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Recent Articles 

Bankruptcy Update: Loan Modifications - Treatment by the BK Courts (Spring 2010)

State-by-State: Arkansas - Redaction in BK Filings (Spring 2010)

New BK Local Rule & Forms: Southern District of Texas (May 2010)

Cramdown in BK: “Principal Residence” Exception Not Always Extended to Mobile Homes (April 2010)

New Local Rules: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (April 2010)

Ohio: New Bankruptcy Motion for Relief Forms & Requirements (Northern District) (March 2010)

Lien Perfection in Bankruptcy: Recent Judicial Decisions (March 2010)

Bankruptcy Update: Insights to Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules of BK Procedure (Winter 2010)

State-by-State: Utah - Recent Changes in BK Rules and Practice (Winter 2010)

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