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Kelly Gordon Rogers Collin County Recommended Articles: Complaint - 1. (criminal) Formal written charge that a person has committed a criminal offense. 2. (civil) Initial document entered by the plaintiff which states the claims against the defendant.

Bankruptcy - A legal proceeding where a person or business is relieved of paying certain debts.

Voir dire - (pronounced "vwar-deer") - "To speak the truth." The process of preliminary examination of prospective jurors, by the court or attorneys, regarding their qualifications.(Kelly Rogers Dallas Texas - Kelly Rogers)

Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 - the most comprehensive piece of bankruptcy legislation since the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978. It was signed into law on October 22, 1994 with most provisions effective immediately. Included in the 1994 Act are the following provisions to expedite bankruptcy proceedings, provisions to standardize fees, provisions to encourage individual debtors to use Chapter 13 to reschedule their debts rather than use Chapter 7 to liquidate, provisions to aid creditors in recovering claims against bankrupt estates, and creation of a National Bankruptcy Commission to investigate further changes in bankruptcy law; etc.

Fair Preponderance-- Evidence sufficient to create in the minds of the triers of fact the belief that the party which bears the burden of proof has established its case. Kelly G. Rogers Texas Adversary proceeding - a lawsuit arising in or related to a bankruptcy case that is commenced by filing a complaint with the bankruptcy court.

Kelly G. Rogers : Contingent claim - a claim that may be owed by the debtor under certain circumstances. For example, where the debtor is a cosigner on another personâ€™s loan and that person fails to pay.

Malpractice. Professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill. A claim of malpractice must prove two things. One, you must prove that you could have won your case were it not for your lawyer's negligence. And, secondly, you must prove that your lawyer's actions were negligent.

Kelly Gordon Rogers Dallas: Mitigating circumstances - Those which do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame

Plea - A defendant's official statement of "guilty" or "not guilty" to the charge(s) made against him.

Court supreme - "Court of last resort." Highest court in the state and final appellate court. Kelly G. Rogers Dallas Texas

Section 77B - followed Section 77 and provided for reorganization of companies other than railroads.