Bankruptcy Judge Manuel Barbosa Admits to Having Skewed View and Limited Exposure To Bankruptcy Before Taking The Bench.

Pertinent part of article from Student Lawyer , October 2002 (Vol. 31, No. 2)

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      By Lisa Stansky

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.  

"There is a need for quality lawyers to represent consumers," says Barbosa,  who heads a bankruptcy judges committee of the ABA Judicial Division.

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