St. John’s has the nation’s most extensive bankruptcy program. Our highly successful LL.M. in Bankruptcy program offers more than two dozen specialized bankruptcy courses taught by leading practitioners, judges and academics. Our graduates practice with top firms and clerk for leading judges throughout the country. In addition, we publish the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, the nation’s premiere bankruptcy journal with a circulation of approximately 11,000. We also sponsor, jointly with the American Bankruptcy Institute, the annual Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, which brings teams to New York from law schools throughout the country to argue major current issues in bankruptcy law and culminates in a banquet attended by more than 600 leading practitioners, academics, prominent judges and students. Other bankruptcy activities at St. John’s include an active Bankruptcy Law Society and the St. John’s Institute of Bankruptcy Policy. 

 About Our Program

• Bankruptcy Program
• JD/LLM Option
• Graduation Requirements
• LL.M Director and Faculty
• Courses of Instruction
• Comments From Graduates
• Career Development
• LL.M. Advisory Board

Current Course Information

• Fall 2009 LL.M. Course Schedule and Information
• LL.M. Courses for CLE Credits - Fall 2009
• Spring 2010 LL.M. Course Schedul and Information
• Academic Calendar