Professional Compensation/Fees

Speakers:
Roy S. Kobert, Moderator
GrayRobinson; Orlando
1. Unbundling the Sticks: Can Debtor Counsel Limit Scope of Representation?
PRO: James H. Cossitt
James H. Cossitt, PC; Kalispell, Mont.
CON: Guy G. Gebhardt
Office of the U.S. Trustee; Atlanta

2. Eat Dirt! Can Secured Lenders be Forced to Take Title?
CON: Lynn Welter Sherman
Adams and Reese LLP; Tampa
PRO: Harley E. Riedel
Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser, PA; Tampa

3. Welcome to the Laundromat! Can 363 Orders Scrub all Future Claims?
PRO: John A. Anthony
Anthony and Partners; Tampa
CON: Elizabeth A. Green

The Final Report of the Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 is the culmination of more than two years of testimony, advisory reports and deliberations. In this 90-minute webinar, several members of the Commission and the official reporter will present the key findings as submitted to Congress. Written materials will be provided.

A timely and wide-ranging keynote discussion among leading professionals, market advisors and educators concerning current and future economic trends, predictions about the high yield and leveraged lending markets going forward and what it all means for restructuring practice in the short and long term.

Moderator:
Brian L. Shaw
Shaw, Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC

Resolved: Credit counseling received on the petition date, though after the time of the filing, satisfies the requirements of section 109(h)(1).
Speakers:
Pro: Hon. Robert D. Martin
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Wis.); Madison
Con: Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago

Resolved: Student loans should be dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Speakers:
Pro: William J. Factor
The Law Office of William J. Factor, Ltd.; Northbrook, Ill.
Con: Monette W. Cope

This panel will discuss who can get paid, for what, and why.