After you file a Chapter 7 or a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you will be required to attend a brief hearing called a Section 341 Meeting of Creditors.  Bankruptcy professionals usually refer to this hearing as a "341 hearing."

Your 341 hearing will be held between 30 and 45 days after you file and it will last about 5 to 10 minutes.  Although nothing final happens at your 341 hearing and most of the questions are fairly simple, you may be concerned about this hearing.   Assuming that you have never been thorough bankruptcy before, it is perfectly understandable that you would be a little nervous.  In this short video, Clark and Washington associate attorney Laura Post talks about 341 hearings.  If you have any questions about 341 hearings – please feel free to call Laura or any of our staff lawyers.