Bankruptcy practice is about much more than completing petitions and applying federal law. This CLE course explores the challenging, often overlooked issues that arise in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases—from initial client contact through post-discharge. Discover how strategy, state law, multistate conflicts, local rules, judicial preferences, trustee demands, and courtroom realities shape bankruptcy practice. Explore the tensions between the Bankruptcy Code, Supreme Court decisions, and the practical policies and politics that influence how bankruptcy law is actually administered. This is not a course on how to prepare bankruptcy petitions. It is a practical look at the issues, complications, and surprises that CLE programs don't usually cover—but bankruptcy practitioners need to know.