courts have approved , but none of which are wholly consistent with the Code and Rules . The panel described the practices and then engaged in a policy discussion of ways to amend the Code to allow debtors to pay the fees postpetition , while maintaining bankruptcy court oversight and preventing abuses . Professor Nancy Rappaport , UNLV Distinguished Professor , University of Nevada , Las Vegas , Boyd School of Law , led a lively discussion on the panel , which included Areya Holder Aurzada , Holder Law P . C ., Dallas , Texas , and Joyce Bradley Babin , Standing Chapter 13 Trustee , Little Rock , Arkansas .
Friday afternoon also presented panels of general interest . Your Scholar-in- Residence ( me !) presented The Bankruptcy Jurisprudence of the Roberts Court , using a new approach for the College . The presentation was presented as a quiz , with 18 questions about the Roberts Court ’ s bankruptcy decisions , which the audience could answer through their mobile devices . Happy to say , the speaker was able to stump the audience on most of the questions !
Consistent with the College ’ s emphasis on Diversity , Equity , and Inclusion , the second Friday afternoon panel discussed Best Practices in Mentoring , with a focus on providing mentoring to diverse mentees . The Senior Fellows Committee and the DEI Committee jointly organized the panel . Harry Greenfield , was the Moderator , joined by Hon . Laurel Isicoff , S . D . Fla ., Ronald Peterson , Esq ., Jenner & Block LLP , Chicago , IL , and Demetra Liggins , Esq ., a partner at McGuireWoods LLP in Houston , Texas .
The fall luncheon meeting of the College in Austin also presented new ideas in a new format . Professor Jay L . Westbrook , Benno C . Schmidt Chair of Business Law , University of Texas at Austin , and Professor Christoph G . Paulus , Professor at the
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , are working on a new book that takes a radical new look at corporate reorganization , basing their analysis on principles of rescue and resolution , rather than the historical basis of a liquidation . Prof . Westbrook joined us in Austin , while Prof . Paulus participated by Zoom from Europe , to have a conversation , rather than a panel presentation , about the basic thesis of their work and why it points the way to a better approach to business reorganization .
The coming year promises to bring a continued focus on diversity and additional innovations . For the educational program at the next Annual Meeting in March 2024 , instead of the traditional “ Views from the Bench ,” featuring bankruptcy judges , we ’ ll present Views from the Appellate Bench , with two Court of Appeals judges and one District Court judge who have substantial bankruptcy experience , both before going on the bench and in bankruptcy appeals . A legislative aide to Senator Elizabeth Warren will discuss the Senator ’ s Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act and her proposals on third-party releases and venue , with commentary and discussion by a consumer law practitioner , a professor , and a business practitioner . Another panel will discuss the enforceability of foreign bankruptcy orders in the U . S . To help Fellows meet their DEI training requirement and to improve their DEI awareness in their practices , we will have a full session on DEI issues . Finally , the Senior Fellows Committee and the Bankruptcy History Committee will feature Bill Rochelle , author of ABI ’ s Rochelle ’ s Daily Wire , a commentary on current bankruptcy decisions , talking with senior Fellows about their diverse paths to bankruptcy practice .
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See Douglas G . Baird , Three Faces of Creditoron-Creditor Aggression , 97 Am . Bankr . L . J . 213 ( 2023 ).
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