Thursday, October 29, 2026
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
 
 
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks — Judge John Kolwe, W.D. Louisiana / Dedication of Conference to P.K. Wallace and R.L. Landreneau
John Kolwe
 
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Recent Developments: An Overview of National and Circuit Decisions of Interest
Louis Phillips Bill Rochelle
 
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break
 
 
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Recent Developments in Louisiana – Case Update
Louis Phillips
 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Options for Distressed Family Farms & Family Fishermen: Chapter 12 & Subchapter V
Conner Dillon Todd Johns Stephen Wheelis
 
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM
Lunch (Provided)
 
 
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Business Track: Getting It Right from the Start — Bid-Procedures, Auctions & Sales in Chapter 11
Ben Kadden Christopher López
 
Consumer Track: Consumer Case Update
Stephen Wheelis Keith Lundin
 
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Consumer Track: Chapter 13 Trustee Panel
Dinorah Gonzalez Daven Hill John Hodge Karie Fahrenholz Ernest Hastings
 
Business Track: Free-Fall Filings & Unwanted Surprises
Meredith Grabill Mark Mintz David Waguespack
 
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break
 
 
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Brown Inn of Court: Annual Meeting
 
 
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Annual Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Kelly Hart and the Brown Inn of Court
 
 
Friday, October 30, 2026
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
 
 
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Recent Developments: An Overview of National and Circuit Decisions and Louisiana Decisions of Interest (continued)
Bill Rochelle Louis Phillips
 
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
 
 
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Do My Eyes Deceive Me? Evolving Approaches to Foundational Proof to Admit Text Messages, Social Media Posts, and Synthetic Media as Evidence
Brooke Altazan Albert Derbes, IV Bradley Knapp Christopher López
 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Dazed & Pro Se
Meredith Grabill
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch (Provided)
 
 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged or Confidential Information: Can You Get the Toothpaste Back in the Tube or Is It Just a Real Mess? [Ethics]
Dwayne Murray Frederick Bunol Michael Crawford Samantha Oppenheim
 
2:10 PM - 3:25 PM
Plenary: Consumer & Commercial Speedround
Meredith Grabill Louis Phillips Jenny Abshier Ben Kadden Mark Mintz