Bankruptcy Section
SECTION UPDATE
Bankruptcy Section
By M. Regina Thomas United States Bankruptcy Court regina _ thomas @ ganb. uscourts. gov
Over 90 section members attended the annual Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Year in Review CLE program which took place on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Capital City Club. The morning CLE program featured Honorable Paul W. Bonapfel, United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia, Harris Winsberg, Troutman Sanders LLP, Beth Anne Harrill, Law Clerk to the Hon. Paul W. Bonapfel and Karen D, Visser, Law Clerk to the Hon. W. Homer Drake, Jr. The afternoon CLE, Commercial Law Year in Review, was presented by C. Edward Dobbs, Parker Hudson Ranier & Dobbs, LLP and Alfred S. Lurey, Kilpatrick Townsend LLP. The lunch program featured a tribute to the Hon. Margaret H. Murphy who recently retired from the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia, after 28 years of service to the bankruptcy community. Speakers included Bruce Crabtree, III, Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP, John Thomson, Jr., Cohen Pollock Merlin & Small, P. C. and Section President, John Mills, III, Barnes & Thornburg LLP.
Save the Date for the next Bankruptcy Section breakfast, on February 23, 2016. The discussion will be“ Negotiation Strategies in Commercial Cases” and will feature C. Edward Dobbs, Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLC, Ellwood“ Ebb” Oakley, III, Associate Professor of Legal Studies,
Georgia State University College of Business, and Bruce Z. Walker, Cohen Pollock Merlin & Small, P. C. Registration information will be available after the first of the year at www. atlantabar. org.
The Officers and Board members for the 2015-2016 year: John W. Mills, III( Chair), Alison Elko Franklin( Vice Chair / Chair Elect), Sage Sigler( Treasurer), Jeffrey Cavender( Secretary), Nancy J. Whaley( Immediate Past Chair), Vania Allen, Ron Bingham, Summer Chandler, Melissa Davey, Gregory Taube, Regina Thomas and Bruce Walker( Members at Large).
The Bankruptcy Section gratefully acknowledges its sponsors who make it possible to present excellent programs throughout the year: Alston & Bird, Baker Donelson, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Epiq Systems, McCalla Raymer LLC, State Bar of Georgia, Stites & Harbison PLLC, Troutman Sanders LLP, and Willamette Management Associates. We appreciate your support!
If you have ideas or suggestions for Bankruptcy Section activities or projects, please feel free to contact any of the officers or board members. We look forward to a great year and welcome your participation.
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