THE IOWA CHAPTER OF THE
FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION
32nd ANNUAL BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE
When
Thursday October 24, 2013 at 7:30 AM CDT-to-
Friday October 25, 2013 at 12:30 PM CDT
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Hotel Reservation Information
The IAFBA has reserved a limited number of rooms at the Renaissance Savery Hotel for conference attendees at a discounted rate.
Our reserved block of room at the Renaissance Savery is now full, and the hotel itself is full. The Hyatt Place, the Marriott Downtown, and the Hotel Fort Des Moines still have rooms available for Wednesday and Thursday, October 23rd and 24th.
Cancellation Policy
Full refunds will be given upon written or verbal notification prior to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday October 22, 2013 by contacting Robert Gainer or Jeffrey Goetz. Substitutions may be made at any time; please advise in advance.
The IAFBA has been approved to offer 11.25 hours of Federal and State (Iowa, Nebraska & Illinois) CLE credit, including 1 hour of Ethics.
Contact
Jeffrey GoetzIowa Chapter Federal Bar Association
goetz.jeffrey@bradshawlaw.com
515-246-5817
Robert Gainer, President
Iowa Chapter Federal Bar Association
rgainer@cutlerfirm.com
515-223-6600
Iowa Chapter - Federal Bar Association Board
Robert Gainer, President
Jeffrey Goetz, Treasurer
Paul Drey, Immediate Past President
Timothy Feeney
Brooke Van Vliet
Timothy Van Vliet
Erin Clanton
The Iowa Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will again be hosting its annual bankruptcy conference on Thursday and Friday October 24th and 25th, 2013 at the Renaissance Savery Hotel in downtown Des Moines, Iowa..
This year's Judicial Reception and Dinner will again be hosted on Thursday evening of the Conference at the Des Moines Embassy Club's "City Club" location on the 34th Floor of the Ruan Building in Des Moines.
In an effort to keep costs down, and to be as "Green" as possible, the IAFBA will provide "digital" copies of the conference materials to all conference attendees, by providing a secure URL hyperlink to download the written outlines prior to the conference, and by providing the materials on a 1 GB USB Thumb Drive to all attendees the day of the conference. Bound hard copies of the conference materials will be available for those willing to pay an additional $20.00 during the online registration process, to cover the additional printing and binding costs.
PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 24TH, 2013
7:30-7:50 Registration
7:50-8:00 Welcome/Announcements
8:00-9:00 Ethical Considerations in Chapter 7 (Ethics) - James Cossit
9:00-10:00 Bankruptcy Court Case Updates - Abbe Stensland
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Chapter 13 Panel - Liz Goodman, Mike Jankins & Nancy Thompson
11:15-12:00 What the Clerk's Office Wants you to know - Bankruptcy Clerk's Office
12:15-1:15 Lunch on your own
1:15-2:15 Assignment and Assumption of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases - Jeff Courter & Kristina Stanger
2:15-3:00 Tax Dischargability - Nicole Hughes
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:00 Chapter 12 Update - Joe Peiffer
4:00-5:00 Appellate Caselaw Update - Judge Thomas Saladino, Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska
JUDICIAL RECEPTION & DINNER -Reservations Required
6:00-6:45 Hosted Cocktail Judicial Reception
6:45-9:00 Judicial Dinner
PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 25, 2013
7:50-8:00 Welcome/Announcements
8:00-9:00 Chapter 11: Big 11, Little 11 - Jeffrey Goetz & Mark Melickian
9:00-9:30 Where the U.S. Trustee Stands: Credit Abuse, Discharge Issues & Questions - James Snyder & Janet Reasoner
9:30-10:00 - Hot Topics in Bankruptcy - Robert Gainer
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Chapter 7 Trustees Panel - Deb Petersen, Charles Smith, Don Neiman, Dallas Janssen, Bob Schlegel & Wes Huisinga
11:15-12:15 Judges Panel - Hon. Thad Collins, Hon. Lee Jackwig, Hon. Paul Kilburg, Hon. Anita Shodeen