Peter B. Stein - New Ulm, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1975
    Juris Doctor

• Non Legal Education

  • Wesleyan University, Middletown, 1970
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Classes and Seminars

• Debtor/Creditor Warfare: Tales from the Trenches, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Bankruptcy Institute, 1997
  
• The Challenge of Asset Valuation, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Bankruptcy Institute, 1996
  
• Bank Remedies on Defaulted Consumer Loans, Twin Cities Lenders Association, 1995
  
• Consumer Bankruptcy Issues, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Bankruptcy Institute, 1987 - 1991
  
• Usury in Minnesota, Minnesota Banker's Association Compliance School, April, 1989
  
• Regulation of Activities Upon Default, Minnesota Banker's Association Compliance School, December, 1989 - 1991
  
• Regulation of Charges by Lenders, Minnesota Banker's Association Compliance School, December, 1989 - 1991
  
• Receivables Financing: Dangers and Opportunities, SBA Minnesota Lenders Conference, 2014
  
• FDIC Lawsuits Against Officers and Directors, M.C.L.E Banking Law Institute, 2013
  
• Tales of FDIC Lawsuits against Officers and Directors, Minn I.C.B.M, 2012
  
• The New Minnesota Statute on Receiverships and Assignments for Benefit of Creditors, Minn. M.B. A., 2012
  
• What Every Banker Needs to Know About the Recent Changes to Article 9 of the UCC, Minn I.C.B.M Webcast, 2012
  
• Workouts and Bank Regulation—Why Won't the Bank Work with Me?, M.C.L.E. Bankruptcy Law Institute, 2010
  
• Commercial Loan Workouts 2010, M.C.L.E. Banking Law Institute, 2010
  
• Bailout for the Financially Distressed Individual Debtor: A General Practitioner’s Guide to the Discharge in Bankruptcy and Related Concepts and Procedures, M.C.L.E., 2008
  
• Workouts, Liquidation and Bankruptcy 2006, Center for Financial Training, I.C.B.M., 2006
  
• Workouts, Bankruptcies and Liquidations—The Lender's Perspective, Robert Morris Associates, 2004, 1991, 1990, and 1989
  
• Bankruptcy Reform Act 2006—Major Changes Affecting Creditors and their Counsel, M.C.L.E., 2006
  
• Sixty Things Creditors and Counsel Should Know about the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, M.C.L.E., 2005
  
• Lies! Lies! Lies!—What Lies? Does the Use of a Credit Card Involve a Representation?, M.C.L.E. Bankruptcy Institute, 1999
  
• Consumer Bankruptcy Basics, M.C.L.E. 1999 through 2004
  
• Means Testing, M.C.L.E. Bankruptcy Institute, 1998
  
• Crime & Punishment: Tales of Discharge and Dischargeability, M.C.L.E. Bankruptcy Institute, 1997
  
• The Challenge of Asset Valuation, M.C.L.E. Bankruptcy Institute, 1996
  
• Bank Remedies on Defaulted Consumer Loan, Twin Cities Lenders Association, 1995
  
• Sex, Lies and False Financial Statements: Selected Issues Involving Dischargability and Denial of Discharge, M.C.L.E. Bankruptcy Institute, 1995
  
• Getting to the Foreclosure Sale, and Beyond, Despite the Debtor's Bankruptcy, M.C.L.E. Real Estate Institute, 1993
  
• "Regulation of Activities Upon Default" and "Regulation of Charges by Lenders", Minnesota Banker's Association Compliance School, December, 1989, 1990 and 1991
  
• Usury in Minnesota, Minnesota Banker's Association Compliance School, April, 1989
  
• The Most Favored Lender Doctrine and the VanderWeyst decision, M.C.L.E. - "Successfully Representing Financial Institutions", 1988
  
• Consumer Bankruptcy Issues, M.C.L.E. - Bankruptcy Institute - 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991
  
• Minimizing the Risks of Self Help Repossessions - Elements and Alternatives, M.C.L.E. —"Successfully Representing Financial Institutions", 1986, 1987 and 1988
  
• Perfecting the Transfer of a Vendor's Interest in Real Estate as Security, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Real Estate Institute, 1985

Pro Bono Activities

• Commercial Law League, Member
• Independent Community Banker's Association of Minnesota, Member

Representative Cases

• VanderWeyst v. First State Bank of Benson
  • Citation: 425 N.W.2d 803
  • Court: Minn.
  • Year: 1988
  • Serial Number: 1988072514
• First Bank East v. Bobeldyk
  • Citation: 391 N.W.2d 17
  • Court: Minn.App.
  • Year: 1986
  • Serial Number: 1986137702
• Grunzke v. Security State Bank of Wells
  • Citation: 68 B.R. 446
  • Court: D.Minn.
  • Year: 1987
  • Serial Number: 1987002451
• Norwest Bank East St. Paul v. Larson
  • Citation: 380 N.W.2d 586
  • Court: Minn.App.
  • Year: 1986
  • Serial Number: 1986104801

Published Works

Articles

• Sex, Lies and False Financial Statements: Selected Issues Involving Dischargability and Denial of Discharge, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Bankruptcy Institute, 1995
  
• Getting to the Foreclosure Sale, and Beyond, Despite the Debtor's Bankruptcy, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Real Estate Institute, 1993
  
• Perfecting the Transfer of a Vendor's Interest in Real Estate as Security, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Real Estate Institute, 1985
  
• Minimizing the Risks of Self Help Repossession-Elements and Alternatives, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education-Successfully Representing Financial Institutions, 1986, 1987, 1988
  
• The Most Favored Lender Doctrine and the Vanderweyst Decision, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education-Successfully Representing Financial Institutions, 1988
  
• Workouts, Bankruptcies and Liquidations-The Lender's Perspective, Robert Morris Associates, 1989, 1990, 1991

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1976
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1978
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 2004
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1991
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1991

Other Affiliations

• Ramsey County Bar Association (Member)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Minnesota Banker's Association (Member)
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Minnesota, Bankruptcy Practice Committee, 2012 - 2019 (Chair)
• Second Judicial District State Bar Ethics Committee (Investigator)
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section (Member)
• Second Judicial District State Bar Ethics Committee (Member)