Conference Materials

Conference Materials
In this section, we have gathered all online materials from conferences since 2004 that address consumer bankruptcy issues. Materials are organized by both conference and year. Members can click on a link to read the full text. For conference materials of more general interest to the consumer bankruptcy professional, please see the complete archive of conference materials, or use ABI's Search site.

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Annual Spring Meeting

When Divorce and Bankruptcy Collide, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do - Hon. Margaret D. McGarity, James T. Stuckenschneider, Lisa S. Gretchko, Lynne F. Riley
Consumer Class Actions - Hon. Robert E. Grossman, Johnie J. Patterson, Michael H. Goldstein, Rudy J. Cerone
The Appellate Process - Hon. Elizabeth E. Brown, P. Matthew Sutko, Prof. Jessica D. Gabel, Susan M. Freeman
Consumer Bankruptcy/Ethics & Professional Compensation - Prof. Lois R. Lupica, Peter C. Fessenden, James H. Cossitt, Chip Bowles
The Individual Conundrum—Chapter 7, 11 or 13? - Douglas W. Kassebaum, Hon. Brian K. Tester, Lee M. Kutner, Paul G. Swansonk

ABI/Stetson Alexander L. Paskay Bankruptcy Seminar

We Can Go 'Round and 'Round about That… - Hon. Margaret A. Mahoney, Cynthia C. Jackson, Hon. Paul G. Hyman Jr., Hon. Jeffery P. Hopkins, Hon. Paul M. Glenn, Prof. David G. Epstein, Jeffrey W. Warren, Hon. Michael G. Williamson, Prof. Jack F. Williams, Hon. C. Ray Mullins, Hon. Catherine Peek McEwen, Hon. K. Rodney May, Hon. Robert A. Mark
Gypsy Rose Lee or Playboy Centerfold? The Art of Valuation for Strip-Downs and Strip-Offs - Kelley M. Petry, Hon. Jeffery P. Hopkins, Dennis LeVine
Issues that "Tax" Consumer Debtors: Tax Year Election, Short Sales and 1099s, Dischargeability, IRS Claims and Best Practices for Dealing with the IRS - Larry Heinkel, Prof. Jack F. Williams
Mediating Consumer Case Issues (Mortgage Modification, Turnover, Dischargeability) - Hon. Caryl E. Delano, Jacob A. Brown, Nicole M. Mariani, Traci K. Stevenson, Shawn M. Yesner
Case Law Update: Significant Consumer Cases over the Last 12 Months - Prof. David G. Epstein, Hon. Robert A. Mark

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference

Consumer Workshop I: Ventilating: Fresh Air for Miners, Fresh Start for Debtors: How Fresh Is Fresh? - Ellen R. Welner, Hon. R. Kimball Mosier, N. April Norton, Prof. Michael D. Sousa, Michael F. Thomson
Consumer Workshop II: Stope and Retreat or Stope and Fill: Using the Mining Method Best Suited for Your Post-Filing Issues - Ellen R. Welner, Timothy Franklin, Susan Hendrick, Mark Middlemas, Simon E. Rodriguez, Hon. Howard R. Tallman
Consumer Workshop III and IV: Staking and Maintaining Your Claim: Pre-Bankruptcy Planning, Parts I and II - Stephen E. Berken, Hon. William H. Brown, Sean M. Cloyes, Russell G. Evans, Daniel A. Hepner, Arthur Lindquist-Kleissler, Charles S. Parnell, Hon. William T. Thurman

Western Consumer Bankruptcy Conference

Consumer Update - Louis M. Bubala III, Shelley D. Krohn, Hon. Margaret M. Mann, Brian J. Mullen
Individual Chapter 11: Not Just Chapter 13 on Steroids: Part I - Hon. Bruce A. Markell, Randy Nussbaum, Samuel A. Schwartz, Ovsanna Takvoryan
Individual Chapter 11: Not Just Chapter 13 on Steroids: Part II - Hon. Bruce A. Markell, Randy Nussbaum, Samuel A. Schwartz, Ovsanna Takvoryan
The Latest on the Mortgage Mess - Susan L. Myers, Natalie Bush-Lents, Rudy J. Cerone, Venicia Considine
Evidence: What It Is, Why You Need It, and How to Get It Admitted - Hon. Gregg W. Zive, Jennifer L. Braun, Hon. Stephen L. Johnson, Zachariah Larson
Ethics: Representation Issues: Don't Gamble With Your Reputation or Getting Paid - Hon. Maureen A. Tighe, August B. Landis, Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport, Lenard E. Schwartzer

Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference

The Latest and Greatest: Supreme Court and Lower Court Case Law Update: Part I - Thomas D. DeCarlo, Hon. Marci B. McIvor, Hon. Mary Ann Whipple
The Latest and Greatest: Supreme Court and Lower Court Case Law Update: Part II - Thomas D. DeCarlo, Hon. Marci B. McIvor, Hon. Mary Ann Whipple
Ethics: The Old and the New - Stuart A. Gold, Cynthia C. Bullington, Hon. Jeffrey R. Hughes, Craig S. Schoenherr Sr.
Retirement Planning and Bankruptcy - Christopher W. Jones, Charles D. Bullock, Gene R. Kohut, Hon. Thomas J. Tucker
Bankruptcy for the Self-Employed - Margaret Conti Schmidt, Daniel C. DiCicco, Mark H. Shapiro
Mortgage Modifications and Loss Mitigation - Kimberly A. Kramer, Prof. Susan E. Hauser, Adam Jonathan Reatherford, Hon. Walter Shapiro
The New Proof-of-Claim Rules: One Year Later - Lisa K. Mullen, Kim M. Rattet, Hon. Philip J. Shefferly
Introduction to Individual Chapter 11 Cases: Part 1 (Chapter Choice; First-Day Motions) - Hannah M. McCollum, Hon. Daniel S. Opperman, Alicia S. Schehr
Hot Issues in Chapters 7 and 13 - Caralyce M. Lassner, Hon. Scott W. Dales, Kelly M. Hagan, Michael P. Horan
What You Need to Know about Stern v. Marshall: Part I - David A. Lerner, John P. Gustafson, Prof. Susan E. Hauser
What You Need to Know about Stern v. Marshall: Part II - David A. Lerner, John P. Gustafson, Prof. Susan E. Hauser
What You Need to Know about Stern v. Marshall: Part III - David A. Lerner, John P. Gustafson, Prof. Susan E. Hauser
What You Need to Know about Stern v. Marshall: Part IV - Prof. Susan E. Hauser, John P. Gustafson, David A. Lerner
Introduction to Individual Chapter 11 Cases: Part 2 (Negotiating a Plan; Plan Drafting; Disclosure Statements, Plan Confirmation and the Absolute Priority Rule) - Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, John P. Kapitan, Louis P. Rochkind
Introduction to the New Chapter 13 Model (Mandatory) Plan - David W. Ruskin, Carl L. Bekofske, Krispen S. Carroll, Tom W. McDonald Jr., Tammy L. Terry
Judges Panel: Advice for Oral Advocacy and Adversary Proceedings - Hon. Philip J. Shefferly, Hon. Scott W. Dales, Hon. Jeffrey R. Hughes, Hon. Marci B. McIvor, Hon. Daniel S. Opperman, Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, Hon. Walter Shapero, Hon. Thomas J. Tucker, Hon. Mary Ann Whipple

Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop

Ethics Panel: Candor, Conflicts (of Interest) and Collisions with Rule 9011 (Bad-Faith Filings) - T. Patrick Tinker, Stuart M. Brown, Stacey L. Meisel, Kelly Beaudin Stapleton, Hon. Mary D. France
Chapter 7 Issues Part II: Consumer - Jeoffrey L. Burtch, W. Clarkson McDow, Karen H. Moore, Catherine E. Youngman

Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

Consumer Update 2012 - Lawrence R. Ahern III, Hon. Mary Grace Diehl, C. Edward Dobbs, Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff
Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Case Law Developments Following Recent Supreme Court and Circuit Opinions - Diane P. Furr, Melissa J. Davey, Walter W. Kelley, Maria Angela Tsagaris
The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Family Law and Managing an Asset Chapter 7 Case - Nancy J. Whaley, Walter W. Kelley, Amanda M. Stofan, David M. Warren
Let's Make It Clear: Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 3001 and 3002 and Lien-stripping in a Distressed Real Estate Market - Nancy J. Whaley, Melissa J. Davey, Amanda M. Stofan, Maria A. Tsagaris, Hon. Michael G. Williamson
Means Test: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Form B22 Analysis - Diane P. Furr, Melissa J. Davey, Amanda M. Stofan, Hon. Michael G. Williamson
Preference and Avoidance Actions in Chapters 7 and 13 - Walter W. Kelley, Michael L. Newsom, David M. Warren

