|
|
Duberstein Moot Court Competition Highlights
|
| The 27th Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition was held in New York March 2-4. Sponsored by St. John’s School of Law and ABI, it is the nation’s only moot court competition devoted to bankruptcy law. One of the nation’s largest appellate competitions, it is named for distinguished St. John’s alumnus and former ABI Director Hon. Conrad B. Duberstein, who passed away in 2005 at the age of 90.
The winning team from SMU Dedman School of Law received a $5,000 prize from the ABI Endowment Fund. The second-place team from the University of Miami School of Law earned a $3,000 prize. Teams from the University of Mississippi School of Law and the University of Texas at Austin School of Law shared the third-place $3,000 prize.
There was also an auction during the Duberstein Competition to raise money for the Endowment. ABI thanks the following winners: Kai Zhu (Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Washington, D.C.), Frank A. Oswald (Togut, Segal & Segal LLP; New York), John T. Carroll, III (Cozen O’Connor; Wilmington, Del.), Eric L. Scherling (Cozen O’Connor; Philadelphia), Gary F. Herbst (LaMonica Herbst & Maniscalco, LLP; Wantagh, N.Y.), Richard L. Stehl (Otterbourg PC; New York) and Dave Kornstein.
|
|
|
|
Duberstein participants and guests were treated to a final night gala and awards ceremony in the grand ballroom of Gotham Hall in Manhattan.
Omar J. Alaniz (Baker Botts LLP; Dallas) (r) and Liz N. Boydston (K&L Gates; Dallas) (c) coached the winning team from SMU Dedman School of Law.
The runner-up team from the University of Miami with Prof. Christine Lazaro (St. John’s School of Law; Queens, N.Y.) (l) and finals judge Hon. Pamela Pepper (U.S. District Court (E.D. Wis.); Milwaukee) (r).
|
|
|
|
ASM Endowment Reception / bourbon‑tasting
|
|
There will be an Endowment bourbon-tasting reception for donors, sponsored by Omni Management Group, Inc., Perkins Coie LLP, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP and Stretto, during ABI’s Annual Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. The reception, taking place April 12, is by invitation only and will include new donors at the Sustaining Member level and up. For more information on how to join us at this special event, visit abi.org/endowment or contact ABI Chief Financial Officer Kathy
Sheehan. To register for the conference, visit abiasm.org.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
New Donors Recognized
The Endowment Fund recognizes and thanks the following for reaching new levels of giving:
BENEFACTOR
Ericka F. Johnson
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
SUSTAINING MEMBERS
Jennifer M. McLemore
Chistian & Barton, LLP
Victor Owens
East West Bank
James A. Peko
Grant Thornton 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 – 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
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
