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NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ELECTED DURING
ABI’S 29TH ANNUAL SPRING MEETING
April 8, 2011, Alexandria, Va. — The following
members of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) were elected to
leadership positions as officers and directors at ABI’s 29th
Annual Spring Meeting, held March 31- April 3 in Washington, D.C.:
Geoffrey L. Berman of Development Specialists, Inc.
(Los Angeles) becomes ABI President for a one-year term, succeeding
Melissa Kibler Knoll of Mesirow Financial Consulting,
LLC (Chicago), who now assumes the position of Immediate-Past President.
James T. Markus of Markus Williams Young &
Zimmerman LLC (Denver) was named President-Elect, to become President in
April 2012. Robert J. Keach of Bernstein Shur
(Portland, Maine) succeeds John W. Ames of Greenebaum,
Doll & McDonald PLLC (Louisville, Ky.) as Chairman of the Board for
a one-year term.
Jeffrey N. Pomerantz of Pachulski Stang Ziehl &
Jones LLP (Los Angeles) was named to a two-year term as Vice
President-Education, succeeding Markus. James Patrick
Shea of Shea & Carlyon, Ltd. (Las Vegas) was elected to
serve a full two-year term as Vice President-Communication &
Information Technology, after succeeding Bankruptcy Judge Eugene
R. Wedoff (N.D. Ill.; Chicago). Judge Wedoff will remain on the
ABI Executive Committee as an At-Large member.
Five new members were elected to the ABI Board of Directors: Bankruptcy
Judge Kevin J. Carey (D. Del.; Wilmington), Jay
M. Goffman of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (New
York), Bankruptcy Judge Barbara J. Houser (N.D. Texas;
Dallas), Mitch Ryan of Epiq (Orange, Calif.) and Ronald J.
Silverman of Bingham McCutchen LLP (New York).
There are 60 members of the ABI Board of Directors. The complete list of
directors and officers is available at
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