Cross BCS

03/21/2025

04/29/2020

Check out Jim's comments the new Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, including useful information on the CARES Act and the SBA Disaster Loan Program and how it affects bankruptcy. If you would like more information, please contact us! www.crossbcs.com

02/28/2020

JUST ANNOUNCED: We are pleased to announce that James Cross has been officially appointed as a Subchapter V Trustee!! Jim was the first Subchapter V Trustee to be appointed in the state of Arizona, and among the first in the nation, among only 250 in the entire country. Congratulations, Jim!
The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 ("SBRA") went into effect on February 19, 2020, which makes reorganization under Chapter 11; Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code quicker and easier for small businesses. It is hoped that the SBRA will help more small businesses survive economic downturns and other challenges, which will help small businesses and those who deal with them. If you would like to know more about the SBRA, please contact us.

05/10/2019

Jim Cross will be a presenter at the 2019 State Bar Convention, Bankruptcy Program. The Convention runs from June 26-28, 2019, at the Sheraton Grand at Wildhorse Pass in Chandler, Arizona. Specifically, Jim will be speaking on Third Party Commercial Litigation Financing on Friday, June 28, 2019.

02/22/2019

JUST ANNOUNCED: Jim Cross will be moderating the Federal Bar Association Phoenix Chapter's CLE program: "How to Get Your Litigation In (Or Out) of Bankruptcy, Including Removal and How to Remand from Federal Court." This CLE program is on Thursday, March 21, 2019, from 12:00-1:15pm, in Phoenix, Arizona, and includes buffet lunch. View the brochure here:http://crosslawaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/march21.pdf

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01/04/2019

Jim Cross will be a participating in the Modern Real Estate Transactions 2019 program, which is put on annually by the American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE). The program runs from February 6-8, 2019, in Phoenix, Arizona. Specifically, Jim will be speaking on Real Estate in Bankruptcy on Thursday, February 7, 2019.

Conference topics include:
• Building better transactions with blockchain and artificial intelligence
• Key provisions in commercial lease negotiation
• Short term residential rentals: VRBO, Airbnb and more
• Critical tax planning considerations and real estate in bankruptcy
• Negotiating the entity transaction: limited liability companies and other entities
• Insurance coverage options and loopholes

I welcome you to view the online course brochure here: https://www.ali-cle.org/doc/course_brochures/CA004.pdf. If you are interested in attending, you can save $100 if you register by January 11, 2019. Enter coupon code CA004FD.

09/20/2013

For the third consecutive year, Jim Cross, of Cross BCS, has been selected to serve as Master for the Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court!

For more information please visit the website at: http://home.innsofcourt.org/for-members/inns/the-arizona-bankruptcy-american-inn-of-court.aspx

"The Mission Statement of the Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court ("ABAIC") is to foster excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility and legal skills within the Arizona Bankruptcy community. The ABAIC seeks to achieve this by fostering a greater understanding and appreciation of bankruptcy law, the adversary system in which it exists and to promote interaction and collegially among judges, lawyers, legal educators, law students and others."

American Inns of Court (AIC) are designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar.