American Bankruptcy Institute 2004 ANNUAL REPORT / 2004-2005 CALENDAR
2004 ANNUAL REPORT T
he American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) marked the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the 1978 Bankruptcy Code by hosting a major symposium on the past, present and future of U.S. bankruptcy law. This landmark event, featuring the nation’s leading scholars, was one of the highlights of a year filled with new achievements for ABI. In the past year, ABI surpassed the 10,000-member mark, saw its membership retention soar past 90 percent and enjoyed record attendance at educational conferences. We completely redesigned our award-winning web site, improving its functionality and enhancing the content. ABI member committees produced more quality CLE programs and each began producing regular newsletters with substantive and timely content. ABI’s publications also enjoyed a record year, both in the print and electronic formats. Our growing endowment is helping to fund important scholarly research while providing support for traditional ABI programs such as the Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Moot Court Competition, the St. John’s University School of Law Bankruptcy LL.M. program and the Robert M. Zinman Resident Scholar.
Michael P. Richman
Andrew W. Caine
Samuel J. Gerdano
President
Chairman
Executive Director
Annual Report Table of Contents Educational Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 2004 Legislative Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 2004 Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 2004
ABI also acknowledged the important financial contribution made by our partners: Bankruptcy Management Corp., Jefferies & Company Inc. and Thomson West (major partners), along with AlixPartners LLC and the Garden City Group Inc. with a special package of new marketing benefits. The coming months will see the launch of an exciting new corporate restructuring competition for top graduate business school students, also supported by the ABI Endowment Fund, as well as a gift from the international investment banking firm of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin. Also coming soon is the commencement of a new major empirical study on professional compensation in bankruptcy cases, updating and advancing the landmark work done by ABI in 1991. On behalf of our Board of Directors, we pledge to continue this record of innovation and service in furtherance of insolvency education and research. We invite all ABI members to fully participate in our activities in the coming year.
ABI World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 2005 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 2005 Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 2005 In the News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 2005 Law Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2005 International Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2005 Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 2005 Bankruptcy Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 2005 Finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 2005 Endowment Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 2005 Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 2005 ABI Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 2005 Committees
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABI educational programs had a banner year, offering more CLE/CPE options than ever before. A record 4,300 members attended these programs over the past 12 months. New options included the popular Bankruptcy Fundamentals for New Practitioners program in four regional locations and the first-ever Consumer Bankruptcy Conference. ABI expanded its on-demand programs available online through West LegalEdCenter, including live webcasts.
Annual Spring Meeting More than 930 attended the 22nd Annual Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. The 2004 program addressed a wide range of insolvency topics, including going-out-of-business sales, preference actions, consumer cases at the Supreme Court, selection and use of expert witnesses and much more. The popular 8th Annual Great Debates addressed the continued vitality of the doctrine of necessity, whether bankruptcy judges are too protective of consumer debtors and if DIP lenders should be restricted. Special guest speakers included “Meet the Press” Editor and Moderator Tim Russert and Robert Hormats, vice president and managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Members were treated to a final night gala concert featuring Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Winter Leadership Conference Close to 600 attended the 2003 Winter Leadership Conference in La Quinta, Calif. Educational sessions covered post-petition transfers, collective bargaining agreements and other labor issues, preferences and fraudulent conveyances and much more. ABI and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees partnered on a Trustee Litigation Track as part of the program. Fox News Channel Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano provided a lively assessment of current high-profile legal cases.
Regional Programs ABI continued to expand the scope of its regional programs, offering new topics in new regions. The Institute hosted an academic symposium marking the 25th anniversary of the Bankruptcy Code, featuring the nation’s top scholars. ABI’s first Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, held in Chicago, emphasized the practical issues in chapters 7 and 13. Other regional ABI programs remained popular and included the annual Views from the Bench program at Georgetown University Law Center, featuring 18 U.S. bankruptcy judges, the intensive learn-by-doing Litigation Skills Symposium at Emory University Law School and the Hawaii Bankruptcy Conference on Kauai. The Central States Bankruptcy Workshop (Traverse City, Mich.) and Southwest Bankruptcy Conference (Las Vegas) each set new attendance records.
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY T
he long road to a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. bankruptcy law found more obstacles during the past year, when renewed efforts stalled in the Senate. Bankruptcy reform, pending since the National Bankruptcy Commission Report of 1997, took a backseat to other legislative priorities. Behind-the-scenes efforts continue, but will likely have to wait for a new Congress in 2005. Credit counseling joined the growing list of industries under scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service, Federal Trade Commission and oversight committees of Congress. Counseling is a necessary precondition for eligibility for relief under the proposed consumer bankruptcy amendments. With more than three million Americans already participating in some form of credit counseling, there are concerns this new demand cannot be met. Bankruptcy court practices are also under a microscope, as Congress examines whether some courts tailor their rulings to attract large public company cases. The ABI Endowment is helping to fund some of this academic research. Meanwhile, a number of large pension plans have terminated under financial distress, causing massive deficits for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The continued erosion of the agency’s singleemployer program looms as a major concern for Congress.
80 70
Norman Ornstein, Resident Congressional Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a noted observer of the legislative process, delivered the keynote addess at ABI’s Symposium on the 25th Anniversary of the Code. Ornstein explained how Congress has changed as an institution over the last quarter century.
ABI’s Legislative Committee held two wellattended programs this past year, one on the impact of the proposed Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act (held jointly with the ABI Mass Torts Committee) and the other on Sarbanes-Oxley (one year later) and legislation affecting theft prevention and fair credit reporting.
60
50
60
80
40 50
70 60 50
40
20
40 30 20 10
30
30 20 10 0
10
0
0
While ABI is not an advocacy group with a lobbying agenda, our members weighed in on these and other legislative issues by voting in online Quick Polls.
Members of the Legislative Committee attend a briefing on current issues.
RESEARCH The ABI Endowment Fund was created in 1989 to provide a resource for the Institute’s mission of scholarly research and education. The Fund now has over $1.3 million in contributions and pledges. Nearly 3,000 ABI members have contributed to the Fund, many via a voluntary $30 tax-deductible gift as part of their annual membership renewal. Since 1998, when the first research award was made, the Endowment has funded over $300,000 in awards.
