Alexandria, Va.— ABI and Stetson University College of Law will hold the 46th Annual Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar at the Westin Tampa Waterside in Tampa, Fla., March 29-31. The memorial CLE program honors the lifetime achievements of the late Bankruptcy Judge Alexander L. Paskay. Attendees will hear analysis from some of the leading practitioners and judges on business and consumer case trends. One of the highlighted sessions at this year’s program is the “All Things Attorney Fees” panel, which will present a series of short TED talks and debates on issues arising with respect to attorneys’ fees. Bankruptcy Judge Mindy A. Mora (S.D. Fla.; West Palm Beach, Fla.) will moderate a special luncheon keynote panel with Kay S. Kress of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (Southfield, Mich.) and Robert S. ‘Steve’ Miller of Purdue Pharma (Troy, Mich.) discussing third-party releases. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 12.5 hours of CLE credit, including 1.25 hours of ethics. Judicial co-chairs for the conference are Bankruptcy Judges Roberta A. Colton (M.D. Fla.; Tampa) and Mindy A. Mora (S.D. Fla.; West Palm Beach, Fla.), and the conference chair is Lynn Welter Sherman of Trenam Law (St. Petersburg, Fla.).

Plenary sessions include:

• Nuts & Bolts of Chapter 11 Practice
• All Things Attorney Fees
• Allocating Precious Resources in the Face of Disaster
• Nuts & Bolts of Bankruptcy Appeals
• The Future of Technology and the Practice of Law
• Current Ethical Issues
• Judicial Merry-Go-Round

Business Sessions include:

• Chapter 11 Workshop and Practice Update
• Subchapter V Issues

Consumer Sessions include:

• Pre-Filing Issues
• Post-Filing Issues

To view the full schedule and list of speakers at the Seminar, please click here.

Members of the press looking to attend the Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar should contact ABI Public Affairs Officer John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or [email protected].

For more information about the Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar, please click here.

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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.