BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: Bankruptcy by the Numbers: Still Climbing - Ed Flynn
BENCHNOTES - Deborah D. Williamson and Ronald Hornberger
CONSUMER CORNER: In Rem OrdersA Necessary Exception to the Stay - Luis Chaves
DICTA: The Commission's Small Business Proposal: Up or Out - Hon. Thomas E. Carlson
DIRECTOR'S COLUMN: From the Director - Samuel J. Gerdano
FEATURE: A Practitioner's Guide to Counting Ballots for a Chapter 11 Plan - John A. Weil and Lori A. Butler
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Use of Computer Automation in Preference and Fraudulent Conveyance Actions - Peter Schulman, CPA, MAE
FIRST IN LINE: Secured Interests in RentsFact or Fiction? - Margaret H. Morgan
INTENSIVE CARE: Health Care Bankruptcies - Eligibility Issues - James T. Markus and John F. Young
LAST IN LINE: Practical Business Guidelines for Dealing with Substantive Consolidation - Lisa M. Poulin
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS - Christopher Thackston
ON THE EDGE: The Floating Lien on Inventory and Accounts and the "Improvement in Position" Test: How Safe Is the §547(c)(5) Safe Harbor? - David I. Cisar and David P. Muth
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Debtors' Redemption Rights in Repossessed Vehicles and Turnover of Estate Property - Bruce H. White
STRAIGHT AND NARROW: NBRC Struggles with the Problem of Disinterestedness - Richard E. Mikels
SUGGESTED READING: The Partner - Romaine S. Scott III
VALUE AND CENTS: Asset Valuations in Reorganizations - R. Carter Pate
AFFAIRS OF STATE: Abusive or Serial Filings: Is There an Answer to Post-petition Tax Non-compliance? - Craig A. Gargotta
BEYOND THE QUILL: Video Court: The Future Is Here - John D. Penn
CODE TO CODE: Judicial Code §959(b) and the Stay: Part II - Carlos J. Cuevas
CONSUMER CORNER: Reaffirmation or Redemption Reprise: The Second Circuit Speaks - Joseph R. Prochaska
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: The Auditor's Responsibility in the Detection of FraudPublic Perception Issues - Mitchell Hirsh and Scott Peltz
INTENSIVE CARE: Is Bankruptcy Court a Refuge for Health Care Organizations Guilty of Fraud? - Deborah L. Fish
LAST IN LINE: The Builders' Trust Fund Act: A Viable Remedy to Collect an Unsecured Debt - Robert A. Peurach
ON OUR WATCH: Ineffectual Denial of Discharge: Lamentations on 11 U.S.C. §§727(a)(8) and (9) - Kevin P. Dempsey
ON THE EDGE: Recognizing the Separation Between Avoidance of Interests Under §544(a) and "Recovery" Under §550 - John R. Clemency and John A. Harris
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Curbing Gap Period Abuses Under §303 - Pamela Platt Brown and Jeffrey L. Tarkenton
TURNAROUND TOPICS: Avoid the Communications "Black Hole" With a Tactical Plan - Debra E. Kuptz
VALUE AND CENTS: Value Creation: Lessons from Failed Acquisitions - Israel Shaked and Allen Michel
AFFAIRS OF STATE: Illinois Survey of Tax Non-filers in Chapter 13 Shows Non-compliance - James D. Newbold
CODE TO CODE: Perfecting Security Interests in Copyrights: The Confusion Continues - Mark F. Radcliffe and Nels R. Nelsen
CONSUMER CORNER: Reaffirmation or RedemptionThe Only Alternatives? - Thomas E. Ray
DICTA: Judges' Meetings: Making the System Work Better - Hon. Leif M. Clark
FEATURE: Incoming NCBJ President Looks Ahead at Issues
INTENSIVE CARE: The Bankruptcy Code and Medicare Regulations Conflict: And the Winner Is... - Nancy A. Peterman
LAST IN LINE: Two Transfers for the Price of One: When a Preferential Transfer Is Made According to §547 - Rudolph F. DeFelice
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: The Case for Broadening the Stay to Protect "Entities" Under §362(h) - Tisha Morris Federico
STRAIGHT AND NARROW: The Lucrative Trusteeship as an Ethical Dilemma - Steven A. Schwaber
SUGGESTED READING: The Spring - Romaine S. Scott III
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: How Well Does the U.S. Bankruptcy Code Support the Emerging Standards of Comity in Cross-border Insolvencies? - Jeremy V. Richards
TURNAROUND TOPICS: A Tale of Two Economies: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times - Dr. Gerald P. Buccino
VALUE AND CENTS: New Approaches to Retail Inventory Liquidation - Mark A. Stein and Stewart L. Cohen