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size='3'>U.S. TRUSTEE
FELICIA S. TURNER JOINS THE AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE AS DEPUTY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
July 11, 2007
American Bankruptcy Institute is pleased to announce that U.S. Trustee
Felicia S. Turner will join the American Bankruptcy Institute staff in
September as Deputy Executive Director. Turner comes to ABI after
serving as U.S. Trustee for Regions 20 and 21. She has been active
member of ABI as a conference speaker and has participated on the
advisory board of ABI’s Caribbean Insolvency Program.
'We are delighted that Felicia
has agreed to join our staff,' said ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano.
“Her vast substantive knowledge and keen management skills will be
a great help in taking ABI to the next level of service to the
insolvency community.'
'The addition of Felicia Turner
to ABI's management team will further enhance the organization's ability
to meet the needs of our 11,500 members,” ABI President Reginald
W. Jackson added. “As ABI embarks on its next 25 years, Felicia's
experience, bankruptcy knowledge and energy offer an excellent
complement to the outstanding abilities of Sam Gerdano, ABI's Executive
Director.'
As U.S. Trustee for Regions 20
and 21, Turner managed 12 offices covering 13 federal judicial districts
and four federal circuits in
w:st='on'>Georgia
w:st='on'>Florida
w:st='on'>Kansas
w:st='on'>New Mexico
coordination of the U.S. Trustees Office’s participation in
bankruptcy cases under all chapters to preserve the integrity of the
judicial system, including the development and implementation of policy
and ensuring regional and national consistency in and appropriateness of
the federal government’s legal positions. Prior to her appointment
as U.S. Trustee, Turner was a partner in the Atlanta-based law firm
Troutman Sanders LLP, where she was a member of its Bankruptcy Practice
Group and the Litigation Section. Before joining Troutman Sanders in
1999, she was a bankruptcy associate with the
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w:st='on'>Ky.
Stainback & Miller PSC, where her work ranged from representing
debtors and creditors in consumer cases to serving as counsel for large
corporate debtors. A resident of
Turner received her B.A. from
w:st='on'>Depauw
w:st='on'>University
1994.
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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 11,500 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
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