Publications

Mr. Lassman participates in many continuing legal education programs as Chairperson and Panelist and has written extensively on legal issues relating to insolvency and bankruptcy, including the following articles:

• “Moving for Relief from the Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy”, M.C.L.E Publications, 2007
• “Individual Chapter 11s Really Do Work” , American Bankruptcy Institute Journal , March 2008
• “Reaffirmation Agreements in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases”, First Edition, American Bankruptcy Institute Publications, 2009
• “Reaffirmation Agreements in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases”, Second Edition, American Bankruptcy Institute Publications, 2010
• “Inherited IRAs: Exemption Issues under the Code”,American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, May 2011
• “Inside the Minds: Strategies for Consumer Bankruptcy Trustees”, Apatore Books, 2012
• “Zombie Real Estate”, Boston Bar Association Bankruptcy Blog, 2013
• “Dischargeability of State Income Taxes on late filed returns in Massachusetts”, Boston Bar Association Bankruptcy Blog, 2013
• “Bankruptcy Practice in Massachusetts”, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Publications, 2014
• “Late-filed Tax Return Issue results in a Split” ,Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, March 20, 2014
• “Ethical Ambiguities on the Front Lines of Consumer Representation”, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July 2014
• “Supreme Court in Clark v. Rameker: Inherited IRAs Are Not Exempt”, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, October 2014
• “Be Careful What You Wish For – In re Traverse and the Perils of Lien Avoidance for Trustees“, American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal, Spring 2015
• “Trusts in Bankruptcy – Trouble for Debtors; Opportunities for Trustees”, American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal, Winter 2017
• “A Debtor’s Dilemma: Undisclosed Claims”, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, February 2018
• “Filing Fee Waivers in Chapter 7 Cases – Best Practices for Chapter 7 Trustees”, American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal, Spring 2019
• “Filing Fee Waivers in Chapter 7s”, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, January 2019
• “Safe Driving Through Chapter 7”, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, January 2020