Ethics Committee

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Materials from the Atlanta Consumer Bankruptcy Skills Training

The Atlanta Consumer Bankruptcy Skills Training was held on January 28 at the State Bar of Georgia Headquarters in Atlanta.  The ABI partnered with the Bankruptcy Section of the Atlanta Bar Association and the Metro-Atlanta Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Group to provide attendees with an interactive learning experience led by prominent bankruptcy judges and experienced practitioners.  One session was of particular interest to the committee.

The session, "Discovery/Trial Ethics," addressed issues concerning electronically stored information as well as ethical and moral issues in bankruptcy litigation.  Hon. James D. Walker, Jr. of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (M.D. Ga.) in Macon, Ga. presented his paper entitled "Ethics and the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information."  Hon. Paul W. Bonapfel of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ga.) in Atlanta discussed standards of conduct for lawyers in his presentation, "Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy Litigation."  Please click below to review the materials.

Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy Litigation

Ethics and the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information

 

Committee Session at the 27th Annual Spring Meeting

The 27th Annual Spring Meeting will be held April 1-4 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, just south of our National's Capitol in National Harbor, Md.  This year's conference will have a special focus on the tough policy choices facing the new administration and Congress.  The Ethics Committee will hold a session on Friday morning at 8:00 a.m. entitled "Caveat Consuasor (Let the Advisor Beware): Ethics Missteps and Lessons in Client Management, Representation and Advocacy Found in Recent Rulings."  Prof. Margaret Howard of Washington & Lee Law School in Lexington, Va. will moderate.  Panelists will include Ramona D. Elliott of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees in Washington, D.C., O. Max Gardner, III of Gardner Law Offices, PLLC in Shelby, N.C., Jeffrey K. Garfinkle of Buchalter Nemer, PC in Irvine, Calif. and Hon. Ray C. Mullins of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ga.) in Atlanta.  Click here to register today!