Central States Bankruptcy Workshop 2019 | American Bankruptcy Institute | 13 June 2019 | Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, 100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd, Acme, MI 49610, USA

As we return to the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in lovely Traverse City, Michigan. Design your own learning experience with specially designed business, consumer and skills tracks, and exchange ideas with esteemed judges and experienced colleagues.

2019 Speakers

WORKSHOP CHAIRS:

Hon. James. W. Boyd, Judicial Chair
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mich.); Grand Rapids

Hon. Catherine J. Furay, Judicial Chair
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Wis.); Madison

Richard E. Kruger
Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss; Southfield, Mich.

Mark L. Radtke
Fox Rothschild LLP; Chicago

ADVISORY BOARD:

A. Todd Almassian
Keller & Almassian, PLC; Grand Rapids, Mich.

Carla O. Andres
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.; Green Bay, Wis.

Allison R. Bach
Dickinson Wright PLLC; Detroit

Kay Dee Baird
Krieg DeVault; Indianapolis

Brendan G. Best
Varnum LLP; Detroit

Chris L. Blacker
AlixPartners, LLP; Chicago

Mark A. Bogdanowicz
Howard & Howard; Peoria, Ill.

Steven B. Chaiken
Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd.; Chicago, Ill.

Scott R. Clar
Crane, Simon, Clar & Dan; Chicago

Tracy M. Clark
Steinberg Shapiro & Clark; Southfield, Mich.

Rebecca R. DeMarb
DeMarb Brophy, LLC; Madison, Wis.

Shelly A. DeRousse
Freeborn & Peters LLP; Chicago

Daniel F. Dooley
MorrisAnderson & Associates, Ltd.; Chicago

Scott A. Eisenberg
Amherst Partners; Birmingham, Mich.

Robert C. Folland
Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Columbus, Ohio

Andrea Gonzalez
Alvarez & Marsal; Chicago

E. Philip Groben
Gensburg Calandriello & Kanter, P.C.; Chicago

Terry E. Hall
Terry Hall Law PC; Greencastle, Ind.

Hon. Beth E. Hanan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Wis.); Milwaukee

Robert P. Handler
Commercial Recovery Associates, LLC; Chicago

Jeffrey A. Hokanson
Ice Miller LLP; Indianapolis

Richard S. Lauter
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Chicago

James A. Lodoen
Ballard Spahr LLP; Minneapolis

Dennis W. Loughlin
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP; Southfield, Mich.

Hon. Brett H. Ludwig
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Wis.); Milwaukee

Evelyn J. Meltzer
Pepper Hamilton LLP; Wilmington, Del.

John W. Menn
Steinhilber Swanson LLP; Oshkosh, Wis.

Nicholas M. Miller
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP; Chicago

Cynthia A. Moyer
Fredrikson & Byron P.A.; Minneapolis

Richard D. Nelson
Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford, LLC; Cincinnati

Joel D. Nesset
Cozen O’Connor; Minneapolis

Nancy A. Peterman
Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Chicago

Melissa M. Root
Jenner & Block; Chicago

Jayson B. Ruff
McDonald Hopkins LLC; Bloomfield, Mich.

Nathan Q. Rugg
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP; Chicago

Hon. John H. Squires (ret.)
Springer Brown, LLC; Wheaton, Ill.

Anne R. Vanderkamp
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP; Chicago

Elizabeth B. Vandesteeg
Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger LLP; Chicago

Iana A. Vladimirova
Husch Blackwell LLP; Madison, Wis.

Eric E. Walker
Perkins Coie LLP; Chicago

David K. Welch
Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.; Chicago

Hon. Mary Ann Whipple
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ohio); Toledo

Scott A. Wolfson
Wolfson Bolton PLLC; Troy, Mich.

Hon. Thomas J. Tucker
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit

Alane A. Becket
Becket & Lee LLP; Malvern, Pa.

Brittany S. Ogden
Quarles & Brady LLP; Madison, Wis.

Peter J. Roberts
Fox Rothschild LLP; Chicago

Hon. Catherine J. Furay
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Wis.); Madison

Mark Iammartino
Development Specialists, Inc.; Chicago

James A. Lodoen
Ballard Spahr LLP; Minneapolis

Nancy A. Peterman
Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Chicago

Hon. Mark A. Randon
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit

Allison R. Bach
Dickinson Wright PLLC; Detroit

Kim K. Hillary
Schafer and Weiner; Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Nicholas M. Miller
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP; Chicago

Hon. James W. Boyd, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mich.); Grand Rapids

Elizabeth M. Abood-Carroll
Orlans P.C.; Troy, Mich.

