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Bankruptcy Clinic

When Offered

Offered during both the Fall and Spring semesters.

Goal of the Bankruptcy Clinic & Bankruptcy Seminar

The Bankruptcy Clinic & Bankruptcy Seminar provides a practical skills experience in insolvency issues and proceedings. Each student will interview and counsel clients, as well as engage in all aspects of case assessment. Each student will have the opportunity to represent debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California.

Structure of the Bankruptcy Clinic & Bankruptcy Seminar

Each student will handle a variety of actual cases and will represent clients under the direct supervision of Warren A. Jones, professor of law. Case work will be complemented by a required weekly seminar. The Clinic is located on the campus of Pacific McGeorge School of Law.

Prerequisites for Enrollment

There is no written application required for this Clinic.

To qualify for enrollment in the Bankruptcy Clinic & Bankruptcy Seminar, a student must be an upper-division student in good standing. In addition, the student must be either concurrently enrolled in the Bankruptcy Class or have successfully completed the Bankruptcy Class.

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Instructor

The Bankruptcy Clinic & Bankruptcy Seminar is taught by Warren A. Jones, professor of law. Professor Jones has extensive practice experience in both the creditor/debtor and bankruptcy fields. He has served as a trustee in bankruptcy, and his bankruptcy practice has included the representation of both debtors and creditors, as well as representation of trustees in bankruptcy. For more information, contact Professor Jones.

Unit Credit and Limit on Enrollment

A student must enroll in both the Bankruptcy Clinic & Bankruptcy Seminar. The Clinic portion is one semester for which two honors/pass/fail units are awarded for 100 hours of clinic work. The seminar is taken concurrently for which one graded unit is awarded. Enrollment in the Bankruptcy Clinic & Bankruptcy Seminar is limited to 12 students.

Why This Clinic is Valuable

Bankruptcy is a vital and expanding field in the practice of law in which there is substantial growth with excellent employment opportunities for graduates.