| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration and Check-In |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Opening Remarks |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Recent Developments: An overview of National and Circuit Decisions |
| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Post-Covid: Technology and the Courtroom Here to Stay? What is the “new normal”? |
| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help IRS, State and other government issues, including Proofs of Claim – validity, documentation and timeliness |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Update - Effects of the CARES Act - Chapter 13 Plan Extensions and Mortgage Forbearance |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | The CARES Act: Why Elect SubChapter V and Its Perks and Pitfalls Greta Brouphy - Heller, Draper & Horn, LLCMeredith Grabill - US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of LouisianaRyan Richmond - Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLCRobin De Leo - De Leo Law FirmLeo Congeni - Congeni Law Firm, LLCArmistead Long - Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis and Eagan, LLC |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Commercial Breakout - Future of Chapter 11 in Louisiana including oil & gas, choice of sub chapter, venue selection, etc. | Consumer Breakout - Chapter 13 Recent Developments and Case Update |
| 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | Chapter 13 Brain Teasers, Nightmares, and Black Holes Sticky issues with no clear answer – including community property; Jointly Administered and severed cases; post petition divorce |
| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | The Lightning Round - Short Sessions on Long Topics - Lien Avoidance and Cancelation of Judgments
- No Stay Here!
- Holding collateral seized prepetition.
- A discussion of City of Chicago v. Fulton and its implications.
- “With respect to” – 362(c)(3)(A) – Split Circuits – So when does the stay really terminate?
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| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Judge Jerry A. Brown Bankruptcy American Inn of Court |
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration and Check-In |
| 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Recent Developments (Continued) |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Valuation in a Pandemic, Personal Guaranties and Post Confirmation Issues/Management Brooke Altazan - Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLCMeredith Grabill - US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of LouisianaDouglas Draper - Heller, Draper & Horn, L.L.C.David Waguespack - Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLCStewart Peck - Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Evidence – A Discussion on How to Gather, Present and Use Evidence in Making Your Case in Bankruptcy Court |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Student Loans – Payment of Loans/Interest in Chapter 13 and Discharge Update |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Ethics – Professional Retention Issues |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Professionalism |
| 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | Judges Panel - Policies, Procedures, and A Hint of Substance – The Post Pandemic View – An Interactive Discussion |
