October 2, 2009

8:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by Silverman Consulting

8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Hon. Dennis R. Dow, Judicial Chair

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

Mark G. Stingley, Co-Chair

Bryan Cave LLP; Kansas City, Mo.

Ronald S. Weiss, Co-Chair

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

8:45-9:45 a.m.

Plenary Session - Case Law Update

Barkley Clark

Stinson Morrison Hecker, LLP; Kansas City, Mo.

Hon. Dennis R. Dow

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

Hon. Robert E. Nugent

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

9:45-10:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by MorrisAnderson & Associates, Ltd.

10:00-11:00 a.m.

Consumer Ethics: Prebankruptcy Estate Planning;

What you can do with assets if your client comes to see you the day before filing , the month before filing , the 90 days before filing, the year before filing, etc,

Thomas M. Mullinix

Evans & Mullinix, PA; Shawnee Mission, Kan.

Robert J. Blackwell

Blackwell & Associates, PC; Fallon, Mo.

Bruce E. Strauss

Merrick, Baker & Strauss, PC; Kansas City, Mo.

11:00-11:15 a.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.

11:15-12:15 a.m.

Consumer: Discharge Violations and Protecting your Clients from Creditor Abuses

Jay Fleischman

Fleischman Consumer Law Center; Brooklyn, N.Y.

12:15-1:30 p.m.

Luncheon Presentation: Legislative Update: Views from Inside the Capital Beltway

Prof. Adam J. Levitin

ABI Resident Scholar

Georgetown University Law Center; Washington, D.C.

1:30-2:30 p.m.

The 2nd Annual Great Debates

Paul D. Sinclair, Moderator

Polsinelli Shughart PS; Kansas City, Mo.

Resolved: Section 548(c)'s Good Faith Defense Should be Unavailable in Ponzi Scheme Cases.

Pro - Brian L. Shaw

Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC; Chicago, Ill.

Con - Keith M. Aurzada

Bryan Cave LLP; Dallas

Resolved: Congress Must Allow Courts to Lienstrip Home Mortgagaes

Pro - Tara Twomey

National Consumer Law Center; Carmel, Ca.

Con - Paul H. Berens

Bradshaw, Steele, Cochrane & Berens; Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Resolved: In Applying the Means Test the Court May Determine the Necessity and Reasonableness of Payments on Secured Debts.

Pro - Gil Weisman

Becket & Lee, LLP; Malvern, Pa.

Con - Hon. Arthur B. Federman

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

 

NOTE: Viewpoints expressed by debaters are not necessarily their own.

2:30-2:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.

2:45-3:45 p.m.

Consumer: Representing Small Business Clients

David P. Leibowitz

Lakelaw/Leibowitz Law Center; Waukegan, Ill.

Cynthia F. Grimes

Grimes & Rebein, LC; Lenexa, Kan.

Cathleen Cooper Moran

Moran Law Group, Inc.; Mountain View, Ca.

3:45-4:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by MorrisAnderson

4:00-5:00 p.m.

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

Mark A. Shaiken (Moderator)

Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP; Kansas City, Mo.

Hon. Robert D. Berger

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, (D. of KS); Kansas City

Hon. Dennis R. Dow

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

Hon. Arthur B. Federman

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

Hon. Janice M. Karlin

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. of KS); Topeka

Hon. Robert E. Nugent

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

Hon. Dale L. Somers

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

5:00-6:00 p.m.

Cocktail Networking Reception

Sponsored by 2009 Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute Advisory Board Contributions

 

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