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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES
NABT CONVENTION AGENDA
AUGUST 20-24, 2008
Trustee Agenda
Trustee Assistant/Paralegal Agenda
Trustee Agenda
So you can experience Alaska, NABT has modified its agenda to allow a meeting-free day, Friday, August 22nd. Optional tours are available.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration Desk Open
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Registered Conference Attendee Breakfast
8:15 am – 8:45 am
Welcome and Remarks
• Samuel K. Crocker, NABT President, Nashville, TN;
• Robert C. Furr, NABT President-Elect, Boca Raton, FL;
• Jim Henderson, Alaska Convention Bureau;
• Hon. Donald McDonald, United States Bankruptcy Court, Anchorage, AK
8:45 am – 9:30 am
COMPENSATION UPDATE
There is no more dear topic to Trustees than compensation issues and our Panelists will give you the latest, always a timely topic.
• Lynn Schoenmann; NABT Vice President, San Francisco, CA;
• Hon. James Gregg, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Grand Rapids, MI
9:30 am – 10:40 am
PREFERENCES
Get the latest Case Law and information on this most common cause of action to Trustees
• Louis Phillips, Gordon Arata McCollam Duplantis & Egan LLP, Baton Rouge, LA;
• Hon. Margaret Dee McGarity, Milwaukee, MI
10:40 am – 11:00 am
Break
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
U.S. TRUSTEE PROGRAM
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch and Annual Meeting
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
THE CHAPTER 7 LIQUIDATION OF A
PUBLIC CORPORATION
What if you are ap-pointed Trustee in Enron, what would you do? Who would you sue? What are the best ways to recover substantial funds for creditors?
• David Cimo, Genovese Joblove & Battista P.A. Miami, FL;
• Ronald Peterson, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL;
• Louis Phillips, Gordon Arata McCollam Duplantis & Egan LLP, Baton Rouge, LA
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Break
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
PONZI SCHEME CASES
Mr. Ponzi is alive and well! Our Panelists have extensive experience in ponzi scheme cases and will give you the benefit of their background. A most interesting topic.
• Marc Barmat, Furr & Cohen, Boca Raton, FL;
• Barbara Holmes, Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C., Nashville, TN;
• Larry Compton, Ch. 7 Trustee, Anchorage, AK;
• Hon. Paul G. Hyman, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, West Palm Beach, FL
6:30 pm
Opening Night Reception
Friday, August 22, 2008
Friday is an open day so attendees can take advantage of the many tours available from Anchorage.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Registration Desk Open
7:30 am – 8:30 am
New TAC Breakfast
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Registered Conference Attendee Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:15 am
NABT AND FINANCIAL LITERACY
Creating a Positive Brand Through Financial Literacy. Learn what trustees are doing to implement financial literacy programs throughout the country for our nation’s youth; and in doing so, how we are building a positive image of the NABT in local communities and on college campuses. Learn about the partnerships NABT has garnered across the nation, and most importantly, what you can do to help this campaign and how we can help you do it.
• Dwayne Murray, Ch. 7 Trustee, NABT Board Member, Baton Rouge, LA;
• Lynne Riley, Ch. 7 Trustee, NABT Board Member, Boston, MA
9:15 am – 10:15 am
EXEMPTIONS
The contest over exemptions is frequently the most contentious litigation in most Chapter 7 individual bankruptcies. Learn how to recognize the issues and attack them so that you can recover as much as you can for your estate.
• Lawrence Ahern, Burr & Furman, Nashville, TN;
• Hon. George W. Emerson, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Memphis, TN
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:45am – 11:45 pm
TO TELL THE TRUTH
Our expert will tell you how to tell when someone is lying in court.
11:45 pm – 12:15 pm
LEGISLATION
Our President and President-Elect and our Lobbyist will bring you up to date on the latest from Washington
• Samuel K. Crocker, NABT President, Nashville, TN;
• Robert C. Furr, NABT President-Elect, Boca Raton, FL;
• James Hyland, NABT Legislative Rep, Washington, D.C.