1,500,000
Recent grant awards address both consumer and business bankruptcy issues, such as an award to the Coalition for Consumer Bankruptcy Debtor Education (New York Law School) to examine the spending and credit habits of consumers, and a grant to Prof. Lynn LoPucki (UCLA Law School) to study the impact of venue choice on confirmation rates and success in chapter 11. The Fund also supports an annual stipend for the Robert M. Zinman Resident Scholar program. Each Zinman Scholar is a leading member of the academic community, on leave from full-time teaching to assist ABI in research and educational activities
Endowment Fund Growth
(contributions and pledges)
Prof. Edward Janger
Prof. Jeffrey Morris
Fall 2004 Scholar
Spring 2005 Scholar
1,200,000
900,000 000,003,1$
000,007$
000,564$
300,000
000,000,1$
600,000
0 1998
2000
2002
2004
During the past year, the Endowment provided support for the academic symposium marking the 25th anniversary of the Bankruptcy Code, a scholarship for a worthy student in the St. John’s University School of Law Bankruptcy LL.M. program and cash prizes for the Conrad B. Duberstein National Moot Court Competition. The Fund also supports a faculty stipend and prizes for ABI’s 2004 Corporate Restructuring Competition, hosted by the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. New in 2005 is financial support for a new empirical study of professional fees in consumer and business bankruptcy cases, building upon ABI’s landmark 1991 report. The study will take approximately two years to complete.
ABI WORLD A
new-and-improved ABI World web site was unveiled in early 2004, offering ABI members many new online benefits and options. The new site offers the same wide variety of bankruptcy information – only it is now offered in an easy-to-read format with organized archives, a more effective search engine and an upgraded shopping cart feature.
Upgraded Online Directory: Networking at Your Fingertips The site now offers a visually and functionally upgraded online Membership Directory. The new format allows members to update their profile and search for ABI members by many different criteria.
Other New Features: Content Plus Functionality Other new features include a new online bookstore that allows visitors to easily browse the wide array of books available through ABI and purchase them online via a new shopping cart feature. The site’s archival system now allows members to easily locate newly available content. Archived content includes press releases, the ABI Journal, the ABI Law Review, the ABI Update electronic newsletter, educational materials, bankruptcy opinions, “Cracking the Code,” legislative news, bankruptcy statistics and much more. With more than 110,000 searchable online documents, the new search engine and archival system are key to allowing members to find relevant documents easily and quickly. The new site continues to offer the popular ABI Career Center, an online service connecting employers in the bankruptcy field with qualified candidates. Daily and weekly bankruptcy headlines continue to be provided via The Deal (Bankruptcy Thursday) and Dow Jones Newswires (Daily Bankruptcy Review). New this year are daily headlines provided by Bankruptcydata.com (Daily Bankruptcy News).
PUBLICATIONS ABI members enjoy a variety of publications as a benefit of membership, from the monthly ABI Journal and semi-annual ABI Law Review to discounts on a wide array of bankruptcyrelated publications. A new CD-rom version of the ABI Membership Directory complements the print edition and includes information on all 10,300 ABI members.
Also new this year is the ABI Guide to Bankruptcy Mediation: A Guide for Attorneys and Clients Concerning the Use of Mediation to Resolve Disputes Arising in Bankruptcy Cases; A General Overview of Other Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution, written by Hon. Erwin I. Katz (ret.), Hon. Lisa Hill Fenning (ret.) and Jacob Aaron Esher. The Guide provides “how to” guidance with respect to the most common kinds of mediation issues that arise in bankruptcy cases. All titles are available through ABI’s visually enhanced online bookstore. The new bookstore allows visitors to easily browse ABI’s online publications catalog, categorized in 10 subject areas, view graphic images and descriptions of each book and purchase them online. Over the past few years, ABI has released 13 new or updated publications.
Committee e-Newsletters ABI’s 24 committees produce e-newsletters on relevant topics and committee issues. All committee newsletters are produced in a colorful html format and sent via e-mail to all committee members. Past archived issues are on the ABI World web site. Recently redesigned, each newsletter features at least two topical stories and provides updates on the latest committee news, upcoming committee programs and agendas, and the latest news featured at ABI World that is of interest to committee members.
Online Publications Catalog
New Titles ABI introduced two new titles to its diverse catalog of publications this year. The Bankruptcy and Insurance Law Manual, written by ABI member Susan N.K. Gummow, covers the basics of insurance law for the bankruptcy professional, as well as bankruptcy principles for the insurance professional. The Manual distinguishes “claims” in an insurance sense from those under the Bankruptcy Code, and describes the duties of both the insurer and the insured under insurance law. Committee e-Newsletter
MEMBERSHIP ABI
membership surpassed 10,000 this past year, a record high. With nearly a 10 percent annual rate of growth, the Institute continues to enjoy the steady growth it has achieved since 1995. Our diverse membership includes attorneys, lenders, judges, accountants, academics, turnaround specialists, credit managers, auctioneers, trustees and many other insolvency practitioners.
ABI maintained a better than 90 percent retention rate over the past 12 months – a figure nearly unheard of in associations and especially impressive given the diverse nature of the membership. The high retention rate directly reflects the wide range of benefits members receive, including full access to ABI World content, discounts on educational programs and publications, 10 issues of the highly respected ABI Journal and two issues of the ABI Law Review, unmatched networking opportunities and much more. ABI continues to add to those benefits, now providing even more content on a new-and-improved web site, committee e-newsletters and listserves and an expanded roster of educational programs and publications.
“I applaud the work of the Institute… My membership is providing opportunities and access to information that would not be available from any other source. Keep up the good work.” – Hon. James D. Walker Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Macon, Ga.
Members join from a variety of sources, including educational conferences, trade show exhibits, direct mail and the web site. Special outreach efforts have been extended to consumer bankruptcy practitioners, judicial law clerks, young professionals and non-attorneys. This year’s ABI Membership Directory provides information on more than 10,300 members. A CD-rom version of the Directory, produced by BMC, will be provided to all members; print versions will be available for sale to ABI members through Thomson West. Also available to ABI members is full access to the online Membership Directory – upgraded this year. The new online Directory allows ABI members to search quickly and efficiently by many different criteria including name, firm, city, state, zip code, country, profession, firm size, school, years in practice, ABI committee, degree and local office size.
ABI continues to add to its membership benefits, now providing even more content on a new-and-improved web site, committee e-newsletters and listserves and an expanded roster of educational programs and publications.
Membership Retention Rate 12,000
Members at Year-End
10,000 8,000 6,000
7,549
8,417
9,062
9,981
10,586
0
7,003
2,000
6,363
4,000 5,960
92% 87% 91% 90% 89% 88% 88%
5,315
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
IN THE NEWS Reporters from hundreds of national and regional news outlets turn to ABI for reliable information on bankruptcy-related issues.
Online Newsroom ABI’s online Newsroom — upgraded this year — offers journalists a wide range of bankruptcy-related resources. Press releases and an archive of bankruptcy statistics are available for the past 12 years.
