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Non-Lawyer Found To Have Violated Bankruptcy Code For Providing Web Based Bankruptcy Software To The Public

In what is a very interesting, and one of first impression, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling finding that a provider of web based bankruptcy preparation software to consumers violated the Bankruptcy Code provisions regulating bankruptcy preparers.

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Why Does Not Matter

We all remember those obnoxious Enron ads on TV in which behind the crooked "E" logo the announcer kept repeating "why?  why?  why?"  This was played by some with great satisfaction after Enron filed bankruptcy and its executives were indicted.

Exactly What I Am Talking About

1 + 1 = 1 ?

Law school tries to teach you spin.  Big Law tries to teach you to make a ridiculous argument while keeping a straight face.  It is done by taking two disparate facts or terms or precedents, and combining them to draw a desperate conclusion.  In my line of work I am confronted with this tactic every single day.  My typical reaction is that I am either so stupid that I am missing something or the other side is just crazy.  The truth of the matter is that neither conclusion is true.  I know better.  The court knows better.  For that matter, the other side knows better.  (I think).  The other side is just desperate to find a claim or defense.  The problem is that under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules, and various state rules, this is probably sanctionable conduct.