2015 AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE
ANNUAL REPORT and
2015 • 2016 E VE N T PL ANN I NG CALE NDAR
Contents 4 A year of growth and commitment. 6 Remarks from ABI President James Patrick Shea. 8 Financial Performance: Solid and Sound. 10 Member engagement: By the numbers. 12 International ABI expands our global reach. 14 ABC observes strong demand for certified specialists. 16 ABI Bookstore: Simply the best bankruptcy books in the business. 18 Judge Steven Rhodes and the Detroit municipal bankruptcy. 20 A quick look at some of the names and faces from 2015 events. 22 The ABI Commission proposes to modernize chapter 11. 24 New web experience to benefit members and the public. 26 Meet Anna Flores, CARE’s new executive director. 28 New “Eye on Bankruptcy” online CLE program. 30 Committees: Still the best way to demonstrate leadership and get involved. 32 2015 American Bankruptcy Institute supporting partners. 34 More than $2 million in grants and scholarships has been awarded. 36 American Bankruptcy Institute 2015•2016 Board of Directors.
James Patrick Shea President
Jeffrey N. Pomerantz President-Elect
Patricia A. Redmond Board Chairman
Samuel J. Gerdano Executive Director
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2015 A year of growth and commitment.
Samuel J. Gerdano Executive Director American Bankruptcy Institute Alexandria, VA
The past 12 months are noteworthy for several
More than 7,500 insolvency professionals attended
Our global programs reached new locations,
new milestones and achievements in service to our
ABI conferences or seminars during 2014, either
including the first-ever event in Asia with a seminar
members and the insolvency world.
in person or online — remarkable, given the sharp
in Beijing, timed to coincide with the economic
decline in bankruptcy filings and activity. Beyond
crisis in PRC. Our CARE financial literacy program for
In December 2014, ABI released the Final Report
quality CLE programs, we created a new annual
vulnerable youth enjoys a rebirth as an important
and Recommendations of the Commission to
program for emerging bankruptcy scholars, held at
player in this vital area.
Study the Reform of Chapter 11. The three-year
Brooklyn Law School, where more senior colleagues
effort culminated in more than 240 discrete policy
provide unique mentoring advice about research
ABI’s membership remained steady at 12,000 paid
proposals to modernize the law for the 21st
and teaching. Meanwhile, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a
members, despite five straight years of double-
century. The 400-page report, supported by over
long-time ABI member, joined us at the 2015 Annual
digit declines in bankruptcy filings. We thank our
1,200 footnotes, was brilliantly authored by Prof.
Meeting to deliver for some well-received remarks.
members for their loyal support in recognizing the
Michelle Harner, our official reporter. As a work of
And we launched an innovative new monthly video
continued unique value that ABI provides.
scholarship, the Report is without recent parallel in
program, "Eye on Bankruptcy," with our partners at
our field, a credit to the hundreds who participated
Bloomberg Law.
and worthy of the leading professional association
Finally, in March 2015 we received a $7.5MM cy pres award as a result of nationwide litigation brought by
in the restructuring world. The Report has been
ABI’s leadership in information technology continued
the Department of Justice against a major mortgage
well received in our community and among
with the launch of a revamped website featuring
lender. The award will materially assist ABI’s research
prominent members of the judiciary. Congress has
new content and increased functionality, while new
and education efforts in consumer bankruptcy and
also taken note, and we look forward to furthering
interactive conference apps are a standard feature
is a strong statement of the credibility and respect
the understanding about the Report in the months
for multi-day programs. A new website devoted to
earned through years of work. ABI members can take
ahead, appreciating that bankruptcy law reform is a
comprehensive treatment of the financial situation in
pride in this and other progress we continue to share.
marathon journey.
Puerto Rico made its debut in August.
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2015 Remarks from ABI President James Patrick Shea.
From Jim Shea’s induction speech at the 2015
He said, and I wrote this down, “It’s a testament to the
up each of us to decide what to do with that gift. My
Annual Spring Meeting:
self-confidence the ABI holds as an organization. It’s
hope, my suggestion, is that you use the time afforded
their way of saying, we don’t think that even you can
you to get involved in activities that you’ll likely not
get this train to jump its tracks. It’s almost like a dare.”
have time for in the next few years. If you do, I hope
When I first learned that I had been selected as your next ABI President, I called my friend, Jim Markus,
that you experience even half of the rewards that have
himself a former ABI President. Jim is one of the
While some people may have considered that to be a
fallen my way. We have embarked upon some very
most positive and upbeat people I’ve ever known.
personal challenge, I think he had a deeper message.
serious undertakings to help our profession and our
He’s always made bad news palatable, okay news
country. We have both the room and desire for you to
great, and I was curious to see what heights he could
It was his way of saying that I am taking the gavel at
reach when starting with some pretty great news. And
the point in time when this organization is at its best.
naturally, I assumed that he’d amplify this great news
And I know that to be true. The reason I know it to be
to something that would really make my head swell.
true is that over the 25 years that I’ve been involved
And he did … sort of.
in the ABI, I have seen the organization get better, get stronger, year over year. Next year, Jeff Pomerantz will
James Patrick Shea ABI President Armstrong Teasdale LLP Las Vegas, NV
He said, “Your selection is a powerful statement.”
take the gavel when it’s better yet (unless, of course, I am able to get this train to jump its tracks).
