4. Secured Creditors
•Security Interests (sales of goods)
•Mechanics’ Liens (goods and/or services)
•Bond Claims
•Artisans’ liens
5. Unsecured Creditors
•Trade Creditors
•Letters of Credit
Commercial
Standby
•Sales Without Passing Title
Sale or Return
Consignments
•Joint Check Agreements
7. How to Respond to a Bankruptcy Filing
•Reclamation Letter
•20-day Rule = 503(b)(9)
•Setoff
•Executory contracts
•Critical Vendors
•File a proof of claim
•Sell the Claim
•Unsecured Creditors Committee