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Bankruptcy Law: Additional Resources

The law of bankruptcy in the United States is governed primarily by federal law. Specialized federal bankruptcy courts hear bankruptcy cases and related proceedings.

AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE

The American Bankruptcy Institute provides a broad range of information to bankruptcy practitioners, including: bankruptcy statistics, courts and opinions, legislative news, BankruptcyData.com, UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database, and the ABI National Ethics Task Force Issues Matrix, as well as publications such as the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (subscription required).

American Bankruptcy Institute Journal - covers the entire range of insolvency issues, featuring timely articles written by some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the field.

ABI Bankruptcy Resources - informaiton for consumers.

BANKRUPTCY STATISTICS

U.S. Courts: Caseload Statistics Data Tables - includes U.S. Bankruptcy Courts - Business and Nonbusiness Cases Filed, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code

BankruptcyData.com (New Generation Research) - commercial website provides information on public-company bankruptcy cases, creditor committee and unsecured creditor lists, professional retention information, and a database of private-company bankruptcy filings. It publishes "A History of Bankruptcy" and "Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms," as well as directories of U.S. Courts and U.S. Bankruptcy Trustees, for free.

BANKRUPTCY ORGANIZATIONS

National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT) is an information and communication resource to advance education, leadership, and continuous improvement in the administration of Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings. It offers resources for bankruptcy professionals and a consumer bankruptcy.education site, considerchapter13.org/.

National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT) - "the voice of the Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee community."

Bankruptcy (National Consumer Law Center).

ADDITIONAL WEB RESOURCES

NOLO.com:
    
Bankruptcy.

WALL STREET JOURNAL:
     
Bankruptcy Beat (blog).