Friday, June 15

7:30–9:00 am

Breakfast Plenary Session

Sponsored by McDonald Hopkins Co. LPA

Welcome

• Program Chair: Sheryl L. Toby,
  Dykema Gossett PLLC; Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Jaunty Judicial Debates I

• Moderator: Claire Ann Resop
  Brennan, Steil & Basting, SC; Madison

Resolved: A 503(b)(9) Claimant Is Entitled to Receive Full Payment on its Claim Prior to the Effective Date of a Plan.

• Hon. Daniel S. Opperman
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ED Mich.; Bay City
• Hon. Phillip J. Shefferly
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ED Mich.; Detroit

Resolved: BAPCPA’s Credit Counseling Requirement Should Be Eliminated.

• Hon. Jeffrey R. Hughes
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WD Mich.;Grand Rapids
• Hon. Steven W. Rhodes
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ED Mich.; Detroit

Resolved: It Is Appropriate for the Court to Enter a First-day Order Defining the Scope of a Creditors’ Committee’s Disclosure Obligation.

• Hon. Bruce W. Black
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ND Ill.; Chicago
• Hon. John E. Hoffman, Jr.
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court SD Ohio, Columbus

Resolved: A Chapter 13 Debtor Can Surrender a Vehicle to a “910 Creditor” in Full Satisfaction of Its Claim.

• Hon. Scott Dales
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WD Mich.; Grand Rapids 
• Hon. Mary Ann Whipple
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ND Ohio; Toledo

9:00 am–10:15 am

Concurrent Sessions

Reaffirmation: The Ground Rules Have Changed

• Elizabeth M. Abood
  Charles J. Schneider PC; Livonia, Mich.
• James J. Burns, Jr
  Burns & Wincek, Ltd.; Chicago
• Stuart A. Gold
  Gold Lange & Majoros PC; Southfield, Mich.
• Hon. Mary Ann Whipple
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ND Ohio; Toledo

Supply Agreements and Other Hot Contract Issues: Adequate Assurance Demand, Does Cure Mean Cure and More?

• Donald S. MacKenzie Jr.
  Conway MacKenzie & Dunleavy; Birmingham, Mich.
• Hon. Marci B. McIvor
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ED Mich.; Detroit
• Patrick Mears
  Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Grand Rapids, Mich.
• Norman Newman
  Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, PC; Chicago

Litigation Skills-Consumer: Valuation, Evidence, Burden of Proof

• Hon. Hon. Basil H. Lorch III
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, SD Ind.; New Albany
• Kelly A. Myers
  Myers & Allmand PLLC; Brighton, Mich.
• Lauren Newman
  FagelHarber LLC; Chicago
• Mark H. Shapiro
  Steinberg Shapiro & Clark; Southfield, Mich.

Pension and Legacy: New Laws and Old Obligations

• Mark Berkoff
  DLA Piper US LLP; Chicago
• Gary W. Burns
  Walker Nell Consultants; Philadelphia
• Hon. J. Philip Klingeberger
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ND Ind.; Hammond
• Shawn M. Riley
  McDonald Hopkins Co., LPA; Cleveland

Using Your Business Litigation Skills-Get in Your Experts and Support Your Values

• William T. Bodoh
  Frost Brown Todd LLC; Columbus
• Susan Grossman Gordon
  Mackinac Partners; Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
• Hon. Scott Dales
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WD Mich.; Grand Rapids 
• Michael O’Neil
  Sommer Barnard PC; Indianapolis

Alternatives to Chapter 11: Receiverships, Operating 7s, Mortgage Trusts and More

• John C. DiDonato
  Huron Consulting Group; New York
• Gregory J. Jordan
  Dykema Gossett PLLC; Chicago
• Timothy F. Nixon
  Godfrey & Kahn SC; Green Bay, Wis.
• Hon. Phillip J. Shefferly
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ED Mich.; Detroit

10:15–10:30 am

Coffee Break

Sponsored by Vedder, Price, Kaufman, & Krammholz, P.C.

10:30–11:45 am

Concurrent Sessions

Ouch! Administrative Insolvency and Disgorgement of Fees-Case Strategies

• Richard S. Lauter
  Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC; Chicago
• Judith Greenstone Miller
  Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, PC; Southfield, Mich.
• Hon. Steven W. Rhodes
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ED Mich.; Detroit
• Gary A. Wencel
  Moglia Advisors; Schaumburg, Ill.

Cash-Flow Statements, Budgets, Financial Reporting: Watch Out for the Catches

• Hon. John E. Hoffman, Jr.
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, SD Ohio; Columbus
• Alan D. Lasko
  Alan D. Lasko & Associates PC; Chicago
• Barry P. Lefkowitz
  Virchow, Krause and Co. LLP; Southfield, Mich.
• Ralph E. McDowell
  Bodman LLP; Detroit

Avoid Professional Liability in Commercial Cases: Aiding and Abetting Client Wrongdoing and Other Liability Risks

• Jeffrey A. Hokanson
  Hostetler & Kowalik PC; Indianapolis
• Hon. Thomas J. Tucker
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ED Mich.; Detroit
• C. Daniel Motsinger
  Krieg Devault LLP; Indianapolis
• Nancy D. Terrill
  Grant Thornton LLP; Cleveland

Secured Creditor Rights in Consumer Cases

• Joseph A. Baldi
  Joseph A. Baldi & Associates, PC; Chicago
• Hon. James D. Gregg
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WD Mich.; Grand Rapids
• Richardo I. Kilpatrick
  Kilpatrick & Associates PC; Auburn Hills, Mich.
• Richard D. Nelson
  Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford, LLC; Cincinnati

Filing a Consumer Case: Pesky Prerequisites

• John E. Gierum
  Gierum & Mantas; Park Ridge, Ill.
• Frederick M. Luper
  Luper, Neidenthal & Logan, LPA; Columbus
• Brian J. Small
  Thav Gross Steinway & Bennett PC; Bingham Farms, Mich.
• Hon. John H. Squires
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ND Ill.; Chicago

Disposable Income and the Means Test: What Do They Mean?

• Thomas J. King
  Chapter 13 Trustee; Oshkosh, Wis.
• Hon. Pamela Pepper
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court, ED Wis.; Milwaukee
• Steven L. Rayman
  Rayman & Stone; Kalamazoo, Mich.
• David S. Yen
  Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago; Chicago

12:00–1:00 pm

Family Picnic/Barbeque

Sponsored by MorrisAnderson & Associates, Ltd. and Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC

1:00 pm

Golf Tournament

Sponsored by O’Keefe & Associates Consulting

6:00–7:00 pm

Cocktail Networking Reception

Sponsored by the IWIRC Central States Networks

7:00–11:00 pm

Dinner/Dance Featuring ABI’s Own Indubitable Equivalents

Sponsored by BBK and Huron Consulting Group

9:00 pm

Dessert Reception

Sponsored by Berger Singerman