(This schedule is subject to slight modification and does not include pre-seminar committee meetings.)
Thursday, July 9
| 7:30-8:30 | Breakfast with Exhibitors |
| 8:00-5:00 | Registration/Information Desk Open |
| 8:30-8:45 | Welcome and Opening Remarks O. Byron Meredith, NACTT President, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Southern District of Georgia (Savannah) Mary K. Viegelahn, NACTT Vice-President, Program Chair, and Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Western District of Texas (San Antonio) Honorable William Houston Brown, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Tennessee (Retired), Editor and Advisor, NACTT Academy for Consumer Bankruptcy Education, Inc. (Thompson’s Station, TN) Honorable Margaret M. Mann, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of California (San Diego) |
| 8:45-9:00 | Update from the Administrative Office of United States Courts Greer Lynch, Court Program Administrator, Court Services Office, Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Washington, D.C.) Elizabeth Abdelmasieh, Attorney Advisor, Court Services Office, Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Washington, D.C.) |
| 9:00-9:30 | Update from the Executive Office for United States Trustees Clifford J. White, III, Director, Executive Office for United States Trustees, U.S. Department of Justice (Washington, D.C.) |
| 9:30-10:30 | DID THE COURTS GET IT RIGHT? Bill Rochelle will host a Judges’ roundtable discussion of “hot” cases Host: Bill Rochelle, Editor at Large, American Bankruptcy Institute (Washington, D.C.) Guests: Honorable Craig A. Gargotta, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Texas (San Antonio) Honorable John P. Gustafson, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Ohio (Toledo) Honorable Margaret M. Mann, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of California (San Diego) |
| 10:30–11:00 | Break with Exhibitors |
| 11:00-12:00 | DID THE COURTS GET IT RIGHT? Continued |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch on Your Own |
| 12:00-1:30 | American College of Bankruptcy Lunch for Fellows of the College (By Invitation Only) |
| 1:30-2:30 | Your Choice – One of Two Breakout Sessions Designed for General Attendees
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| 2:30-3:00 | Break with Exhibitors |
| 3:00–4:00 | Your Choice – One of Two Breakout Sessions Designed for General Attendees
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| 4:05–5:05 | Your Choice – One of Two Breakout Sessions Designed for General Attendees
Alternative Track Designed Specifically for Staff of Trustee Offices
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| 7:00-9:00 p.m. | President’s Reception |
Friday, July 10
| 7:30-8:30 | Breakfast with Exhibitors |
| 7:30-8:30 | Alternative Breakfast Option Designed Specifically for Staff of Trustee Offices ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION – Join us for an open discussion about issues or questions that have arisen during the seminar and for brainstorming solutions Vanessa Guerrero, Comptroller and Staff Attorney, Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee for the Western District of Texas (San Antonio) Sarah Camp, Team Leader, Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee for the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta) |
| 8:00-5:00 | Registration/Information Desk Open |
| 8:00-5:00 | NACTT Trustee/Academy Member Hospitality |
| 8:30-8:45 | Opening Remarks/Announcements |
| 8:45-10:00 | CREATING CHAPTER 13: DEBT RELIEF IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA IN THE 1930s Moderator: Bradford W. Caraway, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Northern District of Alabama (Birmingham) Professor Anne Fleming, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (Washington, D.C.) |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break with Exhibitors |
| 10:30-11:45 | ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM: WHAT MAKES A GOOD CHAPTER 13 DEBTOR ATTORNEY? Moderator: Martha G. Bronitsky Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Northern District of California (Hayward) Honorable Helen Elizabeth Burris, United States Bankruptcy Judge, District of South Carolina (Spartanburg) Amanda E. DeBerry, Boleman Law Firm (Richmond, VA) |
| 10:30-11:45 | Alternative Track Designed Specifically for Staff of Trustee OfficesAUDIT: PREPARATION THROUGH FINDINGS – Prepping throughout the year; internal controls/audits; document submission; actual audit; post audit work; etc. Stephanie Rey, Controller, Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee for the Northern District of California (Sacramento) Karen Perse, Staff Attorney and Comptroller, Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee for the District of Colorado (Greenwood Village) |
| 11:45-11:50 | Break |
| 11:50 – 12:50 | ECONOMIC TRENDS: CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY IMPACTS Honorable Kevin R. Anderson, United States Bankruptcy Judge, District of Utah (Salt Lake City) Michael T. Bates, Executive Director and Bank Counsel, USAA Bank (San Antonio, TX) |
Saturday, July 11
8:45-9:45SMALL BUSINESS DEBTORS – The new provisions for Chapter 11, compared to business
Chapter 13 and Chapter 12
Moderator: Jan M. Hamilton, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the District of Kansas (Topeka)
Honorable Brian D. Lynch, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Washington (Tacoma)
Lawrence R. Ahern, III, Brown and Ahern (Nashville)
| 7:30-8:30 | Breakfast with Exhibitors |
| 8:00-5:00 | Registration/Information Desk Open |
| 8:00-5:00 | NACTT Trustee/Academy Member Hospitality |
| 8:30-8:45 | Opening Remarks/Announcements |
| 9:45-10:15 | Break with Exhibitors |
| 10:15-11:15 | STUDENT LOANS IN BANKRUPTCY – Recent decisions and alternatives in light of the student loan crisis Moderator: Laurie K. Weatherford, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Middle District of Florida (Winter Park) Robin R. Weiner, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Southern District of Florida (Miami) Edward M. ‘Ted’ King, Frost Brown Todd LLC (Louisville, KY) |
| 11:15-11:30 | Break with Exhibitors |
| 11:30-12:30 | Your Choice – One of Two Breakout Sessions Designed for General Attendees
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| 12:30-1:45 | Lunch On Your Own |
| 1:45-3:00 | CHAPTER 13 CASE LAW UPDATE Honorable Keith M. Lundin, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Tennessee (Retired) Honorable Kevin R. Anderson, United States Bankruptcy Judge, District of Utah (Salt Lake City) Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville) |
| 3:00–3:15 | Break with Exhibitors |
| 3:15–5:00 | CHAPTER 13 CASE LAW UPDATE (continued) |
| 7:00-9:00 | Farewell Reception |
