What to Do with Solar Panels in Bankruptcy

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Includes a Live Web Event on 01/21/2025 at 2:00 PM (EST)

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More and more there are bankruptcies of solar panel installers. Also, there are increasing numbers of individuals who want to get rid of their solar panels through the bankruptcy process. This webinar will address both sides of the issue. This webinar will be helpful for practitioners who are navigating a consumer dealing with bankruptcy filed by their solar panel installer or represent a debtor in bankruptcy with solar panel debts. This webinar is being co-sponsored by NACBA. The live webinar is free to NACBA members. If you are a member of NACBA, please create an account on NACA’s website and email training@consumeradvocates.org to get your account verified and to receive the registration code. All NACA members will already be able to register for the live webinar at no cost.

What You Will Learn
•     What to look for in installer contracts and their implications in bankruptcy
•     How to navigate the bankruptcy system for your client, including obtaining relief from the automatic stay, appearance in out-of-state bankruptcies, filing of a Proof of Claim and when to commence an Adversary Proceeding
•    How to assist a consumer debtor through filing their own bankruptcy to successfully deal with solar panel debts, including:
o    The fundamentals of UCC-9
o    Treatment of solar panels in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
o    Negotiations with solar panel lenders.

Bryant Dunivan

Owen & Dunivan PLLC

As founder of The Consumer Protection Attorney, PA, and with over a decade of litigation experience, Bryant Dunivan practices across multiple federal jurisdictions, including Florida's Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts. His expertise spans consumer protection litigation nationwide, with particular emphasis on solar panel financing disputes. A respected voice in consumer advocacy, he regularly presents at NACA conferences and serves on the Florida Bar's Consumer Protection Law Committee. He has secured numerous judgments against solar panel lenders and installers, establishing significant precedent in consumer protection matters. Mr. Dunivan is admitted to practice in Florida (2013) and Michigan (2021), with pro hac vice admissions across multiple federal districts. He holds a J.D. with litigation concentration from Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School (2012).

Ed Boltz

Edward Boltz is the managing partner at the Law Offices of John T. Orcutt, P.C., where he has represented clients in not only Chapter 7 and 13, but also in related consumer rights litigation, including fighting abusive mortgage practices and developing solutions for student loans. Mr. Boltz received his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1993 and his J.D. from George Washington University in 1996. He is a member of the NC State Bar, where he has been certified as a specialist in consumer bankruptcy law. He is admitted to practice before the Districts Courts in both the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina. Mr.  Boltz served as the President of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) from 2013 through 2016, and remains on its Board of Directors, co-chair the Legislative Committee.   Mr. Boltz was a commissioner on the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Consumer Bankruptcy Commission from 2017-2019.  He also served on the Bankruptcy Council for the North Carolina Bar Association, where he co-chaired the Committee which created a Mortgage Modification Program for the North Carolina bankruptcy courts. Mr. Boltz is also the President of the Monti, a North Carolina organization that produces live storytelling shows and recordings of his and others tales can be heard at www.themonti.org.

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What to Do with Solar Panels in Bankruptcy
01/21/2025 at 2:00 PM (EST)  |  60 minutes
01/21/2025 at 2:00 PM (EST)  |  60 minutes
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1.00 CLE credit  |  Certificate available
1.00 CLE credit  |  Certificate available
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