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ABOUT SBLI 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 Institute s website at www.sbli-inc.org. THE 2012-2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Chair Laura E. Woodson Scroggins & Williamson, P.C. President Lisa Ritchey Craig McCullough, Payne & Haan, LLC President-Elect Dennis J. Connolly Secretary John A. Thomson, Jr. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Treasurer Paul K. Ferdinands DIRECTORS Eric W. Anderson Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP C. Edward Dobbs Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP Melissa Ann Herman Herman & Russo, P.C. Jeffrey W. Kelley Troutman Sanders LLP J. Michael Lamberth Lamberth, Cifelli, Stokes, Ellis & Nason, P.A. Ronald A. Levine Barrett Daffin Frappier Levine & Block, LLP Mark M. Maloney Gary W. Marsh McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP James A. Pardo, Jr. Thomas E. Raines Thomas E. Raines, P.C. Grant T. Stein Mary Ida Townson Chapter 13 Trustee Jason H. Watson Karen Fagin White Cohen Pollock Merlin & Small, P.C J. Robert Williamson Scroggins & Williamson, P.C. Harris B. Winsberg Angelyn M. Wright The Wright Law Alliance, P.C. DIRECTORS EMERITUS R. Neal Batson C. David Butler Charles E. Campbell Christopher L. Carson Ezra H. Cohen Jules S. Cohen Hon. Stacey W. Cotton (Ret.) James C. Frenzel Ira D. Gingold Mark S. Kaufman Morton P. Levine Al Lurey Morris W. Macey (1922-2012) C. Richard McQueen E. Penn Nicholson III James R. Paulk, Jr. Joel B. Piassick Frank W. Scroggins (1933-2010) Gus H. Small Robert Trauner John A. Walker, Jr. Kyle R. Weems Samuel J. Zusmann, Jr. FOUNDER Honorable W. Homer Drake, Jr. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE 39TH ANNUAL SBLI SEMINAR All lecture topics and their presenters are listed below. For detailed descriptions of the lectures, or to register for the 2013 Seminar, please visit www.sbli-inc.org. THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013 THURSDAY MORNING SESSION Lisa Ritchey Craig, Presiding 8:00-9:00 REGISTRATION (continued through program) and CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by O Keefe & Associates and W.G. Hays & Associates 9:00-9:05 WELCOME REMARKS Lisa Ritchey Craig, President, Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Inc. 9:05-9:45 Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law Honorable Frank J. Santoro 9:45-10:25 Mortgagor vs. Mortgagee Lance E. Olsen, Esq. 10:25-10:45 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Algon Group; Elrod Auction Company; and Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc. 10:45-11:25 The Effect of Stern v. Marshall on Avoidance Actions G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., Esq. 11:25-12:25 Alternative Dispute Resolution in Bankruptcy Professor Jaime L. Dodge 12:25-1:45 LUNCH (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Conway, Del Genio, Gries & Co, LLC; GGG Partners, LLC; Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC; and Scouler & Company THURSDAY MORNING CONSUMER LITIGATION TOOLBOX Breakout Sessions A & B Session A Mary Ida Townson, Presiding 10:45-12:25 Real Life Professional and Ethical Dilemmas in Consumer Bankruptcies Cynthia F. Grimes, Esq. and Jan Hamilton, Esq. OR Session B Melissa Herman, Presiding 10:45-12:25 When A Chapter 13 Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda Been A Better Chapter 11 John F. Cannizzaro, Esq. and Brett Weiss, Esq. THURSDAY AFTERNOON ELECTIVES Programs A & B Program A Consumer Workshop Dennis Connolly, Presiding 1:45-2:25 Consumer Recent Developments Honorable Frank J. Santoro 2:25-3:05 Lien Stripping in Chapter 7, Chapter 13, and Chapter 20 John Rao, Esq. 3:05-3:25 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Finley Colmer & Company and Phoenix Management Services TM 3:25-4:05 Exceptions to Discharge James F. Molleur, Esq. 4:05-4:45 Real Estate Issues in Consumer Cases Andrea E. Celli, Esq. 5:00-6:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION (Registrants and Spouses) Sponsored by GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC and IWIRC Georgia and Florida Networks Program B Chapter 11 Workshop Laura E. Woodson, Presiding 1:45-3:05 Chapter 11 Reorganizations An Interactive Discussion of Cutting-Edge Issues (Part 1) Sally S. Neely, Esq. and Professor Douglas G. Baird 3:05-3:25 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Finley Colmer & Company and Phoenix Management Services TM 3:25-4:45 Chapter 11 Reorganizations An Interactive Discussion of Cutting-Edge Issues (Part 2) Sally S. Neely, Esq. and Professor Douglas G. Baird 5:00-6:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION (Registrants and