7:30-8:55 a.m.
Breakfast with the Judges
Featuring the Judges of the 15th Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference
Sponsored by Parsons Behle & Latimer and Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Consumer Workshop I: Best Practices - Avoiding §523, §727 and Malpractice Claims
This panel will highlight the planning, counseling and preparation strategies in difficult cases to avoid having to litigate adversary proceedings with §525 or §727 claims. The panel will also discuss the use of questionnaires, correspondence and other methods of documenting client advisements in order to minimize malpractice or grievance opportunities.
Stephen Berken, Moderator
Berken & Associates; Denver
Joel T. Marker
McKay, Burton & Thurman; Salt Lake City
Matt McCune
The McCune Law Firm, LLC; Denver
Jeffrey A. Weinman
Weinman & Associates, PC; Denver
10:30-10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, Kutner Miller Brinen, PC and Sherman & Howard, LLC
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Consumer Workshop II: Hot Topics in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
This panel will provide updates on case law in on current issues including the means test under §§707(b) and 1325, privacy litigation, and mortgage and auto loan cases.
Ellen R. Welner, Moderator
George T. Carlson & Associates; Englewood, Colo.
Hon. William T. Thurman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Utah); Salt Lake City
John Turner
John Turner, Attorney at Law; Colorado Springs, Colo.
Britney Beall-Eder
Castle Meinhold & Stawiarski LLC; Denver
12:15-1:45 p.m.
Lunch: GM/Chrysler Cases
Sponsored by Faegre & Benson LLP, LECG, LLC and Onsager, Staelin & Guyerson, LLC
Hon. Elizabeth E. Brown, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Colo.); Denver
Martin J. Bienenstock
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP; New York
Professor Michael D. Sousa
University of Denver College of Law; Denver
James H.M. Sprayregen
Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Chicago
Frances M. Toole
U.S. Department of Justice; Alexandria, Va.
1:45-3:15 p.m.
Consumer Workshop III: Divorce and Bankruptcy
This group will address the murky intersection of bankruptcy and divorce law. Strategies on timing of the dissolution and bankruptcy, negotiating and drafting the terms of the separation agreements, and relief-from-stay issues will be discussed.
Ellen R. Welner, Moderator
George T. Carlson & Associates; Edgewood, Colo.
Brian D. Johnson
Ogden, Utah
Hon. J. Stephen Phillips
U.S. District Court; Denver
Taya G. Sweeden
The Sweeden Law Firm; Lakewood, Colo.
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Chapman & Cutler LLP, Cordes & Company and Ireland, Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, P.C.
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Consumer Workshop IV: Threading the Needles District at Canyonlands National Park: Piercing the Veil of Securitization - an Aspect of Home Mortgage Law Reform
The panel will explain the securitization model, discuss the impact it has on standing for motions for relief, and the potential for trustee actions under §544. Leading consumer mortgage expert O. Max Gardner will make a special appearance to field questions and explain this difficult topic.
Stephen Berken, Moderator
Berken & Associates; Denver
Tara E. Gaschler
The Gaschler Law Firm LLC; Denver
Deanna L. Westfall
Castle Meinhold & Stawiarski, LLC; Denver
Kim R. Wilson
Snow, Christensen & Martineau; Salt Lake City
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception
Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Snell & Wilmer LLP
7:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators Hockey Game
On-site Registration Only
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