Monday, November 12
7:00-8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Sponsored by Steinberg Shapiro & Clark
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Hon. Steven W. Rhodes
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
8:45-10:00 a.m.
The Latest and Greatest: Supreme Court and Lower Court Case Law Update
Thomas D. DeCarlo, Moderator
Chapter 13 Trustee Office; Southfield, Mich.
Hon. Marci B. McIvor
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
Hon. Mary Ann Whipple
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ohio); Toledo
10:00-10:45 a.m.
Ethics: The Old and the New
Stuart A. Gold, Moderator
Gold Lange & Majoros, PC; Southfield, Mich.
Cynthia C. Bullington
Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission; Detroit
Hon. Jeffrey R. Hughes
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mich.); Grand Rapids
Craig S. Schoenherr
O'Reilly Rancilio PC; Sterling Heights, Mich.
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored by the Consumer Bankruptcy Association
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Concurrent Sessions (3)
Retirement Planning and Bankruptcy
Christopher W. Jones, Moderator
Acclaim Legal Services, PLLC; Southfield, Mich.
Charles D. Bullock, Moderator
Stevenson & Bullock, PLC; Southfield, Mich.
Gene R. Kohut
Kohut Law Group PLLC; Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
Hon. Thomas J. Tucker
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
Bankruptcy for the Self-Employed
Margaret Conti Schmidt, Moderator
Office of Krispen Carroll, Chapter 13 Trustee; Detroit
Daniel Carmen DiCicco
Acclaim Legal Services, PLLC; Southfield, Mich.
Mark H. Shapiro
Steinberg Shapiro & Clark; Southfield, Mich.
Mortgage Modifications and Loss Mitigation
Kimberly A. Kramer, Moderator
Kimberly A. Kramer, PLLC; Bay City, Mich.
Prof. Susan Hauser
ABI Resident Scholar; Alexandria, Va.
North Carolina Central University School of Law; Durham, N.C.
Adam Jonathan Reatherford
Trott & Trott PC; Farmington Hills, Mich.
Hon. Walter Shapero
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
12:00-1:20 p.m.
Luncheon and Speaker
Maureen Donohue Kraus
Vice President of Economic Development, Business Attraction
Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce; Detroit
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions (3)
The New Proof-of-Claim Rules: One Year Later
Lisa Kaufman Mullen, Moderator
Office of David Ruskin, Chapter 13 Trustee; Southfield, Mich.
Kim M. Rattet
Trott & Trott, PC; Farmington Hills, Mich.
Hon. Philip J. Shefferly
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
Introduction to Individual Chapter 11 Cases: Part 1 (Chapter Choice; First-Day Motions)
Hannah M. McCollum, Moderator
Gold, Lange & Majoros, PC; Southfield, Mich.
Hon. Daniel S. Opperman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Bay City
Alicia S. Schehr
Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC; Southfield, Mich.
Hot Issues in Chapter 7 and 13
Caralyce M. Lassner, Moderator
Caralyce M. Lassner, JD, PC; Utica, Mich.
Hon. Scott W. Dales
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mich.); Grand Rapids
Kelly M. Hagan
Hagan Law Offices PLC; Acme, Mich.
Michael P. Hogan
Kilpatrick & Associates PC; Auburn Hills, Mich.
2:30-2:40 p.m.
Break
2:40-3:40 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions (3)
What You Need to Know about Stern v. Marshall
David A. Lerner, Moderator
Plunkett Cooney; Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
John P. Gustafson
Chapter 13 Trustee; Toledo, Ohio
Prof. Susan Hauser
ABI Resident Scholar; Alexandria, Va.
North Carolina Central University School of Law; Durham, N.C.
Introduction to Individual Chapter 11 Cases: Part 2 (Negotiating a Plan; Plan Drafting; Disclosure Statements, Plan Confirmation and the Absolute Priority Rule)
Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
John P. Kapitan
Trott & Trott, PC; Farmington Hills, Mich.
Louis P. Rochkind
Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC; Southfield, Mich.
Introduction to the New Chapter 13 Model (Mandatory) Plan
David W. Ruskin, Moderator
Chapter 13 Trustee; Southfield, Mich.
Carl L. Bekofske
Chapter 13 Trustee; Flint, Mich.
Krispen S. Carroll
Office of the U.S. Trustee; Detroit
Tom W. McDonald, Jr.
Chapter 13 Trustee; Bay City, Mich.
Tammy L. Terry
Chapter 13 Trustee; Detroit
3:40-4:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Judges Panel: Advice for Oral Advocacy and Adversary Proceedings
Hon. Philip J. Shefferly, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
Hon. Scott W. Dales
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mich.); Grand Rapids
Hon. Jeffrey R. Hughes
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mich.); Grand Rapids
Hon. Marci B. McIvor
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
Hon. Daniel S. Opperman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Bay City
Hon. Steven W. Rhodes
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
Hon. Walter Shapero
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
Hon. Thomas J. Tucker
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit
Hon. Mary Ann Whipple
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ohio); Toledo
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
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