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Hon. William C. Hillman

US Bankruptcy Ct

Boston, MA, USA


William C. Hillman is a Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts and also serves on the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit. He was originally appointed to the bankruptcy bench in 1991 and reappointed in 2005. Prior to his appointment he practiced for more than thirty-three years in the areas of commercial and insolvency law. He is a graduate of Boston University where he received his J.D. (cum laude) and LL.M. degrees and was Note Editor of the Law Review. He is the author of five books on bankruptcy and commercial law subjects, including Documenting Secured Transactions (2d ed.). He is also the author of more than thirty articles on legal subjects and is a frequent lecturer on bankruptcy and business law issues, and a member of the American College of Bankruptcy as well as a Life Member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. He also teaches at Northeastern University Law School.
Hon. William C. Hillman is associated with the following items:
Treatise  Treatise Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation
Bankruptcy Deskbook - Bankruptcy Deskbook (with CD-ROM)
Treatise Chapters  Treatise Chapters Crops As Collateral - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Authorization; Signatures - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Preface to the Second Edition; And Preface; And Potential Coming Attractions - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Priorities - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Subordination - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Amendments; Corrections - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Continuations - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Table of Authorities - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Introduction - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Subsequent Changes by the Debtor - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Collateral Description--Financing Statement - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Collateral Description--In General - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Pleading and Proving a Prima Facie Case - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Debtor's Address - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Future Advances - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
The Basics - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Secured Party's Address - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Index to Documenting Secured Transactions - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Identifying and Describing the Debtor - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Collateral Description--Security Agreement - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Required (If Desired) Provisions - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Scope - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Secured Party's Name - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
After-Acquired Collateral - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
The Documents - Documenting Secured Transactions: Effective Drafting and Litigation , Thursday, May 23, 2002
Avoidance Powers - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Jurisdiction and Related Topics - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Chapter 11; And Appendix 11A: Operating Guidelines and Reporting Requirements for Chapter 11 Cases - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Official Forms - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Discharge and Dischargeability - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Table of Authorities - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Collection, Disposition, and Distribution of Property of the Estate - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Initiating, Converting, or Dismissing Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Cases - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer or Fisherman with Regular Annual Income - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Index to Bankruptcy Deskbook - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
The Automatic Stay - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Introduction to the Deskbook and the Bankruptcy System; And Appendix 1A: Summary of Eligibility - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Ethical Considerations and the Employment and Compensation of Professionals; And Appendix 10A: Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses Filed Under 11 U.S.C. Section 330 - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Pleading Forms - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Claims and Interests - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Litigation and Appeals - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Examination of the Debtor and Other Parties - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Chapter 13; And Appendix 13A: Comparison of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Discharge Provisions - Bankruptcy Deskbook , Friday, August 25, 2006
Answer Book  Answer Book Personal Bankruptcy Answer Book
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