Dow Jones Daily Review Small Cap op reported stories included the continued fallout from corporate accounting scandals, recordhigh consumer bankruptcy filings, airline bankruptcies, asbestos litigation, the pension insurance fund crisis and the prospects for bankruptcy-related legislation. ABI was cited in 1,320 prominent news outlets, including the New York Times, the Financial Times, CNN, The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, Fox News Channel and CBS Marketwatch. Prof. Ted Janger, ABI Resident Scholar, was invited to write an op-ed in USA Today on the decision by UAL to terminate the airline’s pension plan contributions.
T
ABI began contributing regular commentary to Dow Jones Daily Review Small Cap this year. ABI President Michael P. Richman and Immediate Past President Bettina M. Whyte contributed commentary on professional fees, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, competition among professional services firms and directors and officers (“D&O”) insurance during a bankruptcy. All articles can be found at ABI World.
Educational Press Briefings The Institute offers educational press briefings on timely topics for key members of the media. Press briefings feature ABI experts who provide overviews of the issues and answer questions from participating journalists. Available online at ABI World, past briefings focused on child support claims, consumer debt and bankruptcy and hi-tech/telecom bankruptcies. A live press briefing on the coming crisis in pension plan security, which will utilize the latest online meetings technology, is planned for October 2004.
ABI spokespersons, including ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano, Past President Bettina Whyte, ABI Resident Scholar Roger Whelan and a number of ABI board members, appeared on CNNfn, CNN, C-Span and other broadcast networks, speaking on a variety of issues from the increase in consumer filings to the relationship between rising household debt, interest rates and bankruptcy.
LAW REVIEW The American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review is the nation’s largest circulation bankruptcy law review. Edited by top students at St. John’s University School of Law, it is published semi-annually by Thomson West.
I
n 2004, the Law Review attained new stature when it was cited in both Justice Stevens’s majority opinion and Justice Scalia’s dissent in Till v. SCS Credit Corp., 124 S.Ct. 1951 (2004), a case on the appropriate interest rate to be used in chapter 13. The Winter 2003 issue was an open issue, with articles on derivative standing in chapter 11, administrative insolvency and a comparative piece on the bankruptcy laws found in common law systems. The issue also featured two theses from graduate students in the St. John’s LL.M. program on the topics of critical vendors and exclusivity in chapter 11. The Spring 2004 issue was devoted entirely to the publication of papers from ABI’s Symposium on the Code After 25 Years. The event, held at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, featured the work of scholars such as Elizabeth Warren (Harvard), Douglas Baird (Chicago), James White (Michigan), Barry Adler (NYU), Kenneth Klee (UCLA), Ralph Brubaker (Emory), David Skeel (Penn), Marjorie Girth (Georgia State), John Ayer (Univ. of California), Mechele Dickerson (William & Mary), Bruce Markell (UNLV), Karen Gross (New York Law), Jay Westbrook (Texas) and Charles Tabb (Illinois).
Nicholas Mauro, student Editor-in-chief, received the annual ABI Law Review scholarship during the 2004 Annual Spring Meeting from Prof. Robert Zinman.
Law Review Advisory Board Reginald W. Jackson (Co-chair) Prof. G. Ray Warner (Co-chair) Prof. Robert M. Zinman (Co-chair) Lawrence R. Ahern John W. Ames Prof. Jean Braucher Jo Ann J. Brighton Prof. Ralph Brubaker G. Eric Brunstad Jr. Prof. Daniel J. Bussel Hon. Leif M. Clark Prof. Marianne B. Culhane Douglas E. Deutsch Prof. A. Mechele Dickerson Hon. Dennis Dow Hon. Conrad B. Duberstein Jonathan P. Friedland Prof. Christopher W. Frost Hon. Rosemary Gambardella Prof. Gregory Germain
Christopher F. Graham Prof. Karen Gross Prof. John P. Hennigan Prof. Margaret Howard David R. Kuney Prof. Robert M. Lawless Neil P. Olack Robin E. Phelan Arnold M. Quittner Patricia A. Redmond Prof. Mark S. Scarberry George H. Singer Hon. Wesley W. Steen Prof. Charles J. Tabb Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff Prof. Jay L. Westbrook Prof. Mary Jo Wiggins Prof. Jack F. Williams Prof. Todd J. Zywicki
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY One of the most significant challenges for professionals involved in cross-border insolvency practice is to be as knowledgeable as possible on the myriad laws, regulations, protocols and emerging trends from abroad.
from around the globe, links to all INSOL member associations, international legislative developments and more. Steven G. Golick and Tracy Sandler (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt; Toronto) head up an Advisory Board of prominent practitioners from around the globe. The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University was the venue for a cross-border insolvency program on June 11. About 20 guests from the Central Bank of Armenia joined the faculty in this photo.
The continual shrinking of the insolvency world amplifies the need for the sharing of experiences, techniques and strategies among lawyers, accountants, trustees, restructuring professionals, government officials and lenders. ABI organized a pair of programs this past year for such audiences from France (held at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C.) and Armenia (held at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University). ABI also conducts conferences outside its borders, reaching out to international and cross-border audiences, such as with the Caribbean Insolvency Symposium (Puerto Rico, November 2004) and the Fifth Canadian-American Symposium (Toronto, February 2005). ABI previously held programs for professionals from Thailand to the Dominican Republic, and has sponsored educational exchanges for judges from Mexico to Central Europe. New in 2005 will be ABI’s first program held in Europe, a one-day program set for London in September.
ABI facilitates the exchange of critical legal and business developments through specialized educational programs, a comprehensive web site and the timely work of our International Committee. GlobalINSOLvency.com, our web site partnership with INSOL International, features daily economic and insolvency news
Our active International Committee hosted two continuing legal education programs this past year and published three electronic newsletters, covering legislative developments from Brazil to the United Kingdom, jurisdictional issues under Section 304 of the Bankruptcy Code and more.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ABI continued its commitment to the professional development of young professionals this year, expanding law and business school competitions, awarding scholarships to recognize the outstanding achievements of promising students and offering the Fundamentals for New Practitioners program to young and new professionals entering the insolvency field.
Annual LL.M. Scholarship Each year ABI awards a $10,000 scholarship to a student in the bankruptcy LL.M. program at St. John’s University School of Law. The LL.M. program is the only one of its kind, and the award reflects ABI’s long-standing partnership with St. John’s.
Medal of Excellence ABI’s Medal of Excellence Awards were presented to more than 100 law school students around the country in 2004. Medal recipients, selected by each law school’s bankruptcy faculty, typically receive their awards during school commencement exercises. Winners receive engraved medals and certificates of achievement, as well as a complimentary one-year ABI membership. ABI Director Christopher F. Graham (Thacher Proffitt & Wood; New York) is the program director.
