Alexandria, Va.— ABI announces that Jodi Dubose of Stichter Riedel Blain & Postler P.A. (Pensacola, Fla.) has been selected as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40,” ABI’s award program that recognizes 40 of the top insolvency industry professionals under the age of 40. The honorees will be recognized at a special ceremony on Dec. 13 during ABI’s 2024 Winter Leadership Conference at The Phoenician Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Dubose is a shareholder with Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, P.A. and opened its Pensacola, Fla., office in 2015. As the sole attorney in the satellite office, she oversees the firm’s cases in the Northern District of Florida and in the State of Alabama. Dubose regularly represents debtors, committees, creditors, trustees, purchasers, fiduciaries and other parties in bankruptcy cases, assignments for the benefit of creditors, receiverships and out-of-court workouts. In addition, Dubose is a subchapter V trustee for the Northern District of Florida and the Southern District of Alabama, is certified by the Florida Supreme Court to mediate circuit civil cases in Florida state courts, and is approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida to mediate mortgage modification disputes. She is licensed to practice law in Florida, Alabama and Texas.
Dubose is a past president of the Northern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association, the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association (ESRBA) and the Young Lawyers’ Division of the ESRBA. She was the inaugural chair of the Gulf Coast Network of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), and she currently serves on IWIRC’s Executive Board. In addition, Dubose has served on the Executive Council of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar since 2011, chairing its Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, Bankruptcy Judicial Liaison Committee, Annual Retreat Committee, Membership Committee, and various study groups and task forces. Most recently, Dubose successfully co-chaired its Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors Glitch Bill Task Force and was appointed vice chair of the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act Glitch Bill Task Force. She has written for the ABI Journal, and every other year she edits the chapter on extraordinary remedies in the Florida Bar’s treatise Creditors’ and Debtors’ Practice in Florida. She also speaks annually at seminars on various insolvency law topics.
Dubose provides pro bono legal services to various nonprofit boards across the panhandle of Florida and has held leadership positions on various nonprofit boards, including the YMCA of Northwest Florida (for which she is the current chair), the Keeping A Breast Foundation and the Pensacola Heritage Community Partnership.
“We are honored to celebrate the exceptional leaders within the 2024 class as they continue to make a significant impact both in their practice and in their communities,” said ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss. “As bankruptcy practice continues to evolve, this diverse collection of honorees will propel ABI and the insolvency community forward.”
The “40 Under 40” winners are distinguished by professional achievements and service and were selected by a group of experienced professionals from ABI’s current leadership. Now in its eighth year, the goal of ABI’s “40 Under 40” award program is not simply to create a one-time ceremony, but to fully engage those selected as future leaders in the insolvency profession and to build on the initiative each year.
Click here to view the full list of the 2024 “40 Under 40” honorees.
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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.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024