Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & Collection Law

Automatic Stay Violations: Creditor Lessons From Recent Case Law

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1 hours 25 minutes
Alan Hochheiser
With Alan C. Hochheiser from Maurice Wutscher LLP
Recorded November 11, 2025.
Product ID 101226

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Overview

A Focused Look at Current Pain Points

The powerful, broad-scope automatic stay protection is in bankruptcy courts, and all creditors must pay attention to how it is being interpreted in recent cases. In this focused briefing our speakers will analyze how the courts are interpreting what constitutes a violation and discuss the potential liabilities. Ensure impeccable creditor compliance - register today!

  • Arm creditors with the latest case law information and compliance tools.
  • Determine whether pre-petition property retention by creditors violates automatic stay.
  • Review the nuances of creditor responsibility to discontinue actions: timing, notification, and more.
  • Explore how repossession actions are viewed in bankruptcy courts.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. "Mere Retention" vs. "Affirmative Acts"
  2. Broad Scope of "Control Over Property"
  3. Willful Violations of the Automatic Stay
  4. Possessory Interests and Violations in the Context of Foreclosures
  5. Effect of Post-Petition Actions
  6. Simultaneous Violation of Both the Bankruptcy Stay and the FDCPA

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1.5 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1.5 Total
California CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Florida CLE Approved 2 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Kansas CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
North Dakota CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.8 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 2 Total
Oregon CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Utah CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 1.5 Total
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  1. Automatic Stay Violations: Creditor Lessons From Recent Case Law

    1. "Mere Retention" vs. "Affirmative Acts"
    2. Broad Scope of "Control Over Property"
    3. Willful Violations of the Automatic Stay
    4. Possessory Interests and Violations in the Context of Foreclosures
    5. Effect of Post-Petition Actions
    6. Simultaneous Violation of Both the Bankruptcy Stay and the FDCPA

Who Should Attend

This legal course is designed for attorneys. Collections professionals and paralegals will also benefit.

Speakers

Alan C Hochheiser
Alan C.
Hochheiser
Maurice Wutscher LLP
Speaker bio
Alan C Hochheiser

Alan C. Hochheiser

Maurice Wutscher LLP
Alan Hochheiser

is a leading practitioner with Maurice Wutscher LLP, in the areas of creditors' rights and bankruptcy law. He advises and represents businesses, regional and national banks, credit unions, equipment lessors and other lenders, as well as secured and unsecured creditors. Mr. Hochheiser earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany and his J.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He is the co-chair of the ABA Business Law Section Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, a Consumer Committee member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, an associate member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, a Creditors Auxiliary member of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, the Receivables Management Association International (RMAI).

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