Corporate Restructuring Competition Leslie Ann Case (left) of Stetson University College of Law received her ABI Medal of Excellence from Vice President and Dean Darby Dickerson.
New this year is the ABI/Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Corporate Restructuring Competition for graduate business schools. The first competition, planned for Nov. 9-11, 2004, at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, will provide second-year MBA students with a unique chance to learn by solving a real-world problem taken from today’s corporate-distress headlines. Eight of the top graduate business schools are competing. Judges for the competition will include top corporate recovery specialists and financial professionals from around the country.
National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition The 12th Annual Conrad B. Duberstein National Moot Court Competition — the only national competition devoted to bankruptcy — included a record 35 law school teams from 30 law schools. The 2004 winner was Emory University. More than 600 New York-area insolvency professionals attended the competition’s final night awards dinner. The competition, hosted by ABI and St. John’s University School of Law, is named in honor of Judge Duberstein, a former member of the ABI Board of Directors and the Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the Eastern District of New York.
William D. Goddard of the University of Connecticut School of Law received the ABI Medal of Excellence from Dean Nell Jessup Newton.
BANKRUPTCY CERTIFICATION F
ounded in 1992, the American Board of Certification (ABC) is the only board certification program for bankruptcy and creditors’ rights attorneys. ABC offers testing throughout the year at numerous locations around the country, certifying attorneys in consumer bankruptcy, business bankruptcy and creditors’ rights.
The level of ABC Board and Committee activity has increased in recent years, allowing ABC-certified attorneys to enjoy new networking opportunities. This year ABC hosted several cocktail receptions at ABI and Commercial Law League of America conferences and a variety of local networking events.
ABC Programs Reaccredited ABC received American Bar Association (ABA) reaccreditation of all three programs this year. The programs were initially accredited in 1993 by the ABA House of Delegates. The ABA accreditation process includes a review of examinations, application requirements and organization policies and procedures. Sixteen states recognize ABA accreditation as criteria for approving certifying organizations.
Chair John D. Penn Haynes and Boone LLP Fort Worth, Texas
Officers Lawrence R. Ahern III Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald Nashville, Tenn.
President
Prof. Marianne B. Culhane Creighton University School of Law Omaha, Neb. William I. Kohn Schiff Hardin & Waite Chicago
The ABC web site (www.abcworld.org) received 142,000 visits in the past year. The web site has become one of the first places consumers go to locate experienced counsel. ABC-certified attorneys report receiving substantial referrals from both the web site and the ABC Directory. ABC thanks Thomson West for its continued support of the Directory.
Marketing, Networking Opportunities Grow ABC-certified attorneys continue to find new ways to benefit from their certification, including the use of the ABC logo on business cards, letterhead, web sites and advertisements, reference to certification in fee applications, bios and resumes, mention of certification in speaking engagements and when authoring, use of the ABC marketing brochure and wearing the ABC pin.
Rudy J. Cerone McGlinchey Stafford PLLC New Orleans President Elect William L. Norton III Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry PLC Nashville, Tenn. Treasurer Bob Bernstein Bernstein Law Firm P.C. Pittsburgh Secretary Joseph A. Peiffer Day, Rettig, Peiffer, Johanson Cedar Rapids, Iowa
C. Daniel Motsinger Krieg DeVault Alexander & Capehart Indianapolis Mark J. Sheriff Wiles, Boyle, Burkholder & Bringardner Co. LPA Columbus, Ohio Bettie Kelley Sousa Smith Debnam Narron Wyche Story & Myers Raleigh, N.C. _____________________________ Executive Director Michelle L. Anderson
FINANCES Dear Members: During the 2003 calendar year, the American Bankruptcy Institute has sustained its strong financial position. Indeed, as a result of its increased membership, the income from numerous educational programs and publications, and the many contributions from supportive sponsors, total net assets have increased by more than $400,000. This healthy growth of funds shall permit ABI to continue to provide the highest quality and varied programs for its current and future members. BDO Seidman LLP issued financial statements for 2003 that were presented to the ABI Board of Directors at the 2004 Annual Spring Meeting. These independent auditors issued an unqualified “clean report” in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The presentation to the Board highlighted the growth and financial vitality of our not-for-profit corporation.
ASSETS December 31, 2003 December 31, 2002 Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents Short-term investments Accounts receivable, net Prepaid and other assets Pledges receivable, net Total Current Assets
$
Noncurrent Assets: Long-term investments Pledges receivable, net Property and Equipment, net Deposits Total Noncurrent Assets
James D. Gregg Treasurer, American Bankruptcy Institute
Total Net Assets ABI’s dramatic growth in net assets reflects our healthy balance sheet. 1995
ABI Statement of Financial Position
TOTAL ASSETS
55,451 337,415 216,545 234,461 46,227 890,099
$
3,481,941 76,399 154,334 24,368 3,737,042
202,491 349,767 233,739 282,417 49,155 1,117,569
2,503,227 74,130 55,620 24,160 2,657,137
$
4,627,141
$
3,774,706
$
536,207 1,377,888 1,914,095
$
378,592 1,124,541 1,503,133
$169,301
1996
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$244,700 $493,049
1997 1998
$468,266 $970,749
1999
$1,344,459
2000
$1,615,788
2001
$2,271,573
2002
$2,713,046
2003 0
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
2003 Revenue Sources 500000
1500000
Regional Conferences 28%
26%
Membership Meetings
15%
28%
Membership Dues
2500000
3%
Endowment
Publications and Other
Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses Deferred revenue Total Liabilities
Net Assets: Unrestricted Undesignated Board designated endowment Total unrestricted net assets Temporarily restricted General Endowment Total temporarily restricted net assets Total Net Assets TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$
1,425,476 1,065,903 2,491,379
1,131,712 872,824 2,004,536
99,041 122,626 221,667 2,713,046
143,752 123,285 267,037 2,271,573
4,627,141
$
3,774,706
ENDOWMENT FUND ABI Endowment Fund Contributors Through June 1, 2004
Benefactors Contributions of $5,000 – $9,999
Century Council Members Contributions of $25,000 and above AlixPartners LLC Jay Alix & Bettina M. Whyte William A. Brandt Development Specialists Inc. Bridge Associates LLC Anthony H.N. Schnelling John William Butler, Jr. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP L.E. Creel III Creel, Sussman & Moore LLP Harry D. Dixon, Jr. Dixon Attorneys International PC
Visa USA Inc.
Lifetime Members Contributions of $10,000 – $24,999
Gerald P. Buccino Buccino & Associates Inc.
