Bankruptcy Law:

Information on this page provided by Diane L. Drain, counselor and attorney at law in Phoenix, Arizona. Her clients include commercial mortgage lenders, national banks and professionals such as lawyers and brokers. But her greatest rewards come from helping individuals who are experiencing financial difficulties.

Bankruptcy Resources

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Agencies, Departments and Organizations

American Bankruptcy Institute (research and education on insolvency)
American Board of Certification (certifies attorneys as specialists in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy and creditors' rights law)
BNA's Bankruptcy Law Reporter
Bankruptcy Statistics
Business Bankruptcy Committee at ABA
Commercial Law League of America (creditors' rights organization)
Internet Bankruptcy Librarydiscussion groups, conferences, publications, resources
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Inc.
National Bankruptcy Review Commission(independent commission created to investigate and study bankruptcy code)
Pacer - on-line access to Bankruptcy Court dockets
Pacer Service Center - Administrative Office of the Courts
US Bankruptcy Court - electronic document filing
US Party Index - Pacer

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General Bankruptcy Information

Bankruptcy and Credit Law - general site
Bankruptcy Clearing House - all bankruptcy data back to 1997.
BankruptcyData.com
Bankruptcy Law Firms - Bankruptcy related news and legal topics.
BankruptcySales.com (trustees and debtors to post listings of assets)
Bankruptcy Yearbook & Almanac(data about filings & statistics)
Bernstein's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology
Findlaw.com - bankruptcy and other specific legal sites
LexisOne - Legal resources for small firms.
Needs based analysis of pending bills - 3/2001
On-line bankruptcy course from Arizona's Professor Boyd, U of A School of Law
Status of recent bankruptcy bill pending before Congress
US Bankruptcy Law - Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School.

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Bankruptcy Courts

Federal Judges Biographical Database
Federal Courts link to all federal courts (Supreme, District, Appeals and Bankruptcy)
Federal Courts - Judicial Opinions
United States District Court of Arizona
United States Bankruptcy Courts
United States Bankruptcy Court - District of Arizona
9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
9th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court - Official Site
U.S. Supreme Court - Legal Information Institute

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Bankruptcy Trustees

Edward Maney, chapter 13 Trustee for Maricopa
Dianne Kerns - chapter 13 trustee in Tucson
Chapter 13 Trustee's Network
National Association on Bankruptcy Trustees(sales of assets)
National Conference of Bankruptcy Clerks
National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees(forum for 13 issues)
U.S. Trustee Program

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Bankruptcy Forms

Arizona Bankruptcy Court Approved Forms
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts - (PDF forms)
The Lawyer Assistant

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Bankruptcy Laws, Regulations and Rules

US Bankruptcy Code
Bankruptcy Court - Judges
Procedures Bankruptcy Court
Bankruptcy Court - General Orders
Bankruptcy Court - Chapter 13 Confirmation rules
     9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Rules
     9th Circuit Court of Appeals - Local Rules
     9th Circuit Court of Appeals - General Orders
     Federal Rules of Appellate Practice - 9th Circuit
     Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
     Federal Rules of Evidence
     U.S. Code
     U.S. Code Table of Popular Names
     U.S. Constitution

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Bankruptcy Discussion Groups:

bankr-unlv@law.unlv.edu

Bankruptcy Roundtable is an e-mail discussion group for bankruptcy attorneys to exchange information and ideas. To be added to this group, simply send an e-mail message to listserve@bankrupt.com with "subscribe roundtable", without the quotes, in the message. This discussion group is not for debtors.

Bankruptcy ListServe is another e-mail discussion group, and is a very good resource for bankruptcy attorneys. To subscribe to this group, simply send an e-mail message to listproc@polecat.law.indiana.edu with "subscribe bankrlaw", without the quotes, in the message. This discussion group is not for debtors.

Internet Bankruptcy Library  discussion groups, conferences, publications, resources

If you would like to subscribe to some really good "insider" bankruptcy discussions lists, send an email to <mailto: majordomo@bankrupt.com>.  When you send your email, DO NOT type anything on the SUBJECT line.  All you type is the following word in the BODY of your email message:  lists
You will receive a return email of a list of all the "insider" bankruptcy discussion lists.  Choose the ones you want to subscribe to; then send another email message to <mailto: majordomo@bankrupt.com>.  When you send your email, DO NOT type anything on the SUBJECT line.  All you type is the following words in the BODY of your email message:  subscribe name of list here (example: subscribe bizroundtable)
You will begin receiving email from members of the group.  If you decide to join in the discussion you simply reply to the email with your comments or feedback and everyone who subscribes to the group will receive your message

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Help with Creditor Addresses:

U.S. Postal Service Zipcode Look-up
Connecticut Dept of Bkg & Cons Cred: Collection Agencies
Bankrate.com - Lists Credit Card Banks +
Netscape Yellow Pages
Commercial Collection Agencies
Collection Agencies

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Consumer Credit, Protection and Safety

National Do Not Call Registry - stop telemarketing, file complaints
Center for Information Security
Credit Scoring - How Does It Work?
How to Dispute Credit Report Errors IRS - Collection Standards - (what is allowed by the IRS)
Kelley Blue Book - what is your car worth?
Stop Junk Calls
Value of your Home
Arizona Department of Housing
Arizona Banking Department - complaint form for poor servicing from escrow or title agency
Auto Insurance News - From Insure.com
Auto Insurance Tips- From SmartMoney.com
Auto Recalls - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Bankrate.com - Consumer Information on Banking and Personal Finance
Better Business Bureau
Better Business Bureau Online
Center for Economic Justice - Consumer Advocate's Guide to Insurance Data
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Consumer Directory of Federal Agencies
Consumer Protection Agencies - General
Consumer Protection Division - Office of the Attorney General of Arizona
Consumer World- Catalog of Useful Consumer Resources
Consumer.gov - U. S. Government
Consumer-Action.org - Multilingual Library of Consumer Information
ConsumerNet.org Copnet.org - Linking Community and Police
Credit Information - From the Federal Trade Commission
Doctors - Arizona - Records in Medicine and Surgery
eBay - Smart Tools and Services to Help you Sell on eBay
Electronic Highway Safety Library
Fair Debt Collections Practice Act
Fair Credit Reporting - Complete Federal Trade Commission text about your credit report.
Federal Consumer Information Center - U.S. Government Consumer Protection Tips
FraudBureau.com - Consumer Scam Alerts
Funeral Consumers Alliance Injury Prevention Internet Library
Insurance Center - Consumer Insurance Information from Fool.com
Insure.com - Consumer Insurance Guide
Internet Fraud Watch - Distinguish Between Legitimate and Fraudulent Web Promotions
Internet Scambusters - Spotlights Internet Swindles
Junk Mail - how to stop, or sent two postcard to Direct Marketing Association, PO Box 9008, Farmingdale, NY  11735-9008 and the other to Polk "Opt-Out Program", List Order Services, 1621 18th St., Denver, CO  80202
Mortgage Calculators
Lemon Law Information - Arizona
National Association of Consumer Advocates
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
National Fraud Information Center
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Veteran Legal Services Program
PersonalInsure.com - Consumer Insurance Information from About.com
Predatory Lending - Arizona Attorney General (PDF doc)
Household Finance - predatory lending
What are your privacy rights?
Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud - From Florida Attorney General
Public Interest Research Groups - Dedicated to Exposing Consumer Abuse
Residential Landlord/Tenant Law - Arizona
SaferParks.org - Consumer Information on Amusement Park Safety Issues
SafetyAlerts.com - Information About Product Recalls
Safeshopping.org to learn how to shop safely on line. This site was created by the American Bar Association

Scams and Fraud prevention and enforcement:
  consumers
  merchants

Telemarking rules
Federal Trade Commission
UltimateInsuranceLinks.com - Information on Insurance Companies
Victims Rights
U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Miscellaneous Resources

Automobile Valuation

Autosite.com
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guide Kelley Blue Book Lemon Check - from CarFax
Microsoft CarPoint
N.A.D.A Official Used Car Guide

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