This panel discusses the history and importance of soft assets, and how can they be monetized for the benefit of everyone.
Did you know that you are a superhero? Who else with the stroke of a pen can erase thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of dollars worth of debt? Who else can take a struggling American citizen and put them upright with a fresh start, slay aggressive creditors and stop garnishments, demand the return of seized vehicles, and push back on the IRS? Lastly, what other area of law allows you to be a superhero of epic proportions? Not one, Captain America! So wrap yourself in the American flag and spend an hour changing your perspective to understand how the businesses who support you see what you do and why it matters. This panel presents a discussion of the perspectives and issues that stand in your way as successful business owners, the changes we can all make, and how you can adapt to struggle less and succeed more by ditching the models of the past and creating a more nimble one for the future in a post-COVID-19 legal landscape.
Technology can be looked at as a business-enabler. Attorneys who want to move from manual or paper processes to an automated, streamlined, more efficient or paperless practice have a variety of options available. The choices are seemingly endless, but which options are the right fit for your practice? This panel discusses some of the productivity suites, PDF-production software, case-management systems and other programs that are available to modernize consumer practice. Since when it comes to technology one size doesn't fit all, the panelists highlight some general considerations that are applicable to attorneys in solo practices and to those in larger firms.
This panel discusses the importance of structure and scope in consumer cases. The panelists explore the guidelines and efficacy of current discovery skills while analyzing bankruptcy and federal rules.
How has Fulton changed practice related to the extent and impact of the automatic stay? The Supreme Court may have made debtors’ recovery of repossessed vehicles less "Fast and Furious," but does the "Repo Man" now have all of the leverage? Fasten your seatbelts for a discussion of Fulton’s potential impact on debtors, creditors, and all types of proceedings and collateral — cars and beyond.
This session provides opportunities for discussion and interaction with an exciting panel of judges from around the country. Participants engage on current bankruptcy issues in a small-group format to address (1) the SBRA and recent thought-provoking subchapter V decisions (In re Cleary and In re RS Air); (2) § 522 exemptions, as well as a closer look at subsections m, o, p and q; and (3) 3M, NRA and Infowars, and the role of the bankruptcy court in resolving mass litigation.
This panel provides an overview and discussion on the most recent bankruptcy decisions and changes to official guidelines and legislation impacting bankruptcy practice today. The case law discussion covers the most recent bankruptcy opinions from the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts of Appeals as well as Bankruptcy and District Court opinions of note. The panel provides thorough summaries of these cases and changes to other bankruptcy-specific rules, laws, and regulations as well as discusses the larger implications of these new precedents and changes on current practice and future bankruptcy trends.