About This Course:
Bankruptcy exemptions often present an extremely complicated quagmire for debtors, practitioners, and other interested parties.
This webinar provides the required tools and insight needed for navigating this complicated exemption process in bankruptcy.
AGENDAPre-Bankruptcy Planning- Maximizing Exemptions
- Potential Pitfalls
Choice of Exemptions- Federal vs. State
- How to Determine Exemption Options
Objections to Exemptions by Trustee- Amending Exemptions
- Recent Case Law Updates
Surcharging Exemptions- Update of Cases Following Supreme Court Case Law v. Siegel
Common Mistakes to Avoid- Frequently Overlooked Assets and Exemptions
- Cautionary Tales
- After-Acquired Property in Chapter 13
About The PresentersEmily Jarvis
- Partner at Wells and Jarvis, P.S.
- Focuses practice on Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcies
- Has practiced bankruptcy law since 2009
- Member of King County Bar Association (Creditor-Debtor Section), Washington State Bar Association, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and the Eastern District of Washington
- Regularly presents at continuing legal education seminars on bankruptcy-related topics, both regionally and nationally. Some examples of seminars include "the Top Six Complications in Bankruptcy", "the Basics of Chapter 13 Practice", and "Chapter 7 & 13 Bankruptcy: Line-by-Line"
- J.D. degree, University of Washington; B.A. degree, cum laude, Whitman College
Jeffrey B. Wells
- Partner at Wells and Jarvis, P.S.
- Focuses practice on Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcies
- Has practiced law since 1975 and bankruptcy law specifically since 1985
- Member of King County Bar Association (Creditor-Debtor Section), Washington State Bar Association, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and the Eastern District of Washington
- Regularly presents at continuing legal education seminars on bankruptcy-related topics, both regionally and nationally. Some examples of seminars include "the Top Six Complications in Bankruptcy", "Extraordinary Liens", and "Real Estate Foreclosure: A Step-by-Step Workshop"
