We have recently added an interesting, non-legal site to the links section of the firm’s web page. It is for the Smithsonian Museum and is full of interesting stuff to explore! Here is the link as well: http://www.si.edu/
Mike

Thinking of filing a personal chapter 7 bankruptcy and having the chapter 7 trustee sell that nasty fraudulent transfer suit [where you will be the defendant] to your brother in law? Well, the 9th Cir. BAP decided two days ago that this was not something that could be done, at least not without some [...]

One of the fun things about having this small firm is reading [and hopefully learning from] the regularly generated reports. The majority of the reports which cross my desk are financial in nature and are prepared by Alicia, a CPA who is the firm’s long time part time accountant. Yesterday, however, I got [...]

With the rising incidence of identity theft, keeping an eye on your credit information is more important than ever. Thanks to a recent amendment to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, beginning June 1, 2005, Texas residents may obtain free copies of their credit reports from each of the three major credit reporting companies (Equifax, [...]

Two books about Enron:
The Smartest Guys in the Room
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1591840082/qid=1114196690/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/002-4269749-8508815?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
Enron: Corporate Fiascos and Their Implications
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1587785781/qid=1114196968/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/002-4269749-8508815?v=glance&s=books
One of Mike’s favorites:
A Man in Full, by Tom Wolfe
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0374270325/qid=1114196899/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/002-4269749-8508815?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Ordinary Course of Business defense under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (the “Reform Act”)
On April 20, 2005, the President signed the Reform Act into law. The Reform Act contains many revisions for the bankruptcy code and affects both businesses and consumers. One key revision is the change to [...]