Northeast Consumer Bankruptcy Conference

Bankruptcy Court Trial Practice Symposium - Hon. Frank J. Bailey, Patrick P. Dinardo, Hon. Joan N. Feeney, Julia Frost-Davies, Frederic D. Grant Jr., Hon. Louis H. Kornreich, Peter B. McGlynn, Patrick J. O'Toole

Northeast Consumer Forum

The Intersection of Criminal Law and Bankruptcy: Part I - Mark G. DeGiacomo, J. Hilary Billings, Lee Darst, Hon. Edward A. Godoy, John P. Kacavas, Geraldine L. Karonis
The Intersection of Criminal Law and Bankruptcy: Part II - Mark G. DeGiacomo, J. Hilary Billings, Lee Darst, Hon. Edward A. Godoy, John P. Kacavas, Geraldine L. Karonis
Recent Changes in Chapter 13 Practice - William J. McLeod, Patricia Antonelli, William K. Harrington, Hon. Louis H. Kornreich
Filing Your First Individual Chapter 11? Understand Issues and Confirm Creative Plans - James F. Molleur, John P. Fitzgerald III, Hon. Edward A. Godoy, Raymond J. Obuchowski, Jennifer Rood, Jenny L. Yandell
The Right to Marry versus the Right to Bankruptcy Relief - Stacie D. McHale, Hon. Frank J. Bailey, Justin H. Dion, Prof. Jackie A. Gardina, Jennifer G. Hayden

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop

You Can Have the House if I Can Have the Dog: Divorce Issues in Bankruptcy - Lisa Sommers Gretchko, Hon. Margaret Dee McGarity, F. John Steffen Jr., Charles D. Bullock
More Claims Issues in Consumer Cases - Caralyce M. Lassner, Hon. Pamela Pepper, George M. Vogl IV, Neal J. Weill
Chapter 7 Case Update - David W. Allard, Hon. Janet S. Baer, Hon. James D. Gregg, Hon. C. Kathryn Preston
Burning Down the House: Mortgage Issues in Chapter 7 Cases - Jonathan T. Brand, Hon. Jacqueline P. Cox, David A. Lerner, C. Daniel Motsinger
Is It In or Out? Exemption Issues Revisited - Hon. Marci B. McIvor, Claire Ann Resop, Susan Jill Rice, Lason Smalarz

Annual Spring Meeting

Consumer Ethics: Balancing Business and Practice, and the Multiple Roles of Consumer Debtor’s Counsel: Can You Simultaneously Be a Watchdog and Counselor and Run Your Law Practice? - Claire Ann Resop, Henry E. Hildebrand, Hon. William H. Brown III, Karen L. Kellett
Beyond HAMP and HARP: What's Next for Underwater Homeowners - Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Prof. David G. Epstein, David P. Leibowitz, Hon. Cecelia G. Morris
Section 524(i) and Beyond: The Use of Non-Standard Chapter 13 Plan Terms: I - Rudy J. Cerone, Alane A. Becket, Hon. C. Ray Mullins, John Rao
Section 524(i) and Beyond: The Use of Non-Standard Chapter 13 Plan Terms: II - Rudy J. Cerone, Alane A. Becket, Hon. C. Ray Mullins, John Rao
Who Should Police the Mortgage Servicers? - Clifford J. White, Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong III, Hon. Catherine Peek McEwen, Hon. C. Ray Mullins, Hon. Katharine M. Samson, Lawrence R. Ahern III, Thomas M. Hefferon
Circuit Splits and Supreme Court Preview - John W. Ames, Hon. Kevin J. Carey, Hon. Dennis R. Dow, Hon. Margaret M. Mann, Hon. Robert E. Gerber
Real Estate Partnership Bankruptcies: Effects on Individual Partners - from Main Street to Wall Street - Steven R. Schneider, Robert D. Schachat, Alan D. Lasko

Memphis Consumer Bankruptcy Conference

Rule 3001 Claims - Hon. David W. Houston III, Whitney Warnke Groff, Timothy H. Ivy
Recent Case Law Updates in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 - Hon. William H. Brown (Ret.)
Reaffirmation Agreements - Hon. Jennie D. Latta, Frances M. Riley, Richard H. Thomson
Practical Effects of Stern v. Marshall - Hon. Jennie D. Latta, Frank Childress Jr., Hon. David S. Kennedy
Intersection of Divorce and Bankruptcy - Hon. George W. Emerson Jr., Hon. Audrey R. Evans
Individual Chapter 11 Cases: A “How To” Guide - Hon. Paul W. Bonapfel, James E. Bailey III, Leon S. Jones
Ethics: Has HAL 9000 Finally Arrived? Taylor and Computers as Clients - Prof. Jessica D. Gabel
Debtor Remedies for Creditor Wrongs: RESPA/FDCPA/TILA - Joel G. Hargis, William B. Mauldin, David Sweeney
Best Practices in Representing Debtors: Strategies, Tips and Solutions - Hollis W. Craft, Tracey P. Malone, C. Jerome Teel Jr.

Annual Spring Meeting

Consumer Ethics: Balancing Business and Practice, and the Multiple Roles of Consumer Debtor’s Counsel: Can You Simultaneously Be a Watchdog and Counselor and Run Your Law Practice? - Claire Ann Resop, Henry E. Hildebrand, Hon. William H. Brown III, Karen L. Kellett
Beyond HAMP and HARP: What's Next for Underwater Homeowners - Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Prof. David G. Epstein, David P. Leibowitz, Hon. Cecelia G. Morris
Section 524(i) and Beyond: The Use of Non-Standard Chapter 13 Plan Terms: I - Rudy J. Cerone, Alane A. Becket, Hon. C. Ray Mullins, John Rao
Section 524(i) and Beyond: The Use of Non-Standard Chapter 13 Plan Terms: II - Rudy J. Cerone, Alane A. Becket, Hon. C. Ray Mullins, John Rao
Who Should Police the Mortgage Servicers? - Clifford J. White, Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong III, Hon. Catherine Peek McEwen, Hon. C. Ray Mullins, Hon. Katharine M. Samson, Lawrence R. Ahern III, Thomas M. Hefferon
Circuit Splits and Supreme Court Preview - John W. Ames, Hon. Kevin J. Carey, Hon. Dennis R. Dow, Hon. Margaret M. Mann, Hon. Robert E. Gerber
Real Estate Partnership Bankruptcies: Effects on Individual Partners - from Main Street to Wall Street - Steven R. Schneider, Robert D. Schachat, Alan D. Lasko

Judge Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice

Automatic Stay: Understanding the Difference between Property of the Estate and Property of the Debtor under § 362 - Hon. Catherine Peek McEwen, Kelley M. Petry, Larry Foyle
Confirming an Individual Chapter 11 Plan for the High-Net-Worth Individual - C.R. "Chip" Bowles Jr.
Evidence in Consumer Cases - Joni L. Herndon, Theresa J. Pulley Radwan
Ethics and Professionalism Potpourri - Edward T. Gavin, Hon. Rosemary Gambardella, Michael P. Richman, Neil C. Gordon, Richard M. Meth

Caribbean Insolvency Symposium

Individual Chapter 11 and Chapter 15: Part I - Charles Throckmorton, Hon. Edward A. Godoy, Luis Salazar, Patricia A. Redmond, Soneet R. Kapila
Individual Chapter 11 and Chapter 15: Part II - Charles Throckmorton, Hon. Edward A. Godoy, Luis Salazar, Patricia A. Redmond, Soneet R. Kapila
Ethics: "Oh, Behave!" How to Spot and Avoid Ethics Problems in Retention, Representation and Compensation: Part I - Carmen D. Conde, Francis C. Morrissey, Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong, Hon. Mildred Caban, Ira L. Herman
Ethics: "Oh, Behave!" How to Spot and Avoid Ethics Problems in Retention, Representation and Compensation: Part II - Carmen D. Conde, Francis C. Morrissey, Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong, Hon. Mildred Caban, Ira L. Herman
Chapter 13: Views from the Bench - Hon. Edward A. Godoy, Hon. Enrique S. Lamoutte, Hon. Keith Lundin, Hon. Mildred Caban, Rudy J. Cerone
Consumer Issues through the Eyes of the Trustee - Alejandro Oliveras, Henry E. Hildebrand, Jose R. Carrión, Madeline Soto-Pacheco, Monsita Lecaroz-Arribas, Wigberto Lugo-Mender

