Wisconsin State Approved Sessions

This panel will be conducted in the format of the TV show “Crossfire” and will address three “hot” or “interesting” bankruptcy issues that are not being addressed in the other sessions. At the conclusion of each discussion, attendees will have an opportunity to vote on how they believe the issue should be resolved.

Resolved: Bankruptcy courts do not have the authority to approve nonconsensual releases of direct claimsheld by third parties against nondebtors as part of a chapter 11 plan or reorganization. Pro: Hon. Eugene R.Wedoff (ret.); Con: Marshall S. Huebner Resolved: Trustee requests of debtors for documents andinformation beyond that already required by the Code and Rules should not be routinely undertaken, butinstead should be limited to inquiries suggested by issues arising in specific cases. Pro: Tiffany L. Carroll;Con: Gary R. Stickell Resolved: The Seventh Circuit was wrong in Sheehan v. Breccia Unlimited Co. (In reSheehan), 21-2946 (7th Cir. Sept. 9, 2022), when it barred U.S. bankruptcy courts from stopping foreigncreditors from taking action against a debtor’s assets abroad when the U.S. court has no general or specificpersonal jurisdiction over the creditors. Pro: Hon. Christopher S. Sontchi (ret.); Con: Hon. David R. Jones.

This session will provide a checklist of the topics to address with the management of a failing business in that first meeting with the client.

Learn about the hot buttons, goals and objectives of state and federal taxing authorities in the zone of insolvency during this lively session.

This panel will discuss how trustees are paid and a trustee’s role upon conversion.

With every new technology, there are potential legal and business risks, as well as ethical concerns. This panel will include a discussion of the ethical duties surrounding using third-party vendors.

This panel will discuss mindfulness to control runaway mind moments and center your thoughts. Learn skills so that you are in control of your thoughts and not your thoughts controlling you.

This panel of experts will discuss the latest trends in the wind, coal, and oil and gas industries that havedominated the headlines, with special emphasis on new regulatory issues and changes in the energy market.

Learn about the hot buttons, goals and objectives of state and federal taxing authorities in the zone of insolvency during this lively session.

This panel will cover how to serve notice in a bankruptcy proceeding and will explain the difference between a contested proceeding and a simple notice under Rule 2002. The panelists will discuss how a notice can also become a contested proceeding by virtue of notice. Sounds confusing? It isn’t, yet it is incredibly important to ensure that due process is followed. You may have a lengthy list of creditors in your client’s chapter 13 case, but if only 15 creditors file claims, why should the remaining creditors be noticed after the claims deadline has passed? The panelists also will discuss the rules we now have that allow for limited noticing and limited titling under Rule 7004(b)(3).