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Bankruptcy History Trivia Questions
1) During his interview by Judge Randy Newsome, what retired bankruptcy judge stated that bankruptcy practice in New York in the late 1930’s was a “disgrace” because it was controlled by “the rings”?
A. Basil Coutrakon
B. Conrad Cyr
C. Asa Herzog
D. Conrad Duberstein
2) As a first year law student at Yale, George Treister was taught by what preeminent bankruptcy scholar, who stated in his oral history interview that George “almost drove me crazy” because after most classes he would politely correct erroneous statements made during the day’s lecture?
A. Frank Kennedy
B. Charles Seligson
C. Lawrence King
D. Vern Countryman
3) In 1965, what United States Senator wrote each bankruptcy referee asking their opinions about the effectiveness of the current bankruptcy laws to handle another financial crisis such as the Great Depression?
[This is considered by some the genesis of the efforts to revamp modern bankruptcy law, culminating in the enactment of the Bankruptcy Code.]
A. Quentin Burdick
B. Everett Dirksen
C. Margaret Chase Smith
D. Sam Ervin
Say What?
The National Bankruptcy Archives "Quotes"
Francis X. Buckley, Jr., Thompson Coburn LLP
Bankruptcy History Committee Chair
The National Bankruptcy Archives is pleased to announce the receipt of the late George Treister’s work papers as a result of the generous donation by his son, Dana. The collection includes case notes, lecture outlines and other personal writings by Mr. Treister over
the course of his long and prominent career as one of the preeminent scholars in bankruptcy law. Mr. Treister presented numerous programs on bankruptcy law developments, including programs for bankruptcy judges at the Federal Judicial Center which helped promote the fundamental development of modern bankruptcy law jurisprudence.. The Archives will examine and catalogue the materials for inclusion in its ever-expanding collection. Mr. Treister’s papers should be available for use by the public sometime next year.
For more information about the National Bankruptcy Archives, please visit: https://www.law.upenn.edu/library/archives/bankruptcy/