Join the Fellows of the Seventh Circuit for their annual Seminar on October 18, 2024.  The seminar is free for all attendees and will be held at the Jenner & Block Conference Center at 353 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60654.

The program will consist of 5 panels discussing the national year in review, developments in subchapter V, chapter 11 – is it better the second time around, hot topics in consumer bankruptcies and ethical pitfalls in bankruptcy. Lunch will be provided, featuring keynote speaker Professor Willam Baude of the University of Chicago Law School. Attendees will be offered a complimentary ticket for an architectural tour on the Chicago River.  Only twenty tickets are available for the tour, so early registration is encouraged!

CLE & CPE Credit: This program is pending approval for CLE and CPE credit in Illinois. We will be applying for CLE and CPE credit in Wisconsin, Indiana, and other states where registrants are located

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (All times are listed in Central Time)

Registration (8:15 to 8:45 AM)

Welcome and Introduction (8:45 to 9:00 AM)

National Year in Review (Plenary, 9:00 to 10:00 AM)

Prof. Ralph Brubaker, University of Illinois College of Law, Chicago, IL
Prof. Anthony J. Casey, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL
Prof. Adrian Walters, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL

Break (10:00 to 10:15 AM)

Developments in Subchapter V Reorganization (Plenary, 10:15 to 11:15 AM)

Judge James M. Carr, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Indianapolis, IN
William L. Norton III, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Nashville, TN.
Neema Varghese, NV Consulting Services LLC, Chicago, IL

Lunch and Keynote Speaker (11:15 AM to 12:15 PM)

Prof. William Baude, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL

Hot Topics in Consumer Bankruptcies (Breakout, 12:15 to 1:15 PM)

Edward C. Boltz, Law Offices of John T. Orcutt, P.C., Durham, NC
M. Erik Clark, Borowitz & Clark, West Covina, CA
John M. Hauber, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee of the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
Mark S. Zuckerberg, Bankruptcy Law Office of Mark S. Zuckerberg, Indianapolis, IN

Chapter 11 – Is it Better the Second Time Around? (Breakout, 12:15 to 1:15 PM)

Carrianne Basler, AlixPartners, Chicago, IL
Melissa Kibler, Accordion, Chicago, IL
Felicia Gerber Perlman, McDermott Will & Emery, Chicago, IL

Break (1:15 to 1:30 PM) 

Ethical Pitfalls in Bankruptcy (1:30 to 2:30 PM) 

Prof. Douglas G.  Baird, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL
Melissa M. Root, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL
Katherine Stadler, Godfrey & Kahn, Madison, WI