ABI-Live: The Complex Requirements and Ethical Duties of Representing Consumer Debtors
ABI’s panel of experts will discuss the ethical and compensation issues that can arise while representing chapter 7 and 13 debtors as well as individual chapter 11 debtors. Topics covered include client fraud and an attorney’s duty to verify client information, attorney fee structures, and complex issues in individual chapter 11 cases. The panel includes perspectives from the attorneys and trustees, as well as the academic reporter for the ABI Ethics Task Force.
Ethics: Disagreeing without Being Disagreeable: The Case for Civility
This panel will explore the struggles of being both civil and persuasive and how our actions affect the reputation of the legal profession in society. The panel will also provide an update on the status of the ABI Civility Task Force.
Hotcakes and Hot Topics: Judges’ Roundtable Q&A
This panel will feature a roundtable discussion with bankruptcy judges from the Ninth Circuit and across the country. The judges will share their thoughts and perspectives, as well as take questions from the audience, on topics of current interest in both business and consumer cases.
Hot Topic 4: Shoulda Woulda Coulda: Lessons in How Things Got Out of Hand and What We Could Have Done Differently
It’s a jungle out there! Learn the skills and practice tips you need to tame that jungle from seasoned bankruptcy practitioners who have faced the jungle and won, on a variety of professional levels.
Hot Topic 3: Valuation
This panel discussion will provide an update on recent developments regarding valuation in a distressed or bankruptcy environment. While some general valuation information will be included for context, the focus is on understanding the nature of current issues and their implications on future cases.