By Fred Dingledy and Catherine Molloy
Updated March 2008
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Books
Library Catalog
To search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials held by William & Mary libraries, use the
LION catalog.
Search Tips:
- Subject Queries--
- Banking Law--United States
- Bankruptcy--United States
- Debtor and Creditor--United States
- Collection Laws—United States
- Collection Agencies--Law and Legislation—United States
- Consumer Credit--Law and Legislation--United States
- Corporate Reorganizations--United States
- Trusts and Trustees--United States
- Remember that individual jurisdictions can be searched, e.g. bankruptcy and Virginia.
Library of Congress Call Numbers for Bankruptcy Law: KF1501 to KF1544. Browse the shelves under these call numbers to locate relevant treatises.
To search for materials from other libraries, use the Worldcat database on FirstSearch
Other Libraries - Links to other libraries and library catalogs available through the web
Selected Treatises
Collier on Bankruptcy. 15th ed., rev.
KF1524 C633
Lexis: MATBEN;COLBKR
Eisenberg, Theodore, ed. Debtor-Creditor Law.
Lexis: MATBEN;DBCRL
Epstein, David G. Bankruptcy and Related Law in a Nutshell. 7th ed.
KF1501 .Z9E67 (Reserve)
Epstein, David G. and Steve H. Nickles. Principles of Bankruptcy Law.
KF1524.3 .E67
Hobbs, Robert J. Fair Debt Collection. 5th ed.
KF1539 .H62 (Reserve) (also KF1539 .H62 SUPPL. 2007)
Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 3rd.
KF1524 .N67
Westlaw: NRTN-BLP
Sommer, Henry J. Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice. 8th ed.
KF1527 .S58 (also KF1527 .S58 SUPPL. 2007)
Journal Articles
Indexes to Journal Articles
Legal Trac 
Subject Queries--
- Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy Estates
- Bankruptcy Law
- Bankruptcy Reorganizations
- Business Failures
- Debtor and Creditor
- Default (Finance)
- Collection Law
- Consumer Credit
- Liquidation
- Municipal Bankruptcy
- Truth-In-Lending
Indexes articles from more than 850 legal journals, bar association publications, law reviews, and legal newspapers. Includes book reviews.
Options for accessing this index include:
- Online: 1981-Present. Updated daily.
- Westlaw: LRI (1980-present; contains links to full-text articles where available)
- Lexis: LAWREV;LGLIND (1977-present; updated weekly)
- Print: Current Legal Index (1980-present; updated monthly; located in Reference (Index Table))
For more information on finding law review articles, including older ones, see
Locating Legal and Non-Legal Journal Articles.
Full Text Articles
Lexis
- American Bankruptcy Institute Journal and Law Review, American Bankruptcy Law Journal, and Bankruptcy Developments Journal combined (BKRTCY;ALLPUB)
Articles on bankruptcy developments and related topics of imporance to academics and practitioners.
- Business Week (NEWS;BUSWK)
Includes analysis and developments in all areas of business.
- Bankruptcy Law Review Articles (LAWREV;BKRTLR)
Selected Bankruptcy related law review articles.
- Law Reviews, combined (LAWREV;ALLREV)
Contains articles dedicated to scholarly reveiew of legal topics which are of interest to practicioners and academics.
Westlaw
- Combined Federal Bankruptcy Materials (FBKR-ALL)
Combines documents from decided cases, US Code Annotated, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations.
- Business Week (BUSWK)
Provides articles on legal issues of national interest.
- American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (AMBKRIJ)
Contains articles on bankruptcy developments of national interest.
- American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review (AMBKRILR)
Reviews important bankruptcy issues of interest to academics and practitioners.
- American Bankruptcy Law Journal (AMBKRLJ)
Includes documents on bankruptcy developments and other related topics of interest to students, academics, and practicioners.
Looseleaf Services & Newsletters
Newsletters
- Bankruptcy Service: Lawyers Edition, Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co.
Westlaw: BKRSERVICE
- BNA's Bankruptcy Law Daily, BNA.
Available
online.
- BNA's Bankruptcy Law Reporter, BNA.
Available
online.
- Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, Callaghan & Co.
KF1524 .N6719
Lexis: BKRTCY;ADVISR
Westlaw: NRTN-BLA
- LRP's Consumer Bankruptcy News, LRP.
Westlaw: LRP-CBN
- West's Bankruptcy Newsletter, West Publishing Co.
Westlaw: WESTBKRN
Reporters
- West's Bankruptcy Reporter, West Publishing Co.
SPECIAL SUBJECTS KF1515 .A2 W47
Additional Resources
- LawTrio (Legal Looseleafs in Print and Legal Newsletters in Print)
available online.
W&M Databases
Lexis-Nexis
Bankruptcy resources
Directory of bankruptcy-related resources available on Lexis. Includes sub-directories for analytical treatises, briefs, cases, forms, law journals, news, and statutes.
Westlaw
Bankruptcy Directory ContentPage
Directory of bankruptcy-related resources available on Westlaw. Includes
sub-directories for analytical treatises, cases, filings, law journals, news, and statutes.
World Wide Web Resources
American Bankruptcy
The website of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Contains links to information on U.S. bankruptcy legislation and bankruptcy news, as well as a very useful statistics section.
The Federal Judiciary - U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
Part of the website of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, this section for Bankruptcy Courts has links to statistical reports on judicial business which also includes bankruptcy proceedings. Includes links to court fee schedules, bankruptcy forms, and websites of individual bankruptcy courts, as well as information related to the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Act.
Findlaw
Aimed at the public, this section of Findlaw discusses the basics of bankruptcy (who it's for, difference between chapters 7 and 13), and has links to other resources. Also has a section discussing the changes under the 2005 bankruptcy reforms.
United States Trustee Program
Division of the U.S. Department of Justice charged with overseeing the administration of bankruptcy cases. Has links to bankruptcy factsheets, trustee-issued rules, and the U.S. Trustee Manual, among other items.
Associations
American Bankruptcy Institute
44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 404
Alexandria, VA 22314
tel: (703) 739-0800
Non-partisan organization devoted to bankruptcy research and education. Members include attorneys, bankers, professors, and various other bankruptcy professionals.
Commercial Law League of America
70 East lake St., Suite 630
Chicago, IL 60601
tel: (312) 781-2000
email: clla@clla.org
North America's leading organization of professionals in the field of collections, creditor's rights, and bankruptcy. Membership open to law students.
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
One Windsor Cove, Suite 305
Columbia, SC 29223
tel:
(800) 445-8629
email: info@nabt.com
Organization for court-appointed trustees and others involved in bankruptcy proceedings. Offers continuing education programs.
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges
241 Aristides Dr.
Irmo, SC 29063
tel:
(803) 749-4115
email: cjmolick@sc.rr.com
Organization of active and former bankruptcy judges.
National Consumer Law Center
77 Summer St., 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02110-1006
tel: (617) 542-8010
email: consumerlaw@nclc.org
Organization dedicated to helping consumers, attorneys, and public officials use consumer laws to promote marketplace justice. Publishes several very useful books for attorneys in fields related to bankruptcy, and also monitors bankruptcy legislation.
Other associations may be found in the Encyclopedia of Associations.
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