Bankruptcy Seminar -
A one day seminar on all types of litigation issues which arise in bankruptcy proceedings. Lear the tricks of the trade from the experts.

When
Dallas on April 22, 2005 at the Doubletree Hotel Campbell Centre, 8250 North Central Express Way, Registration begins at 8:00 am and Seminar runs from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Lunch (on your own) Noon - 1:00 pm

Seminar Highlights:
*Obtain a broad introduction to Bankruptcy, the Code, Rules and Procedures
*Filing Proofs of Claims, Types of Claims and Motion to Allow Claims
*Confirmation of Chapter 13 and 11, including Disclosure Statements
*Executory Contracts nd Unexpired Leases, including Motion to Compel Assumption or Rejection and Rules for Assignment of Contracts/Leases
*Avoidance Actions including Preference, Fraudulent Transfers
*Settlements, Motion to Approve Compromises and Stipulations, Dismissals, Agreed Orders, and Breadth of Releases in Settlement Papers
*One (1) Credit hour of Ethics covering individuals and Discharge Issues and Exemptions and Scheduling Issues

Speakers
J. Michael McBride
Leslie P. Ricketts
John Y. Bonds, III
J. Michael Sutherland
Alan S. Trust

Who Should Attend
*Attorneys and legal assistants who wish to learn more about bankruptcy law
*In-house counsel who may be faced with one or more preference suits
*Lending officers who have customers who file for bankruptcy
*Professionals in the collection field
*Management of troubled companies who are contemplating a bankruptcy filing
*Small and large business owners

Seminar Agenda
I. Introduction to Bankruptcy
A. Code, Rules and Local Rules
B. Court System, Jursidiction, Abstentionand Reference
C. Chapters
D. Contested Matters and Adversary Proceedings
E. Parties to the Process, The Litigationand What is Their Bias?
F. Timelines, When Will Litigation Occur?

II. Claims, Types, Timing, and Motions to Allow, and Objections to Claims

III. Confirmation, Chapter 13 and 11 and Objections to Confirmation (Disclosure Statements)

IV. Executory Contracts and Unexpired LEases, Motions to Compel Assumption or Rejection and Rules for Assignment of Contracts/Leases

V. Avoidance Actions, Preferences, Fraudulent Transfers, Remedies Upon Avoidance

VI. State Court Litigation and Bankruptcy - Both with a Debtor as Plaintiff and Defendant

VII. Settlements, Motions to Approve Compromises (9019) and Stipulations, Dismissals, Agreed Orders and Breadth of Releases in Settlement Papers (Can you bind a future Trustee?)

VIII. Ethics - Individuals and Discharege Issues, and Exemptions and Scheduling Issues (Recent Hon. Lynn and Hon. McBryde cases)