| A Few Words from ABI's New Vice President–Development, Robert Reynolds |
| Last month Robert P. Reynolds (Reynolds, Reynolds & Little LLC), was named to a two-year term as ABI Vice President-Development. We caught up with this longtime ABI member (and member of the ABI Board of Directors) at the Annual Spring Meeting. In this short video clip, he reflects upon the important role the Endowment Fund plays at ABI. |
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Yoder Memorial Golf Outing Held in Pennsylvania
On May 15, the Hartefeld National Golf Club in Avondale, Pa., hosted the 7th Annual Steven M. Yoder Memorial Golf Outing. ABI members celebrated the life of ABI member Steven M. Yoder, who passed away in 2011. Proceeds benefitted the Steven M. Yoder Children’s Trust and the ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund. Thanks go to Gavin/Solmonese LLC (Amy and Ted Gavin), Morris James LLP, Polsinelli (Christopher A. Ward), Rust Omni (Brian Osbourne and Paul Deutch), Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP (Ryan G. Foley) and Wilmington Trust for sponsoring this event.
Auction winners included Justin R. Alberto (Bayard, P.A.; Wilmington, Del.), Dan J. Courtney (Avondale, Pa.), Ryan G. Foley (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP; Philadelphia), Samuel J. Gerdano (ABI; Alexandria, Va.), Samuel T. Herzel (Wilmington, Del.), Jeremy Luzader (DLS Discovery; Wilmington, Del.), Kevin Moore (Leisawitz Heller; Reading, Pa.), Larry Taylor (Reliable; Wilmington, Del.) and Christopher A. Ward (Polsinelli; Wilmington, Del.).
Registration Open for Southwest Tequila Tasting
On Thursday, Sept. 7, there will be a special Tequila Tasting held in conjunction with ABI’s Southwest Bankruptcy Conference in San Diego. Festivities will take place at the Coronado Yacht Club—near the Hotel Del Coronado which is the site of the conference—and will feature food, drinks (tequila and others) and music by the Indubitable Equivalents. Proceeds will benefit the Endowment Fund. Thanks go to Steve Berman for his help in organizing this event, and to Steve's firm, Schumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, for their sponsorship. Firms interested in sponsoring should contact ABI Marketing Manager Sharisa Sloan at ssloan@abi.org.
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Fundraise and Drink Wine in Chicago This November
Get ready for an evening of networking with your colleagues while honoring our new ABI President Gene Wedoff on Nov. 9 in Chicago! A huge thank you goes to Richard S. Lauter (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Mark G. Stingley (Bryan Cave LLP) and Elizabeth B. Vandesteeg (Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Hammer LLP) for spearheading this event. Interested in sponsoring this event? Contact ABI Marketing Manager Sharisa Sloan at ssloan@abi.org or visit abi.org/events for more information.
Sponsors:
Bryan Cave LLP and Freeborn & Peters LLP.
Donate to the Endowment in Memory of Chip Bowles
The Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop Advisory Board, which has distinguished itself in the past by its strong 100 percent participation in support of the Endowment Fund, is launching a campaign in memory of Chip Bowles in gratitude for his contributions to ABI and the ABI Endowment. Visit abi.org/endowment for more information.
Levels of Support
Millennial Level
Contributions of $50,000 and above
30th Anniversay Circle
Contributions of $30,000 – $49,999
Century Council Members
Contributions of $25,000 – $29,999
Visionary
Contributions of $20,000 – $24,999
Legacy
Contributions of $15,000 – $19,999
Lifetime Member
Contributions of $10,000 – $14,999
Benefactor
Contributions of $5,000 – $9,999
Sustaining Member
Contributions of $2,000 – $4,999
Leadership Club
Contributions of $1,000 – $1,999
Donors
Contributions of $100 – $999
Pledges at the Leadership Club level and up are payable over up to five years.
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Endowment Fund Development Committee
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Vice President—Development:
Robert P. Reynolds
Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC
Committee Members:
Richard S. Lauter
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Jerry M. Markowitz
Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.
Bradley D. Sharp
Development Specialists, 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
Sam J. Alberts – Dentons
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
James E. Van Horn – McGuireWoods 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
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South
Chair: Robert P. Reynolds – Reynolds,
Reynolds & Little, LLC
Lawrence R. Ahern III – Brown & Ahern
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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