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| A HISTORY OF GROWTH AND COMMITMENT
The ABI Endowment Fund was created in 1989 to provide resources for research and education. Named to honor late Vice President - Development Tony Schnelling, the Endowment funds work that no other bankruptcy organization can or will do. With ABI's stature as our industry’s leader, it's ABI's responsibility to lead the way in giving back to the profession. In all, the Endowment has awarded more than $3 million in grants, prizes and scholarships since its first award in 1990. There's so much more to do, and with your help, we can do it.
YOUR DONATIONS AT WORK
Has the ACA Affected Bankruptcy Filing Rates?
An empirical study is underway to examine whether the expansion of Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had a correlative effect on the rate of consumer bankruptcy filings across the country. The study, “Consumer Bankruptcy and The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Placebo or Panacea?” is a groundbreaking look at these issues and will take place over 2-3 years with the results to inform how to reform the ACA.
What’s the Effect of Financial Education on Distressed Consumers?
The study will test whether original, re-conceived consumer education materials have a positive effect on the financial health of struggling individuals. The empirical study “allows us to link dollars spent on various legal interventions and the incidence of bankruptcy filings,” according to the researchers.
How Should Chapter 11 Be Modernized for the 21st Century?
This was ABI’s most ambitious research project ever: three years of study by 20 of the top thought leaders in the community, aided by hundreds of other senior professionals from the bench, bar and academia. The 400-page final report, drafted by Reporter Michelle M. Harner, a law professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, details more than 200 discrete recommendations for reform. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cited the Report in its holding in its Yellowstone opinion on Nov. 28.
EACH AND EVERY YEAR, THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS THE FOLLOWING:
St. John’s University LL.M. in Bankruptcy Scholarship: The American Bankruptcy Institute Endowment Fund awards a $15,000 annual scholarship to a student from St. John’s University School of Law’s LL.M. in Bankruptcy program based on the student’s credentials, demonstrated interest in bankruptcy law and potential for success in the field. The Endowment has awarded $200,000 since the fall of 2000. The first recipient of the LL.M. Scholarship was Douglas E. Deutsch, who is now a partner at Clifford Chance LLP in New York and serves as ABI’s VP-Education.
Robert M. Zinman Resident Scholar Program: ABI provides funding for a top academic to serve a semester in residence at ABI in pursuit of writing, education and research.
Moot Court Competition: The Endowment provides cash prizes for the Duberstein Memorial Moot Court Competition, now in its 25th year.
Corporate Restructuring Competition: The Endowment provides cash prizes for this annual MBA case competition, held at The Wharton School.
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| WE NEED YOUR HELP TO CONTINUE TO COMMIT TO ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS |
EASY WAYS TO GIVE:
• Pledge and pay over five years • Join Monthly Giving Program • Pledge or pay online • Donate with your annual dues payment • Planned Giving and Stock Donations • Be an auction donor • Designate the Endowment to receive residual funds • Choose us on Amazon Smile • Ask your firm to match your donation • Designate ABI for Combined Federal Campaign • Get involved in your region • Attend or sponsor Endowment Events • Donate book royalties |
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| A special thank you to our newest Monthly Giving Program Donors |
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 Jon Lieberman
Sottile & Barile,
Attorneys at Law
“I wanted to express my lifelong commitment to ABI. By automatically giving each month for the rest of my life, it allows me to do just that. In this way, I can actually give more to ABI than through a one‑time contribution.” |
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 Nancy Rapoport
William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV
“Among the things I'm thankful for is the research that the ABI Endowment supports—this is nonpartisan, high-quality research that moves our profession forward, and being able to give monthly to the Endowment is the easiest way to support ABI!” |
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Newest Donor roll
ABI thanks the latest donors who have joined a special group dedicated to advancing research of interest to the bankruptcy community.
In Memory of Steven A. Schwaber
Geoffrey L. Berman (Development Specialists, Inc.), Richard Carmody (Adams and Reese LLP), Edward T. Gavin (Gavin/Solmonese LLC), Nancy Rapoport (William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV)
New Millennium Level ($50K)
Robert P. Reynolds
Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC
New Visionary Member ($20K)
Jerry M. Markowitz
Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty Hartog, P.A.
