Ethics & Professional Compensation Committee

ABI Committee News

ABI's 17th Annual Northeast Bankruptcy Conference

ABI's 17th Annual Northeast Bankruptcy Conference and 5th Annual Northeast Consumer Forum will be held at the Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club in historic Brewster, Mass., July 8-11. The resort provides access to the beautiful beaches of Cape Cod Bay as well as the Cape's only Nicklaus-designed golf course. This year's meeting offers the best regional speakers, discussion of timely topics and is sure to offer something for everyone. Two of the sessions will be of particular interest to the committee.

Panelists in the session "Pig or Hog: Ethical Issues Revised by the Employment and Compensation of Professionals" will discuss issues surrounding hiring and compensating professionals who are brought in during a reorganization. Dennis J. Drebsky of Nixon Peabody LLP in New York will moderate. Panelists will include Hon. Colleen A. Brown of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Vt.) in Burlington, Vt., R. Michael Farquhar of Winstead, P.C. in Dallas, John P. Fitzgerald, III of the Office of the U.S. Trustee in Boston and Kelly Beaudin Stapleton of MorrisAnderson & Associates, Ltd. in New York. Please click the link below to view the materials.

When a Pig Becomes a Hog it is Slaughtered: Retention and Payment of Professionals in Bankruptcy Cases

The "Forum Most Conveniens" will showcase papers on ethics rules, one's duty to report misconduct and displaying civility while representing a client. Please click the links below to view the papers by Arthur Kimball-Stanley, Luke Scheuer and Shalini Srinivasan.

Conflicts Check: Bankruptcy's Ethic Rules in Practice

Duty to Report Attorney Misconduct

Zealous Advocacy Tempered by Candor and Civility

ABI's 15th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

ABI's 15th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop will be held at the the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island in Amelia Island, Fla., July 14-17. The resort, a AAA Five Diamond hotel, is one of the most popular beach destinations on the East Coast and is located on a grand stretch of the island's 13 miles of coastline. A faculty of outstanding judges, academics and practitioners will present valuable workshops on a host of current topics. One of the sessions will be of great interest to the committee.

Panelists in the session "Closely Held Businesses and the Related Ethics Conundrums(s): 'All in the Family' (without the Bunkers)" will discuss important ethical guidelines concerning requirements for employment, disclosure and prior and multiple representations. C.R. "Chip" Bowles Jr. of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC in Louisville, Ky. will moderate. Panelists will include Richard P. Carmody of Adams and Reese LLP in Birmingham, Ala., Matthew W. Levin of Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta and Hon. Marcia P. Parsons of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Tenn.) in Greeneville, Tenn. Please click the link below to view the materials by Mr. Bowles.

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest in the Representation of a Closely Held Debtor in Bankruptcy