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JAMES PATRICK SHEA REPLACES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
EUGENE WEDOFF AS ABI VICE PRESIDENT-COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
October 15, 2010, Alexandria, Va. — The
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announces that James Patrick
Shea of Shea & Carlyon, Ltd. (Las Vegas) has replaced
Bankruptcy Judge Eugene R. Wedoff (N.D. Ill.; Chicago)
as ABI’s Vice President-Communication & Information
Technology. Judge Wedoff stepped down from the position after being
appointed to chair the Bankruptcy Rules Committee of the U.S. Judicial
Conference. An ABI member since 1988, Shea will serve the remainder of
Judge Wedoff’s two-year term, which took effect in May. Judge
Wedoff remains on ABI’s 60-member Board of Directors.
Shea is a founding shareholder of Shea & Carlyon, Ltd. in Las
Vegas, where he focuses on creditors’ rights, insolvency and
reorganization. He has represented of a number of hotel‑casinos
and airlines, as well as numerous financial institutions. A member of
ABI’s Board of Directors, Shea previously served as ABI’s
Secretary, was the founding chair of ABI’s former subcommittee on
Gaming Insolvencies and Reorganizations and is a past program chair of
ABI’s Southwest Bankruptcy Conference. Shea is also a former
chairman of the State Bar of Nevada’s Bankruptcy Law Section and
has served as chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Southern Nevada
Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys. Shea is a graduate of the
University of Arizona and the University of Arizona College of Law,
where he was the chair of the Moot Court Board and the recipient of the
Mitchell C. Nelson Award for legal scholarship.
The complete list of directors and officers is available at
href='http://www.abiworld.org/Content/NavigationMenu/About_ABI/Board_of_Directors/Board_of_Directors.htm'>http://www.abiworld.org/Content/NavigationMenu/About_ABI/Board_of_Directors/Board_of_Directors.htm.
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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization
dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency.
ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased
analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes more than
12,600 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders,
turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals providing a
forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional
information on ABI, visit
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conference information, visit
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