Deepening Economic Crisis Spurs Increased Activity for Attorneys Practicing Bankruptcy Law

SARASOTA, Fla., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Steep declines in demand and productivity are having unprecedented impact on the legal markets, which have not experienced economic downturn since 1991. Even then, the impact across practice areas was never as broad or severe. Today, the demand for legal services has declined in most areas including corporate fields and general litigation. However, demand growth in bankruptcy practice is showing countercyclical increase as the recession continues. AmStar Litigation Support, a leading national provider of continuing legal education, is responding to these key market indicators by presenting a new CLE: "Bankruptcy Techniques: Foreclosure Defense Strategies" designed for attorneys to gain exposure to this expanding area of law. The live course is scheduled to take place Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 from 8:00am to 5:00pm at the Sheraton Suites Cypress Creek in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

According to a Hildebrandt Peer Monitor survey, a digital benchmarking platform that creates financial metrics for law firms, attorneys will have to adjust to a new economic reality as the recession persists. They project that the legal market will experience flat overall demand with a very modest revenue growth in the 3 percent range, with some firms experiencing flat or declining growth. The report indicates the significant value that bankruptcy work will bring to law firms as the economic crisis continues to deepen.

About the Course

AmStar CLE: "Bankruptcy Techniques: Foreclosure Defense Strategies," offers attorneys the leading edge by providing the most recent technologies in bankruptcy practice that are used in foreclosure defense cases today:

• Securitization-why it matters
• Lack of Standing as a viable defense in Bankruptcy
• Curing Mortgage Defaults and Resuming Payments
• Loan Modifications on First Mortgages: Prohibited or Possible with HAMP
• Lien Stripping Second Mortgages
• Cramming Down Investment Properties (Marking to market)
• Putting the Servicer under a Microscope: All Proofs of Claim are not created Equal
• Plan Confirmation is Not the End! Ensuring the Mortgage Servicers Compliance with Plan Provisions
• Tips, Tricks and Current Case law in the 11th Circuit
• Ethics
  

The course has been approved by the Florida Bar for 8 CLE credits. Participants will be invited to attend a same-day luncheon on "How to build a successful bankruptcy practice." An audio version of the CLE will be available nationally in January 2010.

How to Register

To register or for more information about attending a seminar, visit www.amstarlitigation.com/event/details/id:427, call 877-550-5878, or email info@amstarlit.com.

About AmStar

AmStar is a leading provider of continuing legal education and legal process outsourcing (LPO) for small and mid-size law firms. Our turnkey solutions help firms maximize performance by giving attorneys access to scalable and cost-effective services. These services include a team of certified paralegals, electronic case management, and on-demand legal research.

    Media Contact: Claudia Vitulich
    AmStar Litigation Support
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