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This page contains articles on a wide variety of bankruptcy-related topics by employees of the United States Trustee Program.
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Articles published or written in:
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 
Year Date Subject Other Formats
2023
  January/February/March 2023

How the U.S. Trustee Program and Trustees Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Bankruptcy System
By Tracy Hope Davis, U.S. Trustee, Region 17; and Kelley Callard, Trial Attorney, Detroit, MI. Reprinted with permission from NACTT Quarterly (January/February/March, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2023).

[PDF - 494 KB]
  March 2023

Enhancing the Chapter 11 Reporting Process: An Update on the New MORs and PCRs
By Adam G. Brief, Assistant U.S. Trustee, Region 11. Reprinted with permission from Business Law Today, a publication of the American Bar Association Business Law Section (March 2023).

[PDF - 1.09 MB]
  Winter 2023

An Overview of the Changes to the Handbook for Chapter 7 Trustees and Updates to the Uniform Transaction Codes
By Robert S. Gebhard, Assistant Director for Oversight, EOUST; and Suzanne Hazard, Deputy Assistant Director for Oversight, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal (Winter 2023).

[PDF - 1.27 MB]
2022
  November 2022

The USTP’s Positions on Select SBRA Legal Issues
By Daniel J. Casamatta, Acting U.S. Trustee, Region 13; and Michael J. Bujold, Associate General Counsel for General and Administrative Law, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from ABI Journal (Vol. XLI, No. 11, November 2022).

[PDF - 288 KB]
  September 2022

Ensuring “Access” and “Justice:”  USTP’s Enforcement Guidelines for Bifurcated Fee Agreements
By Adam Herring, Associate General Counsel for Consumer Practice, EOUST; and Scott Bomkamp, Trial Attorney, Orlando, FL. Reprinted with permission from ABI Journal (Vol. LXI, No. 9, September 2022).

[PDF - 317 KB]
  January/February/March 2022 Q&A with Mary Ida Townson
An interview with Mary Ida Townson, United States Trustee, Region 21. Reprinted with permission from NACTT Quarterly (Vol. 34, No. 2, January/February/March 2022). This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article.
 
[PDF - 147 KB]
  Winter 2022

The Important Role of the Chapter 7 Trustee in Helping the USTP Protect and Preserve the Integrity of the Bankruptcy System
By Paul A. Randolph, Acting U.S. Trustee, Region 8. Reprinted with permission from American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal (Winter 2022).

[PDF - 927 KB]
2021
  August 2021

Disclosures and Conflicts: The USTP’s Perspective on Professional Employment
By Clifford J. White III, Director, EOUST; Walter W. Theus, Jr., Trial Attorney, EOUST; and Nan Roberts Eitel, Associate General Counsel for Chapter 11 Practice, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from ABI Journal (Vol. XL, No. 8, August 2021).

[PDF - 350 KB]
  Spring 2021

Protecting Against the Risks of Cyber Fraud: What Case Trustees Should Know
By Robert S. Gebhard, Assistant Director for Oversight, EOUST; and Nancy J. Gargula, U.S. Trustee, Regions 10 and 21. Reprinted with permission from American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal (Spring 2021).

[PDF - 625 KB]
  Winter 2021

Planning for the Unexpected: Proactive Measures for the Trustee to Consider
By Susan J. Roberts, Assistant U.S. Trustee, Region 10. Reprinted with permission from American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal (Winter 2021).

[PDF - 589 KB]
  February 2021

Introducing the USTP’s New Chapter 11 Periodic Reports
By Michael J. Bujold, Associate General Counsel for General and Administrative Law, EOUST; Nan Roberts Eitel, Associate General Counsel for Chapter 11 Practice, EOUST; and Andrew R. Vara, U.S. Trustee for Regions 3 and 9. Reprinted with permission from ABI Journal (Vol. XL, No. 2, February 2021).

[PDF - 355 KB]
  January/February/March 2021

Planning for the Unexpected
By Susan Jaffe Roberts, Assistant U.S. Trustee, South Bend, Indiana. Reprinted with permission from NACTT Quarterly (January/February/March 2021).

[PDF - 319 KB]
  January 2021

Small Business Reorganization Act: Implementation and Trends
By Clifford J. White III, Director, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from ABI Journal (Vol. XL, No. 1, January 2021)

[PDF - 238 KB]
2020
  Spring 2020

Meet Bob Gebhard
An interview with Bob Gebhard on issues affecting chapter 7 trustees and issues related to COVID-19. Reprinted with permission from American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal (Spring 2020). This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article.

[PDF - 75 KB]
  April/May/June 2020

Q&A with Bob Gebhard
An interview with Bob Gebhard on issues affecting chapter 13 trustees. Reprinted with permission from NACTT Quarterly (April/May/June 2020). This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article.

[PDF - 53 KB]
2019
  Spring 2019

Investigating the Financial Affairs of a Debtor Who Has Cryptocurrency
By Nancy J. Gargula, United States Trustee, Regions 10 and 21, and Colin May, Bankruptcy Auditor, Indianapolis, IN. Reprinted with permission from American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal (Spring 2019). This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article.

[PDF - 139 KB]
  October 2019

New Laws, New Duties: The United States Trustee Program’s Implementation of the HAVEN Act and the Small Business Reorganization Act
By Adam D. Herring, Associate General Counsel for Consumer Law, and Walter W. Theus, Trial Attorney, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal (Vol. XXXVIII, No. 10, October 2019). This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article.

[PDF - 153 KB]
2018
  Winter 2018 Meet Tiffany Carroll
By Doreen Solomon, former Assistant Director, and Tiffany Carroll, Acting Assistant Director, Office of Oversight, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal (Winter 2018). This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article.
[PDF - 153 KB]
  Spring 2018 Sam Crocker Unplugged
By Sam Crocker, United States Trustee, Regions 8 and 20. Reprinted with permission from American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal (Spring 2018). This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article.
[PDF - 153 KB]
  Summer 2018 Partners in Combatting Crime: The Vital Roles of Chapter 7 Trustees and the United States Trustee Program
By Alison Goldenberg, Trial Attorney, Denver, CO; Serene Nakano, Trial Attorney, New York, NY; and Andy Velez-Rivera, Trial Attorney, New York, NY. Reprinted with permission from American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal (Summer 2018). This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article.
[PDF - 153 KB]
  October 2018

Problematic Consumer Debtor Attorney’s Fee Arrangements and the Illusion of “Access to Justice”
By Adam D. Herring, Associate General Counsel for Consumer Law, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from ABI Journal (Vol. XXXVII, No. 10, October 2018). This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article.

[PDF - 144 KB]
  September 2018

The Future of the USTP’s CRO “Protocol”
By Clifford J. White III, Director, EOUST, William K. Harrington, United States Trustee for Regions 1 and 2, and Nan Roberts Eitel, Associate General Counsel for Chapter 11 Practice, EOUST. Reprinted with permission from ABI Journal (Vol. XXXVII, No. 9, September 2018). This Web-posted version may appear slightly different from the published article.

[PDF - 160 KB]
  March 2018

United States Attorney’s Bulletin (Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy Fraud – March 2018, Volume 66, Number 2)

 
NOTE:  The views expressed in these articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, the Department of Justice or the United States Trustee Program.