The 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act
An ABI Webinar Series

For a limited time only, the cost will be $47.00 per program.

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–8) makes the most sweeping changes in a generation, affecting both consumer and business bankruptcies. Signed by the President on April 20, most of the provisions apply to cases filed 180 days thereafter, or October 17.

As the bankruptcy community’s largest provider of continuing education, ABI’s educational programs cover what you need to know, comprehensively. All aspects of the new law received full treatment. The 90-minute programs (and topics covered) is as follows:

  Certain states allow CLE credit for online learning.

Business Bankruptcy I

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Topics Speakers
  • New Small Business Rules
  • Expansion of Reclamation Claims
  • Broadened Preference Defenses
  • Trade Creditor Strategies
  • New Grounds for the Appointment of a Trustee
  • Single-asset Cases
  • Limits on Exclusivity
  • Andrew Caine
    Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young, Jones & Weintraub PC; Los Angeles
  • Alec Ostrow
    Stevens & Lee PC, New York
  • Michael Richman
    Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, New York
  • George Singer
    Lindquist & Vennum PLLP, Minneapolis, Minn.
  • Deborah Thorne
    Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Chicago

Consumer Bankruptcy I

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Topics Speakers
  • Mandatory Credit Counseling
  • Means Testing for Chapter 7
  • Other Changes in Chapter 7 Practice
  • Attorney Verification & Sanctions, Dismissal
  • Limits on the Automatic Stay
  • New Creditor Notice Requirements
  • Prof. Jean Braucher
    University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Ariz.
  • James Cossitt
    Attorney and Counselor at Law, Kalispell, Mont.
  • Stuart Gold
    Gold Lang & Majoros PC, Southfield, Mich.
  • Hank Hildebrand
    Lassiter Tidwell & Hildebrand PLLC, Nashville, Tenn.
  • Bob Waldschmidt
    Howell & Fisher, Nashville, Tenn.

Business Bankruptcy II

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Topics Speakers
  • Shorter Deadlines to Assume or Reject Leases
  • Limits on KERPs, Compensation
  • Relaxation of Disinterestedness Standard for Investment Bankers
  • Impact on Lenders, Workout Practice
  • Committee Membership and Information Sharing
  • Impact on Prepacks in Chapter 11
  • Robert Fishman
    Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC, Chicago
  • Robert Keach
    Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson PA; Portland, Maine
  • John Penn
    Haynes & Boone, Ft. Worth, Texas
  • Bettina Whyte
    AlixPartners LLC, New York

Consumer Bankruptcy II

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Topics Speakers
  • Lien Avoidance
  • Homestead Rules Changes
  • Asset Protection Trusts
  • Reaffirmation Changes
  • Redemption and Ride-through
  • Changes in Plan Length, Repeat Filings
  • Changes in Chapter 13 Practice
  • Prof. Jean Braucher
    University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Ariz.
  • Ford Elsaesser
    Elsaesser, Jarzabek, Anderson, Marks, Elliot & McHugh Chtd.; Sandpoint, Idaho
  • Richardo Kilpatrick
    Kilpatrick & Associates PC, Auburn Hills, Mich.
  • Timothy Moratzka
    Mackall, Crounse & Moore PLC; Minneapolis
  • Hon. Eugene Wedoff
    U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Chicago

Business Bankruptcy III

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Topics Speakers
  • Expanded Role for the U.S. Trustee
  • Health Care Cases Under the New Rules
  • International/Cross-border Cases Under the New Chapter 15
  • The New Chapter 12
  • Financial Contracts Modernization
  • New Appellate Procedure
  • Jonathan Friedland
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago
  • William Kannel
    Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC; Boston
  • Joseph Peiffer
    Day Rettig Peiffer PC, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Keith Shapiro
    Greenberg Traurig LLP, Chicago

Consumer Bankruptcy III

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Topics Speakers
  • Debtor Education
  • Disposable Income in Chapter 11 Individual Cases
  • Discharge and Dischargeability
  • Impact on Domestic Support Claims
  • Bankruptcy Appeals
  • Tax Treatment in Individual Cases
  • Karen Cordry
    National Association of Attorneys General, Washington
  • James Cossitt
    Attorney and Counselor at Law, Kalispell, Mont.
  • Stuart Gold
    Gold Lange & Majoros PC, Southfield, Mich.
  • Hank Hildebrand
    Lassiter Tidwell & Hildebrand PLLC, Nashville, Tenn.
  • Dianne Kerns
    Chapter 13 Trustee, Tuscon, Ariz.
  • Bob Waldschmidt
    Howell & Fisher, Nashville, Tenn.
  • Hon. Eugene Wedoff
    U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Chicago

The Judges’ Perspective

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A special roundtable featuring a panel of leading bankruptcy judges.

Speakers

  • Second Circuit: Hon. Elizabeth Stong, Eastern District of New York
  • Fourth Circuit: Hon. Douglas Tice, Eastern District of Virginia
  • Fifth Circuit: Hon. Barbara Houser, Northern District of Texas
  • Sixth Circuit: Hon. Steven Rhodes, Eastern District of Michigan
  • Ninth Circuit: Hon. Samuel Bufford, Central District of California
  • Tenth Circuit: Hon. James Starzynski, District of New Mexico
  • Eleventh Circuit: Hon. Mary Grace Diehl, Northern District of Georgia

For a limited time only, the cost will be $47.50 per program; discounts for multi-program packages. Written materials will be provided in advance, and include a copy of the new Bankruptcy Code, as amended by P.L. 109–8.