Robert N. Dangremond AlixPartners LLC Sanford R. Edlein Glass & Associates Inc. Ford Elsaesser Elsaesser, Jarzabek, Anderson, Marks & Elliott Chtd. Barbara A. Everly James S. Feltman Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC High Ridge Partners Pat Cavanaugh, Mike Eber & Nancy Ross James B. Matthews Prime Locations LLC J. Robert Medlin FTI Consulting Inc.
Richard N. Tilton
Executive Sounding Board Associates Inc. Martin I. Katz
Forrest B. Lammiman Lord Bissell & Brook
Craig V. Rasile Hunton & Williams LLP Timothy T. Read
Gus Michael Farinella Attorney/Counselor at Law
Alan D. Lasko Alan D. Lasko & Associates PC
Bettina M. Whyte AlixPartners LLC
Robert E. Feidler
Latham & Watkins Robert J. Rosenberg
Becket & Lee LLP
Prof. Jack F. Williams Georgia State University/ BDO Seidman LLP
Tinamarie Feil BMC
Joseph S.U. Bodoff Bodoff & Slavitt LLP
Deborah Williamson Cox Smith Matthews Inc.
Jean K. FitzSimon Bridge Associates LLC
Sustaining Members
Allan Friedman Bowne & Co.
Edward P. Bond Bederson & Company LLP Eric L. Brossman Duane Morris LLP Hon. Leif M. Clark U.S. Bankruptcy Court Cohn, Khoury, Madoff & Whitesell LLP Daniel C. Cohn
Contributions of $2,000 – $4,999 Sean Allen BMC Arent Fox PLLC Andrew I. Silfen
Don Jeffrey Gelber Gelber, Gelber, Ingersoll & Klevansky Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC Joel Getzler Leonard H. Gilbert Holland & Knight LLP
Dickinson Wright PLLC Daniel F. Gosch
Atwell, Curtis & Brooks Ltd./ University Management Associates & Consultants Corp.
Peter Gilhuly Latham & Watkins
Robert M. Fishman Shaw, Gussis, Fishman, Glantz, Wolfson & Towbin LLC
Gary D. Bernhardy Carl Marks Consulting Group
Hon. William H. Gindin U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Scott Bernstein SB Capital Group LLC
Jeffrey Gordon IAR Group LLC
Matthew Bordwin Keen Consultants LLC
Christopher F. Graham Thacher Proffitt & Wood
Paul Bennett Bran Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky LLP
Daniel Carl Green Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey
Prof. Daniel U. Bussel Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP
Wayne M. Greenwald Greenwald & Rimberg LLP
Andrew W. Caine Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young, Jones & Weintraub PC
Hon. James D. Gregg U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Steven G. Golick Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Philip J. Hendel Hendel & Collins PC Kenneth C. Henry BDO Seidman LLP Hon. Lee M. Jackwig U.S. Bankruptcy Court Douglas Jessop Jessop & Company PC William I. Kohn Schiff Hardin & Waite E. Bruce Leonard Cassels, Brock & Blackwell James T. Markus Block, Markus & Williams Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC William W. Kannel & Richard E. Mikels David L. Osias Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory The Ozer Group & Paragon Capital LLC Stephen G. Miller Patricia A. Redmond Stearns Weaver et al. Robert P. Reynolds Reynolds, Reynolds & Duncan LLC
Leslie H. Miles, Jr. MB Valuation Services Inc.
Michael P. Richman Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
Morris Anderson & Associates Ltd. Daniel F. Dooley & Baker A. Smith
Rebecca A. Roof AlixPartners LLC
John Tittle, Jr. XRoads Solutions Group LLC
Thomas J. Salerno Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
Wells Fargo Foothill
James Patrick Shea Shea & Carlyon Ltd.
Prof. Robert M. Zinman St. John’s University School of Law
Lisa M. Poulin FTI Consulting Inc.
Atlas Partners LLC Roger “Biff” Ruttenberg & Michael H. Nadler
Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC Mitchell H. Cohen Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLP
Andrew A. Kress Kaye Scholer LLP
Prof. G. Ray Warner St. John’s University School of Law
Andersen A.S.K. Financial Inc. Gregory S. Abrams & Joseph L. Steinfeld
Holly Felder Etlin XRoads Solutions Group LLC
John W. Ames Greenbaum Doll & McDonald PLLC
Keen Consultants LLC National Auctioneers Assoc. Robert A. Shively & Larry Theurer
Harvey L. Tepner Compass Advisers LLP
Stutman, Treister & Glatt PC Michael H. Goldstein
Mary Jane Cardwell
Nell Hennessy The Hilco Organization
Carl Marks Consulting Group Mark Claster
Stephen A. Holiga Visa USA Inc.
George B. Cauthen Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Dillon E. Jackson Foster Pepper & Shefelman
Rudy J. Cerone McGlinchey Stafford PLLC
Reginald W. Jackson Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP
David D. Cleary McDermott, Will & Emery
Alan M. Jacobs AMJ Advisors LLC
Alan Cohen Abacus Advisors Group LLC
J. James Jenkins Robbins Tapp Cobb & Associates PLLC
Howard S. Cohen Parente Randolph LLC
Soneet R. Kapila Kapila & Company
John Collen Duane Morris LLP
Peter S. Kaufman Gordian Group LLC
Karen Cordry National Association of Attorneys General
Robert J. Keach Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson PA
James H. Cossitt Attorney & Counselor at Law
George M. Kelakos Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe LLP
Jack J. Cullen Foster Pepper & Shefelman
Danny C. Kelly Stoel Rives LLP
H. Slayton Dabney McGuireWoods LLP
Richardo I. Kilpatrick Kilpatrick & Associates
Hon. J. Michael Deasy U.S. Bankruptcy Court Lisa Donahue & John Patton AlixPartners LLC
Gerard J. Leimkuhler Wescott Strategic Management LLC
Jonathan Reich Michael Fox International M. Freddie Reiss FTI Consulting Inc.
Joel H. Levitin Dechert
R. R. Donnelley Financial Jeff Cunix, Mark Haley, H.J. Paik & Brian Quinn
Hon. William Lipkin Davis, Reberkenny & Abramowitz
Salomon Green & Ostrow Chester B. Salomon
Richard M. Lorenzen Perkins Coie Brown & Bain LLP
Sanford Sigoloff Sigoloff & Associates Inc.
