16th Annual Central States Bankruptcy Workshop
The 16th Annual Central States Bankruptcy Workshop will take place June 11-14 at the fabulous Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Traverse City, Mich. This year’s conference features 24 bankruptcy judges on faculty, as well as an alternative kind of workshop: one that caters to the consumer bankruptcy professional and one that caters to the business bankruptcy professional. Also enjoy the resort and surrounding area that boasts vineyards, outdoor activities and museums. Several of the sessions will be of particular interest to the committee.
Panelists in the session “How to Avoid Problems with the Trustee: Consumer Best Practices” will discuss how common sense and a solid understanding of the intricacies of bankruptcy law can benefit one’s success with clients, trustees, and one’s practice as a whole. Brian J. Small of Thav, Gross, Steinway & Bennett, PC in Bingham Farms, Mich. will moderate. Panelists will include Hon. Bruce W. Black of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.) in Chicago and Paul G. Swanson of Steinhilber, Swanson, Mares, Marone & McDermott in Oshkosh, Wis. Please click the link below to view Mr. Small’s paper.
How to Avoid Problems with the Trustee: Consumer Best Practices
The session, “So Much Information, So Little Time: Managing Consumer Cases in the Electronic Age,” will give resources and practical advice on how to best use technology in one’s law practice. Panelists will include Joseph E. Cohen of Cohen & Krol in Chicago, Ryan B. Moran of Ryan B. Moran, PLLC in Royal Oak, Mich. and Hon. Lawrence S. Walter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Ohio) in Dayton, Ohio. James W. Boyd of Zimmerman, Kuhn, Darling, Boyd, Taylor and Quandt, PLC in Traverse City, Mich. will moderate. Please click the link below to view the materials.
So Much Information, So Little Time: Managing Consumer Cases in the Electronic Age
Panelists in the session “Chapter 13 Discharge Issues: How to Reach the Finish Line” will discuss different scenarios that will help attendees better understand reimbursement for post confirmation attorney fees. Thomas D. DeCarlo of the Chapter 13 Trustee Office in Southfield, Mich. will moderate the session. Panelists will include Albert Todd Almassian of Keller, Vincent & Almassian, PLC in Grand Rapids, Mich., Richard Kerr Gustafson, II of Legal Helpers/Macey & Aleman in Chicago and Hon. Mary Ann Whipple of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ohio) in Toledo, Ohio. Please click the link below to view the materials.
Chapter 13 Discharge Issues: How to Reach the Finish Line
Panelists in the session “Consumer Practitioners: How’s Life under BAPCPA? An Update on Post-BAPCPA Consumer Case Law” will give an update on recent decisions in consumer case law including projected disposable income, rebuttal of presumption of abuse and the means test. Gary Lynn Hostetler of Hostetler & Kowalik, PC in Indianapolis will moderate. Panelists will include Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.) in Chicago, Richardo I. Kilpatrick of Kilpatrick & Associates, PC in Auburn Hills, Mich. and Daniel M. McDermott of the Office of the U.S. Trustee in Cleveland. Please click the links below to view the relevant materials.
An Update on Post-BAPCPA Consumer Case Law - Part I
An Update on Post-BAPCPA Consumer Case Law - Part II
Annual Spring Meeting Conference Session Now Available In Audio Format
Did you miss the Consumer Bankruptcy Committee’s joint session with the Bankruptcy Taxation Committee at the Annual Spring Meeting or do you want to hear the discussion again? Recordings of all committee sessions held during the Annual Spring Meeting can now be accessed online at http://asm09.abiworld.org or click here to directly to the Consumer Bankruptcy/Bankruptcy Taxation joint session recording!
Committee Leadership Announcement
ABI is pleased to announce the appointment of Hon. Pamela Pepper to Education Director of the Consumer Bankruptcy Committee. Judge Pepper presides over the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Wis.) in Wilwaukee and has been an active ABI member for years. Congratulations, Judge Pepper!