Welcome to a series of  best practices tips hosted by the Washington Western Bankruptcy Court (WAWB). This series of articles is designed to benefit new and seasoned bankruptcy professionals. Each article in the series will focus on a different aspect of a bankruptcy case or procedure. Note that the opinions expressed in the articles below do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Court or its individual judges.

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The Bankruptcy Best Practices Series

• The Importance of the Notice of Electronic Filing
  Trisha McGraw, Tacoma Divisional Manager, Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington
• Eviction Prevention in Washington State
  Janet Buttenwieser, Judicial Extern to the Hon. Mary Jo Heston
• Resumption of Debtor Audits in Individual Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Cases
  United States Trustee Program, Seattle Office
• Navigating the New Student Loan Discharge Process: Overview and Additional Resources
  Latife Neu, Attorney
• In re Masingale: "100% of Value" Exemption Claim
  Katherine Culbertson, Law Clerk to Hon. Brian Lynch
• A Financial Assistance Program that Homeowners “HAF” to Know About (updated for 2022 income limits)
  Michael A. Rogers, Law Clerk to the Hon. Mary Jo Heston
• Following the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act
  Alexandra K. Yerigan, Law Clerk to the Hon. Marc Barreca
• The Debtor’s Right to Dismiss a Chapter 13 Case and Conditioning Dismissal
  The Honorable Brian D. Lynch, with Katherine Culbertson, and with permission of the NCBJ
• ZoomGov Video Hearing Guide for Participants
  Courtesy of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, California Central, with local modifications by Curtis Udy, WAWB Courtroom Technology and Services Supervisor
• Updates from the Washington State Bar Association
  Sara Niegowski, WSBA Chief Communication and Outreach Officer
• Service on Credit Unions
  Taylor M. Jones, Law Clerk to the Hon. Brian D. Lynch 8/21/2021
• The Thomas T. Glover Mediation Program: A USER’S GUIDE FOR INITIATING MEDIATION IN A MAIN CASE OR ADVERSARY PROCEEDING
  Glover Program Executive Committee
• S5406, Washington's New Homestead Law, updated May 3, 2021
  Marc S. Stern and Christina Latta Henry
• Fastrack to Payday-Practice Pointers for Chapter 13 Attorney Fee Applications in WAWB
  Bryan Williamson, Law Clerk to Judge Mary Jo Heston
• The Consolidated Appropriate Act of 2021 and Bankruptcy
  Courtesy of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Missouri
• Best Practices When Considering Filing Under SubChapter V
  Geoffrey Groshong, Subchapter V Trustee, WAWB
• Best Practices for Handling Initial Matters in Chapter 11
  Office of the United State Trustee, Seattle
• Best Practices for Chapter 13 Plan Confirmation
  Michael Malaier, Chapter 13 Trustee - Tacoma
• Best Practices for 341 Meetings (9/8/2020)
  Terry Donahue and Mark Waldron, Tacoma Panel Trustees

WAWB Bench Bar Meetings

January 19, 2021 Meeting

• Practical Tips on Using SubChapter V to Assist Your Clients, panel presentation by Judge Tim Dore, Virginia Burdette, James Day and Thomas Neeleman

  Updated Guide to SBRA (November 2020).

• Case Law Update and Discussion, panel discussion by James Zack, Zachary Cooper and Darcel Lobo.

  Three Additional Case Law Summaries.