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1 SOUTHEASTERN BANKRUPTCY LAW INSTITUTE JOIN US IN ATLANTA CELEBRATING 40 YEARS of SBLI 40th Annual Seminar on Bankruptcy Law & Rules featuring Consumer and Business Breakouts and Consumer Litigation Toolbox March 20-22, 2014 InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, GA PRESENTING: Harvey R. Miller, Keynote Speaker Plus over 25 sessions presided by the nation s leading bankruptcy experts

2 The Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute (SBLI) is a nonprofit corporation organized in 1974 for the primary purpose of presenting an annual seminar on bankruptcy law and rules. Faculty members are selected from the most capable and well known bankruptcy experts nationwide, including judges, professors and practicing attorneys. The associated comprehensive program materials are provided both in print and in a searchable digital format. Nationally recognized, the seminar attracts more than 500 attorneys from the Southeast and across the country. Additional information and registration are available at THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Chair Lisa Ritchey Craig McCullough, Payne & Haan, LLC President Dennis J. Connolly Alston & Bird LLP President-Elect Paul K. Ferdinands King & Spalding LLP Secretary Angelyn M. Wright The Wright Law Alliance, P.C. Treasurer John A. Thomson, Jr. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC DIRECTORS Eric W. Anderson Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP Paul Baisier Seyfarth Shaw LLP Ron C. Bingham, II Stites & Harbison, PLLC C. Edward Dobbs Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP Jeffrey B. Ellman Jones Day Jamie L. Gingold Gingold & Gingold LLC Melissa Ann Herman Herman & Russo, P.C. John Franklin Isbell Thompson Hine LLP Jeffrey W. Kelley Troutman Sanders LLP Ronald A. Levine Barrett Daffin Frappier Levine & Block, LLP Mark M. Maloney King & Spalding LLP Gary W. Marsh McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Henry F. Sewell, Jr. McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Grant T. Stein Alston & Bird LLP Richard H. Thomson Clark & Washington, LLC Mary Ida Townson Chapter 13 Trustee Jason H. Watson Alston & Bird LLP Karen Fagin White Cohen Pollock Merlin & Small, P.C J. Robert Williamson Scroggins & Williamson, P.C. Harris B. Winsberg King & Spalding LLP Laura E. Woodson Scroggins & Williamson, P.C. DIRECTORS EMERITUS R. Neal Batson C. David Butler Charles E. Campbell Christopher Carson Ezra H. Cohen Jules S. Cohen Hon. Stacey W. Cotton (Ret.) James C. Frenzel Ira D. Gingold Mark S. Kaufman J. Michael Lamberth Morton P. Levine Al Lurey Morris W. Macey ( ) C. Richard McQueen E. Penn Nicholson III James A. Pardo, Jr. James R. Paulk, Jr. Joel B. Piassick Thomas E. Raines Frank W. Scroggins ( ) Gus H. Small Robert Trauner John A. Walker, Jr. Kyle R. Weems Samuel J. Zusmann, Jr. FOUNDER Honorable W. Homer Drake, Jr. All lecture topics and their presenters are listed below. For detailed descriptions of the lectures, or to register for the 2014 Seminar, please visit THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014 THURSDAY MORNING SESSION Dennis J. Connolly, Presiding 8:00 9:00 REGISTRATION (continued through program) and CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Protiviti, Inc. and W.G. Hays & Associates 9:00 9:05 WELCOME Dennis J. Connolly, President, Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Inc. 9:05 9:45 KEYNOTE Perspectives on Bankruptcy ADDRESS Harvey R. Miller, Esq. 9:45 10:25 Recent Developments in Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Professor Michael D. Sabbath 10:25 10:45 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Algon Group and Epiq Systems, Inc. 10:45 11:25 Creating and Sustaining the Record on Plan Confirmation Honorable Frank J. Santoro 11:25 12:25 Attorney Client Privilege in Bankruptcy William T. Russell, Jr., Esq. 12:25 1:45 LUNCH (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by CDG Group; GGG Partners, LLC; Grant Thornton; Scouler & Company; and SOLIC Capital Management, LLC THURSDAY MORNING CONSUMER LITIGATION TOOLBOX Breakout Sessions A & B Session A Mary Ida Townson, Presiding 10:45 12:25 Day in the Life of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Trustees D. Sims Crawford, Esq. and Carey D. Ebert, Esq. OR Session B SOUTHEASTERN BANKRUPTCY LAW INSTITUTE THE 40th ANNUAL SBLI SEMINAR Lisa