Alexandria, Va. — ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss and several ABI members will be inducted as Fellows in the 33rd Class of the American College of Bankruptcy (ACB) at its Annual Meeting in April 2022 in Denver. Thirty-seven new Fellows are being honored and recognized for their professional excellence and exceptional contributions to bankruptcy and insolvency practice.
Quackenboss joined the ABI staff as Deputy Executive Director in November 2010 and has led the organization as its Executive Director since Jan. 1, 2020. Prior to joining the ABI staff, Quackenboss practiced bankruptcy and restructuring law at Hunton Andrews Kurth (Atlanta).
Nominees are invited to join by virtue of their sustained record of achievement. Candidates are selected by the College’s Board of Regents based on the recommendations of Circuit Admissions Councils in each federal judicial circuit and Nominating Committees for Judicial and International Fellows. College Fellows include judges, lawyers, international fellows, accountants, corporate turnaround specialists, government officials and other professionals who are experts in the field of bankruptcy and insolvency. Criteria for selection as a Fellow of the College include: the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, character, integrity, professional expertise and leadership contributing to the enhancement of bankruptcy and insolvency law and practice; sustained evidence of scholarship, teaching, lecturing or writing on bankruptcy or insolvency; community service; and commitment to elevating knowledge and understanding of the profession and public respect for the practice.
The following ABI members were also inducted as Fellows into the American College of Bankruptcy during ceremonies in April 2022: Todd Almassian (Keller & Almassian, PLC; Grand Rapids, Mich.), Mark T. Benedict (Husch Blackwell LLP; Kansas City, Mo.), Monica L. Clark (Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Minneapolis), Daniel J. DeFranceschi (Richards, Layton & Finger, PA; Wilmington, Del.), Hon. John T. Gregg (U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mich.); Grand Rapids), Christopher L. Hawkins (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP; Birmingham, Ala.), Thomas S. Hemmendinger (Brennan Recupero Cascione Scungio & McAllister LLP; Providence, R.I.), Brian S. Hermann (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Warton & Garrison LLP; New York), Paul G. Jennings (Bass Berry Simms PLC; Nashville, Tenn.), Paul J. Keenan (Baker & McKenzie LLP; Miami), Hon. Enrique S. Lamoutte (U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. P.R.); San Juan), Prof. Adam J. Levitin (Georgetown Law; Washington, D.C.), Vincent J. Marriott (Ballard Spahr LLP; Philadelphia), Prof. Troy A. McKenzie (New York University School of Law; New York), Mohsin Y. Meghji (M-III Partners, LLC; New York), Jay H. Ong (Munsch, Hardt, Kopf & Harr, PC; Austin, Texas), David R. Payne (D.R. Payne & Associates, Inc.; Oklahoma City), Melissa M. Root (Jenner & Block LLP; Chicago), David V. Rush (FTI Consulting, Inc.; Houston), Sheila R. Schwager (Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP; Boise, Idaho), Paul N. Shields (Berkeley Research Group; Salt Lake City), Kristina M. Stanger (Nyemaster Goode PC; Des Moines, Iowa), Hon. Kathy A. Surratt-States (U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mo.); St. Louis), Tara Twomey (National Consumer Law Center; Carmel, Calif.), David A. Wender (Alston & Bird LLP; Atlanta) and Mark S. Zuckerberg (Law Office of Mark S. Zuckerberg; Indianapolis).
The American College of Bankruptcy is an honorary public service association of U.S. and international insolvency professionals who are invited to join as Fellows based on a proven record of the highest standards of expertise, leadership, integrity, professionalism, scholarship, and service to the bankruptcy and insolvency practice and to their communities. The College facilitates the effective domestic and cross-border application of bankruptcy and insolvency laws and the administration of justice in the courts through, among other activities, conducting professional educational programs, sponsoring the publication of scholarly reports, and maintaining the National Bankruptcy Archives. The College also funds projects that improve the quality of bankruptcy law and practice, as well as access to justice, in particular through grants by its affiliated Foundation to pro bono legal service programs. The Foundation is believed to be the single largest financial supporter of pro bono bankruptcy services in the U.S., contributing over $3 million since 2012. In all of its work, the College is dedicated to enhancing professionalism, scholarship, diversity, equity and inclusion in and service to bankruptcy and insolvency law and practice.
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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 nearly 10,000 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.abi.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.