9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
American Board of Certification Exams
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Deep-water Fishing Tournament
2:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration Desk and Exhibit Hall Open
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Opening Reception
Sponsored by Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance
9:00-11:00 p.m.
IWIRC Dessert Reception (by invitation)
Sponsored by IWIRC Carolinas Network, IWIRC Florida Network, IWIRC Georgia Network and IWIRC Virginia Network
7:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Registration Desk and Exhibit Hall Open
7:00-7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Sponsored by GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC
7:30-9:00 a.m.
Plenary Session: Consumer Bankruptcy Update
Samuel K. Crocker
Crocker & Niarhos; Nashville, Tenn.
Hon. David W. Houston, III
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Miss.); Aberdeen
Prof. Lois R. Lupica
University of Maine School of Law; Portland, Maine
9:00-9:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by McGuireWoods LLP
9:15-10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Workshops
Condo Mania
Robert P. Reynolds, Co-Moderator
Reynolds, Reynolds & Duncan, LLC; Tuscaloosa, Ala.
David B. Wheeler, Co-Moderator
Moore & Van Allen, PLLC; Charleston, S.C.
Kim H. Hagen
Hagen Realty Group; Carrollton, Ga.
Joe A. Joseph
Burr & Forman LLP; Birmingham, Ala.
Consumer Claims against Creditors
Ramona D. Elliott, Moderator
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; Washington, D.C.
Robert Alan Byrd
Byrd & Wiser; Biloxi, Miss.
Robert Gambrell
Gambrell & Stone, PLLC; Biloxi, Miss.
The Chapter 11 Fee Study: Moving-forward Analysis
C.R. “Chip” Bowles, Jr., Moderator
Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC; Louisville, Ky.
Roberta A. DeAngelis
Acting U.S. Trustee, Region 3; Philadelphia
Terri L. Gardner
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP; Raleigh, N.C.
Patricia A. Redmond
Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA; Miami
Hon. Gregg W. Zive
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Reno
High Owe, High Owe - So Off to Section 363 We Go
James D. Decker, Moderator
Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance; Atlanta
Russell M. Blain
Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser, PA, Tampa
Hon. Mary Grace Diehl
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ga.); Atlanta
Ira L. Herman
Thompson & Knight LLP; New York
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Alston & Bird LLP
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops
Adequate Protection in Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 Cases
Paul L. Orshan, Moderator
Paul L. Orshan, P.A.; Miami
Hon. Robert A. Mark
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.); Miami
Peter D. Russin
Meland Russin & Budwick, PA; Miami
Mark P. Williams
Norman, Wood, Kendrick & Turner; Birmingham, Ala.
Tax Issues in Bankruptcy
Richard P. Carmody, Moderator
Adams and Reese LLP; Birmingham, Ala.
Hon. Paul W. Bonapfel
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ga.); Atlanta
Prof. Jack F. Williams
ABI Resident Scholar/Georgia State University/BDO Seidman LLP; Atlanta
Venue Issues in Chapter 11 Filings
Douglas M. Foley, Moderator
McGuireWoods LLP; Norfolk, Va.
Jacob A. Brown
Akerman Senterfitt; Jacksonville, Fla.
Hon. Jeffery P. Hopkins
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Ohio); Cincinnati
Richard L. Wynne
Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Los Angeles
Consumer Ethics: How to Stay Out of Jail
Debera Frick Conlon
Office of the U.S. Trustee; Norfolk, Va.
Hon. John K. Olson
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.); Fort Lauderdale
1:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Golf Tournament
Sponsored by Wells Fargo Foothill
7:00-7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Sponsored by BDO Seidman LLP
7:30-9:00 a.m.
Plenary Session: Business Bankruptcy Update
Susan H. Seabury
BDO Seidman, LLP; Atlanta
Prof. Jack F. Williams
ABI Resident Scholar/Georgia State University/BDO Seidman LLP; Atlanta
Hon. Michael G. Williamson
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (M.D. Fla.); Tampa
8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Cumberland Island Hiking Eco-Tour
9:00-9:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by King & Spalding LLP
9:15-10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Workshops
Adequate Protection in Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 Cases
Tax Issues in Bankruptcy
Venue Issues in Chapter 11 Filings
Consumer Ethics: How to Stay Out of Jail
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops
Condo Mania
Consumer Claims against Creditors
The Chapter 11 Fee Study: Moving-forward Analysis
High Owe, High Owe – So Off to Section 363 We Go
1:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Tennis Tournament
Sponsored by Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Surfside Chat: ABI Presidents’ Panel
Sponsored by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Andrew W. Caine
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Los Angeles
Robert M. Fishman
Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC; Chicago
John D. Penn
Haynes and Boone, LLP; Fort Worth, Texas
Deborah D. Williamson
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated; San Antonio
2:00-4:30 p.m.
Optional Event: Kayaking the Costal Waterways
7:00–10:00 p.m.
Final Night Dinner Dance
Entertainment Sponsored by Bridge Associates LLP
7:00–7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
7:30–9:00 a.m.
Plenary Session: Subprime Fallout
Jonathan W. Jordan, Moderator
King & Spalding LLP; Atlanta
Joseph Blaylock
Navigant Consulting; New York
Prof. Anthony Sanders
Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business; Tempe, Ariz.
Dr. Faten Sabry
NERA Economic Consulting; New York
Jason H. Watson
Alston & Bird LLP; Atlanta
9:00–9:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
9:15–10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Workshops
Condo Mania
Consumer Claims against Creditors
The Chapter 11 Fee Study: Moving-forward Analysis
High Owe, High Owe – So Off to Section 363 We Go
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Optional Event: Horseback Riding on the Beach
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops
Adequate Protection in Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 Cases
Tax Issues in Bankruptcy
Venue Issues in Chapter 11 Filings
Consumer Ethics: How to Stay Out of Jail
12:30 p.m.
Adjourn