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ABCs of Debt: A Case Study Approach to Debtor/Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy Law, Sixth Edition

Authors
  • Stephen P. Parsons
Series / Aspen Paralegal Series
Teaching Materials
NO
Description
Table of contents
Preface

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Stephen Parsons’ The ABCs of Debt provides the most practical, realistic, and comprehensive tools for today’s students to study and master debtor-creditor relations and the bankruptcy process.

The ABCs of Debt is unsurpassed in the foundation it lays for students regarding the creation and collection of secured and unsecured debt by both judicial and nonjudicial means. The text then leads them in a practical and realistic manner through Chapter 7, Chapter 13, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the actual way those cases begin, unfold, and ultimately play out in the offices of attorneys for debtors and creditors and bankruptcy trustees. The use of realistic and thorough case studies throughout the text forms a hands-on approach that bridges the gap between merely understanding debtor/creditor and bankruptcy concepts and knowing how to use them with confidence. Applying the Law exercises and optional drafting exercises develop the practical skills and working knowledge of a paralegal.   

New to the Sixth Edition:

  • Six recent Supreme Court cases that address critical issues regarding debt collection and bankruptcy
  • Legislative changes impacting bankruptcy practice:
    • The new Subchapter V proceeding for small business debtors filing under Chapter 11
    • Temporary pandemic-related modifications to the definition of income under Chapter 7 and disposable income under Chapter 13
  • Freshened and updated Examples and Problem-Hypotheticals
  • A new Sidenotes feature providing students opportunities to learn more about topics that interest them and that will enrich classroom discussions

Professors and students will benefit from:

  • Realistic case studies that add a strong skill-building component to any study of bankruptcy law
  • Problem-Hypotheticals in which students apply points made in the text to realistic situations
  • A sequential organization of bankruptcy topics that mirrors practice
  • Ethical Considerations that highlight relevant ethical or professional challenges presented by the topic under discussion
  • Highlighted case excerpts accompanied by Applying the Law exercises that link doctrine to practice
  • Engaging and informative text boxes
  • Key Concepts at the start of each chapter
  • Chapter summaries, review questions, and sample forms
  • Optional drafting exercises using hypothetical cases under Chapters 7, 11, and 13

Teaching materials include:

  • Complete instructor’s manual with teaching guide and tips, course syllabus, answers to end-of-chapter review questions, and drafting exercises with grading matrixes
  • Test bank with sample questions in the forms of true/false, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and short essay
  • PowerPoint lecture slides
  • A Sidenotes File containing detailed information to complement the Sidenotes feature in the text
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About the authors
Stephen P. Parsons
Professor Emeritus
Appalachian School of Law

Stephen P. Parsons has been licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee for more than 40 years. He was a partner in the Stophel, Caldwell and Heggie law firm in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and later in the Wagner, Myers & Sanger firm in Knoxville, Tennessee, specializing in commercial law and tort litigation. Thereafter, he was the principal in The Parsons Law Firm in Greeneville, Tennessee. From 2006 to 2015, he was a professor of law at Appalachian School of Law in Buchanan County, Virginia, where he taught Evidence, Contracts, Sales, Debtor-Creditor Law, Civil Trial Practice, and Appellate Advocacy. He retired from the school of law in 2015 as Associate Professor of Law Emeritus. Prior to service at the school of law, he was active in paralegal education, having served as the initial program director for the Paralegal Studies Program at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee, where he was a tenured professor and chair of the Legal Studies Department.

Parsons received his B.A. degree from David Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, with a double major in Speech and Religion. He received his J.D. from The University of Tennessee College of Law, finishing first in his graduating class and was selected for inclusion in the Order of the Coif. While a law student, Parsons received book awards for achieving the high grade in five different courses: Torts, Evidence, Corporations, Administrative Law, and Bills & Notes. He also won the Advocates Prize Moot Court competition as a law student and was named Best Oralist in the competition.

In addition to Interviewing and Investigating: Essential Skills for the Legal Profession, now in its eighth edition, Professor Parsons is the author of The ABC’s of Debt: A Case Study Approach to Debtor-Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy Law, now in its sixth edition. He is also the author of Consumer Bankruptcy Law and co-author of Business Bankruptcy, both titles in the Aspen Publishing Focus Casebook Series.

Product Information
Edition
Sixth Edition
Publication date
2022-01-31
Copyright Year
2022
Pages
696
Connected eBook + Paperback
9781543840186
Connected eBook (Digital Only)
9798889063957
Subject
Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Law
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