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Vicki R. Harding was a partner in the Detroit office of Pepper Hamilton LLP who moved to Arizona seeking warmer weather. Ms. Harding continues to handle commercial transactions with an emphasis on real estate and bankruptcy issues (but no longer owns a snow shovel).

Liquor License Sale Financing: Can a Creative Structure Save the Day?

Mitsuwa Corp. v Orama Hospitality Group, Ltd. (In re Orama Hospitality Group, Ltd.), 601 B.R. 340 (Bankr. D. N.J. 2019) –

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Attorney Liens: Possession of Cash Is Not Always the End of the Story

In re Venincasa, 601 B.R. 296 (Bankr. D. Mass 2019) – A law firm sought relief from the automatic stay so that it could release funds held in its IOLTA account to pay itself fees owed by the debtor. The chapter … Continue reading

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Drafting Errors: The Importance of Proofreading Cannot Be Overestimated

Scott v. U.S. Bank N.A. (In re Scott), 600 B.R. 506 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. 2019) – A stipulation between the debtor and a mortgagee misstated the original principal amount of the mortgage debt. Eventually the debtor sought to enforce the stipulation, … Continue reading

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Rents: What Happens to Unclaimed Rents Collected from Property That Is Abandoned?

In re Pena, 600 B.R. 415 (9th Cir. BAP 2019) – Well over a year after a bankruptcy case was closed, the debtor filed an application with the bankruptcy court seeking to recover unclaimed rent from deed of trust property that … Continue reading

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Marijuana: Should a Plan “Go up in Smoke” Because a Debtor’s Tenant Operates a Marijuana Establishment?

Garvin v. Cook Investments NW, SPNWY, LLC, 922 F.3d 1031 (9th Cir. 2019) – The U.S. trustee objected to a chapter 11 plan of reorganization proposed by a group of real estate holding companies on the grounds that a tenant of … Continue reading

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Bankruptcy Sale: Maximizing Bankruptcy Estate Assets Trumps Contractual Obligations

Gluckstadt Holdings, L.L.C. v. VCR I, L.L.C. (In re VCR I, L.L.C.), 922 F.3d 323 (5th Cir. 2019) – The bankruptcy court granted a Chapter 7 trustee’s motion to approve holding a public auction and selling property of the debtor free … Continue reading

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