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference

Consumer Workshop I: The Wet Mountains: Avoiding the Slippery Slopes of Bankruptcy Litigation - Duncan E. Barber, Hon. Thomas R. Cornish, Maria J. Flora, Matthew D. Skeen, Stephen E. Berken
Consumer Workshop II: The Needle Mountains: Threading Through the Impact of the New Federal Rules - Britney Beall-Eder, Hon. Howard R. Tallman, Kim R. Wilson, Tara E. Gaschler
Consumer Workshop III: The Front Range: Leading Consumer Case Law Update/Ethics - Deanna L. Westfall, Ellen R. Welner, Hon. Joel T. Marker, Loretta A. Burnett, Matt McCune
Consumer Workshop IV: The Mosquito Range: Avoiding Transfers and Avoiding Liability - Harvey Sender, Hon. Sidney B. Brooks, Kimberley H. Tyson, Peggy Hunt

Northeast Consumer Winter Forum

Trial Practice Symposium: Drafting Complaints and Dispositive Motions, and Hypothetical - Anne J. White, Edward S. Cheng, Frederic D. Grant Jr., Hon. Joan N. Feeney, Jenny L. Yandell, Julia Frost-Davies, Patrick J. O'Toole, Patrick P. Dinardo, Peter B. McGlynn
New Amendments for Proofs of Claim under the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure - Nina M. Parker, Patricia Antonelli, William K. Harrington
Update on Individual Chapter 11 Cases - Andrew G. Lizotte, Anne J. White, Eric K. Bradford, Hon. Henry Jack Boroff, John F. Sommerstein
Inside the Beltway Insights and Results of the ABI Consumer Fee Study - Lois R. Lupica, Samuel J. Gerdano
Chapter 13: Recent Developments Including Issues Regarding Tax Treatment, Liens, and Feasible Plans - Carolyn A. Bankowski, Craig R. Jalbert, Peter C. Fessenden, Susan Grossberg, William J. McLeod
Chapter 7: Recent Developments in Chapter 7, Including Issues Concerning the Sale of Unusual Assets in a Chapter 7 - Bill N. Jacob, Craig R. Jalbert, Joseph H. Baldiga, Lisa A. Geremia, Stacie D. McHale

Winter Leadership Conference

If It Quacks Like a Duck: Identifying and Avoiding Fraud in Consumer Cases - Fredrick E. Clement, Margaret A. Burks, Prof. Jason J. Kilborn, Steven J. Katzman
Protection of Retirement and Business Assets in Consumer Cases: Interests in Trusts, Inherited Assets, Annuities, LLC and Corporate Interests - Amy L. Goldman, Hon. Susan V. Kelley, Robert C. Furr, Steven L. Rayman
Update on Mortgage Issues: Late Fees, Escrow Accounts, MERS, Standing, Loss-Mitigation Programs, Claim Issues, UST Issues, Relief from Stay - Faiq Mihlar, Hon. Joan N. Feeney, Randy Nussbaum, Rudy J. Cerone

Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference

The Means Test, Yet Again - Hon. Daniel S. Opperman, Karen E. Evangelista, Krispen S. Carroll, Melissa A. Caouette
Surrender of Property in Chapter 13 - Christopher W. Jones, Hon. Jeffery R. Hughes, Karen L. Rowse-Oberle, Thomas M. Hensel Jr.
Real Property Issues: Judicial Foreclosure, Sales During the Redemption Period, MERS Issues - Jordan M. Sickman, Michelle K. Clark, Rodney M. Glusac, Wendy Turner Lewis
The New Bankruptcy Rules and Claims Forms (2) - Hon. Phillip J. Shefferly, Kim M. Rattet, Lisa K. Mullen
The New Bankruptcy Rules and Claims Forms (1) - Hon. Phillip J. Shefferly, Kim M. Rattet, Lisa K. Mullen
Married Debtors in Chapter 13 Cases - A. Todd Almassian, Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, Kimberly A. Kramer, Marilyn R. Somers-Kantzer
The Latest and Greatest: Supreme Court and Lower Court Case Law Update - Hon. James D. Gregg, Hon. Mary Ann Whipple, Thomas D. DeCarlo
Individual Chapter 11 Cases: A "How To" Guide - Charles D. Bullock, Hon. Marci B. McIvor, Kimberly Ross Clayson, Wallace H. Tuttle
Ethics (Including §§ 526-528; Asset Disclosure and Valuation; Fee Apps) - Brian J. Small, David W. Van Zyl, Hon. Thomas J. Tucker, Stuart A. Gold
Bankruptcy and Divorce - Hon. Walter Shapero, Jaclyn M. Markert, Lisa Sommers Gretchko, Michelle L. Marrs, Robert W. Bishop
Appeals: The Nuts & Bolts (part 2 of 2) - Charles J. Schneider, Daniela Dimovski, Janet M. Steinle
Appeals: The Nuts & Bolts (part 1 of 2) - Charles J. Schneider, Daniela Dimovski, Janet M. Steinle
Advanced Chapter 7 Track: Part 2 - Homer W. McClarty, James W. Boyd, John C. Lange, Michelle M. Stephenson
Advanced Chapter 7 Track: Part I (Tax Refunds and Returns; Legal and Equitable Issues in Property Ownership; Fraudulent-Transfer Issues; Insider Preferences; Life Insurance Exemption Issues) - Caralyce M. Lassner, Kelly M. Hagan, Mark H. Shapiro, Michael A. Stevenson

Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference

The Rules and Jurisdiction of Bankruptcy Appeals - Sumner A. Bourne; Hon. Robert M. Dow Jr.; Catherine L. Steege
Mortgages in Chapter 13 - James J. Haller, Keisha M. Hooks, Berton J. Maley, Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff
The Ethics of Getting Paid - Amy Aronson, William J. Factor, Gerald Mylander, Jeffrey S. Snell
Divorce and Bankruptcy: When Does One Specialist Need Another? - Deborah Kanner Ebner, David P. Leibowitz, Hon. Margaret Dee McGarity
Balancing the Practice of Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Running a Business - Joseph A. Baldi, Ariane Holtschlag, Steven C. Lindberg, Faiq Mihlar

Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute and Consumer Forum

Mortgage Meltdown from Both the Lenders' and Borrowers' Perspectives - Hon. David W. Hauber; Hon. Janice M. Karlin; Steven M. Leigh
Ethical Standards: Where Do You Find Them, and Who Monitors Them? - David A. Lander
Cutting-Edge Issues in Agriculture Bankruptcies - Joseph Hawbaker; Phillip L. Kunkel; Hon. Thomas L. Saladino; Donald D. Sunderland
Creditors Gone Wild: Foreclosure Fraud - Prof. William K. Black
Case Law Update: "Yours, Mine and Ours" - Hon. Barry S. Schermer; Hon. Robert E. Nugent; Hon. Arthur B. Federman

Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

Keeping the Home Fires Burning: Residential Loans and Insolvency - Randy Nussbaum, Moderator; Hon. Randall L. Dunn; David Krieger; Allan D. NewDelman
Impact of Recent Supreme Court Decisions - Christopher P. Burke; Richardo I. Kilpatrick; Hon. Dennis Montali; Prof. Mark S. Scarberry
Think Before You File - John R. Bollinger, Moderator; August B. Landis; Hon. Michael K. Nakagawa; Brian D. Shapiro
Is Individual Chapter 11 Just a Chapter 13 on Steroids? - Leslie A. Cohen; Laurel E. Davis; Craig G. Margulies; Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff

Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

Consumer Update 2011 - Hon. Mary Grace Diehl, Moderator; Hon. David W. Houston III; Prof. Margaret Howard
Today's Chapter 13 - Richard H. Thomson, Moderator; Hon. Helen Elizabeth Burris; Nancy J. Whaley; Melissa Youngman
Today's Chapter 7 - Neil C. Gordon, Moderator; Mary Beth Ausbrooks; Hon. Catherine Peek McEwen
Secured Claim Issues: How Lenders and Their Lawyers Make Work for Litigators and Bankruptcy Lawyers; Developments Involving Commercial and Consumer Creditors - Lawrence R. Ahern, III, Moderator; Joel Bodiford; D. Andrew Phillips; R. Scott Williams
Trial Practice: And Your Little House, Too! - C.R. "Chip Bowles, Jr.; Robin E. Phelan; J. Ted Donovan; Jennifer M. Meyerowitz; W. Austin Jowers; Diarmuid Gorham; Hon. Katharine M. Samson; David B. Wheeler