“Thank you, I know,” I replied. Then, wanting a little more from him, I violated the first rule they teach us
The ABI has helped me find professional happiness,
in law school and asked a question to which I didn’t
and I know it will afford the same to you if you suit up,
have the answer. I heard myself asking, “What do you
show up, and choose to get involved. The lull in our
mean, exactly?”
industry has afforded us with a gift. The gift of time. It’s
join us in seeing these endeavors come to fruition.
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Financial performance: Solid and Sound. accepted accounting principles. The auditors found no matters involving internal controls and
ASSETS
December 31, 2014
December 31, 2013
$90,178
$599,122
12,624,673
11,885,726
operations that were considered to be material weaknesses. Additionally, members of the
Cash and cash equivalents
CLA audit team commented that the financial
Investments
position of the ABI was very healthy and its assets
Accounts receivable, net
139,300
143,486
were very liquid, primarily being cash and cash
Prepaid and other assets
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433,430
Pledges receivable, net
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80,605
Property and equipment, net
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400,113
equivalents. The auditors noted the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the ABI as measured by relevant operational and financial metrics in the realm of nonprofit organizations.
Deposits and other
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109,372
Total Assets
$13,810,384
$13,651,854
$1,306,610
$1,396,716
John Tittle, Jr. ABI Treasurer Tittle Advisory Group, Inc. Irving, TX
As part of its prudent management and
Dear ABI Members:
General Operating Funds, General Reserve Funds
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
The American Bankruptcy Institute experienced
and the ABI Endowment Fund, and establishes
Deferred revenue
2,810,282
2,770,042
an increase in its net assets during 2014 of
and adheres to prudent guidelines for the
Total Liabilities
4,116,892
4,166,758
approximately $200,000. Net assets rose from
reserve levels of the two General Funds. These
NET ASSETS:
around $9.5 to nearly $9.7 million. Continuing
guidelines are based on industry standards and
its tradition of being a well-run and efficient
recommendations from outside financial advisors.
Unrestricted
organization, the ABI held cash and investments
The ABI Endowment Fund will continue to be kept
of $12.7 million as of December 2014 – an
in a segregated account, and any expenditures
increase of around $200,000 over 2014.
of the principal of the Endowment Fund will
In the annual audit of ABI by CliftonLarsonAllen
stewardship of investment dollars and other operating sums, ABI maintains three funds,
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS LIABILITIES:
5,363,645
5,394,811
Undesignated
4,057,549
3,735,552
Board designated endowment
9,421,194
9,130,363
272,298
354,733
9,693,492
9,485,096
13,810,384
13,651,854
*Temporarily restricted
continue to require a two-thirds majority vote by
Total net assets
the Board of Directors under the ABI bylaws.
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
LLP (CLA), an audit firm specializing in nonprofit organizations, ABI was issued an unqualified
Respectfully submitted,
“clean report” in conformity with generally
John Tittle, Jr. -- ABI Treasurer
*Includes $115,019 (2014) and $234,608 (2013) in funds designated for the CARE Program.
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Member engagement: By the numbers.
Average duration of ABI membership: 9.91 years
Membership presence in 36 countries worldwide.
Continued social networking growth.
Europe
Canada Mexico U.S. Virgin Islands Bermuda Barbados British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Jamaica St Vincent and Grenadines
LinkedIn Company page: After
continue to increase as users echo
LinkedIn enabled added features,
ABI’s news and event updates.
users are now able to connect and interact with news and event posts,
Denmark Germany Greece South America Ireland Italy Brazil Netherlands Poland Sweden Switzerland Spain United Kingdom Channel Islands Cyprus Serbia and Montenegro Romania
North America
Twitter: Followers and engagement
Facebook: “Likes” and engagement Asia
China Hong Kong Japan Korea Thailand Israel Malaysia
(videos, charts, pictures, etc.).
LinkedIn Group page: Continues to grow as ABI’s largest social networking
Flickr: ABI continues to add to an
presence. The group page serves as a
ever-growing conference and event
forum for professionals to discuss top
photo image library, available to all
cases/issues on social media.
members.
