Seminar Number

7187

Early
Registration Fee:

$290

On-Site
Registration Fee:

$310

CLE Hours

7 CLE Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour,
1 Professionalism
Hour and 3 Trial
Practice Hours

CONSUMER AND BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY

NOVEMBER 12-13, 2009

Chateau Elan
I-85 at Exit 126
Braselton, GA

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

Social Sponsors:
Court Call;
Cricket Debt Counseling;
GreenPath Debt Solutions

Presiding:
Tamara Miles Ogier, Program Chair; Ellenberg, Ogier, Rothschild & Rosenfeld, P.C. Atlanta

THURSDAY  •  NOVEMBER 12, 2009
11:30

REGISTRATION (ends at 12:50)
(All attendees must check in upon arrival. A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)

12:00

Sit Down Lunch (ends at 12:50)
Additional $35 fee for guest/spouse.  Please download brochure to register with this additional fee.  Online registration is not available at this time for this option.

JOINT SESSION
12:50

Opening Announcements
Tamara Miles Ogier

1:00

Recent Developments in the Eleventh Circuit
Hon. John T. Laney, III, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Georgia, Columbus
Hon. Susan D. Barrett, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Georgia, Augusta
Todd M. Boudreaux, Shepard, Plunkett, Hamilton & Boudreaux, Evans

1:45

The Most Entertaining Bankruptcy Ethics
Panel Ever

What Passes the Laugh Test? A look at exculpatory language in schedules and affidavits and other thorny ethical issues
Hon. C. Ray Mullins, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia
David N. Lefkowitz, The Lefkowitz Firm, LLC, Atlanta

2:45

BREAK

BUSINESS SESSION

Presiding:
Barbara Ellis-Monro, Ellenberg Ogier Rothschild & Rosenfeld, P.C., Atlanta

3:00

A Look At The Interplay Between Bankruptcy And Franchise Rights And Other Executory Contract Issues
Hon. Robert E. Brizendine, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta
Wendy L. Hagenau, Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein LLP, Atlanta
J. Robert Williamson, Jr., Scroggins & Williamson, P.C., Atlanta

3:45
Emerging Issues In Single Asset Real Estate Cases—In And Out of Bankruptcy
James L. Drake, Jr., James L. Drake, Jr., P.C., Savannah
James L. Paul, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, Atlanta
Harris B. Winsberg, Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta
4:30
Individual “High Flyer” Case—Start to Finish
Follow a high income, high debt individual through the odyssey of Chapters 11, 13 and 7
Hon. Paul W. Bonapfel, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta
John A. Thomson, Jr., Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Atlanta
R. Jeneane Treace, Staff Attorney, Office of United States Trustee, Atlanta
5:15

RECESS

CONSUMER SESSION

Presiding:
Tamara Miles Ogier

3:00

Hot Topics in Chapter 7
Neil C. Gordon, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta
Donald F. Walton, U.S. Trustee for Region 21, Atlanta

3:45
Lenders In Individual And Consumer Cases—Dealing With Them And Representing Them
Hon. Mary Grace Diehl, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta
Elizabeth A. George, McCalla Raymer, LLC, Atlanta
Howard D. Rothbloom, The Rothbloom Law Firm, Marietta
4:30

BAPCPA Appellate Decisions in Consumer Cases
Melissa J. Davey, Office of Nancy J. Whaley, Chapter 13 Trustee, Atlanta
O. Byron Meredith, III, Chapter 13 Trustee, Savannah

5:15
RECESS
JOINT ACTIVITIES
5:30
Reception
6:30
CASUAL DINNER
Additional $50 fee for guest/spouse.  Please download brochure to register with this additional fee.  Online registration is not available at this time for this option.
FRIDAY  •  NOVEMBER 13, 2009
7:45

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

JOINT SESSION

Presiding:
Tamara Miles Ogier

8:30
ANNOUNCEMENTS
8:40

Evidence Issues In Bankruptcy Hearings and Adversaries
Mark M. Maloney, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta
Amy Quackenboss, Hunton & Williams LLP, Atlanta

9:40

Strategies and current developments in §363 Sales
Eric W. Anderson, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, LLP, Atlanta
John C. “Kip” Weitnauer, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta

10:40
BREAK
11:00
Judges’ Forum—Views from the Bench
Moderator:
Tamara Miles Ogier

Panelists:
Hon. Robert E. Brizendine, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta
Hon. Lamar W. Davis, Jr., Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Georgia, Savannah
Hon. James D. Walker, Jr., Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Georgia, Macon
12:00
ADJOURN
1:00
GOLF/TENNIS (OPTIONAL)
Additional $55 fee for golf or $10 fee for tennis.  Please download brochure to register with these additional fees.  Online registration is not available at this time for these options.