South Carolina State Approved Sessions

This panel will cover recent legislation and judicial decisions that have affected the consumer bankruptcy practice over the last year. Panelists will discuss the recent Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit decisions on consumer cases.

The Judges Roundtable will provide opportunities for discussion and interaction with our exciting panel of judges from around the country. Participants can engage in a small group format on the following three topics: (1) What happens when the various COVID moratoria on enforcement end; (2) who gets the benefit of post-petition appreciation of an asset when a case converts from chapter 13 to chapter 7; and (3) measuring the success of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019.

Small group breakouts led by the judges of the Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop will focus on different ethical dilemmas facing practitioners.

This panel will share technology tips, best practices internally and with clients. Also included will be ethical considerations of technology in a practice.

This panel will address recent developments relating to the automatic stay, including City of Chicago v. Fulton and its aftermath, as well as discharge and post-discharge violations.

This panel of lawyers and insolvency professionals with bankruptcy expertise will lead a roundtable discussion regarding investigation of debtors and recovering assets to enhance the value of a bankruptcy estate.

This panel will focus on issues regarding gender, race, diversity and belonging, and how to build a resilient workplace.

This panel will discuss changes in the CARES act and consolidated appropriations act as well as general housing issues.

This panel will focus on the current crisis in the restaurant and retail sectors, looking at the financial, operational and regulatory impacts of the pandemic, landlord-tenant disputes and other restructuring challenges.

State law and bankruptcy law intersect in any number of ways in any given bankruptcy case. This panel will focus on a few of the issues that arise in this context and discuss recent case law, as well as practice tips and strategy. More specifically, the panelists will cover the abstention doctrine and how bankruptcy courts analyze various state law claims under that doctrine; the potential impact of a bankruptcy case on divorce proceedings, including automatic stay and discharge issues; and the limitations on pursuing state court claims, such as standing, collateral estoppel and third-party releases. We hope you will join us and contribute your questions and experiences to the conversation.