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What is a Bankruptcy Trustee

Trustees work for the bankruptcy court.  They are appointed to oversee bankruptcy cases.  Trustees are usually attorneys or accountants. It is important for debtors and creditors to recognize that the trustee assigned to a bankruptcy case represents  (at least in theory) the interests of the creditors of the bankrupt debtor.  In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the trustee's role is to gather the debtor's property, sell it, and distribute the proceeds to the creditors.

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