Ritchey Craig, Presiding 10:45 12:25 The Proposed National Chapter 13 Plan: Why Is It Needed? Can It Be Applied Effectively Nationwide? Henry E. Hildebrand III, Esq. and Honorable William H. Brown (ret.) THURSDAY AFTERNOON ELECTIVES Programs A & B Program A Consumer Workshop Richard H. Thompson, Presiding 1:45 2:25 Recent Developments in Consumer Bankruptcy Professor Jeffrey W. Morris 2:25 3:05 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act & Consumer Bankruptcy Law Franklin Drake, Esq. 3:05 3:25 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Deloitte LLP and Phoenix Management Services 3:25 4:05 Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), Repossession Issues and Relationship to Consumer Bankruptcy Cases Franklin Drake, Esq. 4:05 4:45 Exemption Basics William E. Brewer, Jr., Esq. 5:00 6:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION (Registrants and Spouses) Sponsored by GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC and IWIRC Georgia and Florida Networks

3 Program B Chapter 11 Workshop John A. Thomson, Jr., Presiding 1:45 2:25 Recent Developments in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Michael L. Cook, Esq. 2:25 3:05 Retention and Payment of Professionals: Following Rules and Avoiding Pitfalls Honorable Mary F. Walrath 3:05 3:25 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Deloitte LLP and Phoenix Management Services 3:25 4: Sales: An Update on Best Practices and Recent Developments Mark D. Collins, Esq. 4:05 4:45 Healthcare in Crisis Bobby Guy, Esq. 5:00 6:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION (Registrants and Spouses) Sponsored by GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC and IWIRC Georgia and Florida Networks FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014 FRIDAY MORNING SESSION Paul K. Ferdinands, Presiding 8:00 9:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Protiviti, Inc. 9:00 9:40 Defalcation by Fiduciaries after Bullock G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., Esq. 9:40 10:20 Preferences and Other Avoidance Actions William T. Russell, Jr., Esq. 10:20 10:40 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Houlihan Lokey and Finley, Colmer and Company 10:40 11:20 The 11th Circuit s Tousa Opinion Michael L. Cook, Esq. 11:20 12:20 Switching Firms and Switching Sides Honorable Mary F. Walrath 12:20 1:45 LUNCH (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by CDG Group; GGG Partners, LLC; Grant Thornton; Scouler & Company; and SOLIC Capital Management, LLC FRIDAY MORNING CONSUMER LITIGATION TOOLBOX Breakout Sessions A & B Session A Jamie L. Gingold, Presiding 10:40 12:20 Day in the Life of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Trustees D. Sims Crawford, Esq. and Carey D. Ebert, Esq. OR Session B Melissa Ann Herman, Presiding 10:40 12:20 The Proposed National Chapter 13 Plan: Why Is It Needed? Can It Be Applied Effectively Nationwide? Henry E. Hildebrand III, Esq. and Honorable William H. Brown (ret.) FRIDAY AFTERNOON ELECTIVES Programs A & B Program A Consumer Workshop Angelyn M. Wright, Presiding 1:45 2:25 Mortgage Issues Honorable Margaret Mahoney 2:25 3:05 Preferences and Fraudulent Conveyances Professor Jeffrey W. Morris 3:05 3:25 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by American Legal Claim Services LLC 3:25 4:05 Violations of the Automatic Stay and Discharge Injunction Violations Henry E. Hildebrand III, Esq. 4:05 4:45 Claims Issues William E. Brewer, Jr., Esq. Program B Chapter 11 Workshop Gary W. Marsh, Presiding 1:45 2:25 The Changing Landscape of Chapter 11 Evolution or Decline? Bobby Guy, Esq. 2:25 3:05 Obstacles to Chapter 11 Confirmation: Artificial Impairment / Class Gerrymandering / Section 1111(b) Issues Russell M. Blain, Esq. 3:05 3:25 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by American Legal Claim Services LLC 3:25 4:05 The Preservation and Prosecution of Causes of Action Post-Confirmation: Res Judicata, Collateral Estoppel and Judicial Estoppel Mark D. Collins, Esq. 4:05 4:45 Blurring the Lines of Distinction: Issues Relating to Substantive Consolidation, Joint Administration and Prosecution and Defense of Alter Ego, Veil Piercing and Related Claims Honorable Frank J. Santoro SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014 SATURDAY MORNING SESSION Dennis J. Connolly, Presiding 8:00 9:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by W.G. Hays & Associates 9:00 9:40 Consent and Closing the Gap: Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction Revisited G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., Esq. 9:40 10:20 Bankruptcy Issues Arising in State Court Russell M. Blain, Esq. 10:20 10:40 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Mainstream Management, LLC 10:40 11:20 When Bankruptcy and Class Action Collide Honorable Margaret Mahoney 11:20 12:20 Professionalism Standards in Bankruptcy: Examining the Need for Standard Guidelines Professor Jessica D. Gabel For detailed descriptions of the lectures, and to register for the 2014 SBLI Seminar, please visit

