updated: June 10, 2008
Boston Bar Association        
   

Third Year Anniversary Consumer BAPCPA Special

Thursday, April 17, 2008
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception to follow


Sponsored by: The Bankruptcy Law Section

This is “Jeopardy” And the Game Board is Mortgages!

The rise in securitization of mortgages and the substantial activity in the assignment of mortgage loans have generated great confusion and increasing case law. Jeopardy’s three “contestants” will choose from categories such as “Mortgage Holders,” “Mortgage Securitization,” “Note Holders,” “MERS,” “Servicers” and “Assignments.” Points will be awarded for answers to questions such as “how to determine who the correct parties are when assessing claims” “who to serve with motions for relief from automatic stay” and “who are the parties to adversary proceedings involving predatory lending claims.” 

Speakers      
                                                           
John McNicholas, Esq.
Ablitt & Charlton, PC
                                                           
Julie A. Ranieri, Esq.
Korde & Associates
                                                                       
Amy Lipman-White, Esq.
Stanton & Davis 

Beat the Clock:  Unscrambling the Deadlines and Limitations

The game show “Beat the Clock” required contestants to perform wacky tasks in 60 seconds.  In the second round, contestants were required to take scrambled words of a famous saying or quote and unscramble the phrase in 20 seconds or less. BAPCPA has inserted new provisions of the Code at §1308 which requires that chapter 13 Debtors be current on the filing of tax returns; meet various deadlines and jurisdictional thresholds.  This segment will examine the case law and local practice when the tax returns are not filed by the date of the 341, when the debt is “over the ceiling” and when the threshold requirements are not satisfied.

Speakers      
                                                           
Carolyn A.Bankowski, Esq.
Chapter 13 Trustee
           
William J. McLeod, Esq.
McLeod Law Offices                                      

Roger C. Stanford, Esq.                                                 
Stanford & Schall   
                                                                 

Survivor – Top 10 issues to confirming a Chapter 13 Plan and getting the Discharge

Contestants in the popular game “Survivor” overcome challenges to win the $1million prize.  Debtors must conquer the requirements of BAPCPA to achieve confirmation. The cases since enactment have examined many of the issues including excess disposable income, the means test and surrendered property, extending the automatic stay, etc. Update your knowledge on the top ten issues in Chapter 13.

Speakers
                                                                       
Susan I. Grossberg, Esq.         
                                                                       
Jeffrey M. Frankel, Esq.
Law Office of Jeffrey M. Frankel
                                                                                   
Gary W. Cruickshank, Esq.                                                                 


The Newlywed Game

In the Newlywed game couples married less than 3 years prove how much they really know about each other. The expert panelists will field questions about BAPCPA and prove just how much they know about Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice.

Speakers
                                                                       
Jenny L. Yandell, Esq.
Parker & Associates
                                                                       
Catherine V. Eastwood, Esq.
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP   
                                                           
Michael T. Eramo, Esq.
Law Offices of Michael T. Eramo P.C.
                                                                       
Mark C. Rossi, Esq.
Jager Smith P.C.
           
                                                           
Moderator

Nina M. Parker, Esq.                                              
Parker & Associates


Program Prices

$120 - BBA members
$155 - Non-Members
$85 - BBA Sponsoring Section Member
$65 - BBA Member Legal Services/Government Lawyer
$25 - Law Student



 


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