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Consumer Forum - Friday, October 5, 2012
8:00-8:20 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Silverman Consulting
8:25-8:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Case Law Update
Eighth Circuit Update
Hon. Anita L. Shodeen
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Iowa); Des Moines
Tenth Circuit Update
Hon. Robert E. Nugent
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Kan.); Wichita
Supreme Court Update
Hon. Arthur B. Federman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.); Kansas City
9:40-10:40 a.m.
Consumer: 25 Key Issues in Advising Debtors Pre-Petition
Robert C. Furr
Furr & Cohen, PA; Boca Raton, Fla.
10:40-11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Bank of Kansas City.
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Mock Appellate Argument: Individual Chapter 11—Does the Absolute Priority Rule and the Preconfirmation Use of the Debtor's Disposable Income Apply in Individual Chapter 11 Cases?
Mona L. Burton
Holland & Hart LLP; Salt Lake City
Hon. Audrey R. Evans
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. & W.D. Ark.); Little Rock
Philip J. Landau
Shraiberg, Ferrara & Landau, P.A.; Boca Raton, Fla.
Hon. Charles L. Nail, Jr.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. S.D.); Pierre
Hon. Kathy A. Surratt-States
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mo.); St. Louis
12:00-1:20 p.m.
Luncheon Presentation: MLB All-Star Game: The Legal Implications, Negotiations, Contracts & Impact on Kansas City
Featuring David W. Frantze; Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP; Kansas City
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Consumer: 10 Strategies for Better Consumer Bankruptcy Outcomes—A Mini-Arsenal of Best Practices, Novel Approaches and Innovative Ideas that Might Just Improve the Consumer Bankruptcy System
Prof. Katherine M. Porter
University of California, Irvine School of Law; Irvine, Calif.
John Rao
National Consumer Law Center; Boston
Tara Twomey
National Consumer Law Center; Carmel, Calif.
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Amherst Partners, LLC
2:45-3:45 p.m.
Ethics Session: The Seven Deadly Ethical Sins for the Bankruptcy Lawyer
Nick Badgerow
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne, LLP; Overland Park, Kan.
3:45-4:45 p.m.
“View from the Bench” Judges’ Panel
Mark A. Shaiken, Moderator
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP; Kansas City
Hon. Dennis R. Dow
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.); Kansas City
Hon. Audrey R. Evans
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. & W.D. Ark.); Little Rock
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. Charles L. Nail, Jr.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. S.D.); Pierre
Hon. Robert E. Nugent
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Kan.); Wichita
Hon. Charles E. “Sketch” Rendlen, III
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mo.) St. Louis
Hon. Anita L. Shodeen
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Iowa); Des Moines
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
4:45-5:30 p.m.
Cocktail Networking Reception
Sponsored by The 2012 Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute Advisory Boards
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