The Enduring Legacy of Anna Nicole Smith on Consumer Bankruptcy, Problems and Pitfalls, and Legislative Update

Sponsored By: Consumer Bankruptcy Section

• Program Cover Sheet
• Table of Contents
• Presentation
• Presenter Biographies
  • Tiffany S. Franc, Esquire 
  • Samuel J. Gerdano, Esquire 
  • Marc Robert Kivitz, Esquire 
  • Carolyn Gilden Krohn, Esquire 
  • Stanton J. Levinson, Esquire 
  • Richard D. London, Esquire 
  • Daniel M. Press, Esquire 
  • Ann Shaw, Esquire 
  • Bud Stephen Tayman, Esquire
  • Candy L. Thompson, Esquire 

Papers and Other Materials of Interest 

Tiffany S. Franc, Esquire

• Personal Property Liens in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Sam Gerdano, Esquire

• Federal Legislative Update (powerpoint)

Marc R. Kivitz, Esquire

• Personal Property Redemption after Stern v. Marshall
• Lien Stripping After Stern v. Marshall

Carolyn Gilden Krohn, Esquire: Purchase Money Security Interests in Chapter 13 

• Purchase Money Security Interests in Chapter 13
• 11 U.S.C. §1322
• Proof of claim of “USA Discounters” with attachments

Stanton J. Levinson, Esquire: Community Association Claims: Basic

• Bankruptcy Considerations, Treatment of Claims, and the Problem of Gridlock
• From the Maryland Condominium Act: Md. Ann. Code, Real Property Article, §11-110.
  Common expenses and profits; assessments; liens.
• From the Maryland Homeowners Association Act: Md. Ann. Code, Real Property Article, §11B-117. 
  Liability for homeowners’ association assessments and charges on lots.
• From the Maryland Contract Lien Act:  Md. Ann. Code, Real Property Article §14-203. 
  Creation of lien as a result of breach of contract.
• From the Maryland Contract Lien Act:  Md. Ann. Code, Real Property Article §14-204. 
  Enforcement and foreclosure of lien.

Richard London, Esquire: Materials related to lien enforcement

• Maryland Rule 12-601
• Show Cause Order in Action of Replevin

Richard London, Esquire:  Legislative Materials

• House Bill 1257: Fiduciary Institutions – Protection of Elder Adults from Financial Abuse – Reporting Requirements
• House Bill 1373: Real Property – Foreclosed Property Registry
• Senate Bill 295: Commercial Law – Security Freezes – Minors and Protected Persons
• Senate Bill 303: Credit Regulation – Debt Management Services – Agreement and Prohibited Acts
• Senate Bill 401: Motor Vehicles – Towing Practices and Procedures
• Maryland District Court Complaint Form
• Maryland District Court Complaint Form for Assigned Consumer Debt – Rule 3-306(d)—Draft #4

Daniel M. Press, Esquire

• Sheehan v. Posin, Civil Action No. 5:11-CV-160 (Bailey)

Ann Shaw, Esquire

• Anna Nicole Smith and You – Stern v. Marshall

Bud Stephen Tayman, Esquire

• Title page, Introduction, Table of Contents
• Consumer Bankruptcy Litigation After Stern v. Marshall
• The Supreme Court Decision in Stern v. Marshall: Analysis And Implications
• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
• Granfinanciera, S.A. v. Nordberg 492 U.S. 33 (1989)
• Katchen v. Landy 382 U.S. 323 (1966)
• McCarthy v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In re El-Atari) 2011 WL 5828013 (D. E.D. Va. 2011).
  Shaia v. Taylor (In re Connelly) 2012 WL 1098431 (Bkrtcy. E.D. Va. 2012).
• Criminal Justice Debt: A Barrier to Reentry - New York University School of Law
• In for a Penny: the Rise of America’s New Debtor’s Prisons
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4

Candy Thompson, Esquire

• Cross Collateralization and Credit Unions