Africa
Australia
Nigeria South Africa
CURRENT ABI MEMBERSHIP BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION AS OF AUGUST 2015
LinkedIn Company Page
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International ABI expands our global reach. ABI’s international presence grew during the last 12 months. ABI held events in the Caribbean, Madrid and Beijing, as well as the Cross-Border Insolvency Symposium in New York. A redesigned globalinsolvency.com aggregated content from INSOL and other international insolvency organizations, and ABI also published an important new volume, Chapter 15 for Foreign Debtors. Fall 2015 saw the release of a new website devoted to the crisis in Puerto Rico, and Hon. Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico’s resident
Hon. Pedro Pierluisi Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner
commissioner to the U.S. Congress, has been invited to give a presentation at the 2015 Winter Leadership Conference.
2015 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium
Cross-Border Insolvency Program
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International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium
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ABC observes strong demand for certified specialists. The American Board of Certification (ABC) is
In the past, many expressed anxiety over the
the nation’s premier legal specialty certification
examination. ABI has just made available an
organization, certifying attorneys as specialists
ABC Exam Prep Course designed specifically
in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy
to assist certification applicants with exam
and creditors’ rights law. The ABC serves the
study. The course is available to ABI members
public interest by allowing potential clients
for $295 at www.abi.org/abcprep. For further
to make an informed decision in selecting
information, contact the American Board of
bankruptcy and creditors’ rights counsel.
Certification toll-free at (877) 365-2221.
ABC certification encourages attorneys to strive toward excellence and recognizes those attorneys who have met ABC’s rigorous standards. ABC is sponsored by ABI and the Commercial Law League of America (CLLA), and all three ABC certification programs are accredited by the American Bar Association and many states. ABC certification is available to all qualified attorneys, without regard to membership in ABI or CLLA. ABC continues to see strong demand for certified specialists from the public. ABC’s website, www.abcworld.org, is continuously updated and improved; the most recent changes make it easier for attorneys to complete applications for certification (and recertification).
2015 American Board of Certification Leadership • Candace C. Carlyon, Chair Carlyon Law Group, PLLC Las Vegas, Nevada • Michael P. Horan, President Trenam St. Petersburg, Florida • Walter J. Greenhalgh, President-Elect Duane Morris LLP Newark, New Jersey • Craig M. Geno, Treasurer Law Offices of Craig M. Geno, PLLC Ridgeland, Mississippi • J. Scott Bovitz, Secretary Bovitz & Spitzer Los Angeles, California
2O15•2O16 Exam Schedule
ABC Exams are held in conjunction with several ABI conferences. 2015-16 exam dates are as follows: Date
City
Event/Location
12/3/15
Phoenix, AZ
ABI 27th Annual Winter Leadership Conference Arizona Biltmore
4/14/16
Washington, DC
ABI 34th Annual Spring Meeting JW Marriott
6/16/16
Lake Geneva, WI
ABI 23rd Annual Central States Bankruptcy Workshop Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
7/14/16
Bretton Woods, NH
ABI 23rd Annual Northeast Bankruptcy Conference Omni Mt. Washington Resort
7/21/16
Amelia Island, FL
ABI 21th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
8/4/16
Cambridge, MD
ABI 12th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay
9/8/16
Las Vegas, NV
ABI 24th Annual Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Four Seasons Las Vegas
12/1/16
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
ABI 28th Annual Winter Leadership Conference Terranea Resort
ABC Fact:
ABC has more than 800 certified members nationwide and in Puerto Rico, including 29 bankruptcy judges.
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ABI Bookstore: Simply the best bankruptcy books in the business. ABI continues to publish timely and informative titles on a variety of topics, offering them to members at discounted pricing at abi.org/bookstore. Some titles from 2015 include:
Over 20%
According to a recent Pew E-book Survey, digital reading has gone viral in the United States, with one in five Americans purchasing an e-book last year. Starting this fall, most ABI titles will be available to purchase in digital form at abi.org/bookstore.
There are also newly revised editions of some of our most popular books. Some recent examples:
Upcoming titles include Financial Expert Testimony, Individual Chapter 11 and How Secure Are We?
Source Malcolm Jones - The Daily Beast
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2016 Judge Steven Rhodes and the Detroit municipal bankruptcy. “I felt it was critical to the legitimacy of my process [in presiding over the Detroit bankruptcy case] that I give the residents and citizens of the city an opportunity to be heard regarding the major issues of the case.”
—Hon. Judge Steven Rhodes/U.S. Bankruptcy Court E.D. Mich. (ret.)
