NO CLE - Very Good Debates

John W. Lucas, Moderator
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; San Francisco
Judicial Debate
Resolved: Structured dismissals of chapter 11 cases must always follow the Bankruptcy Code's priority structure.
Pro: Hon. August B. Landis
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Las Vegas
Con: Hon. Deborah L. Thorne
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago
Business Debate
Resolved, a company deriving income indirectly from marijuana sales that are legal under state law should be eligible for relief under the Bankruptcy Code.
Pro: Daniel J. Garfield
McAllister Law Office P.C.; Denver
Con: Candace C. Carlyon
Morris Polich & Purdy LLP; Henderson, Nev.
Consumer Debate
Resolved: The filing of a Proof of Claim, for a debt on which the statute of limitations has run, is a violation of the FDCPA.
Pro: Stephen E. Berken
Berken and Associates; Denver
Con: Alane A. Becket
Becket & Lee, LLP; Malvern, Pa.