Spouses) Sponsored by GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC and IWIRC Georgia and Florida Networks FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013 FRIDAY MORNING SESSION Dennis Connolly, Presiding 8:00-9:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Capstone Advisory Group, LLC and TriGild 9:00-9:40 Claim Identification and Discharge Issues Under In re Grossman s G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., Esq. 9:40-10:20 Foreclosure, Servicing and Mortgage-Related Lender Liability Lance E. Olsen, Esq. 10:20-10:40 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Deloitte LLP and Epiq Systems, Inc. 10:40-11:20 Valuation Challenges in a Recovering Economy Professor Grant Newton 11:20-12:20 Ethics The Knotty Problem of Creeping Conflicts of Interest Bobby Guy, Esq. 12:20-1:40 LUNCH (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by Conway, Del Genio, Gries & Co, LLC; GGG Partners, LLC; Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC; and Scouler & Company FRIDAY MORNING CONSUMER LITIGATION TOOLBOX Breakout Sessions A & B Session A Melissa Herman, Presiding 10:40-12:20 Real Life Professional and Ethical Dilemmas in Consumer Bankruptcies Cynthia F. Grimes, Esq. and Jan Hamilton, Esq. OR Session B Mary Ida Townson, Presiding 10:40-12:20 When A Chapter 13 Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda Been A Better Chapter 11 John F. Cannizzaro, Esq. and Brett Weiss, Esq. FRIDAY AFTERNOON ELECTIVES Programs A & B Program A Consumer Workshop John A. Thomson, Jr., Presiding 1:40-2:20 Domestic Support Obligations in Consumer Cases Honorable Margaret Dee McGarity 2:20-3:00 Rule 3002.1 Changes: Where Are We Now? John Rao, Esq. 3:00-3:20 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by American Legal Claim Services, LLC and Houlihan Lokey 3:20-4:00 Emerging Student Loan Issues in Consumer Cases Andrea E. Celli, Esq. 4:00-4:40 Reaffirmation, Redemption and Surrender of Personal Property vs. Ride Through in Chapter 7 Cases James F. Molleur, Esq. Program B Chapter 11 Workshop Paul K. Ferdinands, Presiding 1:40-2:20 Recent Developments in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Law William H. Patrick, III, Esq. 2:20-3:00 Single Asset Real Estate Cases Eight Years After BAPCPA Russell M. Blain, Esq. 3:00-3:20 COFFEE BREAK (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by American Legal Claim Services, LLC and Houlihan Lokey 3:20-4:00 DIP Financing and Cash Collateral Bobby Guy, Esq. 4:00-4:40 Employee Issues in Chapter 11 William H. Patrick, III, Esq. SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2013 SATURDAY MORNING SESSION Lisa Ritchey Craig, Presiding 8:00-9:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Registrants only included in registration fee) Sponsored by W.G. Hays & Associates 9:00-9:40 Basics of Financial Analysis for Bankruptcy Lawyers Professor Grant Newton 9:40-10:20 Individual Chapter 11 Bankruptcies 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 Governmental Claims in Bankruptcy Professor Jaime L. Dodge 11:20-12:20 Dealing with the Difficult Client, Difficult Opposing Counsel or Difficult Pro Se Party Honorable Margaret Dee McGarity EXHIBITORS (as of November 2012) For detailed descriptions of each lecture and to register for the 2013 Seminar please visit www.sbli-inc.org.
PLEASE JOIN SBLI IN WELCOMING OUR 2013 FACULTY Douglas G. Baird is the Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University summa cum laude and his J.D. from Stanford. Baird joined University of Chicago s faculty in 1980 and served as its Dean from 1994 to 1999. He has been a visiting professor at Stanford, Harvard, and Yale. Currently Scholar in Residence at the American College of Bankruptcy, Baird was Vice Chair of the National Bankruptcy Conference from 1997 until 2004. His one-volume overview of U.S. bankruptcy law, Elements of Bankruptcy, is now in its fifth edition. 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 a subcommittee vice chair of the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. Blain is past chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and of that section s Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, past president of The Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, immediate past president of the Hillsborough County Bar Foundation, and immediate past president of the Ferguson-White American Inn of Court. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Florida College of Law. Blain is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers (as one of the top 100 lawyers in Florida in all practice areas), Florida Legal Elite, and Chambers USA. He frequently speaks and writes on restructuring, insolvency, and bankruptcy topics. 