Practice and Procedure

This panel will lead attendees through negotiating and crafting polished purchase agreements and sale pleadings to avoid contested sale hearings and post-closing disputes.

Professionals are critical to maximizing estate assets and confirming reorganization plans. This interactive panel, comprised primarily of nonlawyers and estate professionals, will highlight effective and ineffective uses of professionals, and will define best practices in working with professionals so that attorneys and professionals can better serve debtors and trustees.

This panel will delve into emerging issues in bankruptcy cases, specifically ones relating to technology issues.

Hosted by IWIRC Mountain Desert Chapter While most attorneys focus on passing the bar, there are a select few who have etched their names in history by breaking that bar, refusing to accept anything short of “equal justice under the law.” These legal trailblazers understand that the law is for the living, and change is inevitable to ensure that justice evolves alongside society. Their advocacy and diversity of thought have shaped the very decisions of the highest courts, forging inclusive paths where none existed before. When society was unable to pay its debts to equality and fairness, these attorneys recognized bankruptcy not as an end, but as a tool — a powerful instrument for creditors of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Join us as we explore the untold stories of these remarkable individuals, past and present, who redefine what it means to be impactful in the world of law.

In a recent survey, 93% of people said that they have used the past year to reflect on their lives, and 88% said that the meaning of success had changed for them since the pandemic. Yet the number of lawyers suffering from depression, anxiety and substance abuse is greater than ever. How can we help others — and ourselves — navigate this dichotomy? What impact will this have on the ethics policies within the industry?

This panel will consider and discuss practice points, deployment of technology, and ethical considerations for attorneys following the COVID-19 pandemic.

This panel will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving, where it is likely headed, and how AI may aid in various aspects of legal practice both now and in the future. The panelists will focus on the uses and potential uses of AI in consumer cases, bankruptcy sales, creditor claims, research, first-day motions and legal arguments, among others, and briefly review ethical concerns surrounding the use of AI.

This panel will look at ethical considerations for lawyers and judges that arise in the context of bankruptcy proceedings, including the public interests at stake in large chapter 11 cases. This panel also will evaluate the ethical issues involved in the use of artificial intelligence and mass torts in bankruptcy, and will discuss recent cases and share best practices.