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Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor: Examples and Explanations (Examples & Explanations)

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This is a great supplement that covers the 2005 changes in the code. Watch out for other supplements that are still owrking off of the pre-2005 amendments.

I bought an earlier edition of this book before my law school exam 15 years ago. I ended up with the second highest exam score in the class. I practice consumer bankruptcy law now and I still go back to this book sometimes. It explains complex concepts very simply which is good for both law students and lawyers trying to find a simple way to explain bankruptcy law to clients. The diagrams and flow charts are very useful, too.

If you are taking an introductory course in Bankruptcy, get a copy of this book - And use it! If your course also includes Chapter 11 Reorganizations, I would also recommend that you get a copy of Chapter Chapter 11 Business Reorganizations: For Business Leaders, Accountants And Lawyers. They are useful before exams. But I recommend getting them at the start of the semester.

This book is the kind of book that you need to get at the beginning of the semester and read along with your text book, as a supplement. I got this with about a month left in the semester, and a horrible time wading through this book. I can see the value of getting it much earlier in the semester, however, as it did have valuable insight into the bankruptcy code.

If you're getting a book nearer the end of the semester, I recommend the Glannon Guide to Bankruptcy (same publishers), as it laid it all out much simpler. It broke everything down into easy 10 page chapters, used charts, and had mini quizzes at the end of every chapter. I just found it much more user friendly. Just make sure you get the Glannon's Guide to Bankruptcy that has the 2005 changes.

This was recommended by another attorney who used this book in law school. It is a great resource if you want an overview of BK law. It may be too technical for a non-attorney and too light for someone who is practicing in complex BK cases

This book made the new bankruptcy code changes actually easy to understand. It saved my life and my grade!

very helpful to me -- had to learn about subject quickly. No previous knowledge. this book helped me learn about the law as well as its underlying philosophy and development.

While all E&E's are great, this one was particularly helpful if a professor decides to just use a case book that didn't have a good editor or a professor who just prints off cases for the class to look at while working problems with the class. While this method is helpful on the exam, it isn't so helpful for understanding the material at home if you missed a class or just didn't understand the explanation in class. This is why this E&E, with the 2005 changes, is so particularly helpful.

My professor recommended this and I found it helpful to my course. The subject of the course is complicated and this commercial outline make it clear.

The author did a good job organizing the information in this book.

I would also recommend Surviving Financial Disasters by Tiffany R. Love which comes with a CD ROM and actual sample court documents from someone who has been there and done that. Also tells what to expect after you filed your papers.