2018 All-Iowa Bankruptcy Seminar 

The Iowa Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and Bankruptcy Seminars, Inc. will be jointly presenting their respective annual bankruptcy conferences on Thursday and Friday, September 27 and 28, 2018 at the Doubletree by Hilton, Cedar Rapids in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A block of rooms is available for $114 per night on a first-come-first served basis. Contact the hotel at 319-731-4444 to reserve.

By jointly presenting the IAFBA's 37th Annual Bankruptcy Conference with BSI's 48th Annual Barbara Everly Bankruptcy Seminar, all of Iowa's bankruptcy practitioners will get the best of both conferences at one time and location. This year's lineup includes 11.75 hours of CLE credit, including 2 ethics hours.

This years lineup includes a number of speakers on the latest topics of interest to all consumer, business, debtor and creditor bankruptcy practitioners. Conference registration also includes lunch and dinner on Thursday, breakfast on Friday morning, and access throughout the conference to the hospitality suite. 

In an effort to keep costs down and to be as "green" as possible, the All-Iowa Bankruptcy Conference 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. Flash drives containing the materials will also be available at the conference. Bound hard copies of the conference materials will be available for those willing to pay an additional $40.00 during the online registration process, to cover the additional printing and binding costs.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27^th

8:00 a.m.  REGISTRATION BEGINS

8:45 a.m. WELCOME AND PROGRAM NOTES

9:00 a.m. CASELAW UPDATE

Honorable Charles L. Nail, Jr., Chief Bankruptcy Judge, District of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Honorable Anita L. Shodeen, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa         

10:00 a.m. WHAT DOES AN IN-HOUSE LAWYER LOOK FOR IN  OUTSIDE COUNSEL      

Abbe Stensland, Chief Risk Officer, Central State Bank

10:30 a.m.  BREAK

10:45 a.m. FARM PANEL DISCUSSION

Honorable Thomas L. Saladino, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, District of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska

Donald Swanson, Koley Jessen, PC, Omaha, Nebraska

Larry Eide, Pappajohn Shriver Eide & Nielsen, P.C., Mason City, Iowa

11:45 a.m. SELF-EMPLOYED DEBTORS

L. Ashley Zubal, Office of the U.S. Trustee, Des Moines, Iowa

12:15 p.m. LUNCH      (Included in Registration Fee)

1:15 p.m. BITCOIN, BLOCKCHAIN, and BANKRUPTCY

Srikant Mikkilineni, Brick Gentry, P.C., Des Moines, Iowa 

Krystal Mikkilineni, Bradshaw Fowler Proctor & Fairgrave, Des Moines, Iowa

2:15 p.m. THE ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF VALUING ASSETS

 Honorable Cynthia A. Norton, Chief  Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri

3:15 p.m.   BREAK

3:30 p.m.  ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND HOW TO PROVE YOUR CASE

Honorable Shon Hastings., Chief Bankruptcy Judge, District of North Dakota, Fargo, North Dakota

4:30 p.m.   CHAPTER 13 PANEL DISCUSSION

Carol F. Dunbar, Chapter 12 and 13 Trustee Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa

Liz Goodman,  Attorney for the Chapter 13 Trustee, Southern District of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa

Steve Klesner, Johnston, Stannard, Klesner, Burbidge & Fitzgerald, P.L.C., Iowa City, Iowa

John VanDeVelde, Buckrop & VanDeVelde, P.C.,  Rock Island, Illinois

Derek Hong, Hong Law, PLC, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

5:30 p.m. ADJOURN  -  Hospitality Suite will be open

6:30 p.m. DINNER     (Included in Registration Fee)

                               

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28^th

 7:15 – 8:30 a.m.  BREAKFAST  (Included in Registration Fee)

 8:00 a.m.:   AUTOMATIC STAY VIOLATIONS

Eric W. Lam,  Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

9:00 a.m. THE IOWA DISCIPLINARY PROCESS – ANOVERVIEW OF THE ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARYBOARD AND THE GRIEVANCE COMMISSION

Eric W. Lam, Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Joseph E. Schmall, Bradley & Riley, P.C., Cedar Rapids, Iowa

10:00 a.m. CLERK’S OFFICE UPDATE            

Megan Weiss, Acting Clerk of Bankruptcy Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa

Julie Hubbell, Deputy Bankruptcy Clerk Northern District of Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Sharon Mullin, Chief Deputy Bankruptcy Clerk Northern District of Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Andrea Weichers, Deputy Bankruptcy Clerk Southern District of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa

10:30 a.m.  ETHICS: 707(b)(4)(D)

 Honorable Charles L. Nail, Jr., Chief Bankruptcy Judge,  District of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

11:30 a.m.     RULES, RULES, and MORE RULES 

Honorable Lee M. Jackwig, Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa

12:00            TIPS FROM CHAMBERS

Jessica Uhlenkamp, Heidman Law Firm, Sioux City, Iowa

Abram Carls, Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Krystal Mikkilineni, Bradshaw Fowler Proctor & Fairgrave, Des Moines, Iowa

 

12:30 p.m.  JUDGES’ PANEL

1:00 p.m.  ADJOURN   

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