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South Texas College of Law
BANKRUPTCY LAW CONFERENCE

April 10, 2003 - Houston, Texas
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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 7.25 MCLE hours,
including 1 hour of legal ethics.

Accredited by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Bankruptcy.


Thursday, April 10, 2003

8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • Professor Jean Powers, Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law


Moderator:
Fred Wahrlich, Floyd, Isgur, Rios & Wahrlich, P.C.

8:45 Exemption Planning - - How far can you go?
(includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
  • Matthew Hoffman, Law Offices of Matthew Hoffman - Houston

9:15 Fiduciary Duties of Officers and Directors or "How Many Angels Can Dance in the Zone of Insolvency?"
  • Patty Tomasco, Brown McCarroll, L.L.P. - Austin

9:45 Officer and Director Liability Insurance:
"Now You See It, Now You Don't"
  • John E. West, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. - Houston

10:15 Morning Break
10:30 Treasure Hunting - - What Every Bankruptcy Attorney Should Know About Tracing
  • Robert E. Ogle, Huron Consulting Group - Houston

11:00 Is it the Trustee's or Mine?
Derivative Claims in Bankruptcy
  • Randall A. Rios, Floyd, Isgur, Rios & Wahrlich, P.C. - Houston

11:30 Lunch Break (pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)
11:45 Lunch Presentation
Solving the Unsolved Puzzle - - Resolution of Mass Tort Claims with Bankruptcy
Moderator:
  • Thomas S. Henderson, Floyd, Isgur, Rios & Wahrlich, P.C. - Houston
Panelists:
  • Sandy Esserman, Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, P.C. - Dallas
  • Randall A. Rios, Floyd, Isgur, Rios & Wahrlich, P.C. - Houston
  • Samuel M. Stricklin, Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P. - Dallas

12:45 After Lunch Break


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1:00 10 Things Bankruptcy Lawyers Do that Will Get Them Sued
(Ethics topic)
  • Brett Wagner, Doherty Long Wagner, L.L.P. - Houston

1:30 Are You Working for Free? Payment of Attorney Fees for Criminal Counsel when in Bankruptcy
  • Joel M. Androphy, Berg & Androphy - Houston
2:00 Current Issues in the Oversight of Bankruptcy Cases - - Administrative and Criminal
  • Richard W. Simmons, United States Trustee Office - Houston
2:30 Afternoon Break
2:45 Individual Liability Springing from Corporate Malfeasance and/or Default
  • Leonard H. Simon, Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P. - Houston

3:15 Chapter 13 - - How Super is the Super Discharge; Bad Faith Filing Issues
(includes .25 hour of legal ethics)
  • Marjorie A. Payne Britt, Marjorie Payne Britt, P.C. - Houston

3:45 Proposed Changes in Local Bankruptcy Rules
  • Hon. Karen K. Brown, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas - Houston

4:15 Judges Panel:
* ECF Update
* Courtroom Procedures
* What the Judges are Sending to the U.S. Attorney
  • Hon. Karen K. Brown, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas - Houston
  • Hon. Letitia Z. Clark, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas - Houston
  • Hon. William R. Greendyke, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas - Houston
  • Hon. Manuel D. Leal, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas - Houston

5:00 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours = 7.25, including 1 hour of legal ethics




This CLE course is being held in conjunction
with the one-day
Business Crimes and Civil Reponsibility CLE course
April 11, 2003.
Attend both conferences and receive a total of 13.75 MCLE hours,
including 2.75 hours of legal ethics at a reduced tuition rate.

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