How and When to Discharge Private Student Loans in Bankruptcy

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Recorded On: 11/07/2019

With over $1.5 trillion in student loan debt nationwide, borrowers are seeking solutions to put an end to their high-interest private student loan debt. Consumer bankruptcy attorneys would benefit the most from this webinar, but these arguments can also be used in settlement negotiations outside of bankruptcy.

What You Will Learn

•   How to find and recognize good potential dischargeability cases.
•   What tools you will need in order to identify and litigate issues like the cost of education, ineligible institution, ineligible student and educational benefit.
•   Discharge, settlement, and payment of attorney’s fees.

Christie Arkovich

Attorney at Law

Christie Arkovich has been an AV rated Florida licensed attorney for more than 25 years since graduation from Stetson College of Law in 1992 with honors. In addition to Law Review, Ms. Arkovich gained practical experience by an internship with the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office and a clerkship with the Florida Bar. Thereafter, she worked in commercial litigation for three years for private law firms until starting her own consumer practice in 1995. Whenever possible, Ms. Arkovich takes the opportunity to share her knowledge about student loans gained from prior work as trial counsel for Sallie Mae, ECMC and other student loan servicers or guarantors, and from her practice now on the consumer side of things. She recently served on the Student Loan Committee for the new Student Loan Management Program in the Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.