Conference Materials - 2009

Conference Materials - 2009

Winter Leadership Conference

High-Income Individuals: Chapter 11 by and for the People - James Patrick Shea, Moderator; Debra I. Grassgreen; Lee M. Kutner; Hon. Geraldine Mund; and Patricia A. Redmond

"Discharge by Declaration" and Other Strategies to Discharge Consumer Debts - Stephen W. Sather, Moderator; Rebecca Buehler Connelly; Hon. Jeffery P. Hopkins; and Paul G. Swanson

The ABI Consumer Fee Study: The Results of the Pilot Study and Where We Are Going from Here - Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, Moderator; James H. Cossitt; and Prof. Lois R. Lupica

Should Congress Reform Bankruptcy Reform? - Karen Cordry, Moderator; John C. Colwell; John D. McMickle; and Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff

Foreclosure Litigation: Defenses and Counterclaims - Rudy J. Cerone, Moderator; Hon. Samuel L. Bufford; Ford Elsaesser; and Thomas M. Hefferon

The Future of Alternative Dispute Resolution: How ADR Can Expedite Efficiency for the Courts and Attorneys - Kenneth A. Rosen, Moderator; Paul S. Singerman; and Hon. Mary F. Walrath

Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference

Best Practices in Representing Debtors: From Preparing Papers to Reaffirmation Agreements - Caralyce M. Lassner, Moderator; David W. Allard; James H. Cossitt

Fraudulent Transfers and Preferences - Hon. James D. Gregg, Moderator; Michael D. Lieberman; Kenneth A. Nathan

Making Your Case Sail Smoothly: A Trustee Panel - Caralyce M. Lassner, Moderator; David W. Allard; James H. Cossitt

Non-Bankruptcy Alternatives - Julie Beth Teicher, Moderator; David Findling; Brian J. Small

The Special Challenges of High-Income Debtors (Including the Means Test and Individual Chapter 11 Cases) - Mark H. Shapiro, Moderator; Michael E. Baum; Charles D. Bullock; Hon. Phillip J. Shefferly

What Are Mortgage Companies Doing Now? - Heather D. McGivern, Moderator; Roberta W. Andrews; Terrance A. Keith

What's New: Cases You Need to Know - John C. Lange, Moderator; Thomas D. DeCarlo; Michael P. Hogan

Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference

Means Test 2009 - Ariane Holtschlag; Keisha M. Hooks; M. Gretchen Silver; Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff

Ethical Issues with Respect to Attorneys' Fees in Consumer Cases - Hon. Bruce W. Black; Gerald Mylander; Thomas E. Springer

Home Mortgage Update - Michael C. Burr; A. Stewart Chapman; Hon. Eugene Wedoff

Litigation Skills: Handling the Evidentiary Hearing - Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar; Catherine L. Steege

The Consumer Chapter 11 - Joseph A. Baldi; David P. Leibowitz; Hon. Jack B. Schmetterer

ABI/UMKC Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute

Plenary Session: Case Law Update - Barkley Clark; Hon. Dennis R. Dow and Hon. Robert E. Nugent

Consumer Ethics: Prebankruptcy Estate Planning - Robert J. Blackwell; Thomas M. Mullinix and Bruce E. Strauss

The Great Debates: Resolved: Section 548(c)’s Good-faith Defense Should Be Unavailable in Ponzi Scheme Cases - Paul D. Sinclair, Moderator; Pro - Brian L. Shaw and Con - Keith M. Aurzada

The Great Debates: Resolved: Congress Must Allow Courts to Lienstrip Home Mortgages - Paul D. Sinclair, Moderator; Pro - Tara Twomey and Con - Paul H. Berens

Consumer: Representing Small Business Clients - Cynthia F. Grimes; David P. Leibowitz and Cathleen Cooper Moran

Consumer: Discharge Violations and Protecting Your Clients from Creditor Abuses - Jay Fleischman

Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

Rolling Ethics CLE: Multimedia Ethics Extravaganza - Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport

