Professional Compensation/Fees

Moderator:
Brian L. Shaw
Shaw, Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC

Resolved: Credit counseling received on the petition date, though after the time of the filing, satisfies the requirements of section 109(h)(1).
Speakers:
Pro: Hon. Robert D. Martin
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Wis.); Madison
Con: Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago

Resolved: Student loans should be dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Speakers:
Pro: William J. Factor
The Law Office of William J. Factor, Ltd.; Northbrook, Ill.
Con: Monette W. Cope

This panel will discuss who can get paid, for what, and why.

Chapter 13 practice is complicated, and the days when a debtor’s 13 plan was quickly confirmed are few and far between. In addition to proposing confirmable chapter 13 plans, debtors’ attorneys (and in some cases chapter 13 trustees) are litigating defective mortgage claims and contentious objections to confirmation. How can debtors’ counsel ensure that they are compensated for these complicated cases that not only sit on the bankruptcy court’s docket, but often end up on appeal?

The workshop features Chief Bankruptcy Judges Dennis R. Dow (W.D. Mo.), C. Ray Mullins (N.D. Ga.), Brendan Linehan Shannon (D. Del.), Cecilia G. Morris (S.D.N.Y), and Barbara J. Houser (N.D. Tex.), who will discuss recent circuit splits and hot topics, including the application of the absolute priority rule in individual chapter 11 cases, artificial impairment, structured dismissals, intellectual property licenses, equitable disallowance and § 502(d) issues, and more.

The workshop features Chief Bankruptcy Judges Dennis R. Dow (W.D. Mo.), C. Ray Mullins (N.D. Ga.), Brendan Linehan Shannon (D. Del.), Cecilia G. Morris (S.D.N.Y), and Barbara J. Houser (N.D. Tex.), who will discuss recent circuit splits and hot topics, including the application of the absolute priority rule in individual chapter 11 cases, artificial impairment, structured dismissals, intellectual property licenses, equitable disallowance and § 502(d) issues, and more.