James M. Lukenda Huron Consulting Group LLC
Edward J. Siskin Bank of America Retail Finance Group
Hon. Raymond T. Lyons U.S. Bankruptcy Court
James E. Smith Attorney at Law
Jean Maess Thomson West
William K. Snyder Corporate Revitalization Partners
Jerry M. Markowitz Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty PA
Frank A. Somers Bank of America
Josefina Fernandez McEvoy Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
Sommer Barnard Ackerson Attorneys PC
Thomas M. Messana Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty PA
James H.M. Sprayregen Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Richard M. Meth Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch LLP
Hon. Wesley W. Steen U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Weldon L. Moore III Creel, Sussman & Moore
Stonehill Group LLP Donald C. Swenson
Hon. C. Ray Mullins U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Lynn Lewis Tavenner Tavenner & Beran PLC
NachmanHaysBrownstein Inc. Howard B. Brownstein
Troy Taylor Algon Capital LLC
The Nassi Group LLC Albert T. Nassi
Deborah L. Thorne Barnes & Thornburg
David M. Neff Piper Rudnick LLP
United Way of Miami-Dade Lawrence M. Schantz Adorno & Zedar PA
Neil P. Olack Duane Morris LLP Olshan, Grundman, Frome, Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP Michael P. O’Neil Sommer Barnard Ackerson Christian Carl Onsager Onsager & Staelin Gilbert C. Osnos RKG Osnos Partners LLC
J. Scott Victor SSG Capital Advisors LP Lynnette R. Warman Jenkens & Gilchrist Warner, Stevens & Doby LLP Michael Warner Robert H. Warshauer Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Hon. John K. Pearson (Retired Judge) U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Stephen D. Wheelis Wheelis & Rozanski
Joseph A. Peiffer Day, Rettig, Peiffer & Johansen
Colin W. Wied C.W. Wied PC
Scott Peltz American Express Tax & Business Services
Joseph J. Wielebinski Munsch, Hardt, Kopf & Harr PC
Melissa Kibler Knoll Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC
John D. Penn Haynes and Boone LLP
R. Scott Williams Haskell Slaughter
Faye Knowles
Thomas J. Petters Redtag Inc.
Louis A. Zircher
BOARD OF DIRECTORS April 2004 to 2005 Andrew W. Caine* Chairman Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young, Jones & Weintraub PC Los Angeles, California Bettina M. Whyte* Immediate Past President AlixPartners LLC New York, New York Michael P. Richman* President (Term to April 2005) Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP New York, New York John D. Penn* President-elect Haynes and Boone LLP Fort Worth, Texas John W. Ames* Vice President – Publications Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC Louisville, Kentucky Mitchell H. Cohen* Vice President – Membership Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC Boston, Massachusetts Steven G. Golick* Vice President – International Affairs Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Toronto, Ontario Benjamin L. Nortman* Vice President – Development The Hilco Organization Northbrook, Illinois Neil P. Olack* Vice President – Education Duane Morris LLP Atlanta, Georgia Hon. Wesley W. Steen* Vice President – Research/Grants U.S. Bankruptcy Court Houston, Texas
Dillon E. Jackson* Secretary Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC Seattle, Washington Hon. James D. Gregg* Treasurer U.S. Bankruptcy Court Grand Rapids, Michigan Lawrence R. Ahern III Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC Nashville, Tennessee Melyssa R. Barrett Visa USA Inc. San Francisco, California Geoffrey L. Berman Development Specialists Inc. Los Angeles, California Elizabeth M. Bobenmoyer Ford Motor Credit Co. Dearborn, Michigan Matthew Bordwin Keen Consultants LLC Great Neck, New York Mark V. Bossi Thompson Coburn LLP St. Louis, Missouri Prof. Ralph E. Brubaker* University of Illinois College of Law Champaign, Illinois
Sanford R. Edlein Glass & Associates Inc. Dallas, Texas
James T. Markus Block Markus Williams LLC Denver, Colorado
Chester B. Salomon Salomon Green & Ostrow PC New York, New York
James S. Feltman Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC Miami, Florida
J. Robert Medlin FTI Consulting Inc. Dallas, Texas
Joseph Samet Baker & McKenzie New York, New York
Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald U.S. Bankruptcy Court Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Richard E. Mikels Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC Boston, Massachusetts
Sandra L. Schirmang Kraft Foods Inc. Northfield, Illinois
Christopher F. Graham Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP New York, New York Henry E. Hildebrand III Lassiter, Tidwell & Hildebrand PLLC Nashville, Tennessee Hon. David W. Houston III U.S. Bankruptcy Court Aberdeen, Mississippi
Colleen A. Palmer GE Corporate Financial Services Europe London, England Nancy A. Peterman Greenberg Traurig LLP Chicago, Illinois Robin E. Phelan Haynes and Boone LLP Dallas, Texas
Reginald W. Jackson* Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Columbus, Ohio
John Rao National Consumer Law Center Boston, Massachusetts
Peter S. Kaufman Gordian Group LLC New York, New York
Patricia A. Redmond Stearns, Weaver, Miller, et al. Miami, Florida
Robert J. Keach Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson PA Portland, Maine
Hon. Steven W. Rhodes U.S. Bankruptcy Court Detroit, Michigan
Sam Cirelli Wells Fargo Foothill New York, New York
George M. Kelakos Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP New York, New York
Francis J. Conway Deloitte New York, New York
Richardo I. Kilpatrick Kilpatrick & Associates PC Auburn Hills, Michigan
Mitchell E. Drucker CIT Business Credit Inc. New York, New York
Melissa Kibler Knoll Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC Chicago, Illinois Joel H. Levitin Dechert LLP New York, New York
Hon. Linda B. Riegle U.S. Bankruptcy Court Las Vegas, Nevada Susan Rinebold Thomson West Rochester, New York Robert J. Rosenberg Latham & Watkins LLP New York, New York Nancy A. Ross High Ridge Partners Inc. Chicago, Illinois
Anthony H.N. Schnelling Bridge Associates LLC New York, New York James Patrick Shea Shea & Carlyon Ltd. Las Vegas, Nevada Edward J. Siskin Bank of America Retail Finance Group Boston, Massachusetts James H.M. Sprayregen* Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chicago, Illinois Harvey L. Tepner Compass Advisers LLP New York, New York John Tittle, Jr. XRoads Solutions Group LLC Dallas, Texas Lynnette R. Warman Jenkens & Gilchrist PC Dallas, Texas Robert H. Warshauer Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC New York, New York Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff* U.S. Bankruptcy Court Chicago, Illinois Samuel J. Gerdano Executive Director American Bankruptcy Institute Alexandria, Virginia
*Denotes members of Executive Committee
ABI STAFF As of September 2004 Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano, Esq. Chief Financial Officer Kathy L. Sheehan Accounting Manager Patty Sadusky Staff Accountant Arzu Bagci Accounts Receivable Manager Jenny Chung Director of Administration Mary Kleppinger Director of Communications Melissa L. Trumpower Communications Coordinator Carolyn M. Kanon Communications Assistant Courtney Reyers
Director of Membership Christopher S. Thackston Membership Retention Manager Kimberly A. Hay, CCSP Membership Specialist Beverly Hoeftman Membership Associate Katherine Duke Marketing Coordinator Sharisa L. Sloan
Patty Sadusky, Jenny Chung, Arzu Bagci, Mary Kleppinger and Kathy Sheehan.
