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Mar 01 2016
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Protection for Creditors in Bankruptcy? Judge Steele (M.D. FLA.) Holds That The Bankruptcy Code Precludes an FDCPA Claim For Filing a Proof of Claim on Time-Barred Debt

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Publications
As seen in The Cramdown, Spring 2016. By: Amy Drushal The Eleventh Circuit created new precedent (unfavorable precedent from a creditor's perspective) in Crawford v. LVNV Funding LLC, 758 F. 3d 1254 (11th Cir. 2014), when it held that filing a proof of claim on a time-barred debt violated the FDCPA. What the Eleventh Circuit declined to address in Crawford was…
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Feb 25 2016
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ABA Forum on Construction Law’s 2015 “Sticks and Bricks”

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February 25th, 2015 8:00 - 5:30 p.m. Patrick J. Poff ppoff@trenam.com Trenam Kemker Shareholder, Patrick Poff is Co-Chair of the ABA Forum on Construction Law’s 2015 “Sticks and Bricks” Program, which will be held in six cities around the country on February 27, 2015.  The “Sticks and Bricks” program is a primer for construction lawyers on…
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Feb 22 2016
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Blenda J. Santiago Joins Trenam

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Trenam is pleased to announce that Blenda J. Santiago, joined the firm as a Florida Registered Paralegal and will work in the Real Estate and Lending Transactions group. Prior to joining the firm, Blenda worked as a paralegal at Gray-Robinson.  
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Jan 26 2016
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The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements

By Business Transactions, Employment, Publications
By Boyd E. Chapin, III The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) commonly known as “Obamacare” created new reporting obligations in 2015 requiring most employers to report certain information to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) about each of its full-time employees, including whether it offered the employees and their dependents…
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Dec 17 2015
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Southwest Florida Bankruptcy Professional Association Luncheon

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December 17th, 2015 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Lara Fernandez, Shareholder lfernandez@trenam.com Location: Jury Assembly Room, United States Courthouse & Federal Building, Fort Myers, Fla. 2110 First Street Fort Myers, Florida 33901 The Southwest Florida Bankruptcy Professionals Association is a voluntary group of attorneys, judges, paralegals, and other interested members. The group…
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