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Professional Development Track: Litigation Skills Mock Expert Examination R. Scott Williams, Moderator Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC; Birmingham, Ala. Judge: Hon. Gregg W. Zive U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Las Vegas Direct Exam: Dillon E. Jackson Foster Pepper PLLC; Seattle Cross Exam: Lynnette R. Warman Hunton & Williams LLP; Dallas Witness: James Peko Grant Thornton LLP; New York

June 23 marked the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Stern v. Marshall, in which the court held that a bankruptcy court lacks the constitutional authority to enter final judgment in a state law counterclaim. Since Stern, the growing trend is uncertainty among the courts in whether to interpret this standard narrowly or broadly. This cloud of uncertainty only makes the most complex matters worse when large-sum commercial interests may be at stake, impacting lenders, officers and directors and other stakeholders involved in litigation.

The Latest and Greatest: Supreme Court and Lower Court Case Law Update

Introduction to Individual Chapter 11 Cases: Part 1 (Chapter Choice; First-Day Motions)

Introduction to Individual Chapter 11 Cases: Part 2 (Negotiating a Plan; Plan Drafting; Disclosure Statements, Plan Confirmation and the Absolute Priority Rule)

Retirement Planning and Bankruptcy

Introduction to the New Chapter 13 Model (Mandatory) Plan

Hot Issues in Chapter 7 and 13

Bankruptcy for the Self-Employed