Kristin Beilke
Standing Chapter 12 & 13 Trustee
Madison
Hon. Rachel M. Blise
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Sherry Coley
Amundsen Davis LLC
Green Bay
Virginia E. George
Swanson Sweet LLP
Milwaukee
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
Mason A. Higgins
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Madison
J. David Krekeler
Krekeler Law Office
Madison
Mark N. Mathias
Mathias Law Office
Eau Claire
Sean McDermott
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Brittany Shay Ogden
Quarles & Brady LLP
Madison
Hon. Katherine Maloney Perhach
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Eliza M. Reyes
Richman & Richman LLC
Madison
Claire Ann Richman
Richman & Richman LLC
Madison
Tiffany E. Rodriguez
Office of the U.S. Trustee
Madison
Michael Rud
Esserlaw LLC
Milwaukee
Jennifer Schank
Fuhrman & Dodge, S.C.
Madison
Amanda Sippel
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Daneille M. Strong
Crivello, Nichols & Hall, S.C.
Eau Claire
Paul G. Swanson
Swanson Sweet LLP
Oshkosh
William E. Wallo
Bakke Norman, S.C.
Eau Claire
8:30 a.m. Insolvency Issues with Death and Incompetency
- Chapter 7 Issues
- Chapter 13 issues
- Prefiling concerns
- Probate issues
- Reverse Mortgages
Mark N. Mathias, Tiffany E. Rodriguez
9:20 a.m. 11 U.S.C §523(a)(4) and (6) Issues
Kristin Beilke, Danielle M. Strong
10:10 a.m. Break
10:25 a.m. Real Estate Issues in Bankruptcy
- Single Asset Real Estate Issues
- Commercial Leases
Mason A. Higgins, J. David Krekeler
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
Sean McDermott, Amanda Sippel
1:20 p.m. Judges’ Update
Hon. G. Michael Halfenger, Hon. Beth E. Hanan, Hon. Katherine Maloney Perhach, Hon. Rachel M. Blise
2:20 p.m. Break
2:35 p.m. Evidentiary Issues in Bankruptcy
- Direct examination of the “expert”
- Cross examination of the “expert”
- How to get your evidence in
- Overcoming Objections
- Qualifying the Expert
Expert Witness: Sherry Coley
Presenters: Virginia E. George, Brittany Shay Ogden, Paul G. Swanson
3:25 p.m. Ethics Potpourri
Claire Ann Richman, Michael Rud
4:15 p.m. Program Concludes
- Receive valuable insights directly from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court judges in the Eastern District
- Demystify insolvency issues that arise with a debtor’s death or incompetency
- Examine single asset and commercial real estate issues in bankruptcy
- Learn how to handle a variety of evidentiary issues in bankruptcy
- Hear updates from the bankruptcy clerks and get your annual case law review
- Get answers to ethical questions specific to debtor-creditor practice
- Debtor-creditor lawyers
- Insolvency lawyers
- Creditors’ rights attorneys
- Bankruptcy lawyers
- Bankruptcy trustees
- General practitioners
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