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Setting the Record Straight: A Sur-Reply to Professors Lawless et al

Rafael I. Pardo
Seattle University School of Law


April 9, 2009

Seattle University Law Review, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2009

Abstract:     
I have recently engaged in a scholarly exchange with Professors Robert M. Lawless, Angela K. Littwin, Katherine M. Porter, John A. E. Pottow, Deborah K. Thorne, and Elizabeth Warren that debates the conclusions they have drawn in their first report from the 2007 Consumer Bankruptcy Project (the "First Report"). Unfortunately, the reply of Professors Lawless et al. to my critique mischaracterizes, misinterprets, and does not fully engage with the constructive commentary that I suggested. This sur-reply clarifies the misperceptions and mischaracterizations of my commentary by Professors Lawless et al. and demonstrates that my arguments not only are grounded in a compelling theory of the operation of the bankruptcy system and an understanding of the First Report's data, but also offer useful ideas for exploring available empirical data.

Keywords: 2007 Consumer Bankruptcy Project, bankruptcy reform, consumer debtors, means test

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Date posted: April 10, 2009 ; Last revised: November 17, 2009

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Pardo, Rafael I., Setting the Record Straight: A Sur-Reply to Professors Lawless et al (April 9, 2009). Seattle University Law Review, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2009. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1375744


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Rafael I. Pardo (Contact Author)
Seattle University School of Law ( email )
901 12th Avenue
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122-1090
United States
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