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. He has also argued and briefed numerous cases in most of the federal courts of appeals, involving various matters. Eric 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. He began teaching at Yale in 1990, has taught at the Harvard Law School, and is teaching at the NYU School of Law for 2012-13. John F. Cannizzaro began his law practice in Maryville, Ohio in 1980 and is senior partner of the law firm, Cannizzaro, Bridges, Jillisky & Streng, LLC. He concentrates his practice to the area of consumer bankruptcy law. Mr. Cannizzaro is a frequent lecturer and writer on Bankruptcy matters. He was Debtor s counsel in the cases of First Union Mortgage Corporation vs. Eubanks, 219 B.R. 468, 6th Cir BAP 1998 (In re: Eubanks), and Storey vs. Pees, 392 BR 266, 6th Cir BAP 2008 (In re Storey). Mr. Cannizzaro currently serves as the Chairman of the ECF Rules Committee for the Southern District of Ohio and sits on the Judicial Liaison Committee for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Columbus. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the Thomas F. Waldron American Bankruptcy Law Forum. Andrea E. Celli has served as the Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Northern District of New York in Albany since 1995. Her office currently administers approximately 5,000 pending Chapter 13 cases and disburses approximately $25 Million to creditors each year. Ms. Celli received a J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University and an LL.M. in American Banking Law Studies from Boston University School of Law. She is a Past-President of the NACTT and of the NACTT Academy for Consumer Bankruptcy Education. Ms. Celli is a frequent lecturer for the NACTT and American Bankruptcy Institute. Jaime L. Dodge is a professor at the University of Georgia, where she teaches Bankruptcy, Dispute Systems Design, and Complex Litigation. Prior to joining the UGA faculty, she served as a Climenko Fellow and Lecturer in Law at Harvard Law School. Professor Dodge frequently serves as a trainer or consultant on dispute resolution systems design and implementation, with particular emphasis on arbitration, class actions, and multi-party disputes. Before teaching, she practiced for a number of years with Paul Hastings and Gibson Dunn, as well as serving as a Fellow at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. Professor Dodge is a graduate of Dartmouth College, and holds a master s degree in dispute resolution from Pepperdine Law School and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she served as the Supreme Court chairperson of the Harvard Law Review. Cynthia F. Grimes received her B.A. in French and Art History, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Kansas University, and her J.D. from Kansas University Law School, where she was Associate Editor of the Law Review. She clerked for the Honorable John E. Rees of the Kansas Court of Appeals from 1984 to 1986, and for the Honorable James A. Pusateri, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Topeka, Kansas, from 1986 to 1989. She formed her current firm with partner Steven R. Rebein in 1996. Grimes & Rebein, L.C. is located in Lenexa, Kansas, and is a bankruptcy boutique, practicing solely in consumer and business bankruptcy, creditors rights, commercial workouts, and related fields. Cynthia has formerly published an annual column reviewing 8th Circuit bankruptcy cases of interest for the national publication, Norton s Bankruptcy Law Advisor. She is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy, a member of various bankruptcy organizations, and an author on various bankruptcy-related topics. Bobby Guy is a deal lawyer who leads companies through financial distress to find successful outcomes, and who helps funds and companies acquire distressed opportunities. He is the author of Distress to Success: A Survival Handbook for Struggling Companies and Buyers of Distressed Opportunities. Bobby is a member at Frost Brown Todd based in the firm s Nashville office, and commutes to engagements across the country. His work includes both transactions and litigation. