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The information in this web site is not intended to constitute legal advice or to create an attorney-client relationship. It is also important to note that the information contained in this article may be outdated.

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TOPICAL INDEX OF RESOURCES

Bankruptcy Dictionaries
Agencies, Departments and Organizations
General Bankruptcy Information
Bankruptcy Courts
Bankruptcy Trustees & Clerks
Bankruptcy Laws, Regulations and Rules
Bankruptcy Discussion Groups
Help with Creditor Addresses

Arizona Exemptions
Fair Debt Collection Practices (link to article at AZLawHelp.org)
Automobile & House Valuation
Consumer Credit, Protection & Safety

Bankruptcy Resources For Lawyers

Bankruptcy Laws, Regulations and Rules
General Bankruptcy Information and News
Bankruptcy Organizations and Committees
Bankruptcy Discussion Groups & Forums
Bankruptcy Forms
Tax Issues in Bankruptcy
Public Records

Bankruptcy Resources

Bankruptcy Dictionaries

Bankruptcy Glossary

BankruptcyData.com/glossary

Agencies, Departments & Organizations

American Bankruptcy Institute (research and education on insolvency)

American Board of Certification (certifies attorneys as specialists in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law)
Internet Bankruptcy Library discussion groups, conferences, publications, resources
National Bankruptcy Review Commission (independent commission created to investigate and study bankruptcy code)
Office of the U.S. Trustee
Pacer Service Center – Administrative Office of the Courts
Arizona US Bankruptcy Court – electronic document filing
US Party Index – Pacer
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Inc. “NACBA”
Commercial Law League of America (creditors’ rights organization) “CLLA”

General Bankruptcy Information

BankruptcySales.com (trustees and debtors to post listings of assets)
Findlaw.com – bankruptcy and other specific legal sites
LexisOne – Legal resources for small firms.
ABI: Status of recent bankruptcy bills or cases
US Bankruptcy Law – Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School.

Bankruptcy Courts

Federal Courts – link to all federal courts (Supreme, District, Appeals and Bankruptcy)
United States District Court of Arizona
United States Bankruptcy Courts
United States Bankruptcy Court – District of Arizona
9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
9th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court – Official Site

Bankruptcy Trustees & Clerks

U.S. Trustee Program is part of the Department of Justice, and oversees administration of bankruptcy cases. Their site contains information about the U.S. Trustee program and the bankruptcy system.
National Conference of Bankruptcy Clerks
Russell A. Brown, chapter 13 Trustee
Edward Maney, chapter 13 Trustee
Dianne Kerns – chapter 13 trustee in Tucson
Chapter 13 Trustee’s Network
National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees (forum for 13 issues)
National Association on Bankruptcy Trustees (sales of assets)
BankruptcySales.com allows trustees and debtors to post listings of assets being offered for sale.

Bankruptcy Laws, Regulations & Rules

US Bankruptcy Code
Arizona Bankruptcy Court – Judges Procedures, Local Rules, General Orders, Chapter 13 Confirmation Rules
9th Circuit – Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Rules, Local Rules, General Orders, Federal Rules of Appellate Practice
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Evidence
U.S. Code
U.S. Code Table of Popular Names
U.S. Constitution

Resources for Consumers, Including Bankruptcy

Arizona Exemptions
Help with Creditor and Collection company’s addresses

Do a search on Google, Yahoo and Dogpile for the creditor’s name.
U.S. Postal Service Zipcode Look-up
Bankrate.com – Lists Credit Card Banks +