Virginia E. George
Steinhilber Swanson LLP; Oshkosh, Wis.

John T. Piggins
Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, P.L.C.; Grand Rapids, Mich

Hon. Beth E. Hanan, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Wis.); Milwaukee

Thomas E. Hoffman
Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Minneapolis

Jennifer M. Schank
Fuhrman + Dodge, S.C.; Middleton, Wis.

Kristina M. Stanger
Nyemaster Goode, P.C.; Des Moines, Iowa

Carla O. Andres, Moderator
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.; Green Bay, Wis.

James E. DeLine
Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC; Detroit

James R. Oppenhuizen
Oppenhuizen Law Firm, PLC; Grand Rapids, Mich.

James Patrick Shea
Kolestar & Leatham; Las Vegas

Hon. Michael E. Ridgway
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Minn.); Minneapolis

Mark A. Bogdanowicz
Howard & Howard; Peoria, Ill.

John W. Menn
Steinhilber Swanson LLP; Oshkosh, Wis.

Steven R. Wybo
Conway MacKenzie, Inc.; Birmingham, Mich

Daniel F. Dooley, Moderator
MorrisAnderson & Associates, Ltd.; Chicago

Hon. Janet S. Baer
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago

Susan M. Cook
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP; Midland, Mich.

Sheryl S. Toby
Dykema Gossett PLLC; Detroit

Brian P. Welch

Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.; Chicago
Hon. Brett H. Ludwig, Moderator

U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Wis.); Milwaukee
Caralyce M. Lassner

Law Office of George E. Jacobs and Associates; Flint, Mich.
Benjamin Payne

Hanson & Payne, LLC; Milwaukee
Craig E. Stevenson

DeWitt LLP; Madison, Wis.

Hon. Mary Ann Whipple, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ohio); Toledo

Mark Kindy
Alvarez & Marsal; New York

Megan P. McKnight
Tealstone Law, PLC; Royal Oak, Mich.

Elizabeth B. Vandesteeg
Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger LLP; Chicago

Hon. Daniel S. Opperman, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Bay City

Shelly A. DeRousse
Freeborn & Peters LLP; Chicago

Scott A. Eisenberg
Amherst Partners; Birmingham, Mich

Michael R. Stewart
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP; Minneapolis

Hon. Janet S. Baer
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago

Hon. James W. Boyd
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mich.); Grand Rapids

Hon. Catherine J. Furay
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Wis.); Madison

Hon. Beth E. Hanan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Wis.); Milwaukee

Hon. Brett H. Ludwig
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Wis.); Milwaukee

Hon. Robyn L. Moberly
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Ind.); Indianapolis

Hon. Daniel S. Opperman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Bay City

Hon. Mark A. Randon
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit

Hon. Michael E. Ridgway
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Minn.); Minneapolis

Hon. Thomas J. Tucker
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.); Detroit

Hon. Mary Ann Whipple
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ohio); Toledo

2019 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Adelman & Gettleman Ltd
• AlixPartners, LLP
• Fox Rothschild LLP
• Freeborn & Peters LLP
• Godfrey & Kahn SC
• Greenberg Traurig LLP
• Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C.
• Jenner & Block
• Krieg DeVault LLP
• MorrisAnderson
• Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
• Perkins Coie LLP
• Steinhilber Swanson LLP
• Wolfson Bolton PLLC

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Barnes & Thornburg LLP
• Gavin/Solmonese LLC
• Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC
• McDonald Hopkins PLC
• Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
• Ballard Spahr LLP
• Commercial Recovery Associates, LLC
• DeMarb Brophy LLC
• Dickinson Wright PLLC
• Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC
• Ice Miller LLP
• Keller & Almassian, PLC
• Pepper Hamilton LLP
• Stevenson & Bullock, P.L.C.

PRESIDENTIAL PARTNERS:
• Bloomberg Law
• Gavin Solmonese
• Wilmington Trust

EXECUTIVE PARTNERS:
• FTI Consulting
• Pachulski Stang Ziehl Jones
• Polisinelli