Alexandria, Va. — ABI and Stetson University College of Law will be presenting the 48th Annual Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar at the Westin Tampa Waterside in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 15-16. 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. The keynote speaker at this year’s program is author and former FBI Agent Joe Navarro, who will explore the applied use of nonverbal communication in business to better understand, manage or negotiate with others. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 8.75 hours of general CLE credit, including 2 hours of ethics. Judicial co-chairs for the conference are Bankruptcy Judges Caryl E. Delano (M.D. Fla.; Tampa) and Mindy A. Mora (S.D. Fla.; West Palm Beach), and the conference chair is Luis E. Rivera of Gray Robinson, P.A. (Fort Myers, Fla.).

Plenary sessions include:

• Bankruptcy Crimes
• Adversary Proceedings and Evidence
• Judicial Roundtable Workouts: Problems, Problems, Problems!

Business Sessions include:

• Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors vs. Receivership vs. Subchapter V vs. Chapter 7
• Chapter 11 Updates and Core Issues
• Appeals

Consumer Sessions include:

• Consumer Issues Potpourri: What’s New, What’s Trending, and What Isn’t Trending that Should Be!
• The Coerced, Vulnerable or Incapacitated Debtor: What Are Your Ethical Obligations?
• Creditor Remedies: Point/Counterpoint

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.