Consumer

This panel, featuring a bankruptcy judge, a practicing debtor’s attorney and a trial attorney with the Office of the U.S. Trustee, will discuss the latest cases involving nontraditional methods of getting paid as a consumer chapter 7 debtor’s lawyer, including Code, Rule and local rule requirements; the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct and potential ethical ramifications; and what you need to know to avoid potential sanctions, disgorgement, penalties and discipline.

A judge, chapter 13 trustee and bankruptcy attorney will discuss how to help chapter 13 debtors succeed in chapter 13 despite increasing asset values, increased loan balances and increased expenses. This panel will delve into such issues as creating feasible plans with debtors’ ever-tighter budgets, instilling flexibility in the bankruptcy system, and dealing with asset appreciation. The panelists also will discuss options for cases that are running long in light of the Kinney decision, along with other issues that can arise.

Sponsored by Telpner Peterson Law Firm, LLP

Sponsored by Baird Holm LLP

Sponsored by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

Sponsored by Riordan, Fincher & Mayo, P.A. Following the Money: Tracing Financial Transactions in Popular Phone Apps Rachel L. Foley Foley Law, PC | Independence, Mo. An Analytical Review of Reversals/Affirmance Rates Between BAPs and District Courts Jacklyn M. Branby Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. | Phoenix The Unconstitutionality of Chapter 11 UST Fee vs. Non-UST Fee Districts Nicholas J. Zluticky Stinson LLP | Kansas City, Mo. SBRA and Chapter 12 Definitions for Qualifying Debtors Mark A. Craige Crowe & Dunlevy | Tulsa, Okla.

Sponsored by Huron

This panel will discuss various issues concerning the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy for the last two years have had on valuations and appraisals. Since cash flow is essential for valuations and operations, the panelists will also discuss the effects of the pandemic on businesses’ cash flow and what can be done to recover and improve cash flow. In addition, the panelists will discuss the sales and auctions of assets during the pandemic period.