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Letter to the Editor

Mar. 11, 2011

Bankruptcy Lawyer Volunteers Will Only Subject Themselves To Legal Quagmires

Gary Watt of Archer Norris PLC responds to "Volunteer Attorney Program Can Alleviate Bankruptcy Court's Massive Workload."

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

I read with morbid fascination the Feb. 28 column, "Volunteer Attorney Program Can Alleviate Bankruptcy Court's Massive Workload," by Penelope Parms and Caroline Djang urging lawyers to do good works by volunteering in the bankruptcy courts. As an appellate lawyer representing attorneys that tried to prevent foreclosures and were charged with misconduct in the handling of bankruptcy cases, this article made me shiver. Cl...

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