4 PLEASE JOIN SBLI IN WELCOMING OUR 2014 FACULTY William Houston Brown is a retired United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. Judge Brown is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, having served on its Board and Executive Committee, and is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy. He is the author or co-author of the Bankruptcy Exemption Manual, 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Legislation with Analysis first and second editions, Bankruptcy and Domestic Relations Manual and The Law of Debtors and Creditors, and is a principal contributing editor for Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, third edition. Judge Brown is also contributing author of an online Chapter 13 treatise. In addition, he is currently Adviser to the Academy for Consumer Bankruptcy Education, the education arm of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees. Judge Brown received his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he was Order of the Coif. Russell M. Blain is a shareholder of Stichter Riedel Blain & Prosser in Tampa and represents debtors, trustees, committees, creditors, and purchasers in restructuring, workout and bankruptcy cases. He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and is a subcommittee vice chair of the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. Mr. Blain is past chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and of that section s Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, and is a past president of The Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, the Hillsborough County Bar Foundation and the Ferguson-White American Inn of Court. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Legal Elite and Chambers USA. Mr. Blain frequently speaks and writes on restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy topics. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Florida College of Law. William E. Brewer, Jr. is the founder of The Brewer Law Firm in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he focuses on both consumer and commercial bankruptcy. As a Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist, Mr. Brewer has represented the debtors in the series of Sears cases in the Eastern District of North Carolina, dealing with the effect of purchase money security interests in bankruptcy cases. He served as law clerk to Judge R.A. Hedrick of the North Carolina Court of Appeals before beginning private practice in Mr. Brewer served as President of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys from 2010 through 2012, and is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill with an A.B. in Economics in 1973, and earned his J.D. with honors from the same institution in Mark D. Collins is chair of Richard Layton & Finger s Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring Department, where he has particular experience representing debtors, institutional lenders, creditors committees and acquirers. Mr. Collins has served as lead counsel in several major Chapter 11 cases and as co-counsel in many of the largest Chapter 11 filings in history. He also has an active secured lender practice. A frequent lecturer at national corporate restructuring and bankruptcy seminars, Mr. Collins is the past Co-Chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Finance & Banking Committee, and past Chair of the Secured Creditors Subcommittee of the Business Reorganization Committee. He is Co-Chair of the Delaware State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, Legislation Committee and is on the American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Business Bankruptcy Committee. Mr. Collins is also an American College of Bankruptcy Fellow. Michael