Richard Maseles practices bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law for the Missouri Department of Revenue. He will teach a course about “Real World” Legal Research at Solo Practice University®.
Richard Maseles specializes in collecting past-due taxes from multinational corporations and (formerly) high-net wealth individuals through the bankruptcy process. He has a broad background in debtor-creditor law, both in prior private practice and as editor for the State Bar of Texas’ Texas Collections Manual.
In twenty-plus years’ law practice, Richard has litigated real estate, probate, personal injury, and even admiralty cases. He also found time to spend half of his career (to date) practicing legal research, writing, and editing for the Texas Bar, National Legal Research Group, the Missouri Office of State Courts, and LexisNexis. He is admitted to the Texas and Missouri Bars as well as assorted (but never sordid) federal courts. He also has outdated certifications in pipeline welding and operation of cranes of up to 80 tons’ capacity.
Richard will teach a course called “Real World” Legal Research discussing how ‘real lawyers’ do (or should do) legal research, how to be a smart legal research consumer, and show you how sound legal research will shape your effective oral and written advocacy.
To learn more about Attorney Maseles, read his guest post on Build A Solo Practice, LLC.
Well, I’m quite pleased to be participating in this worthy enterprise. It’s both a challenge and a responsibility, helping students learn more about one of the few remaining “hot” practice areas– although if I’ve learned nothing else in all these years, it’s that “hot practice areas” change quickly. I’ll be posting a lot more about my ideas on the course in the classroom that we’ll share. Susan assures me that there will be all manner of communication tools in SPU, and I’ll invite you to use them.
I’m a little confused. Are there going to be two bankruptcy courses (Jay and Richard)? Or are they teaching a course together?
Richard is teaching representing creditors; Jay teaching representing debtors. The perspectives each bring to the practice is important. Not everyone wants to represent debtors and Richard speaks very well on this subject.