The Roles and Powers of Trustees
This panel will discuss how trustees are paid and a trustee’s role upon conversion.
Post-COVID-19 Mortgage Issues
The global pandemic has had an incredible impact on mortgage issues in consumer bankruptcies and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. From the CARES Act forbearances, to resolving those forbearances through a waterfall of options including partial-claim mortgages, deferral agreements and modifications, to HAF funds, potential sales and other loss-mitigation options, this panel will discuss the pandemic's effects on consumer bankruptcies and the various issues that creditor and debtor attorneys will have to navigate.
FDCPA, RESPA and More
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act play increasingly critical roles. This panel will introduce and explain the most important features of the FDCPA and RESPA.
Bankruptcy for the Deceased: Procedural Nubbins
The panel will discuss the impact of the untimely death of a debtor in bankruptcy.
Automating Your Practice with Expert Knowledge and Technology
The pandemic is over, and life is returning to normal. Or is it? Over the past three years, we’ve all learned to run lean and mean waiting for the tsunami to arrive. Will you scale up your staff and office space to accommodate the next wave of bankruptcies, or will you work with third-party vendors who can handle many of the daily tasks for you so that you are able to scale without creating an excessive amount of fixed overhead? This plenary will feature multiple vendors that are here to serve your business needs.
Great Debates: Student Loans
This session will feature lively debates on such topics as the debtor vs. trustee in post-petition appreciation, and student loan classification in chapter 13 consolidated cases.
Contingency Planning, Risk-Reduction and Other Security Considerations
In modern practice, attorneys can hope for the best, but need to plan for the worst. Accidents and unforeseen circumstances can happen in the blink of an eye. Can your office still function if something does occur? This panel will discuss the various issues that attorneys may encounter, including cybersecurity, privacy protection, power outages, physical security compromises, mobile device loss, natural disasters, cloud-computing recovery, the continued management of remote workers and office tech.