Every bankruptcy case involves the 341 meeting of creditors. This is where the trustee swears a debtor under oath and examines him or her about assets and representations made in the bankruptcy petition. Recently my client and I were sitting next to each other waiting for the trustee to call the next group of five debtors to be examined under oath at the 341 meeting of creditors. An attorney walked in and asked the trustee if he could jump the line and have his case heard first because he had a hearing he needed to get to. The trustee being her usual accommodating self said, “Sure. What’s your client’s name?” The attorney furled his brow and responded, “I don’t know.” He then started rummaging through his papers.
My client leaned over to me and whispered “I’m glad he’s not my attorney. I would Continue Reading »
