Hon. Rachel M. Blise
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Joshua D. Christianson
Christianson & Freund LLC
Eau Claire
Devon Eggert
Beck Chaet, Bamberger & Polsky S.C.
Milwaukee
Hon. Catherine J. Furay
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Madison
Nicholas L. Hahn
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Appleton
Hon. G. Michael Halfenger
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Hon. Beth E. Hanan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Jessica Haskell
O'Neil Cannon Hollman DeJong & Laing S.C.
Milwaukee
Jerome R. Kerkman
Kerkman & Dunn
Milwaukee
John Kohler
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Madison
Deanne M. Koll
Bakke Norman, S.C.
New Richmond
Michael J. Maloney
Watton Law Group
Milwaukee
J. David Krekeler
Krekeler Law Office
Madison
Sean McDermott
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Madison
Hon. Katherine Maloney Perhach
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Eliza M. Reyes
Steinhilber Swanson LLP
Madison
Michael P. Richman
Steinhilber Swanson LLP
Madison
Jennifer Schank
Fuhrman & Dodge, S.C.
Madison
William E. Wallo
Bakke Norman, S.C.
Eau Claire
Jane F. “Ginger” Zimmerman
Murphy Desmond S.C.
Madison
8:30 a.m. Lien Avoidance and Pre-Filing Considerations
Joshua D. Christianson, Michael J. Maloney
9:20 a.m. The New LLC law and its effects on Insolvency and Debtor/Creditor Attorneys
- Interplay between new LLC statute, Beloit Liquidating, and Polsky v Virnich in connection with fiduciary duties of members and D&Os.
- Collection from member interest, including charging orders.
Devon Eggert, Deanne M. Koll
10:10 a.m. Break
10:25 a.m. Things Fall Apart: Case Conversion and Reopening
- Grounds for converting and reopening bankruptcy cases
- Considerations for and pitfalls of case conversions and reopening
- Recent case developments related to case conversions and reopening
Nicholas L. Hahn, Jessica Haskell
11:15 a.m. Case Law Update
- Decisions from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
- National decisions of note from other jurisdictions relating to bankruptcy and debtor/creditor issues
Eliza M. Reyes, Jennifer Schank, William E. Wallo
12:05 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:05 p.m. Clerk’s Office Update
- Case statistics
- Rule and form amendments
John Kohler (West), Sean McDermott (East)
1:25 p.m. Judge’s Update
Eastern District – Hon. Rachel M. Blise, Hon. G. Michael Halfenger, Hon. Beth E. Hanan, Hon. Katherine Maloney Perhach Western District – Hon. Rachel M. Blise , Hon. Catherine J. Furay
2:25 p.m. Break
2:40 p.m. Subchapter V
- What we’ve learned in the last couple of years
- Practical role of a subchapter V trustee
- Views of subchapter V cases from the perspective of the judges, trustees and debtors’ counsel
Hon. Katherine Maloney Perhach (East), Hon. Catherine J. Furay (West), Jerome R. Kerkman, J. David Krekeler
3:30 p.m. Ethical Issues when Representing Owners of a Financially Distressed Business
- Management of conflicts of interest between entities and their corporate owners/members
- The importance of managing conflicts between the owners/managers and the entity, including identifying and handling potential claims
- Clearly identifying the client, the attorney’s duty to the client and related conflicts of interest
- Managing a conflict that is irreconcilable
Michael P. Richman, Jane F. “Ginger” Zimmerman
4:20 p.m. Program Concludes
- Hear straight from U.S. Bankruptcy Court judges from the Western District
- Examine the impact of the new Wisconsin LLC law on insolvency and debtor-creditor lawyers
- Understand grounds and considerations for converting and reopening cases
- Receive your annual state and federal case law update
- Review lessons learned from the past few years of Subchapter V cases
- Explore ethical issues associated with representing owners of a financially distressed business
- Debtor-creditor attorneys
- Insolvency lawyers
- Bankruptcy lawyers
- Bankruptcy trustees
- General practitioners
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