Hon. Rachel M. Blise
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Joseph D. Brydges
Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP
Madison
Hon. Catherine J. Furay
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Madison
Kathryn E. Galarowicz
Office of Lawyer Regulation
Madison
Nicholas L. Hahn
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Appleton
Hon. G. Michael Halfenger
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District
Milwaukee
Donna Snow Halsey
Mennenga Tax & Financial
Madison
Kim M. Kluck
Office of Lawyer Regulation
Madison
John Kohler
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Madison
J. David Krekeler
Krekeler Law Office
Madison
Sean McDermott
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Madison
Janet Medlock
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Milwaukee
Justin M. Mertz
Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP
Milwaukee
Brittany S. Ogden
Quarles & Brady LLP
Madison
Benjamin P. Payne
Hanson & Payne LLC
Milwaukee
Nicole I. Pellerin
Murphy Desmond S.C.
Madison
Hon. Katherine Maloney Perhach
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District
Milwaukee
Eliza M. Reyes
Steinhilber Swanson LLP
Madison
Jennifer Schank
Fuhrman & Dodge, S.C.
Madison
William E. Wallo
Bakke Norman, S.C.
Eau Claire
Erin A. West
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Madison
Zeshan Usman
Usman Law Firm, LLC
Madison
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Preferences and Fraudulent Transfers
- SBRA amended 547(b)
- Statuatory Defenses to State Law Fraudulent Transfers and Preferences
- Non-Statuatory Considerations Related to State Law Fraudulent Transfers and Preferences
- Practical Considersations in Defending Preferences and Fraudulent Transfers
Joseph D. Brydges, Nicholas L. Hahn, Benjamin P. Payne
9:20 a.m.: Personal Injury Claims in Bankruptcy
- Relief of stay
- Reopening cases
- Judicial estoppel
- Property of the estate – WI state law and the discovery rule
- Settlements
- Medicare and Medicaid liens
- Chapter 13 – liquidation test issue (Till Rate)
Nicole I. Pellerin, Zeshan Usman
10:10 a.m. : Break
10:25 a.m. : Discovery Tools and Related Evidentiary Issues
Justin M. Mertz, Brittany S. Ogden, Erin A. West
11:15 a.m. : Annual Case Law Update
Eliza M. Reyes, Jennifer Schank, William E. Wallo
12:05 p.m. : Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m. : Clerk’s Office Update
John Kohler, Sean McDermott, Janet Medlock
1:20 p.m. : Judges’ Update
Eastern District –Hon. G. Michael Halfenger, Hon. Beth E. Hanan, Hon. Katherine Maloney Perhach, Hon. Rachel M. Blise
Western District –Hon. Catherine J. Furay, Hon. Rachel M. Blise
2:25 p.m. : Break
2:35 p.m. : Tax Resolutions
- Offers on compromise
- Abatements
- Using the statute of limitations
- Installment agreements
- Bankruptcy planning
J. David Krekeler, Deanna Snow-Halsey
3:25 p.m. : Avoiding and Responding to OLR Grievances: A Primer for Bankruptcy Lawyers
- OLR Process
- What to do if a grievance is filed against you
- Complaints against bankruptcy lawyers - common concerns and ways to avoid mistakes that lead to complaints
Kathryn E. Galarowicz, Kim M. Kluck
4:15 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Gain insights directly from U.S. Bankruptcy Court judges from the Western District
- Understand how to use a variety of discovery tools and handle evidentiary issues
- Find out how a bankruptcy affects personal injury claims
- Know how to respond if the Office of Lawyer Regulation comes calling
- Hear case law updates and examine new revisions to the Bankruptcy Code
- Bankruptcy practitioners
- Creditor attorneys
- Debtor attorneys
- General practitioners
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