Product Description

MCLE’s flagship 21st Annual New England Bankruptcy Law Conference features a Judicial Panel of five bankruptcy judges from the Districts of Massachusetts and Maine, as well as leading practitioners discussing the latest trends affecting both consumer and business bankruptcy practitioners in breakout sessions. New England’s bankruptcy judges share insights on a number of recent developments in bankruptcy law and practice around the country, and the four breakout sessions address a range of important topics, including: reconciling bankruptcy and divorce, navigating jurisdictional minefields, protecting the home, and dealing with insolvent healthcare entities. Customize the Conference by choosing the breakout sessions that fit your needs and practice. Get important perspective that only experience—and the Conference —can provide. Your time is valuable; let MCLE’s distinguished panelists quickly bring you up to speed on the latest developments essential to your practice.

Agenda & Materials

• 1:00 pm–2:15 pm

  Breakout Session I (choose one)
• Consumer Panel: I Lost My Spouse and Then the House—Reconciling Bankruptcy and Divorce (webcast)

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  This panel discusses conflicts between bankruptcy law and family law, and how to resolve those conflicts. Topics include timing issues—bankruptcy first, last or at the same time; concurrent jurisdiction of the courts; ethical dilemmas in client selection; the impact of the automatic stay on divorce proceedings; dischargeability and priority of divorce obligations; and avoidance of spousal transfers.

  Lee Darst, Esq., Law Offices of Lee Darst , Hingham
  Mark G. DeGiacomo, Esq., Murtha Cullina LLP , Boston
  David B. Madoff, Esq., Madoff & Khoury LLP , Foxborough
  
• Commercial Panel: Navigating Jurisdictional Minefields

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  This panel discusses the Bankruptcy Court’s ability to hear and determine matters brought before it. Topics include establishing personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants, determining (or not) disputes arising between creditors, the enforceability of arbitration provisions, and limits on retention of jurisdiction in sale and confirmation orders.

  Charles R. Bennett, Jr., Esq., Murphy & King, PC , Boston
  Martha E. Martir, Esq., Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP , New York
  Steven C. Reingold, Esq., Saul Ewing LLP , Boston
  
• 2:15 pm–2:30 pm

  Networking & Refreshment Break
• 2:30 – 2:40 pm

  MCLE Scholar-Mentor Award Presentation

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  Donald R. Lassman of the Law Office of Donald R. Lassman in Needham is being honored as a 2019-2020 MCLE Scholar Mentor to thank him for "raising the bar" through his career-long contributions to continuing legal education and his exceptional service to the legal profession by volunteering his time and expertise to MCLE programs and publications.
• 2:40 pm–4:30 pm

  Judicial Panel

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  Hon. Christopher J. Panos, U.S. Bankruptcy Court , Worcester
  Hon. Janet E. Bostwick, U.S. Bankruptcy Court , Boston
  Hon. Melvin S. Hoffman, U.S. Bankruptcy Court , Boston
  Hon. Elizabeth D. Katz, U.S. Bankruptcy Court , Springfield
  Hon. Peter G. Cary, U.S. Bankruptcy Court , Portland
  William K. Harrington, Esq., Office of the U.S. Trustee, Regions 1 and 2 , Boston
  
• 4:30 pm–4:45 pm

  Networking & Refreshment Break
• 4:45 pm–6:00 pm

  Breakout Session II (choose one)
• Consumer Panel: We Must Protect This House! (Is Home Where You Hang Your Hat?) (webcast)

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  This panel discusses recent developments in Chapter 13 concerning loan modifications, homestead exemptions, mixed-use property, post-petition defaults on secured obligations, and the automatic stay. The speakers also update you on the “new” form Chapter 13 Plan, and share best practices and traps for the unwary.

  Kevin C. McGee, Esq., Matuzek & McGee , Worcester
  Patricia A. Remer, Esq., Office of Chapter 13 Trustee , Boston
  Tatyana Tabachnik, Esq., Demerle & Associates, PC , Boston
  
• Commercial Panel: Somebody Call a Doctor! Dealing With Insolvent Healthcare Entities

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  The panelists review issues unique to nursing homes, hospitals and other healthcare entities in financial distress. Topics include the financial stresses affecting the industry, the challenges of operating a facility during a distressed sale or wind down process, the role of state and federal agencies in a healthcare insolvency proceeding, the duties of a patient care ombudsman, and areas of concern for secured creditors and other stakeholders.

  John T. Morrier, Esq., Casner & Edwards LLP , Boston
  Paul A. Valentine, KCP Advisory Group LLC , Boston
  Keri L. Costello, Esq., Duane Morris LLP , Boston
  
• 6:00 pm–6:30 pm

  Networking Reception for Faculty & Registrants

Cochairs

Faculty