Resolved: BAPCPA provisions requiring contribution of post-petition earnings unconstitutionally mandate involuntary servitude. - Moderator: Mitchell Ryan; Pro: Hon. Samuel L. Bufford and Con: Scott F. Gautier

Current Developments (Consumer) - Ford Elsaesser; Hon. Eileen W. Hollowell; Hon. Christopher M. Klein and Randy Nussbaum

Ethics—Walking in the Grey Areas: Advising Clients and Avoiding Pitfalls in Ethically Unsettled Areas - August B. Landis; Larry H. Lattig; Hon. Randall J. Newsome and Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport

Evidence/Litigation Skills - Steven M. Berman; Candace C. Carlyon; Brian I. Swett; Donna S. Tamanaha and Hon. Michael G. Williamson

Residential Mortgages: Burning Down the House - Rudy J. Cerone; Hon. David W. Houston, III; Kathleen A. Leavitt and Lenard E. Schwartzer

Who Is Still Eligible for Bankruptcy Relief? Current Issues on the Means Test, Debt Limits and Serial Filers - Kevin A. Darby; Hon. Mike K. Nakagawa and Claire Ann Resop

Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop

When Circuits Collide: Circuit Splits - Prof. David A. Skeel, Moderator; Hon. Kay Woods; Hon. Jean K. FitzSimon; Hon. Stephen Mitchell; Hon. James M. Peck

Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

Hot Consumer Topics in Chapter 7 - Donald F. Walton, Moderator; Michael J. Cox; Neil C. Gordon; Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff

Lenders Under Fire: Strategies for and Defenses to Extracting Money from Lenders in Consumer and Business Cases - Terri L. Gardner, Moderator; Eric W. Anderson; Thomas W. Anderson; Rudy J. Cerone; Hon. Mary Grace Diehl; Robert M. Hirsh

Hot Topics in Chapter 13 Cases - Felicia S. Turner, Moderator; O. Byron Meredith III; Richard H. Thomson; Hon. Michael G. Williamson

Consumer Law Update 2009 - Hon. William. H. Brown; Prof. Jeffrey W. Morris

Northeast Bankruptcy Conference

Asset Protection in Bankruptcy – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - D. Ethan Jeffrey, Moderator; Peter J. Haley; Adam L. Ruttenberg and Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong

Evidence - Elizabeth J. Austin, Moderator; Hon. Frank J. Bailey; Edward S. Cheng; Hon. Joan N. Feeney; Julia Frost-Davies; Robert J. Kerwin and Kenneth S. Leonetti

Nuts and Bolts of Representing a (Really) Small Business - Lynne Riley, Moderator; William S. Gannon; Hon. Enrique S. Lamoutte and Thomas J. Raftery

Northeast Consumer Forum

Cramdowns Now and New: Ins and Outs of Chapter 13 Mortgage Cramdowns - Deirdre Keady, Moderator; William J. Amann; Nicholas F. Ortiz and Hon. Mark W. Vaughn

Credit Card Defaults - Patricia Antonelli, Moderator; Hon. J. Michael Deasy; David C. Phalen and Mary F. Stewart

High-income, High-debt Reorganization: Chapter 11 for the People - Nina M. Parker, Moderator; James F. Molleur; Christopher J. Panos; Michael J. Pappone and Hon. Brian K. Tester

Home Retention and Loss Mitigation Update - Peter V. Guaetta, Moderator; Jerrold S. Levinsky; Hon. Joel B. Rosenthal and Mitchell E. Starr

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop

How to Avoid Problems with the Trustee: Consumer Best Practices - Brian J. Small, Moderator; Hon. Bruce W. Black; Paul G. Swanson

Keep Your License: Ethical Issues for Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Debtor and Creditor - Karen E. Evangelista, Moderator; Eugene Crane; Karen R. Goodman; Hon. Walter Shapero

So Much Information, So Little Time: Managing Consumer Cases in the Electronic Age - James W. Boyd, Moderator; Joseph E. Cohen; Ryan B. Moran; Hon. Lawrence S. Walter

