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SFVBA Program Meeting, October 28, 2016: 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Review

Email from Steve Fox:

To All:

Katherine Bunker from the U.S. Trustee, Raymond Aver and Roksana Moradi, all experienced bankruptcy attorneys, will knock your socks off at the next SFVBA Bankruptcy Section meeting.  They have met, planned, plotted, revised, written, rehearsed, know their parts and will awe you with their presentation and analysis of recent 9th Circuit BAP opinions.  Read more…

9th Circuit Review at the State Bar Meeting

Adler Novack State BarI had a pretty fun time doing the 9th Circuit Review with San Diego Judge Louise Adler and Oakland Judge Charles Novack last weekend.  It’s the 5th time doing the program with Judge Novack.  And I definitely learned a few things.  I believe you can get the program, at least in audio form, from the state bar.

SFVBA Program on Recent Tentative Opinions from the Woodland Hills Judges – September 30, 2016

Email from Steve Fox:

Dear All:

 This Friday, our panel will answer one of your most pressing questions: How is the judge going to rule on my matter and why?  Okay, they won’t answer exactly that question but they will answer something close to that. Read more…

Recovering the Repoed Vehicle, September 24, 2016

September 24, 2016

RECOVERING THE REPOED VEHICLE

Southwestern Law School, 3050 Wilshire Boulevard, Westmoreland Building – 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Registration: 10:00am-11:00am

Program: 11:00am-1:00pm

SPEAKERS:

Louis J. Esbin – Certified Bankruptcy Specialist – Past President cdcbaa 2008 – Law Office of Louis J. Esbin

Peter M. Lively, JD, MBA – President cdcbaa 2017 – Law Office of Peter M. Lively

David A. Tilem – Certified Bankruptcy Specialist – Past President cdcbaa 2005 – Law Office of David Tilem

Cost:  FREE to members of cdcbaa. Read more…

9th Circuit Review at State Bar Meeting in San Diego

I will be doing the 9th Circuit Review on Friday morning, September 30, at 8:30 am in San Diego with Judge Charles Novack from Oakland and Judge Louise Adler from San Diego.  Hope to see you there.  The website is here.  There is more information after the jump.   Read more…

James T. King Bankruptcy Inn of the Court

Your 2016-2017 Board:

Hale Antico, Co-President

Hon. Neil Bason, Co-President

Anthony Friedman, President Elect

Doug Flahaut, Vice President

Tamar Terzian, Secretary

Jeff Hagen, Treasurer Read more…

CDCBAA Program: Fundamentals for “Finalizing” a Chapter 13 Case

Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Association (“cdcbaa”) present: FUNDAMENTALS FOR “FINALIZING” A CHAPTER 13 CASE

July 23, 2016 Read more…

LACBA Program: Successor Liability, 363 Sales, and Chapter 11

Successor Liability, 363 Sales, and Chapter 11: Buyers…

The panel will discuss the issue of successor liability in the context of a sale under 11 U.S.C. § 363 from the perspective of a buyer, seller, and creditors.

Program Title: 
Successor Liability, 363 Sales, and Chapter 11: Buyers, Sellers, and Creditors Beware!

Presented By:
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section

Date:
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Program Description:
The panel will discuss the issue of successor liability in the context of a sale under 11 U.S.C. § 363 from the perspective of a buyer, seller, and creditors.  The discussion will cover how to sell a business before the value is all gone, strategies to structure sales and asset transfers through plans and section 363 sales, exceptions to the “free and clear” rule, when a buyer may be liable for present or future claims of the debtor, rights and strategies of a purchaser facing successor liability, and methodology and considerations in attacking a buyer for successor liability.  The panel will also discuss key post confirmation jurisdictional considerations in evaluating what court may address these issues.

Speakers:
Hon. Julia W. Brand, United States Bankruptcy Court
Jeffrey I. Golden, 
Lobel Weiland Golden Friedman LLP
Whitman L. Holt,
 Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP Read more…

Ventura County Barristers Program Saturday July 23, 2016

How to Try a Case Like an Experienced Lawyer Without Sounding Like a New Lawyer – From a Judicial Perspective

This workshop will focus on practical trial preparation and courtroom presentation, not trial strategy, and will be presented by the Honorable Gilbert A. Romero, Ventura County Superior Court.

At the Ventura College of Law.

OC Bar Association Program: Admit What You Do Not Know — Common Evidentiary Mistakes in Bankruptcy Court

Speakers:

Hon. Barry Russell –U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
J. Scott Bovitz, Esq. — Bovitz & Spitzer
David S. Shevitz, Esq. — Shevitz Law Firm

Judge Russell is literally the one who wrote the book on how to present evidence in a bankruptcy proceeding. He will share his knowledge through an exciting PowerPoint presentation prepared by Mr. Bovitz and Mr. Shevitz. The materials alone are worth the price of admission. Read more…