Practice and Procedure

The key elements to trying contested matters are planning, writing effective pleadings, knowing rules of evidence, knowing when to use expert testimony and having a strong oral argument. The techniques, among others, are discussed in this panel.

This panel will discuss valuation, motion to lift stay, objections to claim and adversaries.

This panel will focus on the latest local bankruptcy rules, as well as the most current cases and the related decisions.

Ethics: The Old and the New

Hot Issues in Chapter 7 and 13

Rule 3000 and Beyond: Filing and Objecting to Proofs of Claim in Compliance with the Rules Filing and Objecting to Proofs of Claim in Compliance with the Rules

Case law Update: The Northern District's New Judges Talk about Split Consumer Issues The Northern District's New Judges Talk about Split Consumer Issues

Consumer: 25 Key Issues in Advising Debtors Pre-Petition

The panelists will discuss the “nuts and bolts” of chapter 9, including who can seek relief under chapter 9, which sections of the Code apply, plan formation and plan confirmation. The balance of the program will focus on recent developments in the law resulting from the recent significant increase in chapter 9 cases, as well as a discussion of the current financial strains on states and municipalities that should result in a further increase in filings.