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NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ELECTED DURING
ABI’S 28TH ANNUAL SPRING MEETING
May 10, 2010, Alexandria, Va. — The following members of
the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) were elected to leadership
positions as officers and directors at ABI’s 28th
Annual Spring Meeting, held April 29-May 2 in Washington, D.C.:
Melissa Kibler Knoll of Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC
(Chicago) becomes ABI President for a one-year term, succeeding
size='3'>Robert J.
Keach of Bernstein Shur (Portland, Maine), who now assumes
the position of Immediate-Past President.
size='3' face='Times New Roman'>Geoffrey L. Berman of
Development Specialists, Inc. (Los Angeles) was named President-Elect,
to become President in April 2011.
size='3' face='Times New Roman'>John W. Ames of Greenebaum,
Doll & McDonald PLLC (Louisville, Ky.) succeeds
size='3'>Reggie
Jackson of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
(Columbus, Ohio) as Chairman of the Board for a one-year
term.
Lynnette R. Warman of Hunton & Williams LLP (Dallas) was
named to a two-year term as Vice President-Publications, succeeding
Berman. Reggie Jackson of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
LLP (Columbus, Ohio) and Nancy Peterman of Greenberg Traurig LLP (Chicago)
were elected to become at-large members of the Executive Committee.
Bankruptcy Judge Eugene R. Wedoff (N.D. Ill.; Chicago) was renominated
to serve a second two-year term as Vice President-Communication &
Information Technology, and
face='Times New Roman'>James T. Markus of Markus Williams
Young & Zimmerman LLC (Denver) was renominated to serve a second
two-year term as Vice President — Education.
size='3'>Rebecca A.
Roof of AlixPartners LLC (New York) will remain Treasurer
and James Patrick
Shea of Shea & Carlyon, Ltd. (Las Vegas) will remain
Secretary after both were renominated to serve second terms.
size='3'>Jeffrey N.
Pomerantz of Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl & Jones LLP (Los
Angeles) and John Tittle, Jr. of NHB Advisors (Irving, Texas) were
both renominated to serve second two-year terms as at-large members of
the Executive Committee.
Seven new members were elected to the ABI Board of Directors:
size='3'>Corinne
Ball of Jones Day (New York),
size='3' face='Times New Roman'>Michael L. Bernstein of
Arnold & Porter LLP (Washington, D.C.),
size='3'>Deborah A.
Crabbe of Foster Pepper PLLC (Seattle, Wash.),
size='3'>Douglas E.
Deutsch of Chadbourne & Parke, LLP (New York), Bankruptcy
Judge Robert E. Gerber (S.D.N.Y.; New York), Bankruptcy
Judge C.
Ray Mullins (N.D. Ga.; Atlanta) and
size='3'>Glenn E.
Siegel of Dechert LLP (New York). Each will serve a
three-year term.
There were 14 directors renominated to serve additional three-year
terms (to 2013): John W. Ames of Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald PLLC
(Louisville, Ky.), C.R.
'Chip' Bowles Jr. of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC
(Louisville, Ky.), Howard Brod Brownstein of NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.
(Narberth, Pa.), Bankruptcy Judge
size='3' face='Times New Roman'>Dennis R. Dow (W.D. Mo.;
Kansas City), Bruce A. Harwood of Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green
(Manchester, N.H.), Reggie Jackson of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and
Pease LLP (Columbus, Ohio),
face='Times New Roman'>Melissa Kibler Knoll of Mesirow
Financial Consulting, LLC (Chicago),
face='Times New Roman'>Jean Maess of Thomson Reuters
(Rochester, N.Y.), Bruce S. Nathan of Lowenstein Sandler PC (New
York), Nancy Peterman of Greenberg Traurig LLP (Chicago),
Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell (C.D. Calif.; Los Angeles),
size='3'>Lynn Lewis
Tavenner of Tavenner & Beran, PLC (Richmond, Va.),
Deborah L.
Thorne of Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Chicago, Ill.)
and R.
Scott Williams of Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
(Birmingham, Ala.).
There are 60 members of the ABI Board of Directors. The complete list
of directors and officers is available at
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