Bankruptcy Attorneys are ‘Debt Relief Agencies,’ SCOTUS Finds
March 22, 2010
On March 8, in Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz v. U.S. 559 U.S.(2010), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that attorneys who provide bankruptcy assistance to individuals are “debt relief agencies” under federal bankruptcy law. The ruling could restrict the types of advice bankruptcy lawyers can give to potential filers, lawyers say. Writing her first majority opinion...