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The Bankruptcy Section of the Houston Bar Association presents: The First Bankruptcy Bench/Bar Conference The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center Click here for a PDF version of the agenda. Papers and Proposed Rules that will be discussed at the bench bar conference |
| Day 1 - Thursday, November 6, 2008 | |
| 8:00 | Check-in |
| 9:00 | Welcome Remarks & Program Introductions Hon. Wesley W. Steen, Houston, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
| 9:15 | Case Law Update Janet S. Northrup, Houston Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P. |
| CLE (.75) | Preston T. Towber, Houston The Towber Law Firm, P.C. |
| Henry Flores, Houston Haynes & Boone, L.L.P. |
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| 10:00 | Case Manager Panel |
| Hon. Jeff Bohm, Houston, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
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| Robin Stennis, Case Manager for Hon. Jeff Bohm, Houston | |
| Anita Dolezel, Case Manager for Hon. Marvin Isgur, Houston | |
| Maureen Bryan, Case Manager for Hon. Karen K. Brown, Houston | |
| Jean Kell, Case Manager for Hon. Wesley W. Steen, Houston | |
| Maria Rodriguez, Case Manager for Hon. Letitia Z. Clark, Houston | |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 CLE (.75) | Lessons About the Law from Outside the Law Hon. Keith P. Ellison, Houston, Judge U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas |
| 11:30 | Lunch (included with Registration) – Guest Speaker Loren Steffy, Business Columnist, Houston Chronicle |
| 1:00 | Ethics Panel Hon. Karen K. Brown, Houston, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
| CLE (.75) | Joseph M. Hill, Houston Cage, Hill & Niehaus, L.L.P. |
| Ethics | John P. Melko, Houston Gardere Wynne Sewell, L.L.P. |
| Patrick L. Hughes, Houston Haynes & Boone, L.L.P. |
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| Magdalaine (Maggie) S. Ebeade, Houston Cage, Hill & Niehaus, L.L.P |
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| 1:45 | UST Update on BAPCPA |
| CLE (.50) | Charles McVay, Houston, U.S. Trustee, Region 7 and Region 19 |
| 2:15 | Break |
| 2:30 | Break-out to either: |
| CLE (.75) | Chapter 13 Rules and Forms - Update Hon. Marvin Isgur, Houston, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
| Kenneth P. Thomas, Houston Staff Attorney for William E. Heitkamp, Chapter 13 Trustee |
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| John Kurt Stephen, McAllen Cardenas Whitis & Stephen, L.L.P. |
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| Dinorah Gonzalez, Houston Staff Attorney for David G. Peake, Chapter 13 Trustee |
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| Complex Rules and Forms - Update Hon. Wesley W. Steen, Houston, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
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| Henry J. Kaim, Houston King & Spalding, L.L.P. |
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| Alfredo R. Perez, Houston Weil, Gotshal & Manges, L.L.P. |
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| Materials: | |
| - Proposed Oil and Gas Case Rules | |
| - Proposed LOCAL RULE 6006—Assumption, Rejection or Assignment of an Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases by Omnibus Motion | |
| - Proposal for Financing Procedures in the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of Texas | |
| - Proposed Local Rule 3007. Objections to Claims. | |
| - Proposed Motion Procedures for Payment of Pre-Petition Amounts Owed to Critical Vendors | |
| 3:15 | Mediation - When One Judge is not enough Hon. Marvin Isgur, Houston, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
| Hon. Richard S. Schmidt, Corpus Christi, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
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| William R. Greendyke, Houston Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. |
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| John F. Higgins, IV, Houston Porter & Hedges, L.L.P. |
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| H. Malcolm Lovett, Jr., Houston Strategic Capital Corporation |
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| 4:15 | Reception |
| Day 2 - Friday, November 7, 2008 | |
| 9:00 | Break out to either: |
| CLE (.75) | Mortgages - Chapter 13 and Beyond Hon. Marvin Isgur, Houston, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
| Brendetta A. Scott, Houston Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P. |
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| Cindy Boudloche, Corpus Christi Chapter 13 Trustee |
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| Johnie J. Patterson, II, Houston Walker & Patterson, P.C. |
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| Marjorie A. Britt, Houston Britt & Catrett, P.C. |
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| Asset Sales in Bankruptcy, including When is a Sale a Sale and Not a Secret Plan? Hon. Richard S. Schmidt, Corpus Christi, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
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| Wayne Kitchens, Houston Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P. |
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| Shelby A. Jordan, Corpus Christi Jordan, Hyden, Womble, Culbreth & Holzer, P.C. |
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| Barbara M. Rogers, Houston Rogers, Anderson & Bensey, P.L.L.C. |
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| 9:45 | Evidence/Trial Tactics Hon. Jeff Bohm, Houston, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
| CLE (.75) | David R. Jones, Houston Porter & Hedges, L.L.P. |
| Marcy E. Kurtz, Houston Bracewell & Giuliani, L.L.P. |
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| Loretta Cross, Houston Grant Thornton, L.L.P. |
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| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | Break out to either: |
| CLE (.75) | Best Practices for Consumer Practitioners Hon. Jeff Bohm, Houston, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
| Hon. Marvin Isgur, Houston, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
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| Hon. Wesley W. Steen, Houston, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
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| Lisa A. Cockrell, Houston Codilis & Stawiarski, P.C. |
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| Richard W. Aurich, Jr., Houston Staff Attorney for David G. Peake, Chapter 13 Trustee |
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| Best Practices for Business Practitioners Hon. Karen K. Brown, Houston, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
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| Hon. Letitia Z. Clark, Houston, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
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| Hon. Richard S. Schmidt, Corpus Christi, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas |
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| Edward Rothberg, Houston Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C. |
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| Elizabeth (Liz) Freeman, Houston Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, L.L.P. |
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| Susan J. Brandt, Houston Nathan Sommers Jacobs, P.C. |
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| Dean Swick, Houston Alvarez & Marsal, L.L.C. |
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| John Akard, Jr. Houston John Akard, Jr. P.C. |
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| 11:30 | Lunch is served (included in Registration) and conference is adjourned |