Consumer Workshop II: Divorce and Bankruptcy
This panel will discuss the collision of divorce practice and Bankruptcy Code §§362, 523, 1325, and 1328.
Consumer Workshop I: Using Expert Witnesses in Trying Bankruptcy Cases
A significant number of bankruptcy cases involve the use of expert witnesses. This panel will explore issues that both counsel and experts should anticipate, including how credibility is derived and enhanced, the expert’s research and analysis phase, persuasive direct and cross examination of experts, non-verbal communication and courtroom etiquette.
Consumer Workshop I: Exemption Issues
Trends in exemption law, including a Colorado legislative update and fallout from Clark v. Rameker and Law v. Siegel.
Real Estate
This panel will present practical pointers for addressing real estate issues in bankruptcy: relief from the automatic stay, unexpired leases, valuation, interest rates, § 1111(b) elections and other useful topics.
Hot Topics and Ethics
This session will discuss recent bankruptcy cases and their anticipated impact on business bankruptcy cases, as well as new trends.
Special Issues in Solvent Debtor Cases
When solvent debtors file for bankruptcy protection, some funny things happen under the Bankruptcy Code. This panel will investigate what can be learned from that and how to handle these curious, but not uncommon, cases.
Circuit Splits and Ethical Implications
This is a chance for you to be a Supreme Court Justice. This panel will present the arguments on both sides of several important bankruptcy issues on which the circuits are split. Learn about the issues, and decide on which side of the divide you fall.
Constitutional/Jurisdictional/Standing Issues
This panel will discuss “Stern problems” regarding bankruptcy court jurisdiction and the standing of various parties in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison in order to identify simple solutions to these complex constitutional problems. The faculty will explain the key Supreme Court cases on constitutional jurisdiction and apply these cases to fact patterns involving preference claims, a Ponzi scheme case, a typical fraudulent conveyance claim, and a typical state law contract claim. The panel will also present the leading cases on standing and attempt to integrate a discussion of standing into the fact patterns.