TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 17, 2021

The American Bar Association House of Delegates will consider dozens of issues at its Feb. 22 Midyear Meeting. Among them are two proposals intended to ease financial burdens on law students and recent graduates. The first proposal urges the U.S. Congress to amend the federal bankruptcy code to ease restrictions on how student loans can be discharged in bankruptcy proceedings. The second resolution would call for expanded debt management opportunities, such as allowing the refinancing of private loans into federal loans. It also calls for advocacy on issues including federal loan program qualifications and the ability to suspend or forgive loan obligations. See a list of all resolutions to be considered and an agenda for the full Midyear Meeting.