The Oklahoma Bar Journal December 2023

contents December 2023 • Vol. 94 • No. 10

THEME: B ankruptcy Editor: Melanie Wilson Rughani Cover artwork by Emily Buchanan Hart and Lori Rasmussen

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6 All Aboard the Sub V Train: Faster, Cheaper Relief for Small Businesses Facing Financial Distress B y C hristina W. S tephenson How to Protect Your Settlement in the Event of Bankruptcy B y L ysbeth L. G eorge Dischargeability of Taxes in Bankruptcy B y B randon B ickle 24 Bankruptcy and the Automatic Stay: What Every Lawyer Should Know B y E laine M. D owling 10 18

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