The Bankruptcy Section of the Atlanta Bar Association enthusiastically announces the commencement of monthly Breakfast Meetings in Year 2011. Please save the dates listed below and come join your colleagues for delicious food, collegiality and entertaining speakers. All meetings will from 7:30 am to 9:00 am.
As many business bankruptcy lawyers understand, there has not been a groundswell of real estate and single asset bankruptcy cases, as predicted during the beginning of the current economic downturn. The latest edition of the Georgia Bar Journal has an article entitled "What Happened to Real Estate Bankruptcies?" by Al Adams and Jason Kirkham, and the authors propose several reason
Lawyers who handle Chapter 11 Bankruptcy cases for small to medium size businesses usually address these questions in the initial conversation with potential clients. "How much is a Chapter 11 case?" "Why is it so expensive?" "I just want to stop the foreclosure/lawsuit/collection, then we can dismiss." "Can't I pay a little over time?" While these questions are very reasonable, the answers are often not what prospective clients like to hear.