Director of Special Projects Caroline R. Milani Meeting Planners Jennifer Aversano Jennifer Dugas Vanessa Girardi John C. Good Staff Assistant/Publications Fulfillment Pat Noboa Staff Assistant/CLE Coordinator Kathleen Manning
Rali Mileva, Courtney Reyers, Karim Guirguis, Susan Druzak, Pat Noboa, John Yuda, Melissa Trumpower and Carolyn Kanon.
Beverly Hoeftman, Katherine Duke, Sharisa Sloan, Kimberly Hay, Chris Thackston and Caroline Milani.
Kathleen Manning, Jennifer Aversano, Vanessa Girardi, Jennifer Dugas and John Good.
Public Affairs Specialist Rali Mileva Webmaster Karim Guirguis Web Assistant John Yuda Graphic Designer Susan Druzak
COMMITTEES Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bankruptcy Taxation
Hon. Barbara J. Houser U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas 1100 Commerce St, Suite 1254 Dallas, TX 75242 (214) 753-2055 (214) 753-2057 fax judge_barbara_houser@ txnb.uscourts.gov
Charles F. Rosen U.S. Bankruptcy Court Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor 6 Hutton Centre Dr, Suite 880 Santa Ana, CA 92707-5707 (714) 546-0445 (714) 546-2604 fax chuckrosen@taylorlaw.com
Lester J. Levy JAMS 2 Embarcadero Ctr, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94111-3802 (415) 982-5287 (415) 982-5287 fax llevy@jamsadr.com Asset Sales David Peress The Ozer Group LLC 75 Second Ave, Suite 610 Needham, MA 02494-2823 (781) 707-4224 (781) 707-4255 fax dperess@ozer.com Richard N. Tilton Richard Tilton PC 2112 Baileys Corner Rd Wall, NJ 07719 (732) 449-7893 (732) 449-7894 fax rtilton@bankruptcyacquisition.com Bankruptcy Litigation Hon. Barry Russell U.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District of California 255 E Temple St, Suite 1660 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 894-6091 barry_russell@cacb.uscourts.gov Evan Slavitt Bodoff & Slavitt LLP 225 Friend St Boston, MA 02114-1812 (617) 742-7300 (617) 742-9969 fax eslavitt@bodoffslavitt.com
Prof. Jack F. Williams Georgia State University/ BDO Seidman LLP PO Box 4037 Atlanta, GA 30302 (404) 651-2139 (404) 651-2092 fax jwilliams@gsu.edu Business Reorganization Robert J. Keach Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, PA 100 Middle St, West Twr PO Box 9729 Portland, ME 04103 (603) 623-8700 (603) 623-7775 fax rkeach@bssn.com Anthony H.N. Schnelling Bridge Associates LLC 747 Third Ave, Suite 32A New York, NY 10017-2803 (212) 207-4710 (212) 207-9294 fax aschnelling@bridgellc.com Subcommittee on Agriculture Rick A. Yarnall Chapter 13 Trustee District of Nevada-Las Vegas PO Box 1471 Las Vegas, NV 89125 (702) 386-5968 x122 (702) 386-1794 fax yarnall13@att.net
Subcommittee on Insurance, Construction & Surety Lawrence R. Ahern III Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC Two American Ctr 3102 West End Ave, Suite 700 Nashville, TN 37203-1304 (615) 760-7112 (615) 760-7312 fax lra@gdm.com J. Gregg Miller Pepper Hamilton LLP 2 Logan Sq, Suite 3000 Philadelphia, PA 19103-2711 (215) 981-4085 (215) 981-4750 fax millerj@pepperlaw.com Subcommittee on Hospitality, Entertainment Venues & Gaming Rudy J. Cerone McGlinchey Stafford PLLC 643 Magazine St New Orleans, LA 70130-3405 (504) 596-2786 (504) 596-2760 fax rcerone@mcglinchey.com Subcommittee on Small Business Deborah A. Crabbe Foster, Pepper & Shefelman PLLC 1111 Third Ave, Suite 3400 Seattle, WA 98101-3264 (206) 447-5325 (206) 749-2009 fax crabd@foster.com Commercial Fraud Task Force Sandra T. Rasnak Office of the U.S. Trustee 227 W Monroe St, Suite 3350 Chicago, IL 60606-5025 (312) 886-5784 (312) 886-5794 fax sandra.rasnak@usdoj.gov
Maureen A. Tighe U.S. Bankruptcy Court Edward R. Roybal Federal Courthouse 255 E Temple St Los Angeles, CA 90012-3332 (213) 894-2552 (213) 894-3118 fax maureen_tighe@cacb.uscourts.gov Consumer Bankruptcy Hon. Dennis R. Dow U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Missouri Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse 400 E Ninth St, Room 6562 Kansas City, MO 64106-2607 (816) 512-1880 (816) 512-1893 fax dennis_dow@mow.uscourts.gov Thomas J. Yerbich U.S. District Court, Alaska 222 W Seventh Ave, Stop 4 Anchorage, AK 99513-7564 (907) 677-6136 (907) 274-5794 fax yerblaw@alaska.com Court Administration Richard M. Kipperman Corporate Management Inc. 8324 Allison Ave La Mesa, CA 91941-3807 (619) 668-4500 (619) 668-9014 fax rmk@corpmgt.com Hon. Cecelia G. Morris U.S. Bankruptcy Court 176 Church St Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-4165 (845) 452-3782 (845) 452-5031 fax cecelia_morris@nysb.uscourts.gov
Ethics Richard P. Carmody Adams and Reese LLP 2100 Third Ave N, Suite 1100 Birmingham, AL 35203-3385 (205) 250-5033 (205) 250-5034 fax richard.carmody@arlaw.com Richard M. Meth Pitney Hardin LLP PO Box 1945 Florham Park, NJ 07932-1945 (973) 966-8319 (973) 966-1550 fax rmeth@pitneyhardin.com Finance and Banking Peter J. Antoszyk Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP 1 Financial Ctr Boston, MA 02111-2735 (617) 856-8513 (617) 856-8201 fax pantoszyk@brbilaw.com Mark D. Collins Richards, Layton & Finger PA 1 Rodney Sq, 2nd Floor PO Box 551 Wilmington, DE 19899-0551 (302) 651-7531 (302) 651-7701 fax collins@rlf.com Financial Advisors Rebecca A. Roof AlixPartners LLC 9 W 57th St, Suite 3420 New York, NY 10019-2701 (212) 297-6321 (212) 490-1344 fax broof@alixpartners.com Claudia Slacik Citigroup Inc. 388 Greenwich St, 19th Floor New York, NY 10013-2375 (212) 816-2468 (212) 816-2613 fax claudia.slacik@citigroup.com
