Friday morning, September 30, at 8:30 am in San Diego with Judge Charles Novack from Oakland and Judge Louise Adler from San Diego. Hope to see you there. The website is here. There is more information after the jump. Read more…
Self-Help Desk in Woodland Hills Needs a Few Attorney Volunteers
Email from Barbara Sanchez:
Good morning! We need volunteers for the BK Self Help seminar the mornings of August 4th and 18th or the afternoon of August 11th. We also need help with the Q&A on the afternoons of August 4th and 25th. Please let me know when and if you are available.
Thank you,
Barbara Read more…
Judge Sheri Bluebond Named Assistant Vice President of Los Angeles County Bar Assn
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Stevens Names Bankruptcy Judge Sheri Bluebond Assistant Vice President of LACBA
By a MetNews Staff Writer Read more…
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