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ABI’S
TWELFTH ANNUAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE TO BE HELD JANUARY
25-27, 2007
size='3'>September 25, 2006, Alexandria, Va.
size='3'>— The American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI) Twelfth
Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference will take place Jan. 25
– 27, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency in Denver, Colo. The conference
will feature eight bankruptcy judges and address such timely post-BAPCPA
(Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) topics
as means testing, individuals and small businesses in chapter 11, and a
judges’ roundtable. Program co-chairs for the Rocky Mountain
Bankruptcy Conference are
size='3'>David E. Leta of Snell & Wilmer,
LLP (
size='3'>Salt Lake City
Risa Lynn Wolf-Smith
of Holland & Hart LLP (
w:st='on'>
size='3'>Denver
judicial chair for the conference is Bankruptcy Judge
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Elizabeth E. Brown
size='3'>(
face='Times New Roman'
size='3'>Denver
size='3'>).
Panel sessions
include:
size='3'>Brent R. Cohen of Rothgerber Johnson
& Lyons LLP (Denver) will moderate “Eye-Opener Forum &
Breakfast: Advocacy Tips (and Other Admissions Against Interest) from
the Best in the Business,” featuring past ABI Presidents
Andrew W. Caine
of Pachulski Stang Ziehl Young Jones & Weintraub LLP
(Los Angeles), Richardo
I. Kilpatrick of Kilpatrick & Associates
PC (Auburn Hills, Mich.),
size='3'>John D. Penn of Haynes and Boone LLP
(Fort Worth, Texas),
size='3'>Michael P. Richman of Foley &
Lardner LLP (New York),
size='3'>Deborah D. Williamson of Cox Smith
Matthews Inc. (San Antonio) and
Bettina M. Whyte
of MBIA Insurance Corporation (Armonk,
N.Y.).
“Consumer Workshop
I: Means Test and Related Matters” features panelists
Stephen Berken
size='3'>of Berken & Associates (
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Denver
size='3'>), David L.
Miller (
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Layton
size='3'>,
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Utah
size='3'>) and Paul G.
Quinn of the U.S. Trustee Office
(Denver).
The
“‘Stepping into the Breach:’ Circuit Splits Not Yet
Resolved in the 10th Circuit” session will be moderated by
Annette W. Jarvis
of Ray, Quinney & Nebeker, P.C. (Salt Lake City) and
include panelists Bankruptcy Judge Glen E. Clark (Salt Lake
City), Kenneth L.
Cannon II
of Durham Jones & Pinegar (Salt Lake City) and
Frances M. Toole
of the U.S. Department of Justice (Alexandria,
Va.).
“‘Playing
Second Fiddle:’ Protecting and Enforcing Second-Lien
Positions,” moderated by
size='3'>Elizabeth K. Flaagan of Holme Roberts
& Owen LLP (Denver), will feature a panel that includes Bankruptcy
Judge A. Bruce
Campbell (Denver), James T. Burghardt of Moye
White LLP (Denver),
size='3'>Thomas R. Califano of DLA Piper US
LLP (New York) and
size='3'>Christopher L. Richardson of Davis,
Graham & Stubbs, LLP (
w:st='on'>
size='3'>Denver
size='3'>).
size='3'>Michael J. Pankow of Brownstein,
Hyatt & Farber, PC (Denver) will moderate “‘Playing on
the Home Court:’ State Court Collection and Protection Remedies
and Methods,” featuring panelists Bankruptcy Judge
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Anthony W. Schofield
size='3'>(
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Salt Lake
City
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Edward B. Cordes
size='3'>of Cordes & Co. (
and Christian Carl
Onsager of Onsager, Staelin & Guyerson,
LLC (
size='3'>).
“Consumer Workshop
II: Automatics, Stays, Dismissals and Ethical Traps for the
Unwary” will be moderated by David Berry of Berry &
Tripp (Salt Lake City) and will feature panelists Bankruptcy
Judge Elizabeth E.
Brown (Denver) and Michael R. Johnson of
Snell & Wilmer, LLP (Salt Lake City).
“‘Three-Way
Stop:’ The Intersection Between Domestic Relations, Probate and
Bankruptcy,” moderated by attorney John Turner (Colorado Springs,
Colo.), will feature Bankruptcy Judge (retired)
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>William H. Brown
size='3'>(Carbondale, Colo.), Bankruptcy Judge
size='3'> Howard
R. Tallman (Denver),
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Jon B. Clarke
size='3'>of Jon B. Clarke, PC (Greenwood Village, Colo.) and
Arthur
Lindquist-Kleissler of Lindquist-Kleissler
& Assoc., LLC
size='3'>(Denver).
