ABI Once Again Partners with UMKC to Hold the 30th Annual Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute Program in October

Contact: John Hartgen

            
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ABI ONCE AGAIN PARTNERS WITH UMKC TO
HOLD THE 30^TH ANNUAL MIDWESTERN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE PROGRAM
IN OCTOBER

July 19, 2010, Alexandria, Va. — The
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and the University of
Missouri-Kansas City School of Law are again partnering to present the
30^th Annual Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute program on Oct.
1. The conference will take place at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown
in Kansas City, Mo. The Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute features
distinguished speakers on current developments. There will also be a
discounted Consumer Track featuring breakout sessions specifically
designed for consumer practitioners. Attendees will have the opportunity
to earn 8.2 hours of CLE credit, including 1.2 hour of
ethics.

Ronald S. Weiss of Berman, DeLeve, Kuchan &
Chapman, LC (Kansas City) and Mark G.
Stingley of Bryan Cave LLP (Kansas City) are the program co-chairs,
and Bankruptcy Judge Dennis R. Dow (W.D. Mo.; Kansas City) is the
judicial chair.

Bankruptcy Judges Dennis R. Dow (W.D. Mo.; Kansas City), Robert E.
Nugent (D. Kan.; Wichita), and Thomas L. Saladino (D. Ne.;
Lincoln) will join Mark G.
Stingley of Bryan Cave LLP (Kansas City) for the “Case Law
Update” plenary session examining both consumer and business
cases.

The luncheon program will feature Chapter 13 Trustee
Jan Hamilton (Topeka, Kan.)
detailing his argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in
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eventually sided with the defendant.

The Business Track breakout sessions
include:

• Real Estate Reorganizations
• 'Chapter 363' -- An Analysis of Leading Asset Sale
  Cases and Trends
• Business Ethics: Maginot Lines? Examining and
  Enforcing the Duties Owed by Officers, Financial Advisors and
  Counsel

The Consumer Track breakout sessions
include:

• Success and Failure in Chapter 13
• Consumer Counsel Beware
• Consumer Ethics: Tips on How to Follow the AISA Model
  Rules of Professional Conduct

For a full list of speakers for both breakout
sessions, please click on the following link:


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The Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute will also feature
a “Views from the Bench” panel discussion with nine
bankruptcy judges from around the region, and three Great Debates
sessions on the applicable interest rate in chapter 11, chapter 7
debtors’ counsel and Ponzi scheme investors.

Click on the link below for more information on the
30^th Annual Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute program.

http://www.abiworld.org/MW10

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