Rafool & Bourne, P.C.

06/02/2025

Great panel this morning on individual Chapter 11 cases in Phoenix, presented with a California and North Carolina trustee.

01/20/2025

https://library.nclc.org/article/twelve-tips-homeowners-after-natural-disasters-0?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=4470902b-5130-4b02-b099-3cda64726271

This article provides 12 tips for homeowners working to recover from a natural disaster, with links to a free treatise chapter for more detail: applying for FEMA assistance and other grants; problems with insurance, home repair scams, and municipal codes; essential new options for disaster-related m...

09/13/2024

Becker Building- 401 Main St., Peoria, IL 61602

06/19/2024

Speaking on LLC and corporate issues in bankruptcy, with some very smart co-panelists at the American Bankruptcy Institute conference in Chicago.

08/14/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/your-money/student-loan-bankruptcy-discharge.html?unlocked_article_code=pvAALc4YRmqq3Kq9sVSvfN311K_IoMy3XiehVBx3yu6U-ZGGS2jcz6VkKytAM92TVw07Fj703_janXdaEPK95qRC0MYWTbMH-lTD4Lq2aIxmBC4D9Z60B9ZbXmimnoLieKuz-6-aYKr2q7AW28GTCKRuVURC_ck8nTdSnNnJUcX-2RtKlY2B9XsV-8R2AbZPfT5tgVq3DMbJcDStSokyN476MTZ7ah7x2S4C-LGBI-cxlRxAxwfveiY40q07bmr048tXETaL0VmCM25zbkbHYKmYY1VOMyvhKHGmDhpH8VkoyjOn9o8wLekLzq5HRL2CY-lf8rFYYLz4CQPyaGc5v9ekT0n56efzmsOX-Gb3&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Last year, the Biden administration provided a new path to make it easier to discharge student loans in bankruptcy. The results appear promising, but success has been limited.

07/07/2023

Plans B, C, D and E

Congressional Republicans demand student debt solutions

06/17/2023

Watch me testify before the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) panel on small business bankruptcy reform -- trying to make a good statute better. Friday, June 23rd at 3:00 EST

The American Bankruptcy Institute Subchapter V Task Force is committed to reviewing the implementation and administration of subchapter V of chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Task Force will hold its second virtual public hearing at 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 23, to receive witness testimony fr...

06/15/2023

Sales went cold, I guess

Instant Brands said high-interest rates, tighter credit conditions and falling consumer demand made its debt load unsustainable.

01/27/2023

We are moving to a temporary office across the street to 416 Main, Suite 533 while repairs are being made to the building. We are still open and meeting with clients.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Becker Building in downtown Peoria remains empty nearly a month after a water pipe burst due to frigid weather on Dec. 26. The water short-circuited electricity in t…

06/11/2022

Speaking on a panel about small business bankruptcy/reorganizations at the NABT annual conference in Vancouver. As a bonus, Congress just raised the debt cap on Subchapter V cases to $7.5M.

01/06/2022

https://news.yahoo.com/galesburg-cottage-clinic-file-bankruptcy-192620299.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWJpLm9yZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMETA-65Fib7JiiFtS50-28ZnfXCqnjgPMeDlZEuTidKg-zDG_76KXYVTd0j0vDau6Q2BYeIyNHrCmJd0bQVArtfbwKbXydq1YYiQtYKy--yP3XQ-vsWlitfHqv_6ZcjdaudtH-NhGuawaxv_WCQEjJfMfOXUJEugVTx9jYunZXi

Knox Clinic Corporation in Galesburg will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a letter employees Tuesday afternoon.

12/29/2021

Jeffrey the giraffe is making a comeback

The retailer, which had closed all its U.S. stores, has resurfaced at the American Dream mall in New Jersey, just in time for the holidays.