Northeast Consumer Forum

Chapter 13 Plans: Creativity Can Lead to Confirmation - Hon. Mildred Caban; Janet J. Goldman; Christopher M. Lefebvre; David D. Nielson; Tanya Sambatakos
The Tax Man and the Debtor: Satisfying Both in Bankruptcy - Hon. James B. Haines; Eleanor William Dahar; Craig R. Jalbert; Stacie D. McHale; Ryan D. Sullivan
A Calm in the Storm: Leading Stressed Debtors through the Bankruptcy Process - Lynn Barenberg; Hon. Mildred Caban; Richard M. Goldman; Julie A. Ranieri; Leslie Storm
Mortgage Modifications or Surrender: Are They Getting Clients Relief? - Hon. James B. Haines, Jr.; Stacy Bettez Ferrara; William K. Harrington; John. S. McNicholas; John Rao

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop

Burn the House Down! Mortgage Issues in Consumer Cases - Kelley Callard; Marcy J. Ford; Richard D. Nelson; Hon. Pamela Pepper
Claims Issues in Consumer Cases - Margaret A. Burks; Hon. J. Philip Klingeberger; Hannah J. Mufson McCollum; Wallace H. Tuttle
Did You See What Happened in Court Today? A Demonstration of Worst Practices (vs. Best Practices) for Judges and Attorneys - Hon. A Benjamin Goldgar; Robert J. Keach; Hon. Robert D. Martin; Anne B. Miller; Michael P. Richman
How to Protect (and Keep) Your License: Ethics Issues in Consumer Cases - Gary L. Hostetler; Bennet A. Kahn; Hon. Margaret Dee McGarity; Karen L. Rowse-Oberle
Problems, Problems, Problems Workshops - Consumer Moderators: Hon. Keith M. Lundin, Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff; Business Moderators: Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, Hon. Mary Ann Whipple
The Tax Man Cometh and the Tax Man Taketh Away: Tax Issues in Consumer Cases - Tracy M. Clark; Debra Vorhies Levine; Hon. Marci B. McIvor; Paul G. Swanson
The Non-Filing Spouse Dilemma - James W. Boyd; Thomas D. DeCarlo; Deborah K. Ebner; Hon. Jeffery R. Hughes

Memphis Consumer Bankruptcy Conference

Deciding on a Business Chapter 13 or a Small Business 11 - Hon. Jennie D. Latta, Moderator; Leon S. Jones; Michael T. Tabor
Ethical Responsibilities as to Continuing Representation - Hon. Audrey R. Evans; Richard H. Thomson
Fraudulent Transfers and Preferences - Hon. Jennie D. Latta, Moderator; James E. Bailey, III; J. David Blaylock
Intersection of Divorce and Bankruptcy - Hon. William H. Brown (Ret.); Hon. Margaret Dee McGarity
Is It or Isn't It? Property of the Estate and Exemptions in Consumer Bankruptcy - Hon. Paulette J. Delk, Moderator; Bettye S. Bedwell; Nancy R. Rigell; Robert B. Vandiver
Mortgage Documentation Mess - Hon. David W. Houston, Moderator; R. Spencer Clift, III; B. David Sweeney
Today's Chapter 13 - Hon. G. Harvey Boswell, Moderator; Mary Beth Ausbrooks; Sylvia Ford Brown; Henry E. Hildebrand, III
Today's Chapter 7 - Hon. David S. Kennedy, Moderator; Hollis Williams Craft; Samuel K. Crocker
U.S. Trustee and U.S. Attorney Panel: Inside Perspective - Daniel M. McDermott, Moderator; Carrie Ann Rohrscheib; Edward L. Stanton, III
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Proofs of Claim and Claims Objections - Timothy H. Ivy, Moderator; Michael P. Coury; William B. Mauldin

Annual Spring Meeting

Part II: The Mortgage Financial Crisis: Macro Legal and Economic Issues Raised by the Enforceability of Residential Mortgages in Consumer Cases - Jason Gold, Hon. Carol J. Kenner (ret.), Dr. Joseph Mason
Bankruptcy Taxation Committee: Overview of Significant Tax Issues for Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Debtors and the Impact of Non-Bankruptcy IRS Alternatives - Henry J. Riordan, Frances Sheehy
Espinosa and Beyond - Lynne F. Riley, Moderator, Hon. Jeffrey P. Hopkins, Prof. Margaret Howard
Projected Disposable Income: What Is Covered and What Is Not - Claire Ann Resop, Moderator, Krispen S. Carroll, Mark A. Redmiles, Hon. Steven W. Rhodes
Consumer Committee: Messy Mortgage Muddles: Recurring Mortgage Claim Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy - Hon. Wendelin I. Lipp, Moderator, Kirk B. Burkley, David P. Leibowitz

Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice

Looking Ahead: What's in Store for Consumer Practitioners in 2011 - Alane A. Becket, Neil C. Gordon
Mortgage Foreclosure Meltdown: Flawed Affidavits, Improper Securitizaton and Breaks in the Title Chain - Brad J. Axelrod, Matthew D. Weidner
Plenary Session: Current Developments in Business and Consumer Cases - Jeffrey W. Warren, Jeffrey N. Rich, Hon. Michael G. Williamson

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference Consumer Workshop

Consumer Workshop I: "Around the World in 80 Days" - Circuit Splits, Pending Cases and Confusing Consumer Cases - Stephen E. Berken, James Vincent Cameron, Matt McCune, William T. Thurman
Consumer Workshop II: "True Grit" - Chasing Down Loan Modifications for Consumers - Deanna L. Westfall, Kevin R. Anderson, Britney Beall-Eder, Sidney B. Brooks, Charles F. McVay, Jose Luis Vasquez
Consumer Workshop III: "Every Which Way but Loose" - Presenting Your Chapter 13 Case Ethically and Effectively - Sally J. Zeman, Loretta A. Burnett, Gregory M. Garvin, Joel T. Marker
Consumer Workshop IV: "Stagecoach" - Driving the Consumer Case to a Successful Conclusion - Robert Padjen, Gregory M. Garvin, Jeanne Yendrek Jagow, Howard R. Tallman

Northeast Consumer Winter Forum

Consumer Issues in the New Congress - Samuel J. Gerdano
Litigation Symposium: Mortgage Documentation Mess: Foreclosure Resistance, Vignettes and Mock Presentation - Edward S. Cheng; Julia Frost-Davies; Patrick P. Dinardo; Frederic D. Grant, Jr.; Robert J. Kerwin; Patrick J. O'Toole, Jr.; Hon. Henry J. Boroff; Hon. J. Michael Deasy, Hon. Joan N. Feeney; Anne J. White; Jenny I. Yandell
Today's Chapter 13: Most recent case law regarding "projected disposable income" and latest issues concerning feasible chapter 13 plans - Hon. Melvin S. Hoffman, Moderator; Carolyn A. Bankowski; Elaine M. Benkoski; Peter C. Fessenden; William J. McLeod; John F. Sommerstein
Today's Chapter 7: Recent developments, including exemption issues, trust issues, asset disclosure - what does the trustee want, and how does debtor's counsel respond? - Hon. William C. Hillman, Moderator; Donald R. Lassman; James F. Molleur; Mary F. Stewart; Steven Weiss
Litigation Symposium: Mortgage Documentation Mess: Sand in the Gears: Wrong or no paperwork, flawed assignments, robo signatures, class actions and defenses - Hon. Carol J. Kenner, Moderator; Patricia Antonelli; Michael J. Papone; Max Weinstein

Winter Leadership Conference

Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Proofs of Claim, Claims Objections and Amendments to Rules 3001, 3002 - Lawrence R. Ahern, III, Patti H. Bass, Amanda M. Beckett, Hon. C. Ray Mullins, John Rao
Consumer Bankruptcy: Proceed with Caution: Ethical Dilemmas Facing Today's Consumer Practitioners - Mary D. France, James J. Haller, Dianne C. Kerns, Faiq Mihlar
Consumer Bankruptcy Cases Year in Review: A Look at Supreme Court and Appellate Decisions - Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Jeffery P. Hopkins, Claire Ann Resop, G. Ray Warner

Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference

Assets Wanted: Chapter 7 Trustee Panel - Basil T. Simon, James W. Boyd, Gene R. Kohut, Wendy Turner Lewis, Kurt A. O’Keefe
Debtor Remedies for Creditor Wrongs: RESPA/FDCPA/TILA - John P. Kapitan, Kurt A. O’Keefe, Jesse R. Sweeney
Exemptions: Sorting Through the Mess! - David W. Allard, Maria Gotsis, John C. Lange, Jeff A. Moyer
Good Faith: What's Left of It? - Steven W. Rhodes, Charles D. Bullock, David W. Van Zyl
Investigating Attorney Fees in Consumer Cases - Lois R. Lupica
The Latest and Greatest: Supreme Court and Lower Court Case Law Update - James D. Gregg, Thomas D. DeCarlo, Julie Beth Teicher
Lien Stripping: A to Z - Karen L. Rowse-Oberle, Lisa Nedzlek, Susan Jill Rice
Means Testing: Five Years Later - Krispen S. Carroll, Leslie K. Berg, Matthew T. Cronin
Mortgage Loan Modifications: Proving It's a Win-Win - David Wm. Ruskin, Brian J. Small
Respecting the Tax Laws: Pre-Filing Tax Planning and Advanced Tax Issues - Lynn M. Brimer, Elias T. Majoros, David J. Montera
That's Good Advice: Legal Writing and Oral Argument - Scott W. Dales, Phillip J. Shefferly
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Proofs of Claim and Claims Objections - Caralyce M. Lassner, Elizabeth M. Abood-Carroll, Lisa K. Mullen

Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

ABCs of Representing Consumers in Bankruptcy Cases - Claire Ann Resop, Karen L. Kellett, Hon. James M. Marlar, Randy Nussbaum
Individual Chapter 11 Strategies and Issues - James Patrick Shea, Lee M. Kutner, Patricia A. Redmond, Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff, Brenda Moody Whinery
Current Developments in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases - Steven M. Berman, Gail Brehm Geiger, Prof. Katherine M. Porter, Hon. Linda B. Riegle
Resolved: MERS lacks standing to prosecute motions for relief from stay on behalf of unnamed beneficiaries. - Mitchell Ryan, Ford Elsaesser, Rudy J. Cerone

Hawaii Bankruptcy Workshop

Past Presidents Panel: Current Developments in Bankruptcy and Reorganization - Melissa Kibler Knoll, John W. Ames, Robert M. Fishman, Reginald W. Jackson
Individual Chapter 11 Cases - Patricia A. Redmond, Robert J. Faris, James Patrick Shea, James A. Wagner
Evidence Demonstration - Rudy J. Cerone, Barry Russell, Lynnette R. Warman

Atlanta Bankruptcy Skills Training Nuts & Bolts

Ethics - Beth Anne Harrill; Felicia S. Turner
General Bankruptcy Fundamentals - James E. Massey; Michael D. Sabbath; James D. Walker, Jr.

Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

Chapter 7 Issues Panel - Robert Alan Byrd, Algernon L. Butler III, Samuel K. Crocker, John E. Waites II
Chapter 13: Does Anything Stay the Same? - Richard H. Thomson, Pamela P. Keenan, Charles Kelley, Michael G. Williamson
Consumer Update 2010 - Mary Grace Diehl, S. Elizabeth Gibson, Paul M. Glenn

Northeast Consumer Forum

Individual Chapter 11s Are Not Just Big Chapter 13s - Joseph H. Baldiga, William R. Moorman, Jr., Jennifer Rood, Mark W. Vaughn
The Supreme Court Takes On Consumer Bankruptcy (and the Unintended Consequences) - Mark G. DeGiacomo, Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger, William C. Hillman, Stacie D. McHale
Mortgages! Mortgages! Mortgages! - Julie T. Moran, Patricia Antonelli, Melvin S. Hoffman, Thomas M. Fleming, Christopher M. Lefebvre, Juliet M. Moringiello, John Rao

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop

Have You Noticed that Your Neighbor’s in Bankruptcy? High-Income Consumer Debtor Cases - Charles D. Bullock; Terry E. Hall; J. Philip Klingeberger; Gregory K. Stern
Circuit Splits in Consumer Cases - David W. Allard; Mary Ann ("Mickey") Rabin; Claire Ann Resop; Jack B. Schmetterer
Chapter 13 from A to Z - Horace Fox, Jr.; Daniel S. Opperman; Mary K. Viegelahn
Fitting a Square Peg into a Round Hole: Deciding Which Case a Consumer Debtor Files - Barry A. Chatz; Jacqueline P. Cox; Monica Villarejos Kindt; John C. Lange

Annual Spring Meeting

Family Law and Bankruptcy - Margaret Dee McGarrity; Lynne F. Riley; Shayna M. Steinfeld
Chapter 13: The Better Bankruptcy Option for Insolvent Professionals? - Rebecca Buehler Connelly; Peter C. Fessenden; Steven W. Rhodes; Mark P. Williams
Chapter 13 Plan Confirmation Issues - Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Moderator; Eileen W. Hollowell; Gerard R. Vetter
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee: I’d Like You More if You Didn’t Drive Me Crazy: Recurring Issues among Consumer Lawyers and Trustees, and How to Avoid Them - Pamela Pepper, Moderator; Neil C. Gordon; John D. Sheehan; Richard H. Thomson
Secured Claims in Consumer Cases - Rudy J. Cerone, Moderator; Lawrence R. Ahern, III; Patti H. Bass; Samuel K. Crocker
The Legislative Agenda: Current Legislation Affecting the Bankruptcy Process - Michael Calhoun; Bert Ely; Daniel M. Flores; Michael Krimminger; Vincent K. Snowbarger
Exemptions and Asset-Protection Planning - Claire Ann Resop, Moderator; Ford Elsaesser; Bruce A. Harwood; Barry Schermer
Court Administration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees: The Next Generation of CM/ ECF: What Do Bankruptcy Practitioners and Other Non-Court Users Want from the New System? - David D. Bird, Moderator; Kenneth S. Gardner; Cecelia G. Morris; Joann Swanson
Law School Committee: Networking in the Internet Age: Creating an Impressive Virtual - Nancy B. Rapoport, Moderator; Karim Guirguis
Professional Compensation Committee: Ethical and Compensation Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases - Steven A. Schwaber, Moderator; James H. Cossitt; W. Clarkson McDow; C. Ray Mullins
Judicial Roundtable: The Do's and Don'ts of Advocacy - Reginald W. Jackson, Moderator; Elizabeth E. Brown; Kevin R. Huennekens; Steven W. Rhodes; Barry S. Schermer; Brendan Linehan Shannon; Eugene R. Wedoff; Gregg W. Zive
Steering Clear of Trouble: Ethical Considerations in Today's Complex World - Dillon E. Jackson, Moderator; C.R. "Chip" Bowles, Jr.; Margaret Howard; G. Ray Warner

Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice

Confirmation Issues in Chapter 13: Modification, Conversion, Discharge by Declaration and More - Prof. Terri Radwan, Moderator; Hon. Margaret A. Mahoney; Richard H. Thomson
Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Including Duty of Confidentiality, Mobility of Counsel and E-discovery Issues - Edward T. Gavin, Moderator; Hon. Peter W. Bowie
Exceptions to Discharge, Means Testing and Other Issues in Litigation in Consumer Cases - J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr., Moderator; Hon. Frank J. Santoro
Judges' Panel on Circuit Splits - Stephen R. Leslie, Moderator; Hon. Randolph Baxter; Hon. Peter W. Bowie; Hon. Joan N. Feeney; Hon. Rosemary Gambardella; Hon. Margaret A. Mahoney; Hon. James M. Peck; Hon. Frank J. Santoro
The U.S. Trustee's Perspective in Consumer Cases; Means Test, Motions Filed under §707(b)(2) and (3); §727 Complaints; Debtor Audits; §329 Motions and Actions Against Creditors - Felicia S. Turner, Moderator; Donald F. Walton

Atlanta Consumer Bankruptcy Skills Training

Mock Trial and Discussion/Q+A - Mark M. Maloney (Discussion Leader); Hon. Mary Grace Diehl (Judge); Leon Strickland Jones (Debtor Attorney); Barbara Ellis-Monro (Creditor Attorney); Brandi L. Kirkland (Chapter 13 Trustee Attorney)
Debtor and Creditor Representation Breakouts and Facilitators’ Reports - Ron C. Bingham, II; Guy G. Gebhardt; Wendy L. Hagenau; John W. Harbin; Gregory F. Harley; Jessica Harper; William P. Langdale, III; David J. Marmins; John O’Shea Sullivan; Martha Regina Thomas; Christian F. Torgrimson; Rebecca Jeneane Treace; Jason H. Watson; Nancy J. Whaley; Harris Bryan Winsberg
Ethical Quandaries and Professional Pitfalls for Attorneys Regarding the Subprime Mortgage Crisis - John C. "Kit" Weitnauer

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference

Consumer Workshop I: Best Practices - Avoiding §523, §727 and Malpractice Claims - Stephen Berken, Moderator; Joel T. Marker; Matt McCune; Jeffrey A. Weinman
Consumer Workshop II: Hot Topics in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 - Ellen R. Welner, Moderator; Britney Beall-Eder; Hon. William T. Thurman; John Turner
Consumer Workshop IV: Threading the Needles District at Canyonlands National Park- Piercing the Veil of Securitization - an Aspect of Home Mortgage Law Reform - Stephen Berken, Moderator; Rudy J. Cerone; O. Max Gardner, III Tara E. Gaschler; Deanna L. Westfall; Kim R. Wilson

