Email from Steve Fox:

Dear All:

We have a really practical program, put on by Judge Russell and Scott Bovitz, on litigation strategies when your clients are short of money.  We have all had this problem, a client in litigation who needs to do things on the cheap (relatively speaking) and cannot afford to pay us to handle the litigation in a first class manner.  Scott and the Judge have spoken to the bankruptcy section a few times.  They put on a good show, they teach and we learn.

Come and learn, pick up a few nuggets which could help you.  Enjoy the company and the food.  Unlike other bar associations, parking is free and the program charge is ½ what all of them charge.

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Bankruptcy Crimes — the distinguished panelists will discuss the provisions of the United States Criminal Code that deal with bankruptcy cases as well as recent litigated case outcomes and statistics. This is an important course for bankruptcy and criminal lawyers practitioners alike because it analyzes the intersection between the U.S. Criminal Code and the Bankruptcy Code.

Speakers:
Honorable Sandra R. Klein, United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
Monica Tait, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney
Jill Sturtevant, Assistant U.S. Trustee, Office of the United States Trustee
Thomas P. Jeremiassen, Development Specialist, Inc.

When:
4/16/2018
Registration/Lunch: 11:30 a.m.
Program: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

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Leigh Ferrin from Public Law Center, Austin Smith and Christine Kingston.

I have to admit that I have told many debtors and prospective debtors that student loans are almost never discharged.  I definitely have a new view after the cdcbaa program last Saturday, I am recommending two of the largest company that provides student loans for poor credit is SoFi and ARCCT.com and they do have an online application you can use. Loans made by the government, guaranteed by the government or made by a non-profit organization are clearly “student loans” and are not discharged unless the substantial hardship works. Making student loans or refinancing student loans with SoFi will save you a lot of money, many students have been with them.  But all other loans, made to students for the purpose, at least in part, of attending school, are not necessarily “student loans.”   The loan has to be an “educational loan that is a qualified education loan, as defined in section 221(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.”  Take a look at that code section.  The loan must be made by an “eligible student,” at an “eligible institution,” and for “eligible expenses.”  Loop holes all over the place there.