LibGuides: Bankruptcy Research: Secondary Sources

Treatises

A treatise is an in-depth text describing a limited area of law, authored by a recognized expert. Here are Bankruptcy treatises:

Collier on Bankruptcy by Alan N. Resnick & Henry J. Sommer eds.
Call Number: Biddle Stacks: KF1524 .C63 2009 or Lexis Advance
ISBN: 9781422475126
Publication Date: 16th ed., 2009-
This multivolume classic treatise on bankruptcy has been continuously published since the Bankruptcy Act of 1898. It is updated monthly.
Law of Bankruptcy (Electronic Student Hornbook) by Charles Tabb
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 1642420638
Publication Date: 2020-10-22
This comprehensive text provides an exhaustive analysis and discussion of every major aspect of bankruptcy law.
Law of Bankruptcy (Student Edition Hornbook) by Charles Tabb
Call Number: Closed Reserve KF1524 .T32 2020
ISBN: 9781642420630
Publication Date: 2020-10-22
This comprehensive text provides an overview of bankruptcy as well as an exhaustive analysis and discussion of every major aspect of bankruptcy law.
Ginsburg & Martin on Bankruptcy by Robert E. Ginsburg & Robert D. Martin
Call Number: Available via WestlawNext.
Publication Date: current
This is "a comprehensive 'how-to' for all areas of bankruptcy practice."
Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 3d by William L. Norton Jr.
Call Number: Available via WestlawNext.
Publication Date: current
Reorganizations Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code
Call Number: Lexis+
Publication Date: 2011-date
Reorganizations Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is the most complete and up-to-date one-volume treatment of this important business-planning tool. It contains a thorough discussion of Chapter 11 law and practice, including significant changes in: exclusivity; key employee retention plans; pre-petition severance pay; the debtor's ability to retain turnaround specialists; conversion and dismissal of cases; the obligation of creditors' committees to share information with members of the constituencies; and the way in which small business and single-asset real estate cases are conducted.

Monographs

Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law by George M. Treister; Richard B. Levin Esq.; and American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education.
Call Number: Biddle Stacks KF1524 .F98 2010
ISBN: 9780831899776
Publication Date: 7th ed., 2010
" ... Intended as an introductory text for the student, general practitioner, or other lawyer who has had little or no previous experience with the rather specialized and technical field of bankruptcy and business reorganization."
Bankruptcy and the Supreme Court by Kenneth Klee; Whitman Holt
Call Number: Biddle Stacks: KF1524 .K54 2015
ISBN: 9781628101744
Publication Date: 2014-12-05
This book provides a deep analysis of approximately 700 bankruptcy-related Supreme Court cases and offers a distillation of resulting principles, maxims, and lessons. The book is a comprehensive desk reference for lawyers, judges, law students, and scholars examining the Supreme Court's bankruptcy decisions from 1801 through 2014 from six different perspectives.
Previous edition is available via Lexis+.
Bankruptcy: The Case for Relief in an Economy of Debt by Joseph Spooner
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781316711484
Publication Date: 2019-03-22
A decade after the Global Financial Crisis and Great Recession, developed economies continue to struggle under excessive household debt. While exacerbating inequality and political unrest, this debt - when combined with wage stagnation and a shrinking welfare state - has played a key role in maintaining economic growth and allowing households faced with rising costs of living to make ends meet. In Bankruptcy: The Case for Relief in an Economy of Debt, Joseph Spooner examines this economic model and finds it increasingly unsustainable.
Debtor Protection in American and European Union Bankruptcy Law by Dimitris Liakopoulos
Call Number: Biddle Law Library Stacks K1379 .L53 2019
ISBN: 9781680532036
Publication Date: 2020-02-15
In Debtor Protection in American and European Union Bankruptcy Law, international law scholar Dimitris Liakopulos raises a delicate issue at the foundations of the modern banking system by analyzing US bankruptcy law with a focus on the concept of automatic stay. His work identifies legal sources and authorities having repercussions in terms of operational protection. It then examines their functional profiles, with specific regard to procedure. The book then examines criminal exposure in US bankruptcy law, paying particular attention to crime figures closer to those contained in American bankruptcy law. The book's third part assesses the lack of a discipline in these areas, a cumbersome gap observable at both the international and regional levels.
Consumer Credit, Debt and Bankruptcy: Comparative and International Perspectives by Johanna Niemi, Iain Ramsay & William C. Whitford
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781841132587
Publication Date: 2009
After a long period of prosperity and steady economic growth, the world's leading economies are now in crisis, and although there will be debate about its origins, the scale and seriousness of the crisis is in no doubt. There is also no doubt that excessive amounts of consumer credit, allied to a weak understanding of how globalised credit markets might react to a crisis, have played a significant part.
Corporate Insolvency Law and Bankruptcy Reforms in the Global Economy by Amit K. Kashyap
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781522555421
Publication Date: 2018-09-28
With the increasing interdependence of global economies, international relations are becoming a more complex system. Through this, the growth of any economy is dependent upon the ease of business transactions; however, in recent times, there has been a growing impact of corporate insolvency law. Corporate Insolvency Law and Bankruptcy Reforms in the Global Economy is an essential reference source that discusses the importance of insolvency laws in the financial architecture of emerging economies, as well as its fundamental issues.

Journals

The Biddle Law Library has access to several bankruptcy-related journals. They are listed below. However, browsing can involve an enormous use of time. The most efficient way to find bankruptcy articles with more narrow topics within the area of bankruptcy is to search a periodical index. Biddle has two good indexes to help you find articles: Index to Legal Periodicals and LegalTrac.

All Bankruptcy Law Reviews and Journals (Lexis+)
Combined database of several bankruptcy journals on Lexis+.
Bankruptcy Law Reviews and Journals (WestlawNext)
WestlawNext database with several bankruptcy journals.
American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
Call Number: Lexis+
Publication Date: Feb. 1994-date
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The American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
Call Number: HeinOnline
Publication Date: 1993 -
The American Bankruptcy Law Journal
Call Number: HeinOnline, 1926 - ; Lexis+, 1982 -
Publication Date: 1926 -
Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal
Call Number: Biddle Stacks: Per E, and HeinOnline, 1984 -
Norton Journal of Bankruptcy and Law Practice
Call Number: Biddle Stacks: Per N and WestlawNext
Westlaw Journal Bankruptcy
Call Number: WestlawNext
Westlaw's bankruptcy newsletter.

Websites & Blogs

Websites

Bankruptcy Basics (United States Courts)
Bankruptcy (United States Courts)
U.S. Trustee Program (U.S. Department of Justice)
Filing for Bankruptcy: What to Know (U.S. Federal Trade Commission)
United States Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Law

Blogs

Bankruptcy (WSJ Pro)
Bankruptcy & Debt (NOLO's Blog)

Pennsylvania State Materials

Print Material

Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Bankruptcy Institute 2019, Biddle Stacks KFP81 .P46 no. 10780
Pennsylvania Bar Institute. The essentials of Chapter 7 & 13 bankruptcy practice (2017), Biddle Stacks KFP81 .P46 no.9844