L. Cook,a partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel, devotes his practice to corporate restructuring, business reorganization, workouts and creditors rights litigation. Mr. Cook is president of the American College of Bankruptcy. He previously chaired the College s Board of Regents and its Pro Bono Committee. Mr. Cook serves as lead editor and contributing author of Bankruptcy Litigation Manual, is on the editorial boards of Pratt s Journal of Bankruptcy Law and The Bankruptcy Strategist, is a contributing author to Collier Bankruptcy Guide (Appeals) and Collier on Bankruptcy, and co-authored Creditors Rights, Debtors Protection and Bankruptcy and A Practical Guide to the Bankruptcy Reform Act. Mr. Cook has served as an Adjunct Professor at New York University School of Law, and has taught Business Law at Lehman College of the City University of New York. Mr. Cook received his A.B. from Columbia University and his J.D. from New York University School of Law. D. Sims Crawford is the Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division. Prior to being named Trustee, he served as the Trustee s Staff Attorney and was engaged in private practice in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Crawford served as Chair for the Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section of the Birmingham Bar Association, and served on the Board of the Birmingham Bar Foundation. He currently serves as Secretary of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT), as well as a member of its Due Process Committee, STACS Committee, and Staff Symposium Committee. Mr. Crawford is also certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR), and is certified in Training and Development. Mr. Crawford earned his B.A. from the University of Alabama and his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law. Franklin Drake is a partner at Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers LLP, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of creditors rights, bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Mr. Drake has taught classes on bankruptcy and commercial law for the Indiana Bankers Association at Butler University, the National Association of State-Chartered Credit Union Supervisors and various states Credit Union Leagues. He also served as speaker for several student loan lending agencies, credit unions, and state and local bar associations. Additionally, Mr. Drake has held compliance seminars for his clients to update them on the ever-changing creditors laws. Mr. Drake earned his B.A. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1975 and his J.D. from the same institution in G. Eric Brunstad, Jr. is a partner at Dechert, LLP where he serves as co-chair of the firm s appellate practice group. He has argued ten cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and has worked on over 30 other matters in the Supreme Court, including bankruptcy. Mr. Brunstad has also argued and briefed numerous cases in most of the federal courts of appeals, involving various matters. He has argued two en banc bankruptcy matters in the Third and Eighth Circuits. In addition to his practice, he is a frequent Visiting Lecturer of Law at the Yale Law School, where he teaches courses on bankruptcy, argument and reason, federal jurisdiction, commercial transactions, secured transactions, and international insolvency law. Mr. Brunstad began teaching at Yale in 1990, has taught at the Harvard Law School, and taught at the NYU School of Law in Carey Dalton Ebert is President Emeritus of the National Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) and was on the NACBA Board of Directors from 1999 to Her memberships include the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Tarrant County Debtor Bar Association, Tarrant County Bar Association, Panelist at NACBA Conventions since 1998, Speaker at the Alabama Bar Institute, 2004, and Speaker at the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, 2005, 2007 and Ms. Ebert also served as President of the Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association and as a Panel Trustee in Bankruptcy for the Northern District of Texas (1986 to present). She is Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy State Bar of Texas, 1991, and in Consumer Bankruptcy by American Bankruptcy Board of Certification, Ms. Ebert practices with her husband in Fort Worth, Texas.

