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Legal Form Books by Subject

This guide lists various legal form books by subject.

Bankruptcy

Bender's Federal Practice Forms . Matthew Bender & Company, 2013- (2024 Update). [Available electronically via Lexis to UNC Law Students and Faculty]

Bender’s Federal Practice Forms focuses on those forms which would be used in general civil, appellate, criminal, post-conviction, bankruptcy, courts of international trade, and Supreme Court practice at the federal level. Each section contains analytical commentary before providing forms.   Bankruptcy materials and forms are located in a couple of the volumes and include the Official Forms in Bankruptcy, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and Admiralty-Bankruptcy Forms. 

Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 3rd ed. Thomas Reuters, 2010- (2024 Update). [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty].

Representing the work of scores of bankruptcy judges and practitioners, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice offers step-by-step guidance for the entire bankruptcy process for Chapter 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 15 matters, as well as 500-plus practice forms. This comprehensive 13-volume treatise covers: Litigation aspects of bankruptcy, tax considerations, liquidation and reorganization procedures for special entities, the interrelation of bankruptcy with related laws, such as environmental, intellectual property, ERISA, and others, court organization and powers, administration and administrative powers, claims and distributions to creditors, debtors' duties and benefits, stockbroker liquidations, and debtor-in-possession.

Hemmendinger, Thomas S., Hillman on Commercial Loan Documentation, 6th ed. Practicing Law Institute, 2013- (2024 Update). [Available electronically via Practicing Law Institute on the UNC Campus and to UNC Law Students and Faculty Off Campus].

This practice guide for documenting commercial loans contains practical tips, forms, and sample drafting language.  Many chapters have forms at the end and contain sample language in the text.

Herzog, Asa Shaffer, et al., Herzog's Bankruptcy Forms and Practice, 9th ed. Thomson Reuters, 2022- (2024 Update) [KF1527 .H453]. [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty].

This treatise provides bankruptcy forms and legal commentary arranged by topic, with the first chapter covering practice hints.  

Hillman, William C., Bankruptcy Deskbook, 5th ed. Practicing Law Institute, 2014-(2024 Update). [Available electronically via Practising Law Institute on UNC Campus].

This bankruptcy treatise comes in two volumes, the first volume containing topically arranged legal information and the second volume containing forms that correspond to the chapters in volume one along with official bankruptcy forms.  

King, Lawrence P., Collier on Bankruptcy, 16th ed. LexisNexis, 2009- (2024 Update) [KF1524 .C654 16th]. [Available electronically via Lexis to UNC Law Students and Faculty].

This preeminent treatise on bankruptcy is considered one of the most comprehensive sources available on the subject. It includes analysis on several specific issues in bankruptcy as well as discussions of jurisdiction and procedure. Each chapter of the Bankruptcy Code and each of the bankruptcy rules are given extensive treatment, and practice forms are included.  In the print version, commercial, consumer, and official bankruptcy forms are located in a section at the end of the treatise.  The link to the online version links directly to the forms.  

Sommer, Henry J., Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 13th ed. National Consumer Law Center, 2023. [KF1527 .S66 2023]. [Available electronically via National Consumer Law Center on UNC Campus].

This consumer bankruptcy law treatise contains both official and unofficial bankruptcy forms and samples in the appendices.

Steinfeld, Shayna M. & Bruce R. Steinfeld. The Family Lawyer’s Guide to Bankruptcy: Forms, Tips, and Strategies, 4th ed. American Bar Association, 2018. [Available electronically via Lexis for UNC Law Students and Faculty].

This American Bar Association guide about the relationship between family law and bankruptcy law has official forms in some of the appendices.  

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