communities requiring assistance and advocacy related to financial distress.
Mentoring – It is undeniable that the world is more complicated, fast-paced and stressful than ever. Competing demands on our professional time have multiplied with firms and clients expecting 24 / 7 availability, immediate feedback, increasing chargeable hours and relentless client / practice development demands. Now more than ever, we need each other as a source of support, whether it’ s a referral, talking through a complex legal issue or merely to vent. The College has made significant strides in the past several years to encourage mentoring of each other and the next generation, whether through serving on Committees or participating in the Freshman Fellows Program, intended to ensure that Fellows feel integrated into the College from the get-go.
And so, keeping the mission and core values of the College in mind, the process has already begun to curate the next class of phenomenal Fellows. Note that the nomination deadline is once again early this year – June 20, 2025. Also note that we have moved the nomination package to an online form – which may be accessed here. Moving to an electronic format will significantly
streamline the nomination process and enhance the efficiency of the administrative resources necessary to process the nominations( and frankly, it is long overdue). Specific instructions may be found on the form itself and also on a solicitation email I sent out to all Fellows in early April. Any questions on the new format may be addressed to me, your respective Regent or the College’ s administrative staff.
Please think about who the next exceptional and qualified bankruptcy professional is that you know who will meaningfully contribute to the College’ s mission. Professionals of the highest level of character, integrity, professional expertise and leadership with a commitment to fostering the College’ s goals of diversity and inclusion. Professionals who are looking to actively contribute to the goals and values that historically have made the College the great institution that it is today and will continue to make the College relevant and important in the future. And also consider the future pipeline – who are the“ up and comers” that you know that might not be ready for College admission yet but are on deck to populate the next generation of restructuring superstars? The work starts now and we need each and every Fellow’ s involvement!
I want to thank the Board of Regents and administrative support staff for their tireless efforts over the past year to advance the College’ s goal of only admitting the“ best of the best”. And as I told our new Class 36 Fellows at the Induction Ceremony – you didn’ t just do a thing – you did a really big thing!!! You should be very proud of yourselves – I know we are!
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