I took Fed Courts from Richard Fallon and was an RA and TA for his undergrad Con Law class. He was impeccably thoughtful about scholarship and teaching, and I learned a ton. He will be fondly remembered and deeply missed.

Judge Fagone (Bankr. D. Me.) and Eric Brunstad Jr. spoke on Appellate Trends at the ABI Conference at Bretton Woods last week. I got to sit amidst the stars and say a few words about discharge exceptions and solvent debtors. High-octane stuff for 8am!

A new book, Debt's Grip, comes out just as the Wall Street Journal reports on the deep financial struggles of American households. creditslips.org/creditslips/20…

This was fun! Mac Verstandig and I talk with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Gunn about some of the longest contempt cases in U.S. history, featuring sunken treasure and foreign self-settled trusts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad…

Parten is a historian to watch! theguardian.com/news/2025/aug/…

Deep thanks to the editors California Law Review for hard work on this piece.

I'm no expert, but I appreciated this analysis: nytimes.com/2025/08/12/opi…

I'm delighted to share that the faculty at UF Levin College of Law have decided to promote me to Associate Professor. It's a great job with a wonderful group of people (that includes our phenomenal students), and I'm looking forward to the coming school year!

Lawprof Roger Alford (Notre Dame) went back into the Trump Administration as the Principal DAAG at the Antitrust Division, and was quickly back out—and now he speaks, and it's quite something. wsj.com/politics/polic…

The best movies are bankruptcy movies.

I’m quoted in this piece about the individual bankruptcy of Buccaneers player Shilo Sanders. usatoday.com/story/sports/n…

This is an excellent analysis. The risk of the government threatening to sell 10% of the stock and dump the price is an underappreciated risk here.

We are fortunate to be welcoming wonderful people like Alex Erwin to UF Levin College of Law this year!