A trustee in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case is basically a referee who is making sure everybody - both debtors and creditors - are following the rules and going in the right direction.
The trustee’s job can also be to collect assets that are non-exempt, liquidate them, and use them to pay creditors, but this doesn’t usually happen.
At Marks Law Firm, we have a really good working relationship with our Chapter 7 trustees and can make things run very smoothly for our clients.