“Cleaning Up the
Mess – Recovering from the Bad Guys and Their Advisors: Fraud,
Breach of Duty, Standing/
size='3'>In Pari Delicto, Aiding and
Abetting” will be moderated by Risa Lynn Wolf-Smith of
Holland & Hart LLP (Denver) and will include panelists
D. Bruce Coles
size='3'>of Fish & Coles (Denver), Douglas Wayne Jessop of Jessop
& Company, PC (Denver),
size='3'>Michael A. McConnell of Kelly Hart
& Hallman, LLP (Fort Worth, Texas) and
size='3'> Harvey
Sender of Sender & Wasserman, PC
(
size='3'>).
The “‘Too Hot
to Handle:’ Hot Topics under BAPCPA – New Published and
Unpublished Decisions” session will be moderated by
Carl A. Eklund
size='3'>of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP (Denver) and
feature a panel including Bankruptcy Judge Janice Miller Karlin
size='3'>(Topeka, Kan.), Adelaide Maudsley of Chapman and Cutler
LLP (Salt Lake City) and
size='3'>Greta A. McMorris of Stinson Morrison
Hecker LLP (
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Kansas City
size='3'>,
size='3'>Mo.
size='3'>).
Bankruptcy Judge
Elizabeth E. Brown
(
size='3'>Denver
luncheon policy debate titled “Is BAPCPA Effective at Achieving
Its Intended Goals and Objectives?,” which will feature panelists
Prof. Richard I.
Aaron of S.J. Quinney College of Law at
the
size='3'>University
w:st='on'>
Lake City
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Robert M. Duitch
size='3'>of Robert M. Duitch, Attorneys at Law, LLC (Colorado Springs,
Colo.), Richardo I.
Kilpatrick of Kilpatrick & Associates, PC
(
size='3'>Mich.
Prof. Bruce M.
Price of the Sturm College of Law at the
University of Denver.
“Consumer Workshop
III: Divorce, Exemptions, Taxes & More” will be moderated
by Thomas D.
Neeleman of Thomas D. Neeleman, LC
(
size='3'>Wash.
include panelists
size='3'>Charles S. Parnell of Parnell &
Associates (Wheat Ridge, Colo.) and Stephen Rupp of McKay, Burton
& Thurman (Salt Lake City).
The “‘Dirt
for Debt:’ Real Estate and Single-Asset Cases – Is This the
Next Wave?” session will be moderated by
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>John F. Young
size='3'>of Block, Markus and Williams, LLC (Denver and feature
panelists Duncan E.
Barber of Bieging Shapiro & Burrus LLP
(Denver), Matthew
Bordwin of Keen Consultants, LLC (Great Neck,
N.Y.) and John
Collen of Duane Morris LLP
(Chicago).
“Individuals and
Small Business in Chapter 11 and Associated Ethical Issues” will
be moderated by James T. Markus of Block, Markus & Williams,
LLC (
size='3'>Denver
Bankruptcy Judge Sidney
B. Brooks (
w:st='on'>
size='3'>Denver
Lee M. Kutner
size='3'>of Kutner Miller, PC (Denver) and
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Patricia A. Redmond
size='3'>of Stearns, Weaver, Miller, et al. (Miami).
“Consumer Workshop
IV: Did
size='3'>Flygare Survive BAPCPA? Other Chapter
13 Issues” will feature panelists David M. Cook of Cook &
Enderton LLC (
size='3'>Salt Lake City
Duane H. Gillman
of Durham Jones & Pinegar (
w:st='on'>Salt Lake
City
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>William T. Thurman
size='3'>(
size='3'>Salt Lake City
Trustee Sally J.
Zeman (
w:st='on'>
size='3'>Denver
size='3'>).
size='3'>Kimberley H. Tyson of Sherman &
Howard LLC (Denver) will moderate “Bankruptcy Litigation Training
for New (and Not-So-New) Lawyers,” featuring a panel that will
include Bankruptcy Judge
size='3'>Michael E. Romero (
w:st='on'>
size='3'>Denver
Mona L. Burton
size='3'>of Holland & Hart LLP (Salt Lake City),
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Philip A. Pearlman
size='3'>of Pearlman & Dalton, PC (Denver) and
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>John C. Smiley
size='3'>of Lindquist & Vennum, PLLP (
w:st='on'>
size='3'>Denver
size='3'>).
For more information on
ABI’s 2007 Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, please
visit
size='3'>http://www.abiworld.org/RMBC07.
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