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Cecil, Michelle A.

Book Chapters/Collected Works

Developing a Teaching Philosophy: Inspirations From Outstanding Faculty, in TEACHING AND LEARNING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM: INSIGHTS FROM THE WILLIAM T. KEMPER FELLOWS OF TEACHING EXCELLENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI (Missouri Academic Press, forthcoming 2013).

Taxation Issues Arising in Bankruptcy in MISSOURI BANKRUPTCY PRACTICE, (Missouri Bar 2007).
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Bankruptcy: Tax Issues Affecting Insolvent and Bankrupt Debtors in BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, WITH TAX PLANNING, (Matthew Bender 1995, with updates in 1996 and 1998).
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Academic Journals

A Reappraisal of Attorneys' Fees in Bankruptcy, 98 KENTUCKY LAW JOURNAL 67 (2010).
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Forward: Symposium on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Bankruptcy Reform, 71 MISSOURI LAW REVIEW 855 (2006).
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Bankruptcy Reform: What's Tax Got To Do With It?, 71 MISSOURI LAW REVIEW 879 (2006).
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Abandonments in Bankruptcy: Unifying Competing Tax and Bankruptcy Policies, 88 MINNESOTA LAW REVIEW 723 (2004).
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Crumbs for Oliver Twist: Resolving the Conflict Between Tax and Support Claims in Bankruptcy, 20 VIRGINIA TAX REVIEW 719 (2001).
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Reinvigorating Chapter 11: The Case for Reinstating the Stock-For-Debt Exception in Bankruptcy, 2000 WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW 1001 (2000).
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Toward Adding Further Complexity to the Internal Revenue Code: A New Paradigm for the Deductibility of Capital Losses, 1999 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW REVIEW 1083 (1999).
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Why Have Chapter 11 Bankruptcies Failed So Miserably? A Reappraisal of Congressional Attempts to Protect a Corporation's Net Operating Losses After Bankruptcy, 68 NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW 133 (1992).
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Including Retirement Benefits in a Debtor's Bankruptcy Estate: A Proposal for Harmonizing ERISA and the Bankruptcy Code, 56 MISSOURI LAW REVIEW 491 (1991).
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