Seminar Number

6904

 

Early
Registration Fee:

$300

On-Site
Registration Fee:

$320

CLE Hours

6.5 CLE Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour and
3 Trial Practice Hours

 

CONSUMER AND BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY

OCTOBER 23-24, 2008

Callaway Gardens
17800 US Highway 27
Pine Mountain, GA  (706) 663-2281

Co-Sponsor:
Bankruptcy Law Section, State Bar of Georgia

Presiding:
Harris B. Winsberg, Program Chair; Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008
11:30
REGISTRATION (ENDS AT 1:00)
(All attendees must check in upon arrival. A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)
12:00

SIT DOWN LUNCH (ENDS AT 1:00)

12:50

Opening Announcements
Harris B. Winsberg

1:00

Recent Developments in the Eleventh Circuit
Hon. Joyce Bihary, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta
John J. Dyer, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta

1:45

Electronic Discovery in Bankruptcy Litigation
Mark M. Maloney, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta
Mark C. King, Hays Financial Consulting, LLC, Atlanta

2:30
BREAK
BUSINESS SECTION

Presiding:
Harris B. Winsberg, Program Chair; Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta

2:45
Emerging Trends in Avoidance Actions
Vivieon E. Kelley, Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta
Kathleen Horne, Inglesby Falligant Courington Chisholm, P.C., Savannah
Thomas R. Walker, McGuire Woods LLP, Atlanta
3:30
Small Business Bankruptcies under BAPCPA
Hon. Paul W. Bonapfel, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta
John A. Thomson, Jr., Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Atlanta
4:15

Recent Developments in Officer and Director Litigation
Ward Stone, Jr., Stone & Baxter, LLP, Macon
S. Gregory Hays, Hays Financial Consulting, LLC, Atlanta
Alfred S. Lurey, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta

5:00

ReceSS

CONSUMER SESSION

Presiding:
Tamara M. Ogier, Consumer Chair; Ellenberg, Ogier, Rothschild & Rosenfeld, P.C., Atlanta

2:45

ABUSive Filings under Chapter 7
Karen Visser, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Newnan
Jeneane Treace, Office of the United States Trustee, Atlanta
Robert Colliersmith, Colliersmith & Associates, Marietta

3:30

Automobile Lender Claims in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
Lisa Ritchey-Craig, McCullough Payne & Haan, LLC, Atlanta
Bonnie S. Baker, Deily, Mooney & Glastetter, LLP, Albany, NY

4:15
Chapter 13 Plans and Post-Confirmation Modifications
Richard H. Thomson, Clark & Washington, P.C., Atlanta
Andraya Mimms, Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee, Savannah
4:40
“Inside the Beltway” Update
Felicia S. Turner, Deputy Executive Director, The American Bankruptcy Institute, Alexandria, VA
5:00
RECESS
JOINT ACTIVITIES
5:30

RECEPTION

6:30
CASUAL DINNER
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008
7:45
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
JOINT SESSION

Presiding:
Harris B. Winsberg

8:30
Announcements
Harris B. Winsberg
8:40

Recent Developments in Reclamation and other UCC Remedies
Eric W. Anderson, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP, Atlanta
Wendy L. Hagenau, Powell Goldstein LLP, Atlanta

9:40

Recent Developments in the Sub-Prime Mortgage Industry
John C. “Kit” Weitnauer, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta
Richard Gaudet, GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC, Atlanta

10:40
BREAK
11:00
Judges’ Forum – Views from the Bench
Moderator:
Harris B. Winsberg

Panelists:
Hon. Lamar W. Davis, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Georgia, Savannah
Hon. Paul W. Bonapfel, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta
Hon. James D. Walker, Jr., Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Georgia, Macon
11:45
ADJOURN
11:45
BOX LUNCH
1:00
GOLF/TENNIS TOURNAMENT (OPTIONAL)