ACKNOWLED GMENTS

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ACKNOWLED GMENTS

Dr. Austin is the primary author of the Introduction and of Chapters 1, 3 and 6. He is deeply grateful to attorney Leslie Su of Boston for her contributions to Chapter 1, and for her comprehensive and painstaking editing. This is a much better book because of her. Dr. Austin also thanks attorney Adam Minsky of Boston for his expert advice on student loan repayment and forgiveness, attorneys Susan I. Grossberg of Springfield, Mass., and Cody Thornton of Boston for their input and friendship, and Prof. Wendy Warren for her writing help. Finally, Dr. Austin sends a word of appreciation to his sisters, June Austin, Susan Bukas and Barbara Austin, who have always supported and encouraged his endeavors.

Prof. Hauser is the primary author for Chapters 2, 4 and 5, and is primarily responsible for the Appendix. The development of Chapter 5, dealing with the special issues that arise in § 523(a)(8) litigation, was influenced by her participation on a panel addressing student loan issues at the Federal Judicial Center's Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges II in August 2013. Prof. Hauser thanks U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey A. Deller, as well as Denise Neary, senior judicial education attorney at the FJC, for sharing their...