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class='bodyhead1'>DEBORAH A. CRABBE ELECTED TO ABI’S BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
May 24, 2010,
Alexandria, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
announces that Deborah A. Crabbe of Foster Pepper PLLC (Seattle)
has been elected to ABI’s Board of Directors. An ABI member
since 1996 and a frequent contributing author to theABI Journal,
Crabbe was also a co-chair of ABI’s Business Reorganization
Committee. She will serve a term of three
years on the 60-member ABI Board of Directors.
Crabbe’s practice at
Foster Pepper concentrates in creditors’ rights and bankruptcy,
including all facets of secured transactions, receiverships and workout
proceedings. She has substantial experience representing lenders, trade
creditors, trustees, receivers and individuals. Crabbe is also a member
of the Washington State Bar Association, King County Bar Association and
the National Association of Bond Lawyers. She has been named a
Washington Law & Politics “Super Lawyer”
from 2003-2009. Crabbe received her B.A. from Laurentian University, her
M.S. from University of Massachusetts and her J.D. from Seattle
University.
The complete list of directors
and officers is available at
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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
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