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Inside ABI April 2026

President’s Column This, my final President’s Column, is all about moments. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. One of my favorite expressions from listening to the radio is a “driveway moment.” In the context of car radios, it’s when you’ve already pulled into

Legislative Highlights April 2026

Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Hold Executives Accountable After Big Bank Failures Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and nine additional Senators on March 11 1

Bill Introduced to Permanently Increase Thresholds for Subchapter V, Chapter 13

Bill Introduced to Permanently Increase Thresholds for Subchapter V, Chapter 13 Congressional supporters have renewed their push in the second term of the 119th Congress to increase the debt-eligibility limits for small business subchapter V and consumer chapter 13

Inside ABI March 2026

President’s Column I’m not a big fan of cliches, but “time flies when you’re having fun” is ringing in my ears as I write what will be my penultimate President’s Column and wondering how the months have passed so quickly since I took the gavel from Christopher A. Ward

Legislative Highlights February 2026

Congress Passes “Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act” The House of Representatives passed (voice vote) S. 3424, the “Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025,” 1 to double the compensation payable to chapter 7 trustees in no-asset cases, extend the sunset

Inside ABI December 2025

Event Roundup ABI’s Annual Health Care Program Returns to DC ABI’s Health Care Program, a one-of-a-kind conference focusing on the future of health care and the latest on restructurings in this critical industry, returned to its roots in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22-23 at

Inside ABI November 2025

President’s Column One of the questions that I’m always happy to hear, and one of the questions that makes me the happiest to answer, is this: “How do I get more involved with ABI?” I’ve put together a nonexclusive list of suggestions in this month’s column. Member

Inside ABI October 2025

Event Roundup Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop Convenes in Chocolate Town, U.S.A. This year’s Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, geared toward practitioners in the Mid-Atlantic region, was held Aug. 18-20 in Hershey, Pa., at the family-friendly Hershey Lodge. Attendees