5 Jessica D. Gabel is an associate professor of law at Georgia State University, where she teaches bankruptcy and scientific and forensic evidence. Prior to joining GSU, she clerked for the Honorable Peter T. Fay on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Professor Gabel consults on criminal and bankruptcy matters, and has engaged in numerous pro bono criminal defense representations. Prior to becoming a professor, she practiced at Covington & Burling LLP, where her practice focused on white-collar crime and bankruptcy. Professor Gabel also taught evidence, forensic evidence and bankruptcy at the University of California Hastings School of Law. She is the author of Law of Lender Liability and co-author of ABI s Bankruptcy Appeals Manual: Winning Your Bankruptcy Appeal, Second Edition. Professor Gabel received her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Central Florida. Bobby Guy is a deal lawyer who specializes in fixing, buying, and selling companies in special situations. He is the author of Distress to Success: A Survival Handbook for Struggling Companies and Buyers of Distressed Opportunities, and a lead editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute s Healthcare Insolvency Manual. Mr. Guy led the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of FDA-regulated cosmetics manufacturer Cosmolab in 2010, for which he received the Turnaround of the Year Award, and acted as lead debtor s counsel in the Chapter 11 of ice cream maker Dippin Dots in He has appeared on Fox News, is board certified in Business Bankruptcy Law, and is trained as a professional negotiator. Mr. Guy is a member at Frost Brown Todd, based in the firm s Nashville office, and commutes to engagements across the country. Henry E. Hildebrand, III has served as Standing Trustee for Chapter 13 matters in the Middle District of Tennessee since 1982, and as Standing Chapter 12 Trustee for that district since He is also of counsel to the Nashville law firm of Lassiter, Tidwell, Davis, PLLC. Mr. Hildebrand is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and the Nashville Bar Foundation. He is Board Certified in consumer bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification, and is Chairman of the Legislative and Legal Affairs committee for the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT). In addition, Mr. Hildebrand is on the Board of Directors for the NACTT Academy for Consumer Bankruptcy Education, Inc. and is an adjunct faculty member for the Nashville School of Law and St. Johns University School of Law. He graduated from Vanderbilt University and received his J.D. from the National Law Center of George Washington University. Margaret Mahoney is a bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of Alabama. She has served in Mobile, Alabama since December Judge Mahoney has also been a bankruptcy judge in the District of Minnesota and the Southern District of Texas. From 1989 to 1993, she was a partner in Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, working in the Houston and Dallas offices. She is a member of the American College of Bankruptcy, was Editor in Chief of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal, and is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs. Judge Mahoney graduated from the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota with Phi Beta Kappa honors, and graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota Law School. Jeffrey W. Morris is Professor Emeritus at the University of Dayton School of Law. He was the Robert Zinman Scholar in Residence at the American Bankruptcy Institute, and was the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law. Prior to entering teaching, Professor Morris practiced bankruptcy law in Atlanta. He has also served as the Reporter to the Advisory Committee on the Bankruptcy Rules. He is also a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference and a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Professor Morris is the co-author of Problems and Materials on Debtor Creditor Law (5th edition, 2013) (Aspen Publishing). He is Counsel to the law firm of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, where his practice focuses on bankruptcy and commercial law matters. Professor Morris received his J.D. from Washington & Lee University, where he also served as Executive Editor of the Law Review. William T. Russell, Jr. is a Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in the Firm s litigation department. He represents clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes including banking litigation, bankruptcy and reorganization matters, securities litigation and contractual and transactional disputes, and has tried cases in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitral proceedings. Mr. Russell is admitted to practice before the Southern, Eastern and Northern District Courts of New York, the United States District of Arizona, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Fourth