Publications

ABI publishes a variety of products for members, including a monthly magazine, books and manuals, a law review, case summaries and committee newsletters. Many of these publications are devoted to consumer bankruptcy topics or otherwise of interest to consumer bankruptcy professionals. Please review the summaries below regarding the different publications and then click on the appropriate link to read or purchase publications on consumer bankruptcy issues.

ABI's JournalABI Journal
ABI's flagship publication, the ABI Journal is written by ABI members for ABI members. ABI publishes this periodical 10 times a year, with combined issues for July/August and December/January. Established in 1982, each issue of the ABI Journal has articles addressing every aspect of the bankruptcy world. The "Consumer Corner" column and many feature articles address consumer bankruptcy issues. In this section of the website, ABI has gathered all ABI Journal articles on consumer bankruptcy issues from late 1997 forward. You may find articles by choosing the year and issue or by using the search function. For articles of more general interest to the consumer professional, but not per se on a specific consumer bankruptcy topic, please see the complete ABI Journal archive at ABI's main website.

ABI Consumer Committee NewslettersABI Consumer Committee Newsletters
ABI has 19 active member committees, one of which is the Consumer Bankruptcy Committee. The Consumer Bankruptcy Committee publishes at least four electronic newsletters each year. These newsletters provide information on important consumer topics and the latest committee news. In this section of the website, you can view the recent newsletters from the Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, as well as the archive of past newsletters. Membership in ABI committees is free, and you may join any committee or view the newsletters from the 21 other committees by going to ABI Committees website.

ABI Law ReviewABI Law Review
The ABI Law Review, twice a year by Thomson West, is among the most respected scholarly publications in the bankruptcy community. ABI members receive it free with membership, and it has the largest circulation of any bankruptcy law review. Top students at St. John's University School of Law edit the articles under the direction of Prof. G. Ray Warner, an ABI director, former member of the ABI Executive Committee and director of the bankruptcy LL.M. program at St. John's. Every issue contains one or more articles on consumer bankruptcy issues. In this section of the website, we have gathered all such articles from 1995 forward. For articles of more general interest to the consumer bankruptcy professional, but not per se on a specific consumer bankruptcy topic, please see the complete ABI Law Review archive at ABI's main website.

ABI Books & ManualsABI Books & Manuals
Each of ABI's publications has been written by experts in their fields and has been widely used by the bankruptcy bar and bench and others involved in the bankruptcy process. ABI members receive significant discounts on publications. In this section of the website, we have gathered publications on consumer bankruptcy topics or that might otherwise be of interest to consumer bankruptcy professionals. For publications of more general interest or regarding other specialty areas, please visit the ABI Bookstore at ABI's main website.

West Newsletters
Provided by West, this weekly newsletter addresses important bankruptcy current developments, including consumer bankruptcy topics.

Collier Case Updates
Courtesy of Collier, this ABI membership benefit offers case summaries online each week. The summaries analyze current bankruptcy cases with a helpful one sentence summary of the holding, a description of the procedural posture and an overview of the facts and reasoning. Each case summary indicates clearly whether it involves a consumer or commercial issue and which section of the Bankruptcy Code is at issue. The weekly summaries are organized by pre- and post-BAPCPA cases and then by circuit. In this section of the website, you may view the current newsletters, as well as the archive from 2001 forward.