Join your fellow bankruptcy practitioners at this year's Bankruptcy Institute for unrivaled education and discussion on a wide array of current and developing bankruptcy issues.

The program features a keynote address by former Judge Rich Leonard, who serves as Dean of Campbell Law School, and participation by all the U.S. Bankruptcy Court judges in North Carolina, as well as ABI commentator Bill Rochelle, bestselling author Brad Stulberg, and other experts and thought leaders.

INCLUDED SESSIONS

• Business Owners and Their Interests
• Merchant Cash Advance Lending
• Student Loan Discharge Issues
• Circuit Splits and Hot Topics
• Professional Responsibility
• Judges' Panel: State of the Districts
• Taking Bankruptcy International
• Farming and Bankruptcy
• Hot Topics in Chapters 7 and 13
• Criminal Investigations and Prosecution and Their Impact on Bankruptcy
• Cryptocurrency and Other Digital Assets
• Substance Abuse/Mental Health

DETAILS
In-Person Live
Friday–Saturday, December 8–9, 2023
Day 1: 7:45 AM–5:30 PM
Day 2: 7:45 AM–2:25 PM

AGENDA
Click here to view the full program agenda.

IN-PERSON LIVE LOCATION
Renaissance Asheville Downtown Hotel, 31 Woodfin Street, Asheville

HOTEL INFORMATION
Room blocks with the hotel are sold out. As an alternative hotel, The Four Points by Sheraton Asheville Downtown is within walking distance of the CLE location. Alternative accommodations can also be made through various online sites such as VRBO or Airbnb for properties in Asheville.

SPEAKERS

• Chief Judge Laura T. Beyer, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of NC, Charlotte
• Chief Judge Lena M. James, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of NC, Winston-Salem
• Judge Joseph N. Callaway, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of NC, Greenville
• Judge Benjamin A. Kahn, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of NC, Greensboro
• Judge Pamela W. McAfee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of NC, Raleigh
• Judge David M. Warren, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of NC, Raleigh
• Judge J. Craig Whitley, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of NC, Charlotte
• Benjamin Bain-Creed, U.S. Attorney's Office, Charlotte
• John C. Bircher III, Davis Hartman Wright LLP, New Bern
• Rashad Blossom, Blossom Law PLLC, Charlotte
• Blake Y. Boyette, Buckmiller Boyette & Frost PLLC, Raleigh
• Sheree Cameron, Cameron Bankruptcy Law, Raleigh
• Richard P. Cook, Cape Fear Debt Relief, Wilmington
• John Paul H. Cournoyer, U.S. Bankruptcy Administrator for the Middle District of NC, Greensboro
• John A. "Sean" Doyle, MCNC, Raleigh
• Ashley A. Edwards, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte
• Ryan Griffith, AlixPartners, Bel Air, MD
• Jason L. Hendren, Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC, Raleigh
• Jenny P. Holman, Chapter 13 Office for the Western District of NC, Charlotte
• J. Rich Leonard, Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh
• Michael L. Martinez, Grier Wright Martinez PA, Charlotte
• Robert A. "Rob" Mays, Mays Johnson Law Firm, Asheville
• Rebecca F. Redwine, Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC, Raleigh
• William J. "Bill" Rochelle III, American Bankruptcy Institute, Santa Fe, NM
• Kimberly A. Sheek, Law Office of Kimberly A. Sheek, Charlotte
• Brad Stulberg, Asheville
• Matthew P. Weiner, Poyner Spruill LLP, Raleigh

PLANNED BY
NCBA Bankruptcy Section

• Lance P. Martin, Ward and Smith PA, Asheville (Planner)
• Shelley K. Abel, U.S. Bankruptcy Administrator for the Western District of NC, Charlotte (Planning Committee)
• John C. Bircher III, Davis Hartman Wright LLP, New Bern (Planning Committee)
• Daniel C. Bruton, Bell Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem (Planning Committee)
• Dale Clemons, Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh (Planning Committee)
• Phillip M. Fajgenbaum, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte (Planning Committee)
• Koury L. Hicks, Law Offices of John T. Orcutt, Raleigh (Planning Committee)
• Robert A. "Rob" Mays, Mays Johnson Law Firm, Asheville (Planning Committee)
• Barbara Stalzer, Chapter 7 Trustee, Weaverville (Planning Committee)
• Natalia Talbot, Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC, Winston-Salem (Planning Committee)
• Margaret R. Westbrook, K&L Gates LLP, Raleigh (Planning Committee)
• John C. Woodman, Essex Richards PA, Charlotte (Planning Committee)

APPROVED CREDIT
North Carolina: 12.00 MCLE Hours

COVID-19
Masks remain optional at NCBA/NCBF in-person events, and we encourage all attendees to use good health and safety practices. The NCBA/NCBF does not provide notification of potential exposure following in-person events.

PROGRAM PRICING
See pricing below. Discounts may be available for NCBA members who are students, law professors, judges or legal services/public interest attorneys. Call CLE at 919.677.0561 for details.