Past Events
The Center for Business Law at New England School of Law presents
New Bankruptcy Act: What we know, what we don't know
The Bankruptcy Act enacted in October 2005 introduced new issues, not only for debtors and creditors but also for bankruptcy lawyers. A year later, practitioners in the field are still experiencing a learning curve and sorting out the act's practical effects. Questions remain about outcomes of bankruptcy proceedings, how they impact debtors and creditors, and changes in how bankruptcy attorneys prepare and shepard filings.
New England School of Law's Center for Business Law sponsored a program on Nov. 15 to address these and other issues. Distinguished panelists tackled these questions from a variety of perspectives: the judiciary, debtor practitioners, consumer and landlord practitioners, lender practitioners, and U.S. trustees.
| Panel I: | Professional Responsibility Issues / Traps for the Unwary |
| Pane lII: | Recent Legal Developments, Unsettled Issues, and Traps for the Unwary |
| Panel III: | Case Administration in General and ADR in Bankruptcy |
- Hon. Joel B. Rosenthal
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, District of MA
- Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of NY
- Janet E. Bostwick
- Janet E. Bostwick, PC / Co-chair Boston Bar Association Financial Literacy Committee
- Pamela A. Harbeson
- Partner, Looney & Grossman, LLP / Co-chair, International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, New England Network
- Melvin S. Hoffman
- Partner, Looney & Grossman, LLP / Chair, Bankruptcy Practice Group
- Nancy E. Kaufman
- First Assistant Bar Counsel for Massachusetts
- Donald R. Lassman
- Law Office of Donald R. Lassman / Member, Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of MA
- Nina M. Parker
- Parker & Associates / Co-chair, Boston Bar Association Consumer Bankruptcy Section
- Stephen E. Shamban
- Stephen E. Shamban Law Offices, P.C. / Member Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of MA
- Anne J. White
- Klieman, Lyons, Schindler & Gros / Chapter Eleven Creditor Trustee
Panelists
Tuesday, November 15, 2006, 4-7:30 p.m.
New England School of Law, Cherry Room, Second Floor, 154 Stuart Street, Boston, MA
Please Register by Nov. 1 mkenny@admin.nesl.edu or call 617-422-7280
Include name, affiliation, address, phone number, and email address
No charge for attendance, public is welcome • For directions and parking information see: Http://www.nesl.edu/about/directions.cfm