Consumer Credit, Protection & Safety

National Do Not Call Registry – stop telemarketing, file complaints
Credit Scoring – How Does It Work?
IRS – Collection Standards (what is allowed by the IRS)
Stop Junk Calls
Arizona Department of Financial Institutions – complaint form for poor servicing from escrow or title agency
Auto Insurance Tips – From SmartMoney.com
Auto Recalls – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Bankrate.com – Consumer Information on Banking and Personal Finance
Better Business Bureau
Better Business Bureau Online
Center for Economic Justice – Consumer Advocate’s Guide to Insurance Data
Credit Counselors: National Foundation of Credit Counseling
Consumer Directory of Federal Agencies
Consumer Product Safety
Consumer Protection Agencies -FTC – General
Consumer Protection Division – Office of the Attorney General of Arizona
Consumer World – Catalog of Useful Consumer Resources
Consumer.gov – U. S. Government
Consumer-Action.org – Multilingual Library of Consumer Information
Copnet.org – Linking Community and Police
Consumer Protection – 15 USC Chapter 41
Federal Consumer Information Center – U.S. Government Consumer Protection Tips
IRS: Free tax return preparation for qualifying taxpayers.
National Association of Consumer Advocates
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
National Fraud Information Center
Predatory Lending – Arizona Attorney General (PDF doc) Household Finance – predatory lending
What are your privacy rights?
Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud – From Florida Attorney General
Victims Rights – Arizona Attorney General

Miscellaneous Resources

Automobile & House Valuation

Value of your Home
Edmund’s Automobile Buyer’s Guide
Kelley Blue Book
Lemon Check – from CarFax
N.A.D.A Official Used Car Guide

On-Line Calculators

ANOTHER INTEREST CALCULATOR
BankRate.com CALCULATORS

Bankruptcy Resources for Lawyers

Bankruptcy Discussion Groups & Forums

Arizona Consumer Bankruptcy Counsel: ACBC (requires membership)

Findlaw.com

ABI: CRACKING THE CODE (requires membership)

NACBA ListServe (requires membership)

Bankruptcy Organizations & Committees

Arizona Consumer Bankruptcy Counsel: “ACBC” Mentoring group of experienced consumer bankruptcy council. Arizona based. Membership includes participation in very active listserv, monthly CLE luncheons, reduced prices for sponsored CLE programs, access to education videos.

American College of Bankruptcy: The College was formed in 1989 and has over 800 Fellows that are selected by a Board of Regents from among recommendations received from the Circuit Admissions Council in each federal judicial circuit. The Regents select those who meet the following standards: (i) the highest professional qualifications and ethical standards; (ii) the highest level of character, integrity, professional expertise and leadership; (iii) sustained evidence of scholarship, teaching, lecturing and distinguished published writings on bankruptcy practice or insolvency practice and the overall improvement of the process.

American Bankruptcy Institute – Comprehensive information about legislative news related to bankruptcy, bankruptcy statistics, judges’ opinions, bankruptcy code and analysis. ABI is “the nation’s largest multi-disciplinary, non-partisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency.” ABI publishes a newsletter 10 times per year, distributed to ABI members.
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Inc. is an organization of attorneys representing mostly debtors. Their site contains information about their organization and cases of interest.
The Commercial Law League of America claims to be America’s oldest creditors’ rights organization. Their site contains a special update on the final report of the Bankruptcy Review Commission and other bankruptcy info.
National Bankruptcy Review Commission is an independent commission created to investigate and study bankruptcy code. You can read its final report and other info on this site.
The American Board of Certification certifies attorneys as specialists in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law. It is a non-profit organization, sponsored by The American Bankruptcy Institute and The Commercial Law League of America, dedicated to serving the public and improving the quality of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law bars.

General Bankruptcy Information & News

ABIWorld.org/headlines
Bankrupt.com/freenews
Bankruptcy Lawfinder – bankruptcy resources, case notes, and a bankruptcy discussion group
BankruptcySales.com (trustees and debtors to post listings of assets)
Bankruptcy Yearbook & Almanac (data about filings & statistics)
BKinformation.com
BNA’s Bankruptcy Law Reporter – a weekly publication
CLLA.org
Findlaw.com – bankruptcy and other specific legal sites
NACBA/news
On-line bankruptcy course from Arizona’s Professor Boyd, U of A School of Law
US Bankruptcy Law – Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School.

Bankruptcy Forms

Arizona Bankruptcy Court Approved Forms
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (PDF forms)

Tax Issues in Bankruptcy

IRS.gov
TaxSites.com/state.htm
NAEA.org

Public Records

PACER
Bankruptcy Statistics (American Bankruptcy Institute)
Banko.com
Property legal descriptions
MerlinData.com
Freeerisa.com
ffiec.gov – National Information Center

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