The new Third Edition continues to serve as a comprehensive reference on bankruptcy topics for legal practitioners in all specialities. For the generalist and commercial law practitioner it clarifies basic Bankruptcy Code issues and practical features of bankruptcy litigation including consumer bankruptcies, business and corporate reorganizations, liquidations and personal debt restructuring. For the bankruptcy professional, it serves as a compendium of sophisticated forms, and of recent case law and statutory amendments relating to all major bankruptcy topics including the automatic stay, preferences, dischargeability, executory contracts, the Chapter 11 confirmation process, appellate procedures, chapter 13 individual debt restructurings, and the rights and obligations of secured and unsecured creditors. The Third Edition features a new electronic component providing all of the sample forms and the bankruptcy code on disk for the convenience of the bankruptcy practitioner.