Bankruptcy


headshot of Stephen Ware

University of Kansas (KU) Law Professor Stephen Ware began teaching Bankruptcy in 1998.  He has taught courses surveying both business and personal bankruptcy, as well as courses focused on personal (consumer) bankruptcy and related debtor-creditor law.

KU Law’s Course Description for Law 889, Bankruptcy, is: This survey of bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law covers topics such as:  Chapters 7, 11, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code and enforcement of money judgments outside of bankruptcy.  Prerequisites:  Commercial Law:  Secured Transactions; and Business Organizations.

Spring 2023 Bankruptcy Class syllabus: SYLBANKR spring 23 Jan 14 (pdf)

Kansas statutes §§ 60-2301 – 60-2311

Kansas Supreme Court case Hall v Ford Motor Credit Co LLC (pdf)

“Thirteenth Circuit” decision for the Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition 2023 Duberstein Problem (pdf)

Petro Co problem (pdf)

Professor Stephen Ware’s Spring 2020 Bankruptcy exam (pdf)

Stephen Ware discussing comparative insolvency law with Ray Friel and Eddie Keane.
University of Kansas School of Law Professor Stephen Ware (center) at the University of Limerick, discussing comparative insolvency law with Ray Friel and Eddie Keane