Northeast Consumer Winter Forum

Best Practices in a Chapter 7 Case: What Does the Trustee Want, and How Does Debtor's Counsel Respond? - John J. Aquino; Ann Brennan; Hon. Seven W. Rhodes; George I. Reumeliotis; Jenny I. Yandell
Best Practices in a Chapter 13 Case: What Does the Trustee Want, and How Does Debtor's Counsel Respond? - Carolyn A. Bankowski; Peter C. Fessenden; Joseph P. Foley; William J. McLeod
Current Developments in Mortgage Modification - Is HAMP Working? - Patricia Antonelli; Nina M. Parker
Evidence Symposium - Panelists: Edward S. Cheng; Julia Frost-Davies; Frederic D. Grant, Jr.; Robert J. Kerwin, Witnesses: Hon. Joan N Fenney; Anne J. White; Jenny I. Yandell, Judge: Hon. Henry J. Boroff
Luncheon: Current Washington Developments Affecting Consumer Bankruptcy - Samuel J. Gerdano
U.S. Trustee's Office Perspective: Recent Developments in Consumer Cases - Gary L. Donahue; Christopher Lefebvre; Lisa D. Tingue; Anne J. White

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

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

Winter Leadership Conference

Committee Session: Consumer Bankruptcy/Legislation/Real Estate: Politics Practicality and People: The Impact of the Mortgage Meltdown in Bankruptcy - Alane A. Becket, Moderator; Ronald F. Greenspan; Hon. David W. Houston, III; Debra L. Miller and Tara Twomey
Concurrent General Session: Mortgage Industry: Who Really Holds the Paper and How Much Is Really Due? Proof and Accounting Issues: How to Police Lenders and Protect Homeowners - Rudy J. Cerone, Moderator; William R. Greendyke; Mark A. Redmiles and Hon. Steven W. Rhodes
Concurrent General Session: Chapter 13 Plans: The Latest on Modification Standards, Measuring Disposable Income and Plan Duration - Claire Ann Resop, Moderator; Hon. Dennis R. Dow and Cynthia F. Grimes
Concurrent General Session: Evidence/Trial Practice Program: The Art of Trial Advocacy and Persuasion in Brief - Mark M. Maloney and Hon. Barry Russell

Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference

Means Test: Its Latest Meaning (or Meanings...) - Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff
Chapter 13 Plan Modifications: The Legal Standards and the Practical Challenges - Hon. Philip J. Shefferly (Moderator); Krispen S. Carroll; Sonya Nicole Goll and David J. Montera
The Only Cramdown Left? Lien-Stripping and Valuation - Hon. Thomas J. Tucker (Moderator); Mark E. Bredow and Charles D. Bullock
The Economic and Housing Market Outlook—When Might We See Bottom? - Dr. Amy Crews Cutts
Discharge Violations and Mortgage Claim Issues - Hon. Daniel S. Opperman (Moderator); James P. Frego and John Rao
Did Marrama Change Anything? Conversion Issues—7 to 13 and 13 to 7 - Hon. Marcy McIvor (Moderator); David W. Allard and Michelle Lee Marrs

International Insolvency Symposium

The Wandering Creditor—Controlling the Process - Lionel Van Tonder, Moderator; Dr. Klaus U. Eyber; Klaus Saffenreuther and Henning Störmer
America Now! - Dr. Steffen Koch, Moderator; John DiDonato; David A. Murdoch and James H.M. Sprayregen

Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Forum

Recurring Automatic Stay Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy: Section 362(c) - Joseph A. Baldi; Michael C. Burr; A. Stewart Chapman and Hon. Pamela S. Hollis
Disposable Income: Choosing a Chapter under the Means Test - Joseph E. Cohen; Keisha M. Hooks; Mark A. Redmiles and Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff
Is Bankruptcy the Real Answer? Moral and Ethical Issues Attorneys (Should) Face When Deciding if Bankruptcy Is in the Client’s Best Interest - Bennett A. Kahn; Deborah K. Thorne and David S. Yen
Keeping Your Collateral: Reaffirmation, Redemption and Post-petition Financing - Hon. Manuel Barbosa; David J. Frankel and John E. Gierum
Litigation Practice Skills: Writing Good Motions, Briefs, Complaints and Answers - Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar and Catherine L. Steege
Luncheon: Keynote Speaker Samuel J. Gerdano - Samuel J. Gerdano

Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute & Consumer Forum

Plenary Session: Case Law Update - Hon. Dennis R. Dow; Hon. Robert E. Nugent; Prof. G. Ray Warner and Prof. Jack F. Williams
Resolved: Official Form 22C conclusively determines “projected disposable income” for chapter 13 debtors with above-median income. - PRO - Claire Ann Resop; CON - Hon. Robert D. Berger
Consumer Ethics: Balancing the Multiple Roles of Consumer Debtor’s Counsel under BAPCPA: Can You Be a Watchdog, Counselor and Advocate at the Same Time? - Howard S. Smotkin; Daniel J. Casamatta and Cynthia F. Grimes
Mortgage Claims in Chapter 13: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Hon. Kathy A. Surratt-States; Richard V. Fink and Debra L. Miller

Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

Consumer Remedies for Lender Misconduct - Rudy J. Cerone, Moderator, Karen L. Kellett, David A. Permut and Hon. Erithe A. Smith
Current Case Law Developments Commercial and Consumer) - Hon. Gregg W. Zive, Moderator (Commercial), Hon. Mike Nakagawa, Moderator (Consumer), Donald L. Gaffney, Claire Ann Resop and Deborah D. Williamson

Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop

Breakfast Plenary Session: The Straight and Narrow: Ethics Issues - Hon. Ronald G. Pearson, Moderator; Victoria Watson Counihan; Ronald S. Gellert; Kelly Beaudin Stapleton and David I. Swan

Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

Consumer Claims against Creditors - Ramona D. Elliott, Moderator; Robert Alan Byrd and Robert Gambrell
Plenary Session: Consumer Bankruptcy Update - Samuel K. Crocker; Hon. David W. Houston, III and Prof. Lois R. Lupica

Northeast Bankruptcy Conference

BAPCPA Three Years Later: Through the Looking Glassâ€”How Is It Down the Rabbit Hole? - Justin H. Dion, Moderator; Kristin M. McDonough and Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff
Fables and Fairy Tales... How the Practice Has Evolved - Geraldine L. Karonis, Moderator; William M. Gillen; Hon. Enrique S. Lamoutte and David W. Ostrander
Messing with Mortgages: Continuing Consumer and Creditor Confusion - Catherine V. Eastwood, Moderator; Richard I. Isacoff; William J. McLeod and Hon. Joel B. Rosenthal
The Bursting Bubble: Behind on Mortgages and Car Loansâ€”Is Chapter 13 an Option? - Eleanor William Dahar, Moderator; Steven J. Boyajian; Hon. Colleen A. Brown and John S. McNicholas

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop

Mr. and Mrs. Smith Meet Bankruptcy - Forrest L. Ingram; John C. Lange; Hon. Margaret Dee McGarity and David M. Whittaker
Attorney Fees in Chapter 7 and 13 - Daniela Dimovski; Julie Gleason; Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar and David William Ruskin
Cramming for the Means Test: How to Pass It Line by Line - Jill M. Gies; Robert T. Kasdorf; Steven A. Leahy and Hon. Marci B. McIvor
Chapter 13 This Way, That Way, Which Way? - Hon. James D. Gregg; Perry G. Pastula; Charles J. Schneider and Mary K. Viegelahn Hamlin
Bringing Down the House: Residential Mortgages - Amy A. Aronson; Marcy J. Ford; Lawrence A. Friedman and Hon. Thomas J. Trucker

Annual Spring Meeting

Plenary Sessionâ€”Bankruptcy Reform Redux: Mortgage and Consumer Credit, Labor, Executive Compensation and Other Legislation in the 110th Congress - Jack F. Williams; Elise J. Bean; Cindy L. Hayden; Susan Jensen-Lachmann and John D. McMickle
Consumer Debtor Class Actions: One More Windmill, or the Ultimate Remedy for the Subprime Mess? - Rudy J. Cerone; Leonard J. DePasquale; Thomas M. Hefferon; Hon. David W. Houston, III and Karen L. Kellett
Plenary Sessionâ€”Beyond Ethics: The Coexistance of Zealousness, Professionalism and Civility in the Insolvency Community - Richard M. Meth; Prof. Paula Franzese; Melissa Kibler Knoll; Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport and Hon. Linda B. Riegle
12th Annual Great Debatesâ€”Resolved: Congress Should Amend the Bankruptcy Code to Allow Modification via a Chapter 13 Plan of the First Mortgage on the Consumer Debtor's Primary Residence - Robert J. Keach; John Rao and Prof. G. Marcus Cole
Confirmation, Modification and Consummation of Chapter 13 Plans in the Post-BAPCPA World - Hon. Steven W. Rhodes; Richard J. Hayden; Debra Miller; Doreen Solomon and David S. Yen

