forthcoming in the Yale Law Journal Forum . Both pieces are available here .
Kristina Stanger of Nyemaster Goode , PC in Des Moines , Iowa was appointed to the ABI Board of Directors .
David Stratton joined Whiteford Taylor & Preston as Senior Counsel in its Wilmington office , after 33 years at Pepper Hamilton LLP and then Troutman Pepper Hamilton & Sanders LLP .
Albert Togut was invited to join the the RAND Corporation and its Kenneth Feinberg Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation ( and is now on the Board ) that , in part , studies the use of defective products or exposure to hazardous substances that can cause widespread injury and economic loss .
Brian Walsh was appointed to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri , effective January 16 , 2023 .
David Wender was recently elected to his first term on the American Bankruptcy Institute Board of Directors
Bob Wessels was appointed as Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau . Mayor Kolff of Dordrecht presented the decorations to Wessels for his longstanding contribution to the advancement of private law and in particular insolvency law in the Netherlands , Europe and beyond .
Travis Torrence won the Texas Minority Counsel Program ’ s Corporate Counsel of the Year Award , which recognizes an inhouse attorney who has opened doors for Texas minority , women , and LGBTQ + attorneys by promoting diversity within their legal department or company , by consistently hiring diverse attorneys in private practice to perform legal work on behalf of their company , and by engaging in mentorship and volunteerism with the Bar or community to foster diversity in the legal profession . Torrence was also ranked # 1 on INvolve - The Inclusion People ’ s Global Top 100 Outstanding LGBT + Future Leaders Role Model list .
Tara Twomey was appointed as the new Director of the U . S . Trustee Program at the Department of Justice .
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