Urgent Alert: Weigh in with your CA Sta=
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:26 pm
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This would be great. But isn't there some sort of BK code limitation on the max exemption for BK purposes? I recall something that was intended to limit the high exemption bstates like Florida, so how would this all dovetail in a BK?Thanks.
On Tuesday, May 19, 2015 2:34 PM, "David Tilem DavidTilem@TilemLaw.com [cdcbaa]" wrote:
I urge members to support this effort.
David A. Tilem Law Offices of David A. Tilem 206 N. Jackson St., #201 Glendale, CA 91206 Tel: 818-507-6000 * Fax: 818-507-6800 www.TilemLaw.com Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 2:26 PM
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Subject: Urgent Alert: Weigh in with your CA State Senator in support of SB 308 today!
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| LEGISLATIVE ALERT:CA SENATE BILL 308 Dear California NACBA Member:
You are being contacted regarding NACBA's urgent need for you to express your strong support for legislation now moving through Californias State Senate. SB 308 would increase Californias state homestead exemption to $300,000 (across the board) and make several other important improvements for Californians in financial distress and bankruptcy attorneys who serve them. A copy of the legislation, introduced by Senator Bob Wieckowski, can be foundHERE. NACBA has endorsed this proposal, and the organizations detailed letter of support is attachedHERE for your review. Please feel free to direct any questions about the contents of this bill to Ike Shulman atikesh@aol.com.
We really need to galvanize support for the bill in the very short term, as it is scheduled to come up for a vote on the CA Senate floor as soon asTHIS Friday, May 22nd.
The best way to show your support for this legislation is to weigh in with your State Senators by submitting a letterAS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Here are detailed instructions for doing so: 1.Visithttp://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ and enter your HOME address to determine who your CA state Senator is. 2.Review the following linked document, atemplate letter of support, CA AB 308 Attorney Letter of Support template. Please address your letter to your Senator and fill in additional fields highlighted in yellow. **ALSO BE SURE TO PUT YOUR LETTER ON FIRM/PRACTICE LETTERHEAD** This is very important. This letter is intended as a guide, please refine as you see fit. 3.Submit your letter via email or fax. To fax, please refer to the fax number listed on your State Senators website. 4.To email your letter (recommended), please refer to the chartbelow for your Senatoris email address format:Firstname.Lastname@sen.ca.gov 5.Please also copy Julie Seger (jseger@hastingsgroup.com) and Heather Resetarits (heather.resetarits@sen.ca.gov) on your letter submission so we can track which Senators have been contacted and by whom. 6.If you have any questions or difficulties with identifying your Senator or sending your letter to their office, please contact Julie atjseger@hastingsgroup.com who will be happy to assist. We are also encouraging your clients to weigh in with their state Senators by submitting letters. To do that, please have them refer to the linked CA SB 308 Client letter of support template. They should follow the same steps as above in terms of looking up who their Senator is, addressing the letter to them, and filling in their own information in the highlighted in yellow. This is intended as a guide for how clients can write their lettersfolks should feel free to edit as so inclined. They should also follow the same steps for submitting their letter by email or fax, or snail mail (but given the time constraints, fax/email arestrongly preferred).
Please feel free to share this information with colleagues, clients, or others who are interested in supporting this bill. You may also direct any questions or concerns to Julie Seger atjseger@hastingsgroup.com or 703-276-3254.
Thank you. Ike Shulman
Chair, NACBA Legislative Committee
ikesh@aol.com *** Here is the contact information for state Senators Chief of Staff. Refer to the name in orange and email your letter to them using this format:Firstname.Lastname@sen.ca.gov
| | 2015 SENATE SCHEDULER & COS ROSTER |
| DIST | SENATOR | CHIEF OF STAFF | PHONE |
| 26 | Ben Allen | Colleen Beamish | 4026 |
| 38 | Anderson, Joel | Collin Mcglashen | 4038 |
| 36 | Pat Bates | Kevin Bassett | 4036 |
| 15 | Beall, Jim | Sunshine Borelli | 4015 |
| 8 | Berryhill, Tom | Laura Ortega | 4008 |
| 39 | Block, Marty | Margaret Pena | 4039 |
| 12 | Cannella, Anthony | Brett Michelin | 4012 |
| 24 | DeLeon, Kevin | Dan Reeves | 4024 |
| 16 | Fuller, Jean | Julie Sauls | 4016 |
| 1 | Gaines, Ted | Steve Davey | 4001 |
| 5 | Galgiani, Cathleen | Trent Hager | 4005 |
| 35 | Hall, Isadore | Terry Schanz | 4035 |
| 9 | Hancock, Loni | Hans Hemann | 4009 |
| 22 | Hernandez, Ed | Tim Valderama | 4022 |
| 18 | Hertzberg, Bob | Dianne Griffths | 4018 |
| 13 | Hill, Jerry | Nathan Solov | 4013 |
| 40 | Hueso, Ben | Ana Molina-Rodriquez | 4040 |
| 29 | Huff, Bob | Junay Gardner | 4029 |
| 19 | Jackson, Hanna-Beth | Jennifer Richard | 4019 |
| 11 | Lara, Ricardo | Erika Contreras | 4033 |
| 20 | Leno, Mark | Bob Hartnagel | 4011 |
| 25 | Leyva, Connie | Cori Ayala | 4020 |
| 2 | Liu, Carol | Robert.Oakes@sen.ca.gov | 4025 |
| 32 | McGuire, Mike | Jason Liles | 4002 |
| 30 | Mendoza, Tony | Eusevio Padilla | 4032 |
| 17 | Mitchell, Holly | Tiffani Alvidrez | 4030 |
| 23 | Monning, William | Jodi Fujii | 4017 |
| 34 | Morrell, Mike | Mark Timmerman | 4023 |
| 4 | Nguyen, Janet | Mark Reeder | 4034 |
| 6 | Nielsen, Jim | David Reade | 4004 |
| 27 | Pan, Richard | Crystal Strait | 4006 |
| 31 | Pavley, Fran | Liz Fenton | 4027 |
| 28 | Roth, Richard D. | Chuck Dalldorf | 4031 |
| 14 | Stone, Jeff | Chris Wysocki | 4028 |
| 37 | Vidak, Andy | Jim Kjol | 4014 |
| 10 | Wieckowski, Bob | Derek Chernow | 4010 |
| 3 | Wolk, Lois | Craig Reynolds | 4003 |
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