What Happens After You Pass the Bar? A Guide to Successful Legal Careers
You’ve made it! You worked hard, studied, and built your test-taking skills. Now you can call yourself a lawyer. But what comes next? Arriving at
5 Things You Need to Know Before Applying to Jobs at Law Firms
With the rise of the digital age and the Covid-19 pandemic, getting a job anywhere has changed dramatically over the last decade. Getting jobs at law firms is no exception to this rule.
Judge Katzmann Goes Senior, Giving Biden 2d Circuit Vacancy
For all the laypeople out there, going on senior status as a Federal Court Judge means that you work fewer hours/days every week. Judge Katzmann
Don’t Hire a Trial Lawyer to Handle your Appeal
It’s not easy to accept a judgment when you lose a case. Sometimes there are valid reasons to want to appeal the decision. When you
Classic Antitrust Cases: Will Congress Override Brooke Group, Matsushita, and Weyerhaeuser—and Resurrect Utah Pie?
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee Majority Report of its Investigation into Digital Markets included a number of recommendations that went beyond digital markets, including overriding several classic
New Year, New Rules: New York Employees May Begin Taking Paid Sick Leave January 1, 2021
The New York State Paid Sick Leave law (“NYSPSL”) and the amendments to the New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave law (“ESSTA”) expanding employees’ paid sick
How to Handle Pet Custody Battles in Divorce
Unless your prenup specifies where pets will live following a divorce, it’s likely that you may have to figure out how to handle pet custody
Recover Your Financial Health with Chapter 7 Bankruptcy for Medical Debt
Medical debt is one of the most overwhelming types of debt there is, and one of the most common reasons why individuals file for Chapter 7
Are your wages being garnished?
Are your wages being garnished for child support, student loans, or back taxes and you’re now unable to pay any of your other creditors? We
Understanding the New “Fast-Pass” Small Business Bankruptcy Process
On February 19, 2020, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) took effect. The SBRA added a new subsection to Chapter 11 of the
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Order Granting or Denying Request for Relief from Automatic Stay is Final Order that is Immediately Appealable
A party who believes that a bankruptcy court erred in either granting or denying relief from the automatic stay needs to act fast to appeal
Bankruptcy options for the self employed
Facing the prospect of filing bankruptcy can be daunting. At a time when you’re under serious financial stress, you have to figure out if seeking
PG&E’s $58B Bankruptcy Plan Moves Closer to Approval
PG&E has proposed an approximately $58 billion-dollar reorganization plan that includes settlements exceeding $25 billion to resolve claims by wildfire victims and regulatory agencies. The
Bankruptcy Venue Reform
Although the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is headquartered in Texas, it filed for chapter 11 in Delaware in February. That was permissible under existing
PODCAST: Chapter 11 – Barfly Ventures Files
This episode, hosted by Farva Jafri of Jafri Law Firm, will talk about Barfly Ventures’ petition for chapter 11 protection and what Jafri Law Firm is doing throughout the COVID-19 crisis to serve current and potential clients.