Raymond Joseph Obuchowski

Attorney

Current Position

Partner
Obuchowski Law Office
P.O. Box 60
1542 Vermont Route 107
Bethel, VT 05032
USA

Tel: 802-234-6244
Fax: 802-234-6245
Email: ray@oeblaw.com

Education

Western Illinois, B.S. (1976)
Vermont Law School, J.D. (1980)

Professional Career

Attorney, Obuchowski Law Office (June 2016 to current)
Partner, Obuchowski & Emens-Butler (2003-June 2016)
Partner, Obuchowski Law Office / Obuchowski & Reis / Mayer, Berk & Obuchowski (1986-03)
Chapter 7 Trustee, District of Vermont (1987-)
Attorney, Law Office of Joseph C. Palmisano (1984-86)
Estate Admin., United State Bankruptcy Court (Vermont) (1983-84)
Attorney, Law Office of Jerome I. Meyers (1983)
Law Clerk, Hon. Charles J. Marro, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (1982)
Assistant Atty Gen., Illinois Attorney General's Office (Tyrone Fahner - A.G.) (1981-82)

Affiliations

American Bankruptcy Institute (1989- current)
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (1988- current): Board of Directors (2009-2020)
Vermont Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Committee, Chair (1997-2000)
Vermont Bar Association, Member (1982- current)
American Bankruptcy Board of Certification, Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law, Board Certified (Nov. 1992-2021)
American Bankruptcy Board of Certification - Board of Directors 2012-2019, Standards Committee
Counsel of Certified Bankruptcy Specialists (1994-97)
Illinois State Bar Association, Member (1980 - 2023)

Publications

Understanding Chapter 7 Trustee Compensation under the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020 and its Implentation, American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal, Vol. 37, Issue 4, Fall 2021
"More Work for Trustee, Less Compensation-A Review of Trends in IFP Fee Waivers in Chapter 7 Filings," NABTalk, Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Vol. 26, Issue 1 Spring 2010 Author
"'I Feel Poorer': A Chapter 7 Trustee's Definition of the Acronym 'IFP' under BAPCPA," NABTalk, Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Winter 2006 Author
"Recent Cases," NABTalk Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees 2002, 03 Contributing Editor
Classification Issues Arising in Chapter 13 Plans and Chapter 7 Trustee §326 Compensation in Cases Converted to Chapter 13 American Bankruptcy Institute, Northeast Regional Meeting Jul 2001 Author
New Developments in Vermont Bankruptcy Practice-Chapter 7 Vermont Bar Association May 2002 and May 2000 Contributing Author
Vermont's Amended Retirement Account Exemption Vermont Bar Journal 1999 Co-author
Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Avoiding the Pitfalls in Your Real Estate Practice Vermont Attorney Title Company 1999 Author
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy (Nov 1997); Basic Bankruptcy Law (Sep 1996); Bankruptcy Skills Course (Nov 1993); Basic Bankruptcy: Code Overview and Trustee in Bankruptcy, 1992 Vermont Bar Association Contributing Author
Property Settlements in Same Sex Divorces DOMA and Bankruptcy Trustee Avoiding Powers National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees NABTalk, Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees 28-4 Winter 2012 Winter 2012 Co-Author

Awards

Vermont Bar Association, Recognition award for pro bono representation of clients before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Vermont (Mar 2000)