Diane Drain received the 2022 Preeminent Award and Gold Client Champion Award from Martindale-Hubbell.
The 2022 AV Preeminent award is given to an “elite group of attorneys who have been rated highly by their peers as having Very High Ethical Standards and an A grade.  Lawyers.com

On June 29, 2007, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal in an unpublished decision in In re Rosacometta, S.R.L., 244 Fed.Appx. 286 (11th Cir. 2007) upheld the decision of the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of Florida. The bankruptcy court had allowed an ancillary petition under section 304 (pre-BAPCPA) and enjoined the creditor from collecting on a writ of garnishment in the state court against the Italian company that had filed for bankruptcy relief in Italy.

On June 29, 2007, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal in an unpublished decision in In re Rosacometta, S.R.L., 244 Fed.Appx. 286 (11th Cir. 2007) upheld the decision of the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of Florida. The bankruptcy court had allowed an ancillary petition under section 304 (pre-BAPCPA) and enjoined the creditor from collecting on a writ of garnishment in the state court against the Italian company that had filed for bankruptcy relief in Italy.

Are Changes on the Way for Bankruptcy and Student Loans? There’s one big change Joe Biden can make (without Congress) so people who can’t afford to pay their student loans can clear them in bankruptcy. During his presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised to help people who can’t pay their student loans.  So far, he’s helped […]

Are Changes on the Way for Bankruptcy and Student Loans? There’s one big change Joe Biden can make (without Congress) so people who can’t afford to pay their student loans can clear them in bankruptcy. During his presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised to help people who can’t pay their student loans.  So far, he’s helped […]

ControversyThe topic of "not for publication" has raised  controvery over the years, the main issues precedential value and the ability to cite as precedent.

ControversyThe topic of "not for publication" has raised  controvery over the years, the main issues precedential value and the ability to cite as precedent.

Colonial Bankruptcy Laws
In the American colonial era, many of the states had bankruptcy and insolvency laws. Imprisonment for debt was commonplace.

Bankruptcy Act of 1800

Colonial Bankruptcy Laws
In the American colonial era, many of the states had bankruptcy and insolvency laws. Imprisonment for debt was commonplace.

Bankruptcy Act of 1800