Book Review: Various Authors- Strategies for Consumer Bankruptcy Trustees

Summary: This is another in the serious of the Inside the Minds books from Aspatore Books, here attempting to provide perspective from experienced Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Trustees on how to administer consumer bankruptcy cases. It consists of five articles or essays about the duties and responsibilities of a Trustee, with some additional generic advice about how to run a Trustee’s office of practice. This book is very slight- In total it has only 133 pages, of which 56 pages are forms, which are likely only of local and, also not being electronic, little practical use. And while the description of the book discusses how a Trustee should “act as the neutral ombudsman in the debtor versus creditor debate”, the articles are overwhelmingly skewed in the direction discovering Debtor fraud or undisclosed assets. Only one author, and even then in materials covering just over one page, even discusses “Reviewing Claims for Appropriateness.” Short shrift is given to the possibility of creditor fraud or abuse or the need for procedures to verify creditor compliance with the Bankruptcy Code, other state and federal laws, the Confirmation and Discharge Orders, etc. To purchase a copy of the book, please see: http://store.westlaw.com/strategies-consumer-bankruptcy-trustees-leading-lawyers-on-analyzing-role-of/187008/41333603/productdetail