EDUCATION & EVENTS

Conference Materials

Session handouts, faculty biographies, and presentation materials from ABI conferences and seminars — available for download by members.

111
conferences
26
sessions
Covering
2024–2026

Your consumer client’s problems may go beyond traditional insolvency issues. This panel discusses ethical and legal strategies to protect your client’s interests.

This panel brings attendees up to speed on Zoom § 341s and best practices, as well as recent and important changes to chapter 13 administrative orders and forms, and explores trends and tips for handling merchant cash advance (MCA) issues in consumer cases and mortgage-modification mediations. The panelists also discuss income-driven repayment plans and highlight the DOJ's latest guidance on discharging student loans.

If you suddenly became the owner of Batman’s secret cave, would you know how to value it, lease it or sell it? Could you transfer it in a § 363 sale, or could you cancel any claims Batman and others may have on the permanently installed Bat Computer? This session reveals the panelists' oddest adventures in real estate, and the latest in commercial real estate trends.

Do you ever wonder what a particular Supreme Court decision means for you and your practice? This panel discusses the Supreme Court’s general approach to deciding cases, including bankruptcy cases, and what those decisions mean for the bankruptcy and larger legal community. The panelists use decisions from last term (as well as those to be argued this term) to help attendees better understand the decisions, how they might influence lower court decisions, and what it all means for those subjected to their decisions.

This panel provides an interactive presentation focused on litigating fraud in consumer cases under §§ 523 and 727. The panelists focus on collateral estoppel issues, procedural considerations, tips for discovery and the development of relevant evidence, and provide practical advice about handling these cases before the courts.

Hosted by the Consumer Bankruptcy & Secured Credit CommitteesThis panel discusses the emerging and ever-changing role of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the administration of consumer debt, and the effects on bankruptcy cases. The panelists discuss how the technology has been used in both account-servicing and court filings, where it may be going, and potential pitfalls to be mindful of as AI/ML becomes more common.