Bankruptcy

headshot of Stephen Ware

KU Law Professor Stephen Ware 

 

I began teaching Bankruptcy in 1998 and have written several law review articles on various aspects of bankruptcy and 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 2025 Bankruptcy Class syllabus  

Kansas exemption statutes

Kansas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act 

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

"Thirteenth Circuit" decision for the 2025 Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition: Duberstein Problem 2025

LTL case  

Wall St J article on Ch 11 venue shopping in Houston 

Purdue Pharma case 

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
Steve Ware discusses student debt

KU Law, Lawrence, Kansas.  Watch Steve Ware discuss student debt on YouTube