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This session will use a common fact pattern and feature demonstrations of arguments and examinations regarding such evidentiary issues as whether a witness may appear by telephone, video or deposition; admissibility of expert testimony on value; whether an expert may rely on the testimony of other experts; when lay witness testimony on value may be admissible; and demonstrations of examinations of experts and nonexperts regarding valuation and other common issues that arise in evidentiary hearings. By extensively using role play, this session will create real settings for consumer bankruptcy attorneys to help them handle evidentiary hearings in bankruptcy court.

Discussion of various claims related topics and issues including the impact and implications of the Supreme Court’s May 2017 decision in Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson.

Bill Rochelle will review the cases creating a bankruptcy buzz that practitioners should be aware of.

Ethics is not just a course you must take to keep your license. Ethical guidelines are something that should be incorporated in your day-to-day practice.

Considering an appeal? Learn some practical tips and considerations from this panel of experts and judges.

FDCPA, FCRA, TILA, RESPA, so many letters, so little time. This panel will discuss the litany of statutes designed to protect the consumer that all practitioners that work in the consumer space should be aware of.

This panel will discuss the viability of bankruptcy remote LLC structures after Intervention Energy Holdings and Lake Michigan Beach Pottawattamie Resort, and the fiduciary duties of members. The panel will also explore derivative claims, special concerns regarding single-member LLCs, and sales of LLC interests.

This session will highlight particularly interesting case law developments to date in 2017 and their impact on bankruptcy law and practice.

This session will provide an in-depth look at recognizing these types of claims and determining when and how to file the actions.

This session will present an in-depth analysis of the interplay among tax law, liquidation and bankruptcy. The panelists will examine some of the tax traps that exist for an individual when business obligations remain unpaid in a closure or bankruptcy, as well as how to use an insolvency defense to defeat phantom K-1 and 1099 income.