Judge Steven Rhodes U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan
What do we mean when we
we got through eligibility, a
say, “The city needs help?”
very aggressive schedule for
What we mean, of course, is
confirmation. And, I should say,
that the residents of the city
commendably, with the full
are suffering harm because
support of the city.
Excerpted from “A Conversation with Judge Rhodes” 2015 Annual Spring Meeting
the city can’t deliver adequate
….The smartest decision I made in the
9 cases around the country, it is the
municipal services. The police
....Every date I set, every
case was to appoint my chief district
extensive use of mediation. It’s critical
take an hour to get there, the
deadline I set was for the
judge, Gerald Rosen, as the chief
in municipal cases — critical — to
fire department is slow, EMS is
purpose of getting the case
mediator in the case.... I was looking
get the case in and out as quickly as
slow, the streetlights are out,
closed, getting to the end.
specifically for someone who had the
possible, and the way to do that is with
There’s blight everywhere,
What decision would get the
commitment to the city, the standing,
effective mediation.
so day in and day out, the
case closed — consistent with
the weight of office, the drive, the
people of the city have to live
due process, right?.... The
motivation to carry this case through
with this and suffer with it. So
exceptions [came] when my
the long haul. I told Judge Rosen, when
it was clear to me from the
mediators would ask me to put
I asked him to consider this, that his
beginning that it was important
the brakes on in the case to
deliverable to me was a confirmable
to get through this bankruptcy
facilitate a settlement; I would
plan of adjustment.... and he did that....
process as promptly as possible
accommodate that because,
I consider it not only a success — a
and to set the city on a course
in my view, settlements in the
miracle! Every group of creditors that
of revitalizing its services as
case were in the city’s best
he and his team mediated with, settled.
promptly as it could. I set a
interest. They would expedite
.... If there’s one aspect of the case
very aggressive schedule for
the conclusion of the case.
that can be poured into other chapter
eligibility and then, when
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2016 A quick look at some of the names and faces from 2015 events. More than 7,500 members attended ABI conferences, workshops, online programs and endowment
events in 2015. Here are a few of the images from the past year. ABI is the most prominent and respected
CLE provider in the bankruptcy world, with many opportunities for education and business development. Jennifer Dugas/Conference Director
Photo Captions 1) Philadelphia Flyer greats Dave Schultz (standing at center) and Bernie Parent (r) joined a boisterous group of Endowment supporters in the Gavin/Solmonese suite at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia in January. 2) The intricacies of distress valuation were debated during a break at VALCON in February. 3) Judy Thompson is recognized by ABI President Jim Shea as one of the founders of the Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop at its 20th anniversary celebration.
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7) Young litigators honed their craft during the Litigation Skills Program in Chicago. 8) Great Debate advocates were separated by Judge Caryl Delano at the Paskay seminar. 9) Seafood delicacies were a big hit at the Northeast Bankruptcy Conference on Cape Cod. 10) Fran Cosmo, former lead singer for Boston, rocked the final night dinner at the Winter Leadership Conference in La Quinta.
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11) WLC attendees enjoyed the annual women’s networking reception. 12) The golf tournament at the Winter Leadership Conference was the last stop on the 2014 Tour, won by Mike Wyse from Donlin Recano, Inc. 13) Do you own the rare Jim Shea bobblehead? 14) An honorable assemblage of judges at January’s Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference.
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The ABI Commission proposes to modernize chapter 11. In assembling those who would serve as Commissioners and as members of the topical advisory committees, special attention was paid to the fact that although large cases capture headlines, the overwhelming number of business bankruptcies are by small and medium-sized enterprises. Professionals with unique experiences in these kinds of cases lent their special expertise to the Commission process. From the introduction to the Commission Report
The Commission adopted a holistic
provisions that will better balance
The study focused exclusively on the
and inclusive approach to its study
the goals of effectuating the
resolution of financially distressed
and was guided by its mission
effective reorganization of business
businesses under chapter 11 of the
statement, which reads:
debtors — with the attendant
Bankruptcy Code. This Report explains
In light of the expansion of the use
preservation and expansion of
the components of the Commission’s
of secured credit, the growth of
jobs — and the maximization and
study process, summarizes the
distressed-debt markets and other
realization of asset values for all
results of the study, and presents
externalities that have affected
creditors and stakeholder.
the Commission’s resulting
the effectiveness of the current
recommendations for reform in a
Bankruptcy Code, the Commission
In furtherance of its mission
will study and propose reforms to
statement, the Commission undertook by issue and sequence in the chapter 11 process. an in-depth three-year study process.