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America and Mid-South Super Lawyers, and is the recipient of the 2010 Turnaround of the Year Award from the Atlanta Turnaround Management Association for his work as debtor s counsel in the Chapter 11 restructuring and sale of Cosmolab, Inc. Bobby is the co-chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute s Health Care Committee, and an editor of the ABI s Healthcare Insolvency Manual. He is a frequent speaker and published author on distressed investing and healthcare-related topics. Jan Hamilton is the Chapter 13 Trustee for Topeka, Kansas. He has served in this position since 1998. Hamilton is a graduate of Washburn University and Washburn School of Law. Prior to his appointment, he was in private practice for 25 years with many years of experience in bankruptcy, related areas and litigation. Hamilton is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy. He is a frequent speaker at legal seminars, locally and nationally. Hamilton also is a past adjunct bankruptcy professor at Washburn University School of Law and occasionally writes for national publications. He was counsel of record in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Hamilton v. Lanning. Margaret Dee McGarity has been a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin since 1987, having been appointed for a second fourteen year term in 2001. She served as Chief Judge from 2003 to 2010. Judge McGarity is a frequent lecturer on various marital property and bankruptcy related topics, especially on the interrelationships between family law and the Bankruptcy Code. She is a co-author of Marital Property Law in Wisconsin, published by the State Bar of Wisconsin, a co-author of Collier Family Law and the Bankruptcy Code, published by Matthew Bender/LexisNexis, and a contributing author of Collier on Bankruptcy, also published by Matthew Bender/LexisNexis. She is the author of numerous articles dealing with the practical aspects of bankruptcy practice and is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. James F. Molleur practices law with offices in Biddeford and Portland, Maine, as Molleur Law Office, with four attorneys. He concentrates his practice in bankruptcy primarily representing debtors, particularly consumer and small business debtors. Jim received his B.A. in economics, magna cum laude, from Bowdon College and his J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law. He has lectured and written materials on bankruptcy for the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Maine State Bar Association, the National Business Institute, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, and the Maine Federal District Court Conference. He is also a certified specialist in consumer bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification. Jim is a member of the York County and Maine State Bar Associations, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. He is admitted to the Maine and Federal District Court bar, the First Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Sally S. Neely is Senior Counsel with Sidley Austin LLP in Los Angeles. She has practiced for more than 35 years in the area of corporate workouts and Chapter 11 reorganizations. She received her B.A. and J.D. from Stanford, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif. She was an Assistant Professor at Harvard Law School during 1975-1977. Ms. Neely writes and teaches extensively. She regularly works with Congress regarding bankruptcy legislation as Chair of the Committee on Legislation of the National Bankruptcy Conference (NBC). She is also a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, for which she has served various leadership roles. Among other accolades, Ms. Neely has been identified as a leading bankruptcy lawyer in Chambers USA: America s Leading Business Lawyers from 2004-2012, has been recognized in the 2011-2013 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, and was recently named by Best Lawyers as the 2012 Lawyer of the Year in Los Angeles Litigation Bankruptcy. Grant W. Newton, Professor Emeritus of Accounting, Pepperdine University, is the co-author of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Accounting; Practice and Procedure, Bankruptcy Taxation and the author of Corporate Bankruptcy. As the Executive Director of AIRA, he developed and teaches the three courses that lead to the Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) designation A CIRA, CPA/CFF and CMA. He received a Ph.D. from NYU. Dr. Newton was a member of the AICPA s Task Force on Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code that resulted in the issuance of the Statement of Position 90-7 (ASC 852). He is co-author of Consulting Services Practice Aid 02-1: Business Valuation in Bankruptcy and Providing Bankruptcy & Reorganization Services Practice Aid and editor of 2005 Bankruptcy Revisions: Implications for Business and Financial Advisors. Dr. Newton serves as a consultant and expert witness on issues dealing with financial reporting in areas related to restructuring and bankruptcy. Lance E. Olsen is the managing partner of Routh Crabtree Olsen, P.S. His practice areas include bankruptcy, creditors rights, title issues, and related litigation. