LIVE EVENT: 40th Annual Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Seminar (Live Webcast and In-Person)
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40th Annual Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Seminar

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section

Thursday, February 10 – Saturday, February 12, 2022

**In-Person and Webcast Attendance

The Coeur d’Alene Resort
115 S. 2nd Street – Coeur d’Alene

13 CLE credits of which 1.0 is Ethics

Standard Registration:                                                  $400

Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section Members:      $350

Paralegals and Court Staff:                                          $200

Law Students:                                                               $50

Take Advantage of the Section Membership Registration Benefits Now: Join the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section for only $30.

Join the Idaho State Bar Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section for their 40th Annual Bankruptcy Seminar that will be held at the beautiful Coeur d’Alene Resort.  The seminar will feature nationally recognized speakers on bankruptcy and jurists from the Idaho and Washington bankruptcy bench who will present on various aspects of bankruptcy law and practice.

UPDATE - Jan. 25th:  There is now a webcast option available for those that cannot travel to Coeur d'Alene.  If you wish to register for the webcast, please use this platform.  If you wish to register to attend in person, please use this link

If you wish to change your registration from in person to webcast you must email Dayna Ferrero at dferrero@isb.idaho.gov

Program Agenda

**All Time are Pacific on This Agenda**

Thursday, February 10

1:00 p.m        Welcome
                              
Patrick J. Geile, Foley Freeman, PLLC

1:15 p.m.       Case Law Review
                   
          Kyle A. Engels, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho

                              Erin M. Hanson, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho                          

                              Suzanne J. Hickok, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho

                              Carol K. Mills, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho

2:30 p.m.     Break

2:45 p.m.     NABT/NACBA Policy Discussion

                              Tara Twomey, National Consumer Law Center and National Consumer ?

                              B?ankruptcy Rights Center

                             N. Neville Reid, Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP

4:00 p.m.     Afternoon Break

4:15 p.m.     Debtor’s Prison – A History of the Bankruptcy Code

                              Hon. Frederick P. Corbit, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Washington

5:15 p.m.     Adjourn

6:30 p.m.     Speakers Dinner

Friday, February 11

8:00 a.m.     Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.     Mock Trial  

                            Matthew T. Christensen, Johnson May

                            Brent W. Wilson, Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP

10:00 am.     Morning Break

10:15 a.m.   Message from our Sponsor Stretto/Bestcase

                             George Vogl, Stretto

10:45 a.m.   Interaction Between State and Federal Courts

                             Hon. Robyn M. Brody, Idaho Supreme Court

                             Hon. Candy W. Dale, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho

12:00 p.m.   Lunch – On Your Own

1:30 p.m.     Jeopardy

                             J.B. Evans, Stoel Rives, LLP

2:15 p.m.     U.S. Bankruptcy Court Clerk’s Office Update

                           Hon. Joseph M. Meier, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho

                          Stephen Kenyon, Clerk of the Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho                           

3:00 p.m.     Break

3:15 p.m.     Breakout Sessions

                   Paralegal Break Out – U.S. Bankruptcy Court Clerk’s Office Update

                             Hailey Stevason, Operations Specialist, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho

                             Lynette Parson, Operations Analyst, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho

                   Creditor-Break Out – Proof of Claim Basics

                             Beth L. Coonts, J.R. Simplot Company

                   Debtor Break Out –

                             Tecla E. Druffel, TED BK, PLLC

                             Alexandra O. Caval, Caval Law Office, P.C.

4:15 p.m.     Marathon Revisited – Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction: Where We Go From Here

                             Jessica G. McKinlay, University of Idaho College of Law

5:15 p.m.     Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section Business Meeting

6:30 p.m.     Hosted Cocktail Reception – Sponsored by Foley Freeman, PLLC

7:00 p.m.     Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section Awards Banquet

Saturday, February 12

8:00 a.m.     Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.     Legislative Update

                             Sen. Michelle Stennett, Idaho Senate Minority Leader, Legislative District 26

9:30 am.      Update on Ethics

                              Prof. Benjamin Cover, University of Idaho College of Law

10:30 a.m.   Morning Break

10:45 a.m.   Judges’ Panel

                              Hon. Joseph M. Meier, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho
                              Hon. Noah G. Hillen, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho

                              Hon Frederick P. Corbit, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Washington

                             Hon. Jim D. Pappas, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho

12:00 p.m.      Program Adjourns

 

Seminar Information
Date Presented:
February 12, 2022 9:30 AM Mountain
Length:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Idaho State Bar
Total MCLE Credits: 13.00
Including Ethics: 1.00