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Chapter 7 Trustees

For more than 30 years, Stretto has been at the forefront of the Chapter 7 landscape. By pairing industry insights with robust technologies, Stretto provides Trustees with unique solutions so they can handle anything that comes their way. By connecting more parts of the bankruptcy lifecycle than any other services provider, Stretto offers the only end-to-end, bankruptcy-technology platform, facilitating collaboration and communication between Trustees and bankruptcy Attorneys. Integrated, online tools offer increased productivity and efficiency for all parties.

Trustee Suite

Trustee Suite by Stretto offers best-in-class technology and professional-level client service to Chapter 7 Trustees. With a wide variety of features and tools, our technology offers the most integrated and comprehensive case management in the market. From petition to distribution, Trustee Suite provides intuitive navigation and simplified workflows. Our software enables easy access to cases, documents and customized reports, while dedicated workspaces allow users to toggle back-and-forth between calendars and to-do lists based on daily priorities. Trustee Suite also offers personalized alert panels to best manage court deadlines and remain compliant with state and federal requirements. When software or hardware help is needed, our Technology Support Team assists Trustees onsite to ensure business operations are maintained without interruption. This professional-level service is exclusive to the Stretto community. As additional resources, Stretto Trustees rely on our nationwide network of clients to share best practices and discuss timely industry issues impacting Trustees. This networking benefit also allows Trustees to connect with colleagues across the country to grow and expand their practice.

Offering the industry’s only dedicated and integrated financial solutions, Stretto’s Banking Services Team leverages bankruptcy-process expertise and also draws on decades of financial-transaction experience to effectively support Trustees’ banking needs. Stretto provides the industry’s only team of dedicated Regional Directors offering our Trustee clients day-to-day insightful direction on best practices for streamlining case management and compliance with UST requirements.

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Features That Drive Efficiency

With a wide variety of features and tools, Trustee Suite offers the most comprehensive case-management technology in the market.

DISTRIBUTIONS

Distributions allow Trustees to initiate a distribution and post checks on one screen. While scanning a built-in dashboard of banking and claim balances, Trustees efficiently and securely manage distributions. Using on-screen tools, Trustees create and save multiple distributions scenarios or automatically add interest rates, simplifying a normally complex task.

DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

The document manager provides a centralized location for documents, reports, bank statements, and emails. Managing paperwork from a secure, online hub provides Trustees with peace of mind, knowing that all documents are readily available when needed. Case documents, including bank statements, are automatically pulled into document management for review, while Trustees can use annotation, search, and preview tools to maintain a streamlined document workflow.

341 (A) MEETING TAB

The 341(a) Meeting Tab has all the information needed to conduct a case’s 341(a) meeting. Within the 341(a) Meeting Tab, Trustees find information from the schedules that have been imported into a single location, enabling efficient review. Using customization options, Trustees organize information for review, interview, and tracking purposes that works best for their office.

Remote Deposit Capture

RDC simplifies the check deposit process and eliminates the need for mail-in deposit transactions.

Utilizing a Stretto-provided ScanSnap document scanner, Trustees easily deposit checks from any location. Not only is the process simplified with single entry, it eliminates the possibility of delayed or lost checks in the mail.

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Connect With An Expert

Comprised of bankruptcy-industry veterans and recognized case-management experts, Stretto’s Client Services Team is second to none. Busy professionals value Stretto as a trusted service partner for our responsiveness, attention-to-detail and our unwavering commitment to consistently go above-and-beyond to exceed clients’ expectations.

Dave Beltran

Managing Director

Melinda Bennett

Managing Director

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5+ DECADES OF EXPERTISE

Banking Services Team

Stretto is the industry’s only bankruptcy-services partner with an internal banking team. Our Banking Services Team has over 50 years of cumulative financial-institution and bankruptcy-industry experience. Stretto’s clients rely on our account-transaction experts to effectively support their banking needs, allowing them to focus on more substantive aspects of case management and improve productivity.

OVER 50% OF U.S. PANEL TRUSTEES

Nationwide Trustee Community

Stretto cultivates its Chapter 7 Trustee community by offering a national referral network that shares best practices, provides timely updates, and offers thought leadership on issues impacting their businesses. We host regional programs and events throughout the year, bringing together Trustees with varied practices and skill-sets, enabling our clients to build their referral network and leverage relationships.

Supplemental Services

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E-Discovery Services

Stretto’s team comprised of former industry veterans and data-forensics specialists identifies, collects and preserves electronically-stored information including emails, documents, and pertinent records, in a manner that will withstand judicial scrutiny. We employ strict security tools and workflow processes to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive case data.

LEGAL NOTICING

Stretto provides the latest deadline for same-day turnaround on overnight packages and messenger deliveries. We offer affidavits/certificates of service, custom-merged data on court forms and document tracking with real-time updates. Operating our own document-production facilities, Stretto collaborates with nationwide providers, ensuring additional data security within our closed network.

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RECEIVERSHIPS

Court-appointed receivers face a myriad of complex challenges that may hinder their ability to investigate cases and distribute recovered assets. These challenges impact receivers’ operations while causing material delays to the asset-recovery and distribution process. Stretto employs a multi-faceted approach to alleviating these case-management burdens, allowing receivers to focus on the more substantive aspects of engagements.

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TRUSTEE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

On any given day, Chapter 7 Trustees face a myriad of case-management hurdles. From preparing Trustee Interim Reports and reconciling claims to asset management and distribution, regulatory requirements present numerous complex challenges. When practices are short-staffed or experience an unusually high volume of cases, these operational factors are exacerbated and greatly impact professionals’ day-to-day productivity.

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Selected Case Studies

As a trusted services partner, Chapter 7 Trustees rely on Stretto’s industry-leading combination of people, processes and best-in-class technology to ease case-management burdens and increase their operational efficiency. Learn more about real world examples of how Stretto’s wide range of solutions have supported Trustee clients’ unique needs.

John C. Conine

A Small, But Efficient Trustee Practice
With over 40 years of bankruptcy-law experience, John C. Conine serves as a Trustee for the Western District of Louisiana. As he oversees a lean, remote st…

KapilaMukamal, LLP

Subject-Matter Experts at the Top of Their Game
In 2014, Soneet Kapila and Barry Mukamal formed KapilaMukamal, LLP. With nearly 70 years of combined industry expertise, Kapila and Mukamal assist…

Michael F. Dubis, S.C.

Long-Tenured, Recognized Bankruptcy Expert
For over 48 years, Michael F. Dubis, S.C. has specialized in bankruptcy, as well as creditor/debtor representation, banking, large claim collections, Sta…

Thought Leadership For Trustees

As recognized leaders in the Chapter 7 market, Stretto’s experts offer nuanced perspectives on important topics that impact Trustees and their businesses. Our industry veterans offer expert thoughts on consumer-bankruptcy trends and pending legislation, as well as practical guidance on best practices that improve case-management.

Insights / April 13, 2020