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
MORTGAGE FRAUD AND CRIMINAL REFERRALS
The presentation will give you the ins
and outs of how to recognize mortgage fraud, how to file a criminal referral on the fraud and how to recover the fraudulently transferred assets for the benefit of creditors a very timely topic in 2008.
• Neil Gordon, NABT Treasurer, Atlanta, GA
• U.S. Trustee Attorney
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
ANNUAL CASE LAW UPDATE
As always, this Panel will share with you the important cases decided this past year
of interest to Trustees.
• Samuel K. Crocker, NABT President, Nashville, TN;
• Hon. Barry Schermer, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, St. Louis, MO;
• Hon. Paul G. Hyman, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge;
• Hon. James Gregg, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Grand Rapids, MI
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
President’s Circle Reception
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cocktail Reception
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
President’s Banquet
Paralegal/Trustee Assistants Agenda
So you can experience Alaska, NABT has modified its agenda to allow a meeting-free day, Friday, August 22nd. Optional tours are available.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
7:30 am – 4:00 pm –
Registration Desk Open
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registered Conference Attendee Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Welcome and Remarks
• Darlene Anderson, NABT Board Trustee Assistant Representative,
• Candace Grigsby, Co-Chair, Trustee Assistant, Acme, MI,
• Kristy Rion, Co-Chair, Trustee Assistant, Nashville, TN
9:00 am – 9:45 am
Administering Small Assets Cases: You’re going to administer that?
• Kelly Hagan, Trustee, Acme, MI
• Dwayne Murray, Trustee, Baton Rouge, LA
9:45 am – 10:30 am
Interesting Assets: How to liquidate the interesting assets after you find them.
• John Palumbo, Bankruptcy Asset Management, Jacksonville, FL
10:40 am – 11:00 am
Break
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
U.S. Trustee Update/Joint with Trustees
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Making a Deal with the Debtor: Things to consider when making a deal with the Debtor and how to enforce the settlement.
• Robert H. Waldschmidt, Trustee, Nashville, TN;
• Lori Grahl, Trustee Assistant, Nashville, TN
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
Health Care Business Case Under BAPCPA: Learn the right way to handle a health care business case under the new law.
• Michael Bakst, Trustee,West Palm Beach, FL
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Break
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm
Debtor and Trustee Play Hide and Seek with Assets and Trustee Wins: What are the Trustee’s rights of search and seizure to recover estate assets.
• Dick Kipperman, Trustee, La Mesa, CA
• John McLemore, Trustee, Nashville, TN
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Welcoming Reception for Trustee Paralegals/Assistants
6:30 pm
Opening Night Reception
Friday, August 22, 2008
Friday is an open day so attendees can take advantage of the many tours available in Anchorage.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Desk Open
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Registered Conference Attendee Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:00 am
The Trustee’s Most Valuable Asset - You: How to prove your value to the Trustee’s practice.
• Darlene Anderson, Trustee Assistant, Boca Raton, FL
9:00 am – 9:45 am
Difficult Attorneys: Developing strategies for attorneys who do not follow the rules.
• Larry Compton, Trustee,Anchorage, Alaska
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Preparation for 341 Meeting: Top 10 things to look for before the 341.
• Imelda Gaeta, Trustee Assistant, Los Angeles, CA
• Lupe Perez,, Trustee Assistant, Los Angeles, CA
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:45 am – 11:45 pm
Pro Se Debtors and Petition Preparers: How to handle cases filed by pro se debtors and petition preparers?
• Suzanne Hazard, EOUST, Washington, DC;
• Alan Stout, Trustee, Marion, KY
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Mortgage Fraud and Criminal Referrals/Joint with Trustees
• Neil Gordon, Trustee, Atlanta, GA
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Vendor Training Session
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
President’s Circle Reception
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cocktail Reception
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
President’s Banquet
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