Chapter 13 Discharge Issues: How to Reach the Finish Line - Thomas D. DeCarlo, Moderator; Albert Todd Almassian; Richard Kerr Gustafson, II; Hon. Mary Ann Whipple

Consumer Practitioners: How's Life under BAPCPA? An Update on Post-BAPCPA Consumer Case Law - Gary Lynn Hostetler, Moderator; Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar; Richardo I. Kilpatrick; Daniel M. McDermott

Atlanta Consumer Bankruptcy Skills Training: Oral and Written Advocacy

Hypothetical Problem

Writing Skills - Hon. James E. Massey; Hon. C. Ray Mullins; Ezra H. Cohen; Beth Anne Harrill; Karen D. Visser

Oral Skills and Persuasion Techniques - R. Scott Williams; Mark M. Maloney

Negotiation/Out-of-Courtroom Skills and Techniques - Hon. Mary Grace Diehl; Neil C. Gordon; O. Byron Meredith, III

Professionalism in Oral and Written Advocacy, Including with Unrepresented Parties - David N. Lefkowitz

Creditor Representation Breakout - Ronald A. Levine; Whitney Warnke Groff; Eric W. Roach

Debtor Representation Breakout - Richard H. Thomson; Robert O. Colliersmith; Melissa Herman

Consumer Bankruptcy in Practice - A Webinar Series

Politics, Practicality and People: The Impact of the Mortgage Meltdown in Bankruptcy

Problems With Mortgage Claims

Supplemental Material (referenced in the webinar)

Annual Spring Meeting

Plenary Session: Protecting Consumers in Financial Markets: New Developments in BAPCPA Reform, Credit Cards and Unsafe Credit Products - Brady C. Williamson, Moderator; Oliver I. Ireland; Travis B. Plunkett and John Rao

Plenary Session: The Government-Managed Economy—TARP, Mortgage Modification, etc.: Is Anything Working? - William A. Brandt, Jr., Moderator; Harvey R. Miller; Alex J. Pollock and Dr. Mark Zandi

Concurrent Committee Educational Session: Consumer Bankruptcy/Bankruptcy Taxation (joint): The Financial Nuts and Bolts of Representing a (Really) Small Business - Hon. Linda B. Riegle, Moderator; Charles F. Rosen and Steven A. Schwaber

Concurrent Committee Educational Session: Ethics: Caveat Consuasor (Let the Advisor Beware): Ethics Missteps and Lessons in Client Management, Representation and Advocacy Found in Recent Rulings - Prof. Margaret Howard, Moderator; Ramona D. Elliott; O. Max Gardner, III; Jeffrey K. Garfinkle and Hon. Ray C. Mullins

Concurrent Committee Educational Session: Law School: Saving up for Bankruptcy - Prof. Ronald J. Mann

Concurrent Session: Ethical Issues for Creditors in Consumer Cases - Prof. G. Ray Warner, Moderator; Robert S. Bernstein and Ramona D. Elliott

Concurrent Session: Practical Strategies to Maximize the Debtor’s Ability to Get a Discharge in Chapter 13 - Hon. Joan N. Feeney, Moderator; Henry E. Hildebrand and Steven L. Rayman

Concurrent Committee Educational Session: Court Administration/Technology and Telecommunications (joint): Net Neutrality and Identity Theft - Net Neutrality: Jason Gold, Moderator; Scott Cleland and Gigi B. Sohn. Identity Theft: Kelly Beaudin Stapleton, Moderator; Donald F. Walton and David Lincicum

Plenary Session: Multimedia Ethics Extravaganza - Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport

Atlanta Consumer Bankruptcy Skills Training

Discovery Practices Lecture with Examples - Michael F. Holbein; Amy Alcoke Quackenboss; Allen P. Rosenfeld

Discovery/Trial Ethics - Hon. Paul W. Bonapfel and Hon. James D. Walker, Jr.

