Bankruptcy Law

Catalog description

(Formerly PLG 243) This basic introduction to Bankruptcy Law course provides legal studies and paralegal students with a comprehensive overview of bankruptcy law in the United States. The course covers the fundamental principles of bankruptcy law, the procedural and substantive aspects of bankruptcy cases through introduction to the basic statutory and procedural requirements of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, including local rules of bankruptcy procedure. The course introduces the different types of bankruptcy filings and roles of the parties, the debtors, creditors and bankruptcy trustees. The course emphasizes the ethical duties of competence, confidentiality, and conflict of interest issues.