Chapter 11 and related statutory
series of principles organized generally
By the Numbers
• Three years in the making • Almost 300 experts from law, finance, academia and the judiciary, including international members, participated. • 17 public field hearings gathering thousands of hours of testimony around the country • 22 Commissioners, made up of the leading commercial experts in the U.S. • Thousands of pages of public records and empirical research • Final Report 428 pages 1,255 footnotes 241 discrete recommendations
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2016 New web experience to benefit members and the public.
Members who visit our site at abi.org come away amazed at the quantity and quality of content available.
These materials are only available from ABI, and it’s all free to ABI members! I invite all our members to take a look at the new site, update their profile, and see how all this can help them grow and be more effective at what they do. Karim Guirguis/Chief Information Officer
ABI rolled out a redesigned website at the beginning of
ABI’s powerful and proprietary search tool — accessible
2015. The new site includes a number of features that allow
on every page in the site — remains one of the most useful
members to highlight their own bankruptcy experience,
benefits of membership. Keyword searches unlock robust
connect more easily with other members in related
content in thousands of ABI sources — Journal articles,
practice areas, and gather relevant and comprehensive
conference sessions, committee newsletters, Volo posts
information more rapidly than ever.
and more — and instantly delivers results to your screen. The search tool has also been refined to allow members
The revamped membership profile allows members to
to customize their results by date, circuit source and
upload a profile photo — making it easier to recognize
much more.
and connect with others at ABI conferences and social events — as well as provide updated biographical and
ABI is also pleased and proud to offer many new customer
practice information. The site includes the ability to sign up
service features as part of the website. Visitors can search
for one of ABI’s 18 member committees, providing access
for answers to the most commonly asked member
to discussions and newsletters. Getting involved with a
questions in an online knowledge base, submit a question
committee remains the best way for members to stay up
by email or, during business hours, even chat directly with
to date on the bankruptcy news and information that they
an ABI staff member.
need most in their daily work.
In September 2015, ABI unveiled a special page in its online newsroom devoted to up-to-the-minute news and information about the unfolding debt crisis in Puerto Rico, modeled after our Detroit page created in 2013.
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Meet Anna Flores, CARE’s new executive director. We are delighted that Anna will be heading up CARE. She’s an experienced leader in the financial literacy space with an extensive network of contacts in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Anna is the perfect fit to take CARE to new heights. Samuel J. Gerdano/ABI Executive Directo
Anna Flores Executive Director Credit Abuse Resistance Education Alexandria, VA
ABI is pleased to announce Anna Flores as the new
organizations, government agencies and industry
Courier-Journal and ABI Journal. Charles, who is also the
executive director of the Credit Abuse Resistance
representatives. In addition, she served as director
son of C.R. “Chip” Bowles (Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Education (CARE) Program. With more than 25
of the Office of Consumer Affairs for the District
LLP; Louisville, Ky.), reports to Anna Flores.
years of experience in financial literacy, community
of Columbia Public Services Commission and as
engagement and consumer advocacy, she will
executive director of the National Association of
enhance CARE’s mission and initiatives to educate
Consumer Agency Administrators. Anna received
high school and college students on the responsible
her B.A. in communication from Canisius College in
use of credit and other fundamentals of financial
1984. She was selected after a nationwide search by
literacy. The CARE program, founded in 2002 by now-
Koya Leadership Partners, an executive recruiting
retired Bankruptcy Judge John C. Ninfo II (W.D.N.Y.),
firm. Selection committee members from the CARE
currently has a presence in all 50 states and the District
program board included Hon. Dennis R. Dow
of Columbia. Anna began her new role on July 13.
(U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.); Kansas City), Allen J. Guon (Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC;
Prior to joining the CARE program, Anna was the
Chicago), Edward M. King (Frost Brown Todd LLC;
executive director of the Veterans Assistance for
Louisville, Ky.) and Lynn Lewis Tavenner (Tavenner
Learning, Opportunity and Readiness (VALOR),
& Beran, PLC; Richmond, Va.).
where she provided consulting services including strategic planning, fundraising, brand awareness
ABI/CARE Intern Charles Bowles has been hired into
and partnership development for the organization,
the newly created position of CARE Staff Assistant.
which worked to ensure financial independence for
He earned his B.A. in communication (journalism/
America’s veterans and service members. She also
media studies) and American studies from Saint Louis
was the vice president of consumer and community
University in May 2014. Charles previously assisted in
affairs for American Express for 15 years, where she
the administration of the CARE Greater Washington
established long-term relationships with consumer
chapter. He is also an avid writer who has contributed
advocacy organizations, community-based
articles to The New York Times, SB Nation, Louisville
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CARE FACT: 70% of U.S. graduate students graduate with debt that will take years to correct.
