Monday, January 19

8:00-8:45 a.m.

Breakfast and Registration

9:00-9:15 a.m.

Welcome

Hon. Joan N. Feeney

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Mass.); Boston

9:15-10:55 a.m.

Balloons, Bargains (Cramdowns) and Bewares: Hot Issues and Best Practices in Chapter 13

The chapter 13 trustee and experienced debtors' and creditors' attorneys will discuss the latest trends in the case law and tips for drafting (and opposing) confirmation of chapter 13 plans. Topics shall include mortgage-modification provisions, balloon payment and lienstripping of undersecured mortgage provisions; remedies for post-petition defaults and other hot topics. The panel shall review legal standards and practical challenges to achieving confirmation.

Carolyn A. Bankowski

Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee; Boston

Joseph P. Foley

Law Offices of Joseph P. Foley; Boston

Catherine V. Eastwood

Partridge, Snow & Hahn; Providence, R.I.

Nicholas F. Ortiz

Law Office of Nicholas Ortiz, P.C.; Boston

10:55-11:05 a.m.

Coffee Break

Sponsored by Allen Credit & Debt Conseling

11:05 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Hot Chapter 7 Issues, Including the Means Test, U.S. Trustee Inquiries and Obtaining the No-Distribution Report

John J. Aquino

Anderson Aquino LLP; Boston

Joseph B. Collins

Hendel & Collins, PC; Springfield, Mass.

Gary Donahue

Acting Assistant U.S. Trustee; Boston

12:00-1:00 p.m.

Luncheon with Keynote Speaker Samuel J. Gerdano

Executive Director, American Bankruptcy Institute; Alexandria, Va.

"Inside the Beltway Insights"

Sponsored by Consumer Financial Education Foundation of America

1:00-2:50 p.m.

Litigation Skills Part One: Lexicons of Litigation

Including Lift-Stay Motions, Mortgage Claims Contests, Burdens of Proof, Drafting Pleadings and Preliminary Hearings

Hon. Frank Bailey, Judge Designate

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Mass.); Boston

Gary W. Cruickshank

Attorney at Law; Boston

Mark DeGiacomo

Murtha Cullina LLP; Boston

John S. McNicholas

Korde & Associates; Chelmsford, Mass.

Donald R. Lassman

Law Office of Donald R. Lassman; Needham, Mass.

Amy Lipman-White

Stanton & Davis; Marshfield, Mass.

Deirdre Keady

Harmon Law Offices; Boston

John F. Sommerstein

John Sommerstein Law Offices; Boston

2:50-3:00 p.m.

Coffee Break

Sponsored by Allen Credit & Debt Counseling

3:00-4:30 p.m.

Pretrial Orders and Discovery, The Trial and Post Trial Proceedings

Charles R. Bennett

Hanify & King, PC; Boston

Patrick P. Dinardo

Sullivan & Worcester LLP; Boston

Edmond J. Ford

Ford, Weaver & McDonald, P.A.; CITY, STATE

Michael J. Goldberg

Cohn, Whitesell & Goldberg LLP; Boston

David M. Nickless

Nickless and Phillips, PC; Fitchburg, Mass.

4:30-6:00 p.m.

Litigation Skills Part Two: Let's Litigate (Trial Techniques)

Patricia Antonelli (Moderator)

Partridge, Snow & Hahn, LLP; Providence, R.I.

Hon. Frank J. Bailey, Judge Designate (Analyst)

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Mass.); Boston

Charles R. Bennett (Analyst)

Hanify & King, PC; Boston

Hon. Henry J. Boroff, Chief Judge (Analyst)

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Mass.); Worcester

Hon. J. Michael Deasy (Panelist)

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.H.); Manchester, N.H.

Hon. Joan N. Feeney (Analyst)

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Mass.); Boston

Christopher Lefebvre (Panelist)

Lefebvre & Lefebvre, PC; Pawtucket, R.I.

Nina M. Parker (Panelist)

Parker & Associates; Winchester, Mass.

F. Bruce Sleeper (Panelist)

Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry; Portland, Maine

Anne J. White (Panelist)

Klieman, Lyons, Schindler & Gross; Boston

6:00-7:00 p.m.

Reception

On-Site Registration Only