2022 Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute

ABI and UMKC School of Law are pleased to present the 2022 Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute at the University of Missouri-Kansas City! Back in person for the first time in two years, this year’s program features business and consumer tracks, providing the training you need at affordable pricing. With more than 20 bankruptcy judges on the faculty, you won’t want to miss the CLE/CPE event of the Midwest!

This panel, featuring a bankruptcy judge, a practicing debtor’s attorney and a trial attorney with the Office of the U.S. Trustee, will discuss the latest cases involving nontraditional methods of getting paid as a consumer chapter 7 debtor’s lawyer, including Code, Rule and local rule requirements; the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct and potential ethical ramifications; and what you need to know to avoid potential sanctions, disgorgement, penalties and discipline.

Sponsored by AEGIS Law

A judge, chapter 13 trustee and bankruptcy attorney will discuss how to help chapter 13 debtors succeed in chapter 13 despite increasing asset values, increased loan balances and increased expenses. This panel will delve into such issues as creating feasible plans with debtors’ ever-tighter budgets, instilling flexibility in the bankruptcy system, and dealing with asset appreciation. The panelists also will discuss options for cases that are running long in light of the Kinney decision, along with other issues that can arise.

Sponsored by Holland & Knight LLP

Sponsored by Telpner Peterson Law Firm, LLP

Sponsored by SierraConstellation Partners, LLC

This panel of Eighth and Tenth Circuit bankruptcy judges will discuss several recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Eighth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals and Bankruptcy Appellate Panels, and elsewhere that are likely to impact your bankruptcy practice.