Washington State Approved Sessions

The panel will discuss the “must know cases of all time”, judicial estoppels, equitable mootness, Barton doctrine, indubitable equivalence, finality, lien stripping, absolute priority rule, TOUSA and much more.

The panel will discuss in depth an operating manual for Chapter 11 and a Chapter 11 Plan checklist.

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.

Consumer Bankruptcy Fundamentals This two-part, 3.0-hour program fully covers the consumer bankruptcy process from counseling the consumer debtor, chapter choice, exemptions, claims, the automatic stay, means testing, dischargeability and debtor education. The faculty includes a Law Professor, a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge and leading practitioners. Click HERE to register for this course for $595 and add the CONSUMER Bankruptcy breakout for $100 Prof. Lois Lupica, Moderator Maine Law Foundation Professor of Law University of Maine School of Law in Portland Hon. Wendelin I. Lipp U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. MD.); Greenbelt, MD Alexander M. Laughlin Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, PC; Fairfax, VA Lisa A. Tracy Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; Washington, DC

Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals This two-part, 3.0-hour program fully covers the procedures and strategies of the typical chapter 11 case from pre-bankruptcy planning through plan confirmation and beyond; DIP financing, executory contracts and leases, sales, workouts, corporate governance, and tax issues are also fully treated. The faculty includes a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge as well as attorney and nonattorney professionals experienced in corporate reorganizations. Click HERE to register for this course for $595 and add the BUSINESS Bankruptcy breakout for $100 Michael L. Bernstein Arnold & Porter Hon. Thomas J. Catliota U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. MD.); Greenbelt, MD Boris Steffen Gavin/Salmonese LLC