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Western Washington University and his J.D., magna cum laude from Seattle University. Lance is a member of the ABI and an Associate Member of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees. He is admitted to the Washington State Bar, Oregon State Bar, and Idaho State Bar. Lance is an active member of USFN, presently serving on the board of directors and the immediate past Chief Financial Officer. He has provided on-site training within the mortgage servicing industry and is a frequent lecturer on creditors rights. Lance is a past recipient of the USFN s Member of the Year award, is AV- Rated by Martindale Hubble, and currently listed as both a Washington Super Lawyer and among the U.S. News Best Attorneys for Creditor s Rights. William H. Patrick, III is a Member of Heller, Draper, Patrick & Horn, LLC in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He received a J.D. from an accelerated undergraduate-law school program from Louisiana State University. Mr. Patrick concentrates his practice in corporate bankruptcy, corporate workouts, and financial restructuring, representing debtors, committees, trustees, equity investors and other parties in interest. He speaks frequently at seminars and continuing legal education events. Mr. Patrick is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy, was a member of the Louisiana Law Review, and was appointed Order of the Coif and Phi Kappa Phi. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Louisiana Super Lawyers, and has been identified as one of Band 1 Leading Individuals Reorganization in Chambers USA. He has also been recognized as Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year (Litigation Bankruptcy) in New Orleans for 2011 and 2013. John Rao is an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center, Inc. He focuses on consumer credit and bankruptcy issues and is a frequent panelist and instructor for the same. Mr. Rao has served as an expert witness in court cases and has testified in Congress on consumer matters. He is a contributing author and editor of NCLC s Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice; and a co-author of NCLC s Foreclosures and Bankruptcy Basics. Mr. Rao is also a contributing author to Collier on Bankruptcy and the Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide. He serves as a member of the federal Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules, appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts in 2006. He is a conferee of the National Bankruptcy Conference, Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, vice-president of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, member of the editorial board of Collier on Bankruptcy, and former board member for the ABI. Frank J. Santoro was appointed as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge on February 21, 2008, sitting in Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia. He received undergraduate degrees, with honors, in political science, and economics and finance from Allegheny College, where he was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D. from the Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. Prior to his appointment, Judge Santoro was the managing partner of Marcus, Santoro & Kozak, P.C., where his practice concentrated in bankruptcy, corporate reorganizations and corporate finance. He served as standing Chapter 13 Trustee beginning in 1987 and also a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee from 1981 to 1990. He served as a law clerk to Judge Hal J. Bonney, Jr. He has been a frequent speaker and is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. In 2003, Judge Santoro was selected by his peers as the outstanding bankruptcy lawyer in Virginia. Brett Weiss, a senior partner at Chung & Press, LLC, represents people and businesses in all phases of bankruptcy and lectures nationally on bankruptcy issues. He is the co-author of Chapter 11 for Individual Debtors and author of Not Dead Yet: Bankruptcy After BAPCPA. With his law partner, Daniel Press, and in conjunction with Max Gardner s Bankruptcy Boot Camps, Mr. Weiss has recorded a basic bankruptcy training series, and led Chapter 11 training boot camps. He is the Maryland State Chair for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA), a founding member of the Bankruptcy Law Network, on the board of the Maryland State Bar Consumer Bankruptcy Council, and a member of the ABI, the Bankruptcy Bar Association of Maryland, and the Civil Justice Network. Mr. Weiss has been recognized as a Super Lawyer every year since 2007 for Maryland and the District of Columbia, and in 2011 received the Distinguished Service Award from NACBA. REGISTER NOW for SBLI 2013 at WWW.SBLI-INC.ORG