New Legacy Members ($15K)
Donald A. Workman
BakerHostetler
New Benefactors ($5K)
Teresa C. Kohl
SSG Capital Advisors, LLC
Christopher A. Ward
Polsinelli
New Sustaining Member ($2K)
Paul H. Deutch
Rust Omni
Thomas M. Horan
Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC
SM Financial Services Corporation
Jane Mitnick and Steven Mitnick
Melissa A. Youngman
Melissa A. Youngman, P.A.
New Leadership Club ($1K)
Hon. Kevin J. Carey
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware
Professor Lois R. Lupica
University of Maine School of Law
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Endowment Hockey Event
Please join us for holiday fun at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on December 21, 2016, for a night of great hockey and fun networking in a luxury suite generously donated by Gavin/Solmonese, complete with food and open bar. This event is sure to be a sell‑out!
Sponsored by: McGuireWoods LLP, Polsinelli and Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
EVENT RECAPS
November was a busy month for Endowment Events! The Houston event, held at The Grove, was a huge success, with over 100 attending. There were also sold-out dinners held in Baltimore and LA. The Corporate Restructuring Competition at Wharton was held on Nov. 11. Look for details on these events, as well as Endowment activities from the Winter Leadership Conference, in the December edition of Developments.
Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the ABI Endowment every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the Endowment Fund.
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Endowment Fund Development Committee
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Vice President—Development:
Edward T. Gavin
Gavin/Solmonese LLC
Committee Members:
Richard S. Lauter
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Jerry M. Markowitz
Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.
Robert P. Reynolds
Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC
Mitch Ryan
Donlin, Recano & Co., Inc.
Kelly Beaudin Stapleton
Alvarez & Marsal
Christopher A, Ward
Polsinelli
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Regional Endowment Chairs
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Mid-Atlantic
Chair: Christopher A. Ward – Polsinelli
Charles Forman – LeClairRyan, PC
Neil B. Glassman – Bayard, P.A.
Thomas M. Horan – Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin, LLC
Warren Martin – Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC
Richard M. Meth – Fox Rothschild LLP
Midwest
Co-Chair: Claire Ann Resop – Steinhilber Swanson LLP
Co-Chair: Mark G. Stingley – Bryan Cave LLP
Daniel A. DeMarco – Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Reginald W. Jackson – Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Richard S. Lauter – Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
James A. Lodoen – Lindquist & Vennum LLP
Scott Y. Stuart – Esquify, Inc.
Sheryl L. Toby – Dykema Gossett PLLC
New England
Chair: Jeffrey T. Varsalone – CBIZ MHM, LLC
New York Metro
Co-Chair: Lisa G. Beckerman – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Co-Chair: Allen D. Wilen – EisnerAmper LLP
Rocky Mountain
Co-Chair: Annette W. Jarvis – Dorsey &
Whitney LLP
Lynne Long – Summit Investment
Management LLC
South
Chair: Robert P. Reynolds – Reynolds,
Reynolds & Little, LLC
Lawrence R. Ahern III – Brown & Ahern
Chip Bowles – Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
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Richard P. Carmody – Adams and Reese LLP
Rudy J. Cerone – McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC
Craig M. Geno – Craig M. Geno, PLLC
Jennifer B. Kimble – Prime Clerk
Stephen P. Wheelis – Wheelis & Rozanski, APLC
Southeast
Chair: Jerry Markowitz – Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.
Terri L. Gardner – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
Neil C. Gordon – Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Jennifer McLemore – Christian & Barton, LLP
Jennifer M. Meyerowitz – Olofson Technology Partners
Edward J. Peterson, III – Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser, PA
Lynn Lewis Tavenner – Tavenner & Beran, PLC
Glenn Thompson – Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin, PLLC
Texas & Southwest
Co-Chair: Jason S. Brookner – Gray Reed & McGraw, PC
Co-Chair: Scott Van Meter – Berkeley Research Group, LLC
Thomas H. Grace – Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Jordan A. Kroop – Perkins Coie LLP
John Penn – Perkins Coie LLP
Thomas J. Salerno – Stinson Leonard Street LLP
West
Co-Chair: Mitch Ryan – Donlin Recano & Company, Inc.
Matthew Gates – Duff & Phelps, LLC
Scott Gautier – Robins Kaplan LLP
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