Tag Archives: Consumer Bankruptcy Project
Watch Our Videos: Discharging Student Loans in Bankruptcy
by CBJC StaffSeptember 26, 2016
Have you ever considered filing for bankruptcy to discharge your student loan debt, or wondered if that is even possible? CBJC’s Consumer Bankruptcy Project has produced two videos covering this topic, thanks to the generous support of the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation.
Read moreVictory for Rent-Stabilized Debtors in New York!
by CBJC StaffNovember 25, 2014
Over the last few years, the Consumer Bankruptcy Project (CBP) of the City Bar Justice Center had to advise rent-stabilized tenants considering filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief in New York that there was a risk that they could lose their apartment if they filed for bankruptcy.
Read moreGreat Victory for the Expansion of Pro Bono Bankruptcy Assistance in New Jersey
by CBJC StaffAugust 18, 2014
Since its inception in 2004, the City Bar Justice Center’s (CBJC) Pro Bono Consumer Bankruptcy Project (CBP) has been a highly successful initiative. Part of the success of this model was due to the issuance of a favorable Formal Ethics Opinion (2005-1) by the City Bar Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, wherein the committee concluded that under certain conditions volunteer lawyers from large commercial law firms could represent both low-income debtors in Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases and their creditors in unrelated matters without having a conflict of interest.
Read moreThe Pro Bono Consumer Bankruptcy Project Publishes a New Consumer Pamphlet for Pro Se Debtors
by CBJC StaffDecember 13, 2013
The Pro Bono Consumer Bankruptcy Project provides direct advice or assistance on personal bankruptcy to hundreds of low-income debtors each year. However, hundreds of other debtors are unable to obtain this help and must file a pro se bankruptcy without any professional assistance or guidance.
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