The Challenges And Benefits Of Self Reflection Report

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Running head: THE CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS OF SELF REPRESENTATION 1 The Challenges and Benefits of Self Representation Michael A. McNeil Western Governors University THE CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS OF SELF REPRESENTATION The Challenges and Benefits of Self Representation On October 17, 2015, Refco Inc. filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, which, I 2 was later informed by a Notice of Bankruptcy Filing Letter sent to me in the mail. At the time, I was an account holder in RefcoFX LLC, a subsidiary of Refco Inc., having approximately $60,000 in my account. Unfortunately, according to the Bankruptcy Plan submitted by the Debtor, Refco Inc. I was an unsecured creditor. According to the Bankruptcy Plan, unsecured creditors were to only receive ten cents on the dollar, which meant that my $60,000 account was only worth $6,000. As an unsecured creditor, that meant a loss of $54,000. Needless to say I was angered by this probable outcome and I did as many did in my same predicament, which was to contact a lawyer. I used my literacy skills in representing myself in the Bankruptcy Court in order to obtain a…show more content…
The answer to what could convince a court to convert the Refco LLC Bankruptcy Case into Chapter 7 Bankruptcy could be located in Securities, Comedies, Contract, and Trusts Law. Thus, my argument before the Bankruptcy Court would be simple and straightforward. I would first argue that when I initially contracted with Refco to trade FOREX that a Trust was formed. The property in the Trust was never owned by Refco, but instead belonged to the Trust, which was holding it so that I could trade in the FOREX markets. In this argument I would cite supporting case law from various bankruptcy cases dealing with Commodities Brokers

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