News
September 26, 2011--Barb Sinsley was quoted in "Debt Collection Industry Reacts to States' Restrictions" in TCMNet. You can read the article here.
September 26, 2011--Stephen W. Sather was quoted in an article "Texas Anna Nicole Smith Case Continues to Roil Bankruptcy World" in the Detroit Legal News. You can read the article here.
September 22, 2011--BarbSinsley provided insight to "Maryland Courts Latest to Require More Documentation from Debt Buyers" featured in InsideARM. You can find the article here.
September 20, 2011--Barb Sinsley was quopted in "Debt Collectors Lobby to Block Tougher State Rules" published by Bloomberg News. You can find the article here.
September 15, 2011--Barb Sinsley and Manny Newburger engaged in The Great Debate: Record or Don't Record and Other Topics" at the Debt Connection Symposium and Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
September 8-9, 2011--Barron, Newburger & Sinsley, PLLC had an active presence at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Conference in Houston, Texas. Stephen Sather was Course Director and spoke on "Individual 11s vs. 13s.". Mark Aschermann and Ed Walton spoke on "Recognizing Non-Bankruptcy Causes of Action."
August 11, 2011--The Fifth Circuit sitting en banc released its opinion in Reed v. City of Arlington, Case No. 08-11098. Barron, Newburger & Sinsley, PLLC represented the Commercial Law League of America as amicus curiae. You can read more about the opinion here. The en banc court voted 13-3 to reverse a panel decision which was unfavorable to creditors.
July 19, 2011--Stephen Sather and Prof. Ken Klee were interviewed by American Bankruptcy Institute Director Sam Gerdano for the ABI's 100th podcast titled Examining Ramifications of Supreme Court's decision in Stern v. Marshall. You can listen to the podcast here.
July 12, 2011--Stephen Sather was featured on a panel on "Stern v. Marshall: State Law Claims in Bankruptcy After the Supremes Make It All Clear," a webinar sponsored by the State Bar of Texas.
May 23, 2011--Stephen Sather argued before the en banc Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Reed v. City of Arlington. Barron, Newburger & Sinsley, PLLC represented the Commercial Law League of America as amicus curiae.
4/15/11--Manny Newburger spoke on a panel titled "The Telephone Collection Practices Act: Its Impact on the Collection Agency Practices" at the Commercial Law League of America Chicago Meeting. Stephen Sather participated on a panel titled "Don't Be Bamboozled by the "B" Word: A Primer on When You Can Collect Despite a Bankruptcy Filing." Barbara Barron was responsible for the educational programs sponsored by the Bankruptcy Section.
3/15/11--Barb Sinsley spoke at the National Collections and Credit Risk Conference in Miami, Florida.
2/24/11--Manny Newburger spoke on the topic "Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Defending in a world of consumer activism; facts you must know about the Act to successfully negotiate a defense" at the Advanced Debt Collection Seminar in Atlanta, Georgia.
2/8/11--Manny Newburger and Fair Debt Consultants announce the release of the third disk in the Compliant Collector series.
1/30/11--Barb Sinsley was quoted in the Virginian-Pilot in an article titled "Debt collection industry's methods draw scrutiny," You can read the article here.
1/30/11--Stephen Sather completed the 3M Half Marathon in Austin, Texas.
1/24/11--Business Law Today published an article by Stephen Sather titled "Ninth Circuit BAP Finds Wells Fargo Freeze Policy Violates Automatic Stay," You can read the article here.
1/21/11--The Fifth Circuit decided Camp v. Ingalls (In re Camp), a decision dealing with application of a prior state's exemption laws to a debtor who has moved to a new state. Barron & Newburger, P.C. represented the Trustee Ronald Ingalls in the case. You can find the opinion here.