Contact: John Hartgen
703-739-0800
HELD OCTOBER 13
June 25, 2008, Alexandria, Va. — Offering
Chicago-area practitioners the opportunity to examine current issues
affecting the consumer bankruptcy profession, the American Bankruptcy
Institute (ABI) will hold the Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference on
Oct. 13 at The Standard Club in Chicago. Faculty members include
experienced local chapter 7 and 13 consumer attorneys, bankruptcy judges
and panel trustees from the Northern District of Illinois and a
representative from the Executive Office for the U.S. Trustees. In
addition, attendees are invited to join ABI Executive Director
Samuel J. Gerdano for a lunchtime discussion on current
developments in and future prospects for consumer bankruptcy legislation
on the eve of the 2008 Congressional and Presidential elections.
Panel sessions include:
Bankruptcy Judge Manuel Barbosa (N.D. Ill.; Rockford),
David J. Frankel of Sorman & Frankel, Ltd.;
(Chicago) and John E. Gierum of Gierum & Mantas
(Rosemont, Ill.) will be the featured panelists for the “Keeping
Your Collateral: Reaffirmation, Redemption and Post-petition
Financing” session.
The “Disposable Income: Choosing a Chapter under the Means
Test” session includes panelists Joseph E. Cohen
of Cohen & Krol (Chicago), Keisha M. Hooks, a staff
attorney for the chapter 13 trustee in Chicago, Mark A.
Redmiles, the Deputy Director for the Executive Office for the
U.S. Trustees (Washington, D.C.) and Bankruptcy Judge Eugene R.
Wedoff (N.D. Ill.; Chicago).
The “Recurring Automatic Stay Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy:
Section 362(c)” session panel will include Joseph A.
Baldi of Joseph A. Baldi & Associates, PC (Chicago),
Michael C. Burr of Robert J. Adams and Associates
(Chicago), A. Stewart Chapman of Pierce &
Associates (Chicago) and Bankruptcy Judge Pamela S. Hollis (N.D. Ill.;
Chicago).
Bankruptcy Judge A. Benjamin Goldgar (N.D. Ill.;
Chicago) and Catherine L. Steege of Jenner & Block
LLP (Chicago) will take part in the “Litigation Practice Skills:
Writing Good Motions, Briefs, Complaints and Answers” session.
The “Is Bankruptcy the Real Answer? Moral and Ethical Issues
Attorneys (Should) Face When Deciding if Bankruptcy is in the Client's
Best Interest” session will feature panelists Bennett A.
Kahn of the Law Offices of Melvin Kaplan and Associates, PC
(Chicago), Prof. Deborah K. Thorne of
Ohio University (Athens, Ohio) and David S. Yen of the
Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago (Chicago).
For more information on ABI’s Consumer Bankruptcy Conference,
please visit
href='http://www.abiworld.org/CH08/'>http://www.abiworld.org/CH08/.
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 nearly 11,700
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 www.abiworld.org. For
additional conference information, visit
href='http://www.abiworld.org/conferences.html'>http://www.abiworld.org/conferences.html.