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New “Eye on Bankruptcy” online CLE program. Bloomberg Law and ABI designed Eye on Bankruptcy to provide a service for bankruptcy professionals not available elsewhere. In these monthly CLE programs we provide what no one else does: we tell you about important decisions handed down in the previous four weeks. If you watch us every month, by the end of the year you’ll have 12 hours of CLE credit and broader coverage of the year’s leading opinions.
ABI and Bloomberg Law have teamed up to
professionals. The broadcast-quality show airs
produce a monthly video news show, “Eye
on the last Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. ET,
on Bankruptcy,” featuring the very latest
and several thousand viewers have enjoyed the
case developments covered in the Bloomberg
shows since the series’s launch earlier this year.
Brief. The focus is on cases from the appeals
The new website (eyeonbankruptcy.com) provides
courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, which
links to several hours of past programs. The show
this year has provided much to discuss. Top
becomes subscriber-based in fall 2015; details are
practitioners, judges and scholars are interviewed
on the website.
for an in-depth look at what the cases mean for
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Committees: Still the best way to demonstrated leadership and get involved. Leading by example ABI has 18 active committees, each focused on a specific area of insolvency. Committees are active year-round and foster collaboration with other bankruptcy practitioners from around the country. Committee participation is one of the most effective ways to build and establish relationships with other members and a valuable way to demonstrate your leadership within the bankruptcy community.
Asset Sales
Commercial Fraud
Health Care
Mediation
Unsecured Trade Creditors
Tactical Financial Consulting, LLC • Atlanta franklindlea@tacticalfinancialconsulting.com
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP • Arlington, Va. marion.hecht@claconnect.com
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC • Morristown, N.J. wjmartin@pbnlaw.com
Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC • Chicago rfishman@shawfishman.com
Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss • Southfield, Mich. phage@jaffelaw.com
Franklind D. Lea
Marion Hecht
Warren J. Martin, Jr.
Robert M. Fishman
Paul R. Hage
Bradley D. Sharp
Kathy Bazoian Phelps
Felicia Gerber Perlman
Richard E. Mikels
Brent I. Weisenberg
Bankruptcy Litigation
Consumer Bankruptcy
International
Real Estate
Young & New Members
McCalla Raymer, LLC • Panama City, Fla. schandler@mccallaraymer.com
Office of the Trustee • Cincinnati mburks@cinn13.org
Souto, Correa, Cesa, Lummertz & Amaral Advogados Porto Alegre, Brazil gilberto.correa@soutocorrea.com.br
Carney Law Firm, P.A. • Tampa, Fla. ncarney@carneylawfirm.com
Saul Ewing LLP • Philadelphia mdisabatino@saul.com
Development Specialists, Inc. • Los Angeles bsharp@dsi.biz
B. Summer Chandler
Neil Steinkamp
Stout Risius Ross, Inc. • New York nsteinkamp@srr.com
Diamond McCarthy LLP • Los Angeles kphelps@diamondmccarthy.com
Margaret A. Burks
Caralyce M. Lassner
Caralyce M. Lassner, JD, PC • Utica, Mich. caralyce@lassnerlaw.com
Bankruptcy Taxation
Ethics and Professional Compensation
Reid Collins & Tsai LLP • Dallas emadden@rctlegal.com
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP • New York kpasquale@stroock.com
Eric D. Madden
Jeffrey M. Sklarz
Green & Sklarz LLC • New Haven, Conn. jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com
Kenneth Pasquale
John W. Weiss
Alston & Bird LLP • New York john.weiss@alston.com
Business Reorganization
Financial Advisors and Investment Banking
Finn Dixon & Herling LLP • Stamford, Conn. hbaer@fdh.com
Ernst & Young LLP • Los Angeles nicole.horton@ey.com
Henry P. Baer, Jr.
Steven C. Krause
Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. • New York stevek@owlcreeklp.com
Nicole Horton
James A. Peko
Grant Thornton LLP • New York jim.peko@us.gt.com
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP • Chicago fperlman@skadden.com
Gilberto Deon Corrêa, Jr.
