Back by popular demand, this two-day forum offers insolvency
practitioners an opportunity to gain critical skills. Bringing together
a faculty of bankruptcy judges and practitioners from top insolvency
firms, this educational forum is designed to appeal to both experienced
and new professionals. Approximately 6 hours of CLE/CPE credit including
1.5 hour of ethics, are available. Held in conjunction with one of
ABI’s largest regional programs, the Northeast Bankruptcy
Conference, this forum offers many networking opportunities. Topics
include:
- Bankruptcy Reform Act-Hot Topics and Issues - Practicing Bankruptcy
Law after October 17th
- Ethics and Pre-Petition Planning: Protection by Debtors and Actions
by Creditors; Explore Mandatory Credit Counseling and Debt Relief Agent
Requirements and Client-Lawyer Relations– What is working and what
is not?
- Practically Speaking: What’s a Lawyer to do when there is a
Conversion from Ch. 7 to 13 or from Ch. 13 to 7; Handling the issues and
duties arising out of the provisions for treatment of Domestic Support
Obligations and Reaffirmation, Redemption, Surrender and Statement of
Intention after October 17 – What is working and what is not.
- Consumer Lending Topics – A review of predatory lending
legislation and activities of mortgage foreclosure consultants; overview
of interest-only and option arm mortgage loans; summary of changes to
the federal Truth in Lending Act made by the BAPCPA.
- Individual Chapter 11’s: A Better Choice? Understand the
mechanics of individual 11s and compare them with the process
encountered by above median income debtors in Chapter 13. Recognize the
changes to the absolute priority rule and proof necessary for
confirmation of an individual Chapter 11 plan. Discuss the means by
which an installment payment plan can be consummated with its attendant
reporting requirements without a Chapter 13 Trustee. Review appropriate
forms to be used at each step of the process.
