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Failing To Answer Whether Bankruptcy Reform Failed: A Critique Of The First Report From The 2007 Consumer Bankruptcy Project, Rafael I. Pardo
Failing To Answer Whether Bankruptcy Reform Failed: A Critique Of The First Report From The 2007 Consumer Bankruptcy Project, Rafael I. Pardo
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Over the past quarter century, our knowledge of individuals who seek relief through the consumer bankruptcy system has been derived largely from the information that has been collected and analyzed by the Consumer Bankruptcy Project. The most recent iteration of the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, the 2007 Consumer Bankruptcy Project (the 2007 CBP), extends well beyond prior iterations by drawing a nationwide random sample of bankruptcy filings. The first report published in connection with the 2007 CBP (the First Report or Report) seeks to evaluate the success of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) in sorting …
Setting The Record Straight: A Sur-Reply To Professors Lawless Et Al, Rafael I. Pardo
Setting The Record Straight: A Sur-Reply To Professors Lawless Et Al, Rafael I. Pardo
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I have recently engaged in a scholarly exchange with Professors Robert M. Lawless, Angela K. Littwin, Katherine M. Porter, John A. E. Pottow, Deborah K. Thorne, and Elizabeth Warren that debates the conclusions they have drawn in their first report from the 2007 Consumer Bankruptcy Project (the First Report). Unfortunately, the reply of Professors Lawless et al. to my critique mischaracterizes, misinterprets, and does not fully engage with the constructive commentary that I suggested. This sur-reply clarifies the misperceptions and mischaracterizations of my commentary by Professors Lawless et al. and demonstrates that my arguments not only are grounded in a …