Tag Archive: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act

History of BAPCPA: Special Interest Legislation at Its Worst

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Mark Neis, Topeka Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney

BAPCPA (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2005) has been characterized as among the best (or worst depending on point of view) examples of special interest federal legislation ever passed by Congress. The act’s history is important:
Under pressure from creditor lobbying efforts, Congress and the Clinton administration in 1994 funded a bi-partisan [...]

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in Bankruptcy Legislation.

Wieland Named U.S. Trustee for Kansas

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Jill Michaux, Topeka Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney

Richard A. Wieland has been named U.S. Trustee for Region 20, which covers Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Wieland has been serving as acting Region 20 U.S. Trustee since September 1, 2007. He is familiar to the Kansas bankruptcy bar, having been a trial lawyer in the Wichita office since 1988. When [...]

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in Kansas Bankruptcy News.