| Endowment-Funded Study to Look at Effect of ACA |
The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund recently commissioned an empirical study 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 ground-breaking look at these issues and will take place over 2-3
years with the results to be published in the ABI Law Review.
The principal researchers for the study are Prof. Brook E. Gotberg of the University of Missouri School of Law and Prof. Michael D. Sousa of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. “Finding a preliminary answer to this question may have great ramifications on the perceived success or failure of the nation’s health care system as well on the bankruptcy system’s social insurance function to thousands of consumer debtors who suffer under the weight of medical debt,” according to Gotberg and Sousa.
Funding such studies continues to be one of the Endowment’s primary missions: to provide resources for research in a variety of bankruptcy-related topics. A full listing of the major studies that have been funded can be found at www.abi.org/endowment.
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| ABI Members to Network and Raise Funds for Research, Grants and Scholarships |
An Evening at the Grove
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016
Join us as we present a conversation with Chief Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones and Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur (U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Tex.)) at 6:00 pm, followed by a networking reception to benefit the ABI Endowment Fund beginning at 7:00 pm. |
The Grove
1611 Lamar St., Houston, TX
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| Sponsored by: AlixPartners LLP, Andrews Kurth LLP, Baker Botts, LLP, Conway MacKenzie, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Dykema Cox Smith, Forshey & Prostok, LLP, Gardere, Gray Reed & McGraw, PC, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Hoover Slovacek LLP, Jackson Walker LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Loeb & Loeb LLP, McGuireWoods LLP, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Polsinelli, Porter & Hedges, LLP, Snow Spence Green LLP and Vinson & Elkins LLP. |
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Western Region Endowment Wine Dinner
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016
ABI is again joining forces with Upstairs 2 at Los Angeles’s premier wine purveyor — the Wine House. The Chef de Cuisine will custom-design a multi-course wine-pairing dinner to bring you an unparalleled dining experience. |
Upstairs2
2311 Cotner Ave., Los Angeles, CA
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| Sponsored by: Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc., FTI Consulting, Inc., KCC, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Polsinelli, Robins Kaplan LLP, Rust Omni, Sierra Constellation Partners, LLC and Smiley Wang-Ekvall, LLP. |
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Baltimore ABI Endowment Event
Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016
Come enjoy an evening of networking, delicious food and wine while supporting the Endowment Fund! ABI has reserved a private area at Wit & Wisdom, where you will enjoy a beautiful view of the Baltimore Harbor. All proceeds will benefit the ABI Endowment Fund. |
Wit & Wisdom
200 International Dr., Baltimore, MD
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| Sponsored by: Berkeley Research Group, LLC, McGuireWoods LLP, EisnerAmper LLP, Cole Schotz P.C., Saul Ewing LLP and Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP. |
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Endowment Hockey Event
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016
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! |
Washington Capitals vs.
Philadelphia Flyers
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| Sponsored by: McGuireWoods LLP and Polsinelli. |
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New Donor roll
ABI thanks the latest donors who have joined a special group dedicated to advancing research of interest to the bankruptcy community.
New Millennium Members ($50K)
Edward T. Gavin
Gavin/Solmonese LLC
Mark G. Stingley
Bryan Cave LLP
New Visionary Member ($20K)
Alane A. Becket
Becket & Lee, LLP
New Legacy Members ($15K)
Samuel J. Gerdano
American Bankruptcy Institute
Brian L. Shaw
Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC
James Patrick Shea
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
New Lifetime Members ($10K)
Douglas L. Lutz
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Jeffrey N. Pomerantz
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Hon. Deborah L. Thorne
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District Illinois
Eugene R. Wedoff
Sole practice
New Benefactors ($5K)
Douglas E. Deutsch
Clifford Chance US LLP
Jay M. Goffman
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Ronald J. Silverman
Hogan Lovells US LLP
R. Scott Williams
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A.
New Sustaining Member ($2K)
Michael L. Bernstein
Arnold & Porter LLP
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New Leadership Club ($1K)
Dennis R. Dow
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Western District of Missouri
Barbara J. Houser
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Texas
Winter Leadership Conference
Give and get noticed at ABI’s Winter Leadership Conference, December 1-3, 2016, at Terranea Resort near Los Angeles! ABI members who pledge or contribute at or above the Sustaining Member level ($2,000 and up) will be recognized at the Friday luncheon and invited to an exclusive reception following the Final Night Dinner. Proceeds from this event benefit the ABI Endowment Fund. Learn more and/or register at abiwlc.org.
Participate in the 2016 Combined Federal Campaign
Contributions to the Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund are tax-deductible. ABI is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. If you have been considering making a donation to the Endowment Fund, you may benefit by making your contribution to Combined Federal Campaign #11391. Your funds will be used to support research and education on insolvency. Please consider contributing during the current campaign season (Sept. 1-Dec. 15). Contact ABI Chief Financial Officer Kathy Sheehan at (703) 739-0800 or ksheehan@abi.org for more information.
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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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