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference

Consumer Workshop II: Season Pass or One-Day Lift Ticket? Almost Poor, but Honest, Debtorsâ€”Good-Faith Test - Duane H. Gillman, David M. Cook, Holly Renee Shilliday and Hon. William T. Thurman
Going from Snowplow to Parallelâ€”Litigation Skills Training: Preparing and Presenting Evidence; Effective Legal Writing - Kimberely H. Tyson, Leonard DePasquale, Hon. Michael E. Romero, Jeffery L. Shields and Michael N. Zundel
Skiing within Bounds (or Close to the Edge): Supreme Court Cases and Hot Topics - Elizabeth K. Flaagan, Bart B. Burnett, Hon. Glen E. Clark, Theodore J. Hartl and Steven T. Waterman
Consumer Workshop IV: Reading the Trail Mapâ€”Pre-bankruptcy Planning under BAPCPA - Joel T. Marker, Arthur Lindquist-Kleissler and Hon. Terrence L. Michael
Consumer Workshop III: First and Last Runsâ€”First Meetings and Confirmation Hearings Under Chapter 13 - Kevin R. Anderson, Loretta A. Burnett and Hon. Tom R. Cornish
Consumer Workshop I: Unmarked Hazardsâ€”Ethics, Creditor Abuse of Debtors and Remedies - Ellen R. Welner, Prof. Richard I. Aaron and Steven J. McCardell

Carribean Insolvency Symposium

Views from the Bench - Litigation Issues - David A. Rosendorf, Hon. Gerardo Carlo, Hon. Joan N. Feeney, Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff, Hon. Enrique S. Lamoutte, Hon. Robert A. Mark and Hon. John K. Olson
Best Practices/Ethical Practice in the Region - Hon. Paul G. Hyman, Gregory H. Hodges, Monsita Lecaroz and Felicia Turner

Winter Leadership Conference

BAPCPA in the Courts: How Judicial Interpretation of the New Provisions Affects Your Cases - Joseph Samet, Patti H. Bass, Robert N.H. Christmas, Hon. Bruce A. Markell and Hon. Thomas F. Waldron
Committee: Bankruptcy Taxation/Consumer Bankruptcy (joint) - Ken C. Weil, Henry E. Hildebrand and Willis Douglas
Ethics, E-mail, the Web and the Blogosphere: Rules and Values for Practice in Cyberspace - Terri L. Gardner, Hon. Samuel L. Bufford, Prof. Paula Franzese, Will Hornsby and J. Charles Mokriski
Individual Chapter 11: The New "Small Business" Option? - James T. Markus, Barry Lefkowitz, Patricia A. Redmond and James Patrick Shea
Supreme Court Year in Review (and in Prospect): Judges' Roundtable - Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff, Hon. Dennis R. Dow, Hon. Joan N. Feeney, Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald and Hon. Jim D. Pappas
Trying Valuation (on a Budget): Consumer Case Examples - Dillon E. Jackson, Ford Elsaesser, Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Claire Ann Resop and Hon. Steven W. Rhodes

Detroit Consumer Program

Means Test Calculating - Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff
Litigating the Presumption of Abuse under Â§707 - Karen E. Evangelista, Samuel G. Firebaugh, Jill Geis, Hon. Phillip J. Shefferly and Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff
Secured Claims in Chapter 7 and 13 - Krispen Carroll, Michael P. Hogan, Kim Rattet and Charles J. Schneider
Mock Appellate Argument: "Projected" Disposable Income Issue - Paul Randall and Mark Shapiro
New Options When Facing Foreclosure - Marcy Ford, JoAnn Goldman and Diane Mitchell
Consumer Case Management for Debtors' and Creditors' Attorneys - Carl L. Bekofsky, Yuliy Osipov, Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, David Ruskin and Brian J. Small
Luncheon Speaker: "Unfair Credit Card Practices: The Results of Our Investigation and Proposed Legislation" - Elise J. Bean

Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

First This Way, Then That Way- Conflicting Interpretations of BAPCPA - Hon. Eileen W. Hollowell; Kathleen A. Leavitt and Clair Ann Resop
We, The People: Planning for the High-End Individual Filer - Joesph A. Eisenberg; Ford Elsaesser and Prof. G. Ray Warner

Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop

Consumer Bankruptcy: Is BAPCPA Working? - Hon. Gloria M. Burns, Isabel C. Balboa, Alane A. Becket and Erin Brignola

Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

Consumer Bankruptcy Developments - Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff and Hon. A. Thomas Small
Post-BAPCPA Issues for Attorneys Representing Individual Chapter 11 Debtors - C.R. "Chip" Bowles, Hon. Stan Bernstein, Hon. David T. Stosberg and Felicia S. Turner
Litigation in Bankruptcy Court: 2007 and Beyond - Dion W. Hayes, Hon. C. Ray Mullins and Charles W. Throckmorton

Northeast Bankruptcy Conference and Consumer Forum

Automatic Stay Pitfalls and Pointers under BAPCPA - Peter C. Fessenden, Mark P. Cornell, Michelle C. Davenport, Hon. William C. Hillman and Matthew J. McGowan
Evidentiary Hearing Advocacy - Patricia Antonelli, Hon. J. Michael Deasy, Christopher Lefebvre and F. Bruce Sleeper
Issues, Trends and Ethical Problems in Chapter 7 Cases under BAPCPA - Lisa A. Geremia, Mark G. DiGiacomo, Phoebe Morse and Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff
Too Close To Call - Confirmation Requirements of a Chapter 13 Plan - Carolyn A. Bankowski, Hon. Colleen A. Brown, Jeffrey A. Kitaeff, John F. Sommerstein and Tara Twomey
Views from the Bench - Supreme Court Year in Review - Bruce A. Harwood, Hon. Colleen A. Brown, Hon. Joan N. Feeney, Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald, Hon. Robert E. Gerber and Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop

Disposable Income and the Means Test: What Do They Mean? - Thomas J. King, Hon. Pamela Pepper, Steven L. Rayman and David S. Yen
Filing a Consumer Case: Pesky Prerequisites - John E. Gierum, Frederick M. Luper, Brian J. Small and Hon. John H. Squires
Litigation Skills - Consumer: Valuation, Evidence, Burden of Proof - Hon. Basil H. Lorch III, Kelly A. Myers, Lauren Newman and Mark H. Shapiro
Reaffirmation: The Ground Rules Have Changed - Elizabeth M. Abood, James J. Burns, Jr., Stuart A. Gold and Hon. Mary Ann Whipple
Secured Creditor Rights in Consumer Cases - Joseph A. Baldi, Hon. James D. Gregg, Richardo I. Kilpatrick and Richard D. Nelson

Annual Spring Meeting

"And Throw Away the Key": Eligibility Issues in Consumer Cases - David Allard, Roberta A. DeAngelis, Hon. Susan V. Kelley and James F. Molleur
Consumer Committee - Hon. Eileen W. Hollowell, Dianne C. Kerns and Mark A. Redmiles
Getting to the Finish Line: Current Issues in Chapter 13 Plan Confirmation, Implementation and Discharge - Dennis J. LeVine, Alana A. Becket, Hon. Eileen W. Hollowell, W. Clarkson McDow and Gerald M. O'Donnell
Plenary Session: The Application of State Ethics Rules in Bankruptcy: Are We Just Holding Our Noses and Looking the Other Way? - Richard M. Meth, Barbara S. Gillers, Judith Greenstone Miller, Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport and Hon. Steven W. Rhodes
Resolved: Individual Chapter 7 Debtors Have an Absolute Right to Convert to Chapter 13 - Craig Goldblatt and G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.