Christopher R. Mirick
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP • New York christopher.mirick@pillsburylaw.com
Labor and Employment
Mark A. Bogdanowicz
Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC • Peoria, Ill. mbogdanowicz@howardandhoward.com
Bradford J. Sandler
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP • Wilmington, Del. bsandler@pszjlaw.com
Legislation
Dena Kessler
BakerHostetler • Washington, D.C. dkessler@bakerlaw.com
Jon Jay Lieberman
Weltman Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA • Cincinnati jlieberman@weltman.com
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, PC • Boston rmikels@mintz.com
Nathan A. Carney
Patrick A. Clisham Engelman Berger, PC • Phoenix pac@eblawyers.com
Secured Credit
Bryan R. Kaplan
Paul Hastings LLP • New York bryankaplan@paulhastings.com
Joshua John Lewis
Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP • Atlanta jjl@phrd.com
Technology and Intellectual Property John T. Farnum
Linowes & Blocher LLP • Bethesda, Md. jfarnum@linowes-law.com
John G. Loughnane
Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP • Boston jloughnane@nutter.com
Ballard Spahr LLP • New York weisenbergb@ballardspahr.com
Monique Bair DiSabatino
Brendan L. McPherson Polsinelli • Kansas City, Mo. bmcpherson@polsinelli.com
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Corporate Restructuring Competition
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Steven W. Rhodes Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference
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2016 2015 American Bankruptcy Institute supporting partners.
ABI’s Partners provide vital support for programs throughout the year. Partners receive year-round
recognition at many conferences, events and online. Partner Packages are customized to fit the unique
marketing needs of our Partners. Contact me for information on how you can partner with ABI. Sharisa Sloan/Marketing Manager
Presidential Partners
Executive Partners
Capital Partners
ABI PARTNER
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levels of support More than $2 million in grants and scholarships has been awarded. The ABI Endowment Fund was created in 1989 to provide resources for research and education to the bankruptcy community and was renamed in 2009 to honor the late
Millennium Level 30th Anniversary Circle Century Council Member Visionary Member Legacy Member Lifetime Member* Benefactor Sustaining Member Leadership Club Donor
$50,000 + $30,000 - $49,999 $25,000 - $29,999 $20,000 - $24,999 $15,000 - $19,999 $10,000 - $14,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $2,000 - $4,999 $1,000 - $1,999 $100 - $999
* Lifetime members and above receive a complimentary annual membership upon completed payment of their pledge.
Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund Donors Honored at ABI Meetings
Tony Schnelling. Your gift or pledge allows ABI to meet new requests for funding, which may include studies relating to bankruptcy or insolvency; surveys or other analytical investigation; the education of judges, court personnel, other governmental personnel and the general public; or scholarships and other educational grants. Current major and recently completed projects include
Anthony H.N. Schnelling (1947-2009) Founder and CEO Bridge Associates LLC
support for the Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11, the Ethics Task Force, a study of indiviual chapter 11 best practices, and an empirical study of post-BAPCPA distributions to unsecured creditors. New in 2014 is the Endowment’s Amazon Wish List (go.abi.org/giveauction), which features items that can be purchased for the silent auctions that the Endowment holds each year at several ABI conferences. Contributions may be paid in equal installments for up to five years. All gifts are cumulative to allow donors to advance their level of contribution. All contributions are tax-deductible. The ABI Endowment is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
Above, ABI Vice President-Development Ted Gavin (Gavin/Solmonese LLC; Wilmington, Del.) (r) presented awards to major Endowment donors (from left) Michael DuFrayne (Executive Sounding Board Associates LLC; Philadelphia), Jeffrey N. Pomerantz (Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Los Angeles), Robert D. Katz (Executive Sounding Board Associates LLC; Philadelphia) and Rita Kostopoulos (Kostopoulos & Associates PLLC; Warren, Mich.).
Endowments & Grants Major Contributors
Unique ways to contribute Networking Events Auto Debit
Amazon Wish List Donate Remnant Funds
Silent Auctions Stock Transfers
Millennium Level
Century Council Members
Legacy Members
New Benefactors
• Bayard, P.A. • Boleman Law Firm, PC • Conseco Liquidating Trust • Speigel Creditor Liquidating Trust • Global Aviation Holdings, Inc.
• AlixPartners LLP
• Ballard Spahr LLP
• Gerard DiConza
Contributions of $50,000 and above
Contributions of $25,000 - $29,999
Contributions of $15,000 - $19,999
• Scott L. Baena
Tobey M. Daluz, Carl A. Eklund and Vincent J. Marriott III
• William A. Brandt, Jr.
Alane A. Becket
Jay Alix
Contributions of $5,000 - $9,999 DiConza Traurig Kadish LLP • Ryan G. Foley
• Becket & Lee, LLP
AIG Property Casualty Law Department
Development Specialists, Inc.
• Richard P. Carmody
Executive Sounding Board Associates LLC
Contributions of $30,000 - $49,999
Anthony H. Schnelling and Carl H. Young, III
• Jerry M. Markowitz
• Kostopoulos & Associates PLLC • Jeffrey N. Pomerantz • Damian S. Schaible
• Robert N. Dangremond
• L. E. Creel, III
• The Hilco Organization
• Stephen Wheelis
• Ted Gavin
• Harry D. Dixon, Jr. • Keen-Summit Capital Partners
• Prof. Jack F. Williams
30th Anniversary Circle
March Brown LLC
Gavin/Solmonese LLC • Polsinelli
James E. Bird, Daniel J. Flanigan and Christopher Ward • Patricia A. Redmond
Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA • Robert P. Reynolds
Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC • John Tittle, Jr.
