In this program for asset protection, estate planning and bankruptcy attorneys, Barry Engel, globally respected asset protection attorney, discusses: (1) relevant asset protection and bankruptcy principles; (2) distinctions between asset protection planning and pre-bankruptcy planning; (3) the use of exemptions, whether or not in the bankruptcy setting; (4) whether and when a self-settled spendthrift trust is to be excluded from the estate of a bankrupt; (5) fraudulent transfers and other risks in the bankruptcy and the non-bankruptcy setting; (6) bankruptcy statutes of particular relevance; (7) how and when a trust settlor can be forced into bankruptcy; (8) practical considerations for a debtor when considering voluntary bankruptcy; and (9) recent bankruptcy court decisions of interest to asset protection lawyers and bankruptcy lawyers.