Carribean Insolvency Symposium

Bankruptcy Issues for Nonbankruptcy Lawyers - Sonia Colon, Hon. Gerardo Carlo, Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald, Hon. Enrique S. Lamoutte, Hon. Robert A. Mark and Hon. Brian Tester
Consumer Case Law and Practice Updates - Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Hon. Bruce A. Markell and Alejandro Oliveras
Consumer Views from the Bench - Sonia Colon, Hon. Gerardo Carlo, Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald, Hon. Enrique S. Lamoutte, Hon. Robert A. Mark, Hon. Brian Tester and Hon. A. Jay Cristol
Cross-Border Consumer Issues: Citizenship, Residency and the Extra-Territorial Reach of a Bankruptcy Discharge, and Cross-Border Recovery of a Fraudulent Transfer - Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald, Jose R. Carrion, Robert C. Furr and Prof. Patrick D. O'Neill
Debtor, UST and Panel Trustee Perspectives on Hot Consumer Issues under BAPCPA - Felicia S. Turner, Monsita Lecaroz-Arribas, Wigberto Lugo-Mender, Juan M. Suarez Cobo and Hon. Brian Tester

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference

â€œPlaying on the Home Courtâ€: State Court Collection and Protection Remedies and Methods - Michael J. Pankow, Edward B. Cordes, Christian Carl Onsager, Hon. Anthony W. Schofield
â€œStepping Into the Breachâ€: Circuit Splits Not Yet Resolved in the 10th Circuit - Annette W. Jarvis, Kenneth L. Cannon II, Hon. Glen E. Clark, Frances M. Toole
â€œThree-Way Stopâ€: The Intersection Between Domestic Relations, Probate and Bankruptcy - John Turner, Hon. William H. Brown (Ret.), Jon. B. Clarke, Arthur Lindquist-Kleissler, Hon. Howard R. Tallman
â€œToo Hot to Handleâ€: Hot Topics under BAPCPA â€“ New Published and Unpublished Decisions - Carl A. Eklund, Hon. Janice Miller Karlin, Adelaide Maudsley, Greta A. McMorris
Bankruptcy Litigation Training for New (and Not-So-New) Lawyers - Kimberley H. Tyson, Mona L. Burton, Philip A. Pearlman, Hon. Michael E. Romero, John C. Smiley
Consumer Workshop I: Means Test and Related Matters - Stephen Berken, David L. Miller, Paul G. Quinn
Consumer Workshop II: Automatics, Stays, Dismissals and Ethical Traps for the Unwary - David Berry, Hon. Elizabeth E. Brown, Michael R. Johnson
Consumer Workshop III: Divorce, Exemptions, Taxes and More - Thomas D. Neeleman, Charles S. Parnell, Stephen Rupp
Consumer Workshop IV: Did Flygare Survive BAPCPA & Other Chapter 13 Issues - David M. Cook, Duane H. Gillman, Hon. William T. Thurman, Sally J. Zeman
Individuals and Small Business in Chapter 11 and Assorted Ethical Issues - James T. Markus, Hon. Sidney B. Brooks, Lee M. Kutner, Patricia A. Redmond
Policy Debate: Is BAPCPA Effective at Achieving its Intended Goals and Objectives? - Hon. Elizabeth E. Brown, Prof. Richard I. Aaron, Robert M. Duitch, Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Prof. Bruce M. Price

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference

Bankruptcy Muscle on Steroids - New Changes to Chapter 5 of the Code - Annette W. Jarvis, Hon. Glen E. Clark, Elizabeth Rose Loveridge, and John Cardinal Parks
Battle of the Codes: The Bankruptcy Bully vs. the Tax Tyrant - Tax Liens, 505 Determinations, Sovereign Immunity and New Disclosures - David E. Leta, Carl M. Jenks, Deborah McBride, and Prof. Grant W. Newton
Case Administration Made Easy under the New Law - Yeah, Sure: New Changes to Chapter 3 of the Code - Elizabeth K. Flaagan, Hon. Tom R. Cornish, John C. Smiley, and Curt Todd
Consumer Provisions of the New Law that Every Business Lawyer Needs to Know - Duane H. Gillman, Caroline Case Fuller, Thomas D. Neeleman, and Hon. William T. Thurman
Consumer Workshop I: Changes in Chapter 7 Practice and New Ethical Requirements - Duane H. Gillman, Richardo I. Kilpatrick, David L. Miller, Arthur Lindquist-Kleissler, and Hon. Robert E. Nugent
Consumer Workshop II: Changes in Chapter 13 Practice - Duane H. Gillman, Kevin R. Anderson, Barton S. Balis, Richardo I. Kilpatrick, and Hon. William T. Thurman
Consumer Workshop III: Case Law Update and More Changes - Duane H. Gillman, Prof. Richard I. Aaron, Joel T. Marker, John Turner, and Hon. Thomas F. Waldron
Consumer Workshop IV: Secrets from the Dark Side: Business Provisions for Consumer Attorneys - Duane H. Gillman, J. Vincent Cameron, Kenneth L. Cannon II, Nancy D. Miller, and Hon. Thomas F. Waldron
Crimes and Punishments: Violations, Violators and Remedies under Rule 9011 and Discovery Abuses - Kimberley H. Tyson, Penrod William Keith, Steven J. McCardell, Holly Renee Shilliday, and Hon. Howard R. Tallman
Eye-opener Forum: New Entities and Procedures: â€œLearning to Roll with the Changing Tide of Bankruptcy Administration - Brent R. Cohen, Bradford L. Bolton, Cy H. Castle, and Kelly J. Sweeney

Carribean Insolvency Symposium

Tough Ethical Dilemmas after BAPCPA - Judge Judith Fitzgerald, Felicia S. Turner, Sonia Colón, and Prof. Anthony V. Alfieri

Annual Spring Meeting

Consumer Lawyer vs. Client: The Ethics of Disclosure after BAPCPA - David J. Doyaga, Hon. Catharine R. Carruthers, and Beth Roberts Derrick
Effective Appellate Practice: A Mock Presentation - Michael P. Richman, Hon. Joan N. Feeney, Hon. James D. Gregg, Hon. Jennie D. Latta, and Daniel W. Sklar
Implementing BAPCPA: More Rules and New Roles - Lawrence R. Ahern, III, Hon. Bruce A. Markell, and Felicia S. Turner
The New Legislation Is Unconstitutional - Deborah D. Williamson and Mark M. Maloney

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop

Advertising/Disclosure Notices; Rules for Debt-Relief Agencies - Charles D. Bullock, Karen E. Evangelista, Hon. Philip Klingeberger, and Debra Vorhies Levine
Automatic Stay: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? - Deborah K. Ebner, Kelly M. Hagan, Hon. Jack Schmetterer, and Steve Sowell
Heavy Metal: Liens on Automobiles and Personal Property in Chapters 7 and 13 after BAPCPA - Hon. Susan V. Kelley, Richardo I. Kilpatrick, James M. Philbrick, and Grant F. Shipley
Means Test-Can It Work? - David W. Allard, David E. Grochocinski, Hon. Marci McIvor, and Susan L. Rhiel
U.S. Trustee Perspective - Nancy J. Gargula

Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

Consumer Bankruptcy Developments - Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff and Hon. A. Thomas Small
Post-BAPCPA Issues for Attorneys Representing Individual Chapter 11 Debtors - C.R. "Chip" Bowles, Hon. Stan Bernstein, Hon. David T. Stosberg and Felicia S. Turner
Litigation in Bankruptcy Court: 2007 and Beyond - Dion W. Hayes, Hon. C. Ray Mullins and Charles W. Throckmorton
Chapter 13 Adequate Protection and Confirmation Issues under BAPCPA - Frank J. Santoro, Hon. David W. Houston III and Pamela P. Keenan
Consumer Bankrupcty Developments under BAPCPA - Hon. David W. Houston III and Frank J. Santoro
Ethical Quagmires in Bankruptcy Practice after BAPCPA - Terri L. Gardner, Anne-Marie L. Bowen, Prof. Marjorie L. Girth and Hon. Jeffery P. Hopkins
Current Ethical Developments for Consumer Bankruptcy Professionals - David W. Houston
Comments Concerning the Debtor Education Class
Debtor Education in Bankruptcy: The Perspective of Interest Analysis - Jean Braucher
Debtor Education Class Attendence
Debtor Education Programs: Northern District of Alabama Western Division Model - Joseph E. Bulgarella
Recent Developments in Bankruptcy 2003-2004 - S. Elizabeth Gibson

Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop

Ethics: Calibrate Your Compass! - Prof. Mark D. Yochum
If We Let Them Eat Cake, Do They Have to Pay for It? Consumer Bankruptcy after BAPCPA - Hon. John J. Thomas, Alane A. Becket, Michael B. Joseph and Robert R. Weed

Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

Current Developments in Consumer Bankruptcies: After the Flood - Hon. Linda B. Riegle, Timothy S. Cory, Steven Jay Katzman, Dianne C. Kerns and Dianne Wilkman