|
|
Endowment Wine Dinner in Philly
|
| On Nov. 28, the ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund hosted a networking wine dinner at La Famiglia Ristorante in Philadelphia. Cocktails, wine and appetizers were served ahead of the dinner.
Sponsors for this event included BMS; Barnes & Thornburg LLP; EisnerAmper; Gavin/Solmonese; Fox Rothschild LLP; McGuireWoods LLP; Polsinelli; Richards, Layton & Finger, PA; Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; SSG Capital Advisors, LLC; Wilmington Trust; Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark G. Stingley Leadership Award
|
|
The Mark G. Stingley Leadership Award recognizes a member who has demonstrated extraordinary support for the Endowment in the preceding year. ABI Vice President-Development Robert P. Reynolds presented the award to this year's recipient, Jerry M. Markowitz (Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.; Miami), at the 2018 Winter Leadership Conference.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Silent Auction at WLC
ABI thanks the following members for participating in the silent auction during the Winter Leadership Conference in December. The winners included Michael L. Bernstein (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP; Washington, D.C.), Hon. Hannah L. Blumenstiel (U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Cal.); San Francisco), Dawn M. Cica (Mushkin - Cica - Coppedge; Las Vegas), Walter H. Curchack (Loeb & Loeb LLP; New York), Matthew T. Faga (Markus Williams & Young LLC; Denver), Mark E. Felger (Cozen O’Connor; (Wilmington, Del.), Robert M. Fishman (Fox Rothschild LLP; Chicago), Douglas M. Foley (McGuireWoods LLP; Washington, D.C.), Bradley S. Friedman (Ares Management; Los Angeles), ABI
Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano, Rita Kostopoulos (Kostopoulos & Associates PLLC; Warren, Mich.), Martha R. Lehman (SmithAmundsen LLC; Indianapolis), Mark Podgainy (Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC; New York) and Lisa Bittle Tancredi (Gebhardt & Smith LLP; Baltimore).
Special thanks also go to those who donated items for the silent auction at the Winter Leadership Conference: Alane A. Becket (Becket & Lee, LLP; Malvern, Pa.), Lisa G. Beckerman (Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; New York), Tinamarie Feil (BMC Group; New York), Richard S. Lauter (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Chicago), Stephen D. Lerner (Squire Patton Boggs; Cincinnati), Jerry M. Markowitz (Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.; Miami), James A. Peko (Grant Thornton LLP; New York), Claire Ann Resop (Steinhilber Swanson LLP; Madison, Wis.) and Robert P. Reynolds (Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC; Tuscaloosa, Ala.).
Give by Year’s End to Benefit the Endowment (and You!)
Make a donation to the ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund by year’s end to receive a tax benefit. Checks mailed to a charity are considered delivered on the date that you mail them. In addition, you can pay by credit card online at abi.org/endowment/ways-to-give, or call (703) 739-0800 by Dec. 31 for your donation to be considered tax-deductible for 2018. Donors at the Sustaining Member Level ($2,000) and up will be recognized at the ABI Annual Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., on April April 11-14, 2019 (registration information will be posted soon at abi.org/events). The generous support we receive from our members and the insolvency community helps ABI achieve the Endowment’s goal of funding important bankruptcy research and educational activities. Contributions to the ABI Endowment are tax-deductible. ABI is a
501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. For questions about extended payment options, contact ABI Chief Financial Officer Kathy Sheehan at ksheehan@abi.org or (703) 739-0800 for more information.
|
|
|
ABI’s Amazon Wish List
Looking for an easy and unique way to give to the ABI Endowment? Donating silent auction items is a great way to support the Endowment Fund! Don’t know what to donate? Possible items have been selected and are available for purchase at amazon.com under a special “ABI Wish List.” Pick out items now for silent auctions that will be held at upcoming conferences, and be sure to place your own bids at those conferences.
New Donors Recognized
The Endowment Fund recognizes and thanks the following for reaching new levels of giving:
Lifetime Member
David P. Leibowitz
Lakelaw
Leadership Club
Kathryn A. Coleman
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Levels of Support
Millennium Level
Contributions of $50,000 and above
30th Anniversary Circle
Contributions of $30,000 – $49,999
Century Council Member
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
Donor
Contributions of $100 – $999
Pledges at the Leadership Club level and up are payable over up to five years.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Endowment Fund Development Committee
|
|
Vice President—Development:
Robert P. Reynolds
Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC
Committee Members:
Steven M. Berman
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Richard S. Lauter
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Jerry M. Markowitz
Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.
Bradley D. Sharp
Development Specialists, Inc.
Christopher A. Ward
Polsinelli
|
 |
|
|
|
Regional Endowment Chairs
|
| |
|
Mid-Atlantic
Chair: Christopher A. Ward – Polsinelli
Sam J. Alberts – Dentons
Ryan G. Foley – Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Charles Forman – LeClairRyan, PC
Neil B. Glassman – Bayard, P.A.
Thomas M. Horan – Fox Rothschild LLP
Warren Martin – Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC
Richard M. Meth
James E. Van Horn – McGuireWoods LLP
Midwest
Chair: Richard S. Lauter – Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Daniel A. DeMarco – Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
James A. Lodoen – Lindquist & Vennum LLP
Claire Ann Resop – Steinhilber Swanson
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 – All Business Development Solutions, LLC
|
|
|
|
South
Chair: Kristina M. Johnson – Jones Walker LLP
Rudy J. Cerone – McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC
Craig M. Geno – Craig M. Geno, PLLC
James R. Irving – Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
Derek F. Meek – Burr & Forman LLP
James E. Smith – Williams Anderson PLC
Emily Campbell Taube – Burr & Forman LLP
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 – Summit Investment Management LLC
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 (US) LLP
West
Chair: Bradley D. Sharp – Development Specialists, Inc.
Matthew Gates – Duff & Phelps, LLC
Scott Gautier – Robins Kaplan
Mitch Ryan – Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
