Program Schedule

8:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by Silverman Consulting

8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Mark G. Stingley, Co-Chair

Bryan Cave LLP; Kansas City

Ronald S. Weiss, Co-Chair

Berman, DeLeve, Kuchan & Chapman, LC; Kansas City

8:40-9:40 a.m.

Plenary Session: Case Law Update

Hon. Dennis R. Dow

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.); Kansas City

Hon. Robert E. Nugent

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Kan.); Wichita

Prof. G. Ray Warner

St. John’s University/Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Jamaica, N.Y.

Prof. Jack F. Williams

ABI Scholar-in-Residence

Georgia State University/BDO Seidman LLP; Atlanta

9:40-10:30 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Consumer Track Program: Consumer Ethics: Balancing the Multiple Roles of Consumer Debtor’s Counsel Under BAPCPA: Can You Be a Watchdog, Counselor and Advocate at the Same Time?

Howard S. Smotkin

Stone, Leyton & Gershman; St. Louis

Daniel J. Casamatta

Office of the U.S. Trustee; Kansas City

Cynthia F. Grimes

Grimes & Rebein, LC; Lenexa, Kan.

Business Ethics: Does Conflicts Counsel Solve the Problem? Reconciling a Practical Solution and State Ethics Rules

Hon. Jerry W. Venters

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.); Kansas City

Craig D. Hansen

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP; Phoenix

Mark A. Shaiken

Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP; Kansas City

10:30-10:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by MorrisAnderson & Associates, Ltd.

10:45-11:45 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Consumer Track Program: Mortgage Claims in Chapter 13: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Hon. Kathy A. Surratt-States

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mo.); St. Louis

Richard V. Fink

Chapter 13 Trustee; Kansas City

Debra L. Miller

Chapter 13 Trustee; South Bend, Ind.

Nonbankruptcy Business Alternatives

Mark V. Bossi

Thompson Coburn LLP; St. Louis

Daniel C. Cohn

Cohn, Whitesell & Goldberg LLP; Boston

Douglas M. Neeb

Dickinson Financial Corp.; Kansas City

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Luncheon Presentation

Sponsored by Epiq Systems, Inc.

The ABI Landmark Fee Study: A Looking-forward Analysis

C.R. “Chip” Bowles Jr.

Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC; Louisville, Ky.

Nancy J. Gargula

U.S. Trustee, Regions 10 and 13; Indianapolis

1:30-2:30 p.m.

The Great Debates

RESOLVED: The failure of a sole supplier without a contract to ship to a debtor in the early days of a chapter 11 case violates the automatic stay

PRO - Hon. Arthur B. Federman

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.); Kansas City

CON - Richardo I. Kilpatrick

Kilpatrick & Associates, PC; Auburn Hills, Mich.

RESOLVED: Official Form 22C conclusively determines "projected disposable income" for chapter 13 debtors with above-median income.

PRO - Claire Ann Resop

von Briesen & Roper, SC; Madison, Wis.

CON - Hon. Robert D. Berger

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Kan.); Kansas City

2:30-3:20 p.m.

Plenary Session and Consumer Track Program: The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act and Other Hot Topics in Bankruptcy Tax

Prof. Michelle Arnopol Cecil

University of Missouri School of Law; Columbia

3:20-3:35 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:35-4:30 p.m.

Judges Roundtable Featuring Judges of the 8th and 10th Circuits

Hon. Robert D. Berger

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Kan.); Kansas City

Hon. Dennis R. Dow

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.); Kansas City

Hon. Arthur B. Federman

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.); Kansas City

Hon. Janice M. Karlin

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Kan.); Topeka

Hon. Robert E. Nugent

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Kan.); Wichita

Hon. Dale L. Somers

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Kan.); Topeka

Hon. Kathy A. Surratt-States

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mo.); St. Louis

Hon. Jerry W. Venters

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.); Kansas City

4:30-6:00 p.m.

Cocktail Networking Reception

Sponsored by 2008 Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute Advisory Board Contributions

 

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