Health Care William W. Kannel Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC 1 Financial Ctr, 39th Floor Boston, MA 02111-2621 (617) 348-1665 (617) 542-6000 fax wkannel@mintz.com Samuel R. Maizel Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young, Jones & Weintraub PC 10100 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90067-4111 (310) 277-6910 (310) 201-0760 fax smaizel@pszyjw.com International George M. Kelakos Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe LLP 120 W 45th St New York, NY 10036-4041 (212) 847-8694 (212) 763-7600 fax gkelakos@hewm.com Josefina Fernandez McEvoy Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP 801 S Figueroa St, 14th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017-5554 (213) 689-5120 (213) 623-4581 fax jmcevoy@ssd.com Ian G. Williams Edwards Geldard 44 The Ropewalk Nottingham, NG1 5EL England 44 115 840 4499 44 115 840 4500 fax ian.williams@geldards.co.uk Investment Banking James D. Decker Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin 3475 Piedmont Rd NE Suite 950 Atlanta, GA 30305-2991 (404) 495-7031 (404) 495-9545 fax jdecker@hlhz.com
Peter S. Kaufman Gordian Group LLC 499 Park Ave, 5th floor New York, NY 10022-1240 (212) 486-3600 (212) 486-3616 fax psk@gordiangroup.com
Theodore L. Freedman Kirkland & Ellis LLP 153 E 53rd St New York, NY 10022-4611 (212) 446-4934 (212) 446-4900 fax tfreedman@kirkland.com
Alec P. Ostrow Salomon Green & Ostrow PC 485 Madison Ave, 20th Floor New York, NY 10022-5803 (212) 319-8500 (212) 319-8505 fax ostrow@sgolaw.com
Berry Spears Winstead Sechrest & Minick PC 100 Congress Ave, Suite 800 Austin, TX 78701-2744 (512) 370-2822 (512) 370-2850 fax bspears@winstead.com
Law School
Professional Compensation
Christopher F. Graham Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP Two World Financial Ctr New York, NY 10281-1008 (212) 912-7669 (212) 912-7751 fax cgraham@tpwlaw.com
C.R. “Chip” Bowles Jr. Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC National City Twr 101 S Fifth St, Suite 3500 Louisville, KY 40202-3197 (502) 587-3746 (502) 540-2274 fax crb@gdm.com
Technology and Telecommunication Cases
Deborah L. Thorne Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1 N Wacker Dr, Suite 4400 Chicago, IL 60606-2841 (312) 214-8307 (312) 759-5646 fax dthorne@btlaw.com
Prof. Robert M. Zinman St. John’s University School of Law 8000 Utopia Pkwy Jamaica, NY 11439 (718) 990-6646 (718) 990-2199 fax zinmanr@stjohns.edu Legislation Hon. David W. Houston III U.S. Bankruptcy Court PO Box 867 Aberdeen, MS 39730-0867 (662) 369-2624 (662) 369-2635 fax david_houston@msnb.uscourts.gov Hon. George C. Paine II U.S. Bankruptcy Court 218 Customs House 701 Broadway Nashville, TN 37203-3944 (615) 736-5587 (615) 736-2716 fax george_paine@tnmb.uscourts.gov Mass Torts Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald U.S. Bankruptcy Court U.S. Steel Twr 600 Grant St, Suite 5490 Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2805 (412) 644-3541 (412) 644-5448 fax judge_judith_fitzgerald@ pawb.uscourts.gov
James D. Sweet Murphy Desmond SC 2 E Mifflin St, Suite 800 PO Box 2038 Madison, WI 53701-2038 (608) 268-5611 (608) 257-4333 fax jsweet@murphydesmond.com Public Companies and Claims Trading Geoffrey Groshong Miller Nash LLP 601 Union St, Suite 4400 Seattle, WA 98101-2352 (206) 777-7419 (206) 622-7485 fax geoff.groshong@millernash.com Glenn E. Siegel Dechert LLP 30 Rockefeller Ctr, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10112-2200 (212) 698-3569 (212) 698-3599 fax glenn.siegel@dechert.com Real Estate John Collen Duane Morris LLP 227 W Monroe St, Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60606-5098 (312) 499-6783 (312) 499-6701 fax jcollen@duanemorris.com
Joel H. Levitin Dechert LLP 30 Rockefeller Plz, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10112-2200 (212) 698-3558 (212) 698-3599 fax joel.levitin@dechert.com Nancy A. Peterman Greenberg Traurig LLP 77 W Wacker Dr, Suite 2500 Chicago, IL 60601-1604 (312) 456-8410 (312) 456-8435 fax petermann@gtlaw.com Uniform Commercial Code Mark V. Bossi Thompson Coburn LLP One US Bank Plz, Suite 3200 St. Louis, MO 63101-1611 (314) 552-6015 (314) 552-7015 fax mbossi@thompsoncoburn.com Brent R. Cohen Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP 1200 17th St, Suite 3000 Denver, CO 80202-5839 (303) 628-9521 (303) 623-9222 fax bcohen@rothgerber.com Unsecured Trade Creditors Douglas G. Fox Bosch Rexroth Corporation 2315 City Line Rd Bethlehem, PA 18017-2131 (610) 694-8250 (610) 954-8631 fax doug.fox@boschrexroth-us.com
Young and New Members Douglas E. Deutsch Chadbourne & Parke LLP 30 Rockefeller Plz New York, NY 10112-0129 (212) 408-5169 (214) 541-5369 fax ddeutsch@chadbourne.com Melissa Kibler Knoll Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC 303 E Wacker Dr Chicago, IL 60601-5212 (312) 665-3300 (312) 665-6277 fax mknoll@mesirowfinancial.com Brian L. Shaw Shaw, Gussis, Fishman, Glantz, Wolfson & Towbin LLC 321 N Clark St, Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60610-4766 (312) 541-0151 (312) 980-3888 fax bshaw100@shawgussis.com
44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 404 Alexandria, VA 22314-1592 (703) 739-0800 • fax (703) 739-1060 E-mail: info@abiworld.org www.abiworld.org
AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE