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ABI's Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy Releases Final Report at Annual Spring Meeting
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| The ABI Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy was created in December 2016 to research and recommend improvements to the consumer bankruptcy system that can be implemented within its existing structure. After soliciting public feedback, Commission members identified nearly 50 discrete issues for study and divided these issues among three advisory committees composed of 52 bankruptcy professionals. The commissioners and committee members represent
all diverse stakeholders in the bankruptcy system.
On April 11, the Commission unveiled its final report of recommendations. Two days later, an educational session hosted by the Consumer Bankruptcy Committee was held at ABI's Annual Spring Meeting, during which panelists discussed these findings in detail. A reception was held afterward to celebrate the fruition of this Endowment-supported enterprise.
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Pictured (l-r): Hon. Elizabeth L. Perris (ret.), Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff (ret.), Prof. Robert M. Lawless and Hon. Willam Houston Brown (ret.).
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Donors Honored at the Annual Spring Meeting
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At the Saturday Luncheon of this year's Annual Spring Meeting, Vice President-Development Robert P. Reynolds (Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC) presented awards to members who have reached milestones in Endowment giving.
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David P. Leibowitz (Lakelaw)
New Lifetime Member |
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Jennifer M. McLemore (Williams Mullen)
New Sustaining Member |
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Victor Owens
(East West Bank)
New Sustaining Member |
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Ericka F. Johnson (Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP) and Jon Jay Lieberman (Sottile & Barile LLC)
New Benefactor Members |
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ASM SILENT AUCTION WINNERS
ABI thanks the following members for participating in the silent auction during the Annual Spring Meeting in April. The winners included Bernadette M. Barron (Barron Business Consulting; Chicago), J. Ford Elsaesser (Elsaesser Anderson Chtd.; Sandpoint, Idaho), Steven S. Flores (Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.; Providence, R.I.), Douglas M. Foley (McGuireWoods LLP; Washington, D.C.), Peter Hartheimer (Sherwood Partners, Inc.; New York), Hon. Mary Jo Heston (U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Wash.); Tacoma), Robert J. Keach (Bernstein Shur; Portland, Maine), Suzanne Koenig (SAK Management Services, LLC; Riverwoods, Ill.), Donald R. Lassman (Law Office of Donald R. Lassman; Needham, Mass.),
Claire Ann Resop (Steinhilber Swanson LLP; Madison, Wis.), Amanda Dalton Stafford (NextGear Capital, Inc.; Indianapolis), John W. Weiss (Alston & Bird LLP; New York) and Oliver Zurbel (BMC Group/SmartRoom; Hawthorne, Calif.).
Ford Elsaesser and his wife, Jean, won tickets to see the Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals.
ASM ENDOWMENT RECEPTION
An Endowment bourbon-tasting reception was held during ABI’s Annual Spring Meeting in mid-April in Washington, D.C. The invitation-only event was sponsored by Omni Management Group, Inc., Perkins Coie LLP, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP and Stretto and included new donors at the Sustaining Member level and up.
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New Donors Recognized
The Endowment Fund recognizes and thanks the following for reaching new levels of giving:
SUSTAINING MEMBER
Bernstein-Burkley, P.C.
Plan Administrator of Berkline/BenchCraft Furniture Liquidating Plan
LEADERSHIP CLUB
Hon. Robert D. Drain
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.)
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.
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Endowment Fund Development Committee
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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
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Regional Endowment Chairs
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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 – Barnes & Thornburg 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
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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 & Postler, 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.
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