Brent concentrates his practice in the areas of bankruptcy and creditor rights. He represents lenders, landlords, creditors, trustees, purchasers, and other parties in interest in Chapter 7 liquidation proceedings, Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings, and out of court workout negotiations.
Brent is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and is a member of the Local Rules Committee for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho.
Idaho
Illinois
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court, District of Idaho
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Idaho Business Review’s Leaders in Law – Up & Coming Lawyer, 2019
Chambers & Partners, Up and Coming, USA Idaho Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2023
Idaho State Bar Association – Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, Board member, since 2024
Law School:
John Marshall Law School, J.D. cum laude, 2011
Editorial Board, Student Publications
Editor, The John Marshall Law Review, 2010-2011
Undergraduate:
Indiana University, B.A., 2002
Law Clerk to the Honorable Jim D. Pappas, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho/Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit, July 2012-July 2015
“The Justices are Set to Answer a Question that has Divided the Circuit Courts of Appeal: Do Creditors Violate the Automatic Stay by Passively Retaining a Debtor’s Property?“, Hawley Troxell Business Newsletter, September 2020
Speaker, 2013 Bankruptcy Case Review, 32nd Annual Bankruptcy Seminar, February 6-8, 2014, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho
A Penny for your Thoughts: How Much for a Debtor’s Life Story?, Idaho State Bar, 2013
Speaker, Bankruptcy Law Case Review, Fourth District Bar Association Spring Case Review and Law Update, April 2, 2013, Boise, Idaho
Speaker, 2012 Bankruptcy Case Review, 31st Annual Bankruptcy Seminar, February 28-March 2, 2013, McCall, Idaho
The “Current Monthly Income” Debate: Unemployment Compensation as a “Benefit Received Under the Social Security Act”?, 44 J. Marshall L. Rev. 801(2011)
Is the Almighty Entitled to the Almighty Dollar of the Bankrupt? Free Exercise Issues in the Bankruptcy Code, April 5, 2011
In re Kucharz: Unemployment Compensation Included in a Debtor’s “Current Monthly Income” Calculation Although it is a “Surprisingly Difficult Question”, Illinois State Bar Association: Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Newsletter, March 2010
The automatic stay is the powerful, self-executing stop sign for all creditors upon their debtor’s bankruptcy filing. Actions in violation of the automatic stay are…
ReadIn a recent opinion, the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho addressed an issue our clients frequently inquire about: whether a business’s debts can…
ReadCan a creditor keep a vehicle, or other property, it lawfully repossessed or took possession of before the debtor-owner files bankruptcy? The Supreme Court of…
ReadOn July 13, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion that is an interesting—yes I really think so—lesson…
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