14th Biennial Consumer Bankruptcy Law Conference

Presented by UK Law Continuing Legal Education

This program is designed to provide both debtor and creditor attorneys, as well as trustees, with a crucial update on consumer bankruptcy law. Some knowledge of consumer bankruptcy law and practice will be assumed. Level of instruction: Intermediate to Advanced. Suggested Prerequisite: Substantial experience or interest in subject matter.

Tentative Topics Include:

• Enhancing the Success of Chapter 13 Cases
• Practical Tax Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases
• What Bankruptcy Attorneys Should Know About RESPA and Mortgage Servicers
• Claims, Class Actions, and Arbitration Clauses
• Too Poor to File Bankruptcy
• Dealing with Mobile Homes in Bankruptcy
• The ABC's of Consumer Protection Issues and Their Intersection with Bankruptcy
• Nonbankruptcy Options for Dealing with Student Loans
• Consumer Bankruptcy Case Law Update and Bankruptcy Rule Changes
• The UCC and Bankruptcy: Back to Basics
• Best Practices for Debtors' and Creditors' Attorneys in Chapter 7 Cases
• Judge's Roundtable: Modern Practice and Procedural Issues Before the Bankruptcy Court
• Practitioner Roundtable: 60 Tips in 60 Minutes

Stites & Harbison presentation:

• "What Bankruptcy Attorneys Should Know About RESPA and Mortgage Servicers," Brian M. Bennett, Member, Stites & Harbison, Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy Service Group, Louisville, Kentucky office (with Stefanie Ebbens Kingsley, Stefanie Ebbens Kingsley Law)