Circuits, the United States Supreme Court and all Courts of the State of New York. He received his A.B., magna cum laude, from Princeton University and his J.D. from New York University School of Law. Michael D. Sabbath is the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute/ W. Homer Drake, Jr. Endowed Chair in Bankruptcy Law at Mercer University School of Law, where he has taught since Professor Sabbath currently teaches in the areas of contracts, commercial law and bankruptcy topics on which he frequently writes and speaks about. He is a national lecturer for BARBRI, giving lectures on contracts and commercial law topics. Professor Sabbath has served the State Bar of Georgia as Reporter for the Subcommittees on uniform Commercial Code Articles 2A and 4A, as well as revised Articles 3, 4 and 8. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 1975, where he served as an editor of the Emory Law Journal and was a member of the Order of the Coif. Professor Sabbath also earned an LL.M. Degree from Columbia University School of Law. Frank J. Santoro is a United States Bankruptcy Judge in Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia. Prior to his appointment, he was the managing partner of Marcus, Santoro & Kozak, P.C., where his practice concentrated in bankruptcy, corporate reorganizations and corporate finance. Judge Santoro served as Standing Chapter 13 Trustee and a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee. He served as a law clerk to Judge Hal J. Bonney, Jr. Judge Santoro is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. In 2003, he was selected by his peers as the outstanding bankruptcy lawyer in Virginia. He received undergraduate degrees, with honors, in political science, economics and finance from Allegheny College, where he was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Judge Santoro received his J.D. from the Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. Harvey R. Miller is a Senior Partner in the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Mr. Miller has taught in numerous law schools, including New York University Law School, Yale Law School and Columbia University School of Law. He is a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference, and a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and the American Bar Foundation. Mr. Miller is also the recipient of the American Jewish Committee Judge Learned Hand Award, Chambers USA Awards for Excellence Lifetime Achievement, UJA-Federation Lawyer s Division Proskauer Award, Inaugural Member of Turnaround, Restructuring and Distressed Investing Industry Hall of Fame, Distinguished Service Award American College of Bankruptcy, Lifetime Achievement Award Emory University School of Law, and the Medal for Excellence Columbia University School of Law Association. Mr. Miller is a graduate of Brooklyn College and Columbia University School of Law. Mary F. Walrath is a United States Bankruptcy Court Judge in the District of Delaware. She clerked for the Honorable Emil F. Goldhaber, Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the E.D.PA. Judge Walrath then spent the majority of her 17-year legal career as an attorney at the Philadelphia law firm of Clark Ladner Fortenbaugh & Young. She is a founding member and co-president of the Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court, a member of the Delaware Chapter of the International Women s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, and serves as secretary of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges and as Business Manager of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal. Judge Walrath is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and an Adjunct Professor at St. John s Law School. She graduated from Princeton University and earned her J.D., cum laude, from Villanova University.

6 A TREMENDOUS THANK YOU TO OUR 2014 SPONSORS A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS: ROOM KEYS: Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC LANYARDS: Conway MacKenzie, Inc. POCKET AGENDA: FTI Consulting and Macquarie Capital RED BOOKS (for materials): Huron Consulting Group CODE BOOKS: Hays Financial Consulting, LLC BOOKBAGS: Dave Ramsey s Debtor Education BAGTAGS: Alvarez & Marsal, LLC SIGNAGE: TrialGraphix WI-FI ACCESS: Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL OF OUR SPONSORS AT

7 2014 SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM or REGISTER ONLINE at FEE: EARLY REGISTRATION Received by February 6, 2014 $ REGULAR REGISTRATION Received after February 6, 2014 $ Please print or type Full Name: Badge Name: State Bar Number: Firm: Phone: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Enclosed is a check payable to Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Inc. Please charge my VISA MasterCard American Express Amount: Card Number: Expiration Date: Name on Card: Cardholder Signature: Please tell us a bit about yourself. I have attended a prior SBLI Seminar: Yes No My primary area of interest: Chapter 7/13 Chapter 11 Both My spouse, will attend: Yes No QUESTIONS? Please contact info@sbli-inc.org or REGISTER ONLINE at or mail check along with this registration form to: Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Inc. P.O. Box Atlanta, GA MARK YOUR CALENDARS Next SBLI Seminar: March 26-28, 2015 GENERAL INFORMATION REGISTRATION AND FEE To register, please visit or complete and return the form above. The Seminar registration fee is $ for early registration received by Thursday, February 6, 2014 OR regular registration $ (received after February 6, 2014). The fee includes a cocktail reception for registrants and their spouses on Thursday night, lunch on Thursday and Friday for registrants only, and continental breakfast and breaks on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for registrants only. All registrants attending the Seminar will receive a complimentary copy of the Bankruptcy Code and Rules, a program materials book, and a thumb drive containing outlines of the lectures presented by the faculty. A full capacity is expected. Registration as early as possible is encouraged. The registration fee is due when the registration form is submitted. Register online at and pay by VISA, MasterCard, or American Express. If you d prefer, complete the registration form above and mail it with your payment (credit card information, or check payable to Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Inc.) to: Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Inc., P.O. Box , Atlanta, GA LOCATION AND HOTEL RESERVATION The location for the 40th Annual SBLI Seminar is the InterContinental Buckhead, located at 3315 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA For hotel reservations, please call the InterContinental at Group rates are available until February 26, 2014 under Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute. ADMISSION TO SESSIONS AND MEALS SBLI provides an identification badge for each registrant. Badges must be worn in order to gain admittance to all lectures and other functions of the Seminar. REFUND POLICY Registrants who are unable to attend the Seminar will receive a refund of 90% of the registration fee if notice of cancellation is received by the Institute on or before Monday, March 3, A refund of 40% of the registration fee will be made if notice of cancellation is received by the Institute on or before Monday, March 10, No other refunds will be made. SUBSTITUTIONS A substitute from your firm may be named before the Seminar, provided you notify the Institute in writing, either via at info@sbli-inc.org or by mail (P.O. Box , Atlanta, Georgia ). FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Please contact info@sbli-inc.org or the SBLI Seminar Manager, Myra Whorton at For complete details about the 2014 SBLI Seminar including detailed descriptions of the lecture topics, as well as links to our sponsors and exhibitors or to register online, please visit

8 CELEBRATING 40 YEARS of SBLI THE 40TH ANNUAL SOUTHEASTERN BANKRUPTCY LAW INSTITUTE Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Rules Featuring Consumer Toolbox and Breakout Sessions Thursday, March 20 to Saturday, March 22, 2014 InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, Georgia Early Registration Deadline: February 6, 2014 P.O. Box Atlanta, GA Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Atlanta, GA Permit No IN & AROUND ATLANTA DURING SBLI 2014 CLE Credits The following state bars have approved the 2014 SBLI program for the CLE hours indicated below: Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Virginia 14.3 CLE credits including 2.0 Ethics Pending 14.3 CLE; 1.0 Ethics; 1.0 Professionalism; 3.0 Trial Total; 2.0 Ethics CLE; 2.0 Ethics; General General with 1.0 Ethics; 0.75 Professionalism 14.0 Maximum; 2.0 Ethics; 14.0 Substantive CLE; 2.0 Ethics General CLE; 2.0 Dual; Maximum Pending Registrants who desire CLE credit should sign appropriate forms at the Seminar. All of your CLE Credits at One Seminar! Atlanta Hawks vs. New Orleans Pelicans Friday, March 21 at 7:30pm, Philips Arena Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents Fire Angels Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21 at 8:00pm Go West: Art of the American Frontier High Museum of Art Whales: Giants of the Deep Fernbank Museum of Natural History Downtown attractions include Atlanta s new SkyView Ferris Wheel, the Inside CNN Studio Tour, the World of Coca-Cola, and the Georgia Aquarium Advance online tickets are recommended LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta (Phipps Plaza) Advance online tickets are recommended And of course, fabulous shopping: Just a few blocks from the InterContinental are two of Atlanta s best shopping destinations: Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square Mall. The brand new Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta in Woodstock are 35 minutes from the hotel; the North Georgia Premium Outlets in Dawsonville are an hour away. SOUTHEASTERN BANKRUPTCY LAW INSTITUTE