A TREMENDOUS THANK YOU TO OUR 2013 SPONSORS 2013 SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM or REGISTER ONLINE at www.sbli-inc.org Please print or type FEE: EARLY REGISTRATION Received by February 7, 2013 $750.00 REGULAR REGISTRATION Received after February 7, 2013 $825.00 Full Name: Badge Name: State Bar Number: Firm: E-mail: 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 770-451-4448. REGISTER ONLINE at www.sbli-inc.org or mail check along with this registration form to: Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Inc. P.O. Box 102418 Atlanta, GA 30368-0418 MARK YOUR CALENDARS Next SBLI Seminar: March 20-22, 2014 GENERAL INFORMATION SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR EVENT SPONSORS, INCLUDING: ROOM KEYS: Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC LANYARDS: FTI Consulting POCKET AGENDA: Macquarie Capital BOOKBAGS: Alvarez & Marsal, LLC and Conway MacKenzie, Inc. CODE BOOKS: Hays Financial Consulting, LLC RED BOOKS (for materials): Huron Consulting Group THUMB DRIVES: BMC Group SIGNAGE: TrialGraphix WI-FI ACCESS (Thursday): Protiviti, Inc. WI-FI ACCESS (Friday and Saturday): Mesirow Financial Consulting LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL OF OUR SPONSORS AT www.sbli-inc.org REGISTRATION AND FEE To register, please visit www.sbli-inc.org, or complete and return the form above. The Seminar registration fee is $750.00 for early registration received by Thursday, February 7, 2013 OR regular registration $825.00 (received after February 7, 2013). 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 www.sbli-inc.org 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 102418, Atlanta, GA 30368-0418. LOCATION AND HOTEL RESERVATION The location for the 39th Annual SBLI Seminar is the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, 3300 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305. For hotel reservations at the Grand Hyatt, please call 1-800-233-1234. Group rates are available until February 28, 2013, under Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute. ADMISSION TO SESSIONS AND MEALS SBLI will provide 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 4, 2013. 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 11, 2013. 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 email at info@sbli-inc.org or by mail (P.O. Box 102418, Atlanta, Georgia 30368-0418). FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Please contact info@sbli-inc.org or the SBLI Seminar Manager, Myra Whorton at 770-451-4448. For complete details about the 2013 SBLI Seminar including detailed descriptions of the lecture topics, as well as links to our sponsors and exhibitors or to register online, please visit www.sbli-inc.org. Canopy Walk, Atlanta Botanical Garden
P.O. Box 102418 Atlanta, GA 30368-0418 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Atlanta, GA Permit No. 1790 Atlanta s in full bloom for THE 39TH ANNUAL SOUTHEASTERN BANKRUPTCY LAW INSTITUTE Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Rules Featuring Consumer Toolbox and Breakout Sessions Thursday, March 21 to Saturday, March 23, 2013 Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead Atlanta, Georgia EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 7, 2013 IN & AROUND ATLANTA DURING SBLI 2013 CLE Credits The following state bars have approved the 2013 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 17.5 CLE; 1.0 Ethics 14.3 CLE; 2.0 Ethics; 2.0 Professionalism; 3.0 Trial 14.25 Total; 2.0 Ethics 14.0 CLE; 2.0 Ethics; 12.0 General 14.25 General with 1.0 Ethics; 1.0 Professionalism 14.0 Maximum; 1.5 Ethics; 14.0 Substantive 14.33 CLE; 2.0 Ethics 21.0 General CLE; 2.0 Dual; 22.0 Maximum Pending Registrants who desire CLE credit should sign appropriate forms at the Seminar. ALL OF YOUR CLE CREDITS AT ONE SEMINAR! Atlanta Hawks v. Portland Trail Blazers Friday, March 22 at 7:30pm at Philips Arena Atlanta Film Festival March 15 24 Stone Mountain Village Bluegrass Roots Festival March 23 24 in Stone Mountain Dixie 200 Relay from Atlanta to Birmingham Starts Friday, March 22 LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta Advance online tickets are recommended Phipps Plaza (courtesy shuttle from Grand Hyatt) And of course, fabulous shopping: Just a few blocks from the Grand Hyatt are two of Atlanta s best shopping destinations: Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square Mall (the Grand Hyatt offers a courtesy shuttle to both). The North Georgia Premium Outlets in Dawsonville are an hour s drive; the outlets at Sugarloaf Mills are 40 minutes away.