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TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://http://www.abanet.org/lsd/stulawy"><U>Student Lawyer</U></A> , October 2002 (Vol. 31, No. 2) </div> <div>       Hot Practice</div> <div>       By Lisa Stansky</div> <bR> <div> U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Manuel Barbosa says he had a skewed view of  bankruptcy law as static and dry before he took the bench, because his exposure in practice was limited to straight-up Chapter 7 cases, the most common type of bankruptcy for individuals. From his bench in the Northern  District of Illinois in Rockford, he sees richness and variety.  </div> <bR> <div> "There is a need for quality lawyers to represent consumers," says Barbosa,  who heads a bankruptcy judges committee of the ABA Judicial Division.</div> <bR> <div> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <bR> <div> More to come ....</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>