Tittle Advisory Group, Inc.
Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, LLP • Bridge Associates LLC • John Wm. Butler, Jr.
Hilco Global
Wright Ginsberg Brusilow P.C.
Harold J. Bordwin and Matt Bordwin
• National Auctioneers Association • Visa USA, Inc. • Bettina M. Whyte
Visionary Members Contributions of $20,000 - $24,999 • Francis A. Monaco, Jr.
Adams and Reese LLP
• Robert D. Katz & Michael DuFrayne
Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Benjamin L. Nortman and Richard L. Kaye
Davis Polk & Wardell LLP
Georgia State University/Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC
Wheelis & Rozanski, APLC
New Lifetime Members Contributions of $10,000 - $14,999 • Samuel J. Gerdano
American Bankruptcy Institute • Donald A. Workman BakerHostetler
New Sustaining Members Contributions of $2,000 - $4,999 • Derek C. Abbott
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP • Mark E. Felger
Cozen O’Connor
• Robert D. Gordon
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
Clark Hill, PLC
Bryan Cave LLP
Mayer Brown LLP
• Mark G. Stingley
• Prof. Robert M. Zinman
• Monique J. Mulcare • Christopher A. Ward
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President James Patrick Shea Armstrong Teasdale LLP Las Vegas President-Elect Jeffrey N. Pomerantz Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP Los Angeles, CA Vice President-Publications Alane A. Becket Becket & Lee, LLP Malvern, Pa.
Vice President-Development Edward T. Gavin Gavin/Solmonese LLC Wilmington, Del. Vice President-Education Douglas E. Deutsch Chadbourne & Parke LLP New York Vice President-Research Grants Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV Las Vegas
Vice President-International Affairs Ronald J. Silverman Hogan Lovells LLP New York Vice President-Communication & Information Technology Deborah L. Thorne Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Chicago Vice President-Membership R. Scott Williams Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A. Birmingham, Ala.
Secretary Hon. Dennis R. Dow U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.) Kansas City Treasurer John Tittle, Jr. Tittle Advisory Group, Inc. New York
At-Large Members
Hon. Barbara J. Houser Executive Committee At Large U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Tex.) Dallas
Douglas L. Lutz Executive Committee At Large Frost Brown Todd LLC Cincinnati
Damian S. Schaible Executive Committee At Large Davis Polk Wardwell LLP New York
Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff Executive Committee At Large U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.) Chicago
ABI Board Members
Daniel F. Dooley MorrisAnderson Chicago Hon. Michael A. Fagone U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Me.) Portland Tinamarie Feil BMC Group New York Hon. Robert E. Gerber U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) New York Jay M. Goffman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP New York Lisa Sommers Gretchko Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC Royal Oak, Mich. Prof. Michelle M. Harner University of Maryland School of Law Baltimore Hon. Bruce A. Harwood U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.H.) Manchester William H. Henrich Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC New York
Thomas Michael Horan Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP Wilmington, Del. Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) Miami Eve H. Karasik Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Brill Los Angeles Teresa C. Kohl SSG Capital Advisors, LLC New York David R. Kuney Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP Washington, D.C. Richard S. Lauter Freeborn & Peters LLP Chicago Franklind Davis Lea Tactical Financial Consulting, LLC Alpharetta, Ga. David P. Leibowitz Lakelaw Chicago Prof. Lois R. Lupica University of Maine School of Law Portland, Maine
Mark M. Maloney King & Spalding LLP Atlanta Jerry M. Markowitz Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog P.A. Miami Lorenzo Mendizabal New York Thomas A. Morrow AlixPartners LLP Southfield, Mich. Hon. C. Ray Mullins U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ga.) Atlanta Nina M. Parker Parker & Associates Winchester, Mass. Hon. Pamela Pepper U.S. District Court (E.D. Wis.) Milwaukee Nancy A. Peterman Greenberg Traurig LLP Chicago Robert P. Reynolds Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC Tuscaloosa, Ala. Mitchell Ryan Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc. Orange, Calif.
Glenn E. Siegel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP New York Kelly Beaudin Stapleton Alvarez & Marsal New York Mark G. Stingley Bryan Cave LLP Kansas City, Mo. Annerose Tashiro Schultze & Braun GmbH & Co. KG Achern, Germany Ralph S. Tuliano New York Risa Lynn Wolf-Smith Holland & Hart LLP Denver
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