Proposed New §1322 – Can’t We All Just Get Along? - Hon. C. Ray Mullins; Richard H. Thomson; M. Regina Thomas and Nancy J. Whaley

Breakout Sessions - Hon. Mary Grace Diehl; Edward J. Coleman, III; Albert F. Nasuti; Hon. C. Ray Mullins; Camille Hope; Brian M. Shockley; Hon. James E. Massey; Brian R. Cahn and M. Denise Dotson

Testimony and Evidence Lecture with Examples - Mark M. Maloney and Thomas J. Salerno

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference

The Pony Express: Delivering the Latest News—Recent Developments - Michael J. Pankow, Moderator; Lawrence Bass; Hon. Sidney B. Brooks and Steven B. Towbin

Swing Your Partner Round and Round: Discovery, Disclosure and Ethics in Bankruptcy - J. Thomas Beckett, Moderator; Susan M. Freeman; Michael P. Richman and Hon. Howard R. Tallman

Plain Speaking: Do They Mean What They Say or Say What It Means? Debate on Equitable vs. Plain Meaning Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court - Hon. Elizabeth E. Brown, Moderator; Brett A. Axelrod; Steven J. McCardell and Hon. Michael R. Murphy

Consumer Workshop IV: Beat the Devil Around the Stump—Ethically Making Adversary Proceedings Affordable - Duane H. Gillman, Moderator; Hon. Elizabeth E. Brown; Peter Lucas and Holly Renee Shilliday

Consumer Workshop III: Riding the Circuits—Case Law Update, Eligibility, Consumer Chapter 11 - Duane H. Gillman, Moderator; Stephen E. Berken; Kenneth L. Cannon, II and Robert Padjen

Consumer Workshop II: Robber Barons, the Old Homestead and the Beloved Model T—Mortgages and Auto Loans in Chapter 7 and 13 Cases - Ellen R. Welner, Moderator; Britney Beall-Eder; Tara E. Gaschler and Kim R. Wilson

Consumer Workshop I: Knocked into a Cocked Hat—Means Test Unresolved Issues and Case Law Update - Ellen R. Welner, Moderator; Loretta A. Burnett; Mark R. Stewart; Hon. William T. Thurman and John Turner

Northeast Consumer Winter Forum

Balloons, Bargains (Cramdowns) and Bewares: Hot Issues and Best Practices in Chapter 13 - Carolyn A. Bankowski; Catherine V. Eastwood; Joseph P. Foley and Nicholas F. Ortiz

Hot Chapter 7 Issues: Breezing Your Way through Chapter 7 – Getting a Quick NDR (No-distribution report) and Defending a U.S. Trustee §707 “Finding of Abuse” Letter - John J. Aquino and Joseph B. Collins

Inside the Beltway Insights - Samuel J. Gerdano

Litigation Skills Part One: The As to Zs for Trials on Lift Stay and Mortgage Claim Contests in Chapter 13 - Deirdre Keady and John S. McNicholas

Litigation Skills Part One: Understand Claims for Relief and Burdens, either §362(d)(1) or (d)(2) - Gary W. Cruickshank and Amy Lipman-White

Litigation Skills Part One: Debtors’ Task – Drafting Responsive Pleadings to Lift Stay Request: Creditors’ Replies to Debtors’ Objections to Claims - Donald R. Lassman and John F. Sommerstein

Litigation Skills Part One: Preliminary Hearing - Mark DeGiacomo

Pretrial Orders and Discovery: The Trial - Charles R. Bennett and Edmond J. Ford

Pretrial Orders and Discovery: Post-Trial Proceedings - Patrick P. Dinardo and Michael J. Goldberg

Litigation Skills Part Two: Let’s Litigate (Trial Techniques) - Patricia Antonelli (Moderator); Charles R. Bennett, Jr. (Analyst); Hon. Henry J. Boroff, Chief Judge (Analyst); Hon. J. Michael Deasy; Hon. Joan N. Feeney (Analyst); Christopher M. Lefebvre; Nina M. Parker; F. Bruce Sleeper; Anne J. White

Pretrial Orders and Discovery: Pretrial Orders and Discovery - Michael J. Goldberg and David M. Nickless