ABI Developments

DECEMBER 2023

VOL. 10, NO. 12

DEVELOPMENTS
From the ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund

Year-End Giving

ABI's Developments Committee is grateful to our members' generous support throughout 2023. Your dedication to the Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund has made a meaningful impact, enabling us to fund grants supporting the insolvency community and the Veterans Affairs Task Force.

We know you have many options when it comes to your end-of-year giving. Why not choose the Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund? We are using both small and large gifts to help pave the way for current and future ABI members in every stage of their careers. All donations are tax-deductible, and we’ll email you a receipt immediately. For more information, please contact ABI Endowment Manager Erin Green at egreen@abi.org or simply scan the QR code to easily make a donation.

WINTER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

At ABI's Winter Leadership Conference, held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Scottsdale, Ariz., ABI Vice President-Development Bradley Sharp presented awards to donors Dawn Cica of Carlyon Cica Chtd. (Benefactor), Irving Picard of BakerHostetler (Legacy) and Elizabeth Green of BakerHostetler (Visionary).

The Endowment also acknowledged the following individuals who increased their levels of giving during the Fund's first Level Up Campaign: Allison Day of Venable LLP; Drew McManigle of MACCO Restructuring Group, LLC; Geoffery Peters of Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA; A. Todd Almassian of Keller Almassian, PLC; and Sonia Colón of Ferraiuoli LLC.

Dawn Cica (l) receives a Benefactor award from Brad Sharp.

Winter Leadership Conference attendees also participated in a silent auction, which raised money for the Endowment. ABI thanks the following winners: Kirk B. Burkley of Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. (Pittsburgh), Hon. Kevin J. Carey of Hogan Lovells US LLP (Philadelphia), Sonia Colón of Ferraiuoli LLC (Orlando, Fla.), Chapter 13 Trustee Faye D. English (Columbus, Ohio), Carla J. Keegan of Keegan, Linscott & Associates, PC (Tucson, Ariz.), Rita Kostopoulos of Kostopoulos & Associates PLLC (Warren, Mich.), Carol Levine of Adams-Levine Surety Bond & Insurance Solutions (New York), Robert P. Reynolds of Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC (Tuscaloosa, Ala.), Joseph E. Sarachek of Sarachek Law Firm, PLLC (Scarsdale, N.Y.), Andrew R. Turner of Conner & Winters, LLP (Tulsa, Okla.), Christopher A. Ward of Polsinelli (Wilmington, Del.) and Oliver Zurbel of BMC Group (San Jose, Calif.).

A huge thank you goes to those who donated items to the silent auction: the American Bankruptcy Institute (Alexandria, Va.), Steven M. Berman of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP (Tampa, Fla.), Marchand Boyd of Axos Bank (Delaware, Ohio), Dawn M. Cica of Carlyon Cica Chtd. (Las Vegas), Matthew B. Harvey of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP (Wilmington, Del.), Lynn L. Tavenner of Tavenner & Beran, PLC (Richmond, Va.), Scott Van Meter of B. Riley Advisory Services (Houston) and Donald A. Workman of BakerHostetler (Washington, D.C.).

Endowment Hockey Game

Watch the Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 15 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., while networking in a luxury box, including food and drinks. Single tickets are $250, and sponsorship tickets are $1,200 (includes two tickets plus acknowledgments). This event is being held in conjunction with ABI’s Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar, taking place Feb. 15-16 in Tampa. There are a limited number of tickets, so be sure to sign up today!

A huge thank you goes to Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP/Steven M. Berman for donating the suite and tickets. If you would like to sponsor or attend this game, please contact ABI Endowment Manager Erin Green at egreen@abi.org.

ENDOWMENT EVENTS aT ASM

At this year's Annual Spring Meeting (ASM), being held April 18-20, 2023, in Washington, D.C., you'll be able to learn what the Endowment does when Hon. Hannah Blumenstiel speaks on behalf of the Grants Committee. This event is free to attend, and snacks and refreshments will be provided.

The ABI Endowment will also be hosting a "Bourbon and Bubbles" tasting event to support the Endowment Fund. The focus will be on bourbon and champagne, but other beverages will be available as well, and some snacks will be on hand. We look forward to seeing you there! If you would like to be a sponsor, please reach out to ABI Endowment Manager Erin Green at egreen@abi.org.

Check abi.org/events for ASM registration information, which will be available soon.

GOLF and PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT

The ABI Endowment will be hosting a golf and pickleball tournament at the Fenway Golf Club in Scarsdale, N.Y., on May 7. We are excited to bring this opportunity to the insolvency and distressed-investing community. If you would like to be a sponsor, please reach out to ABI Endowment Manager Erin Green at egreen@abi.org.

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Levels of Support

Diamond Level
Contributions of $80,000 and above

Platinum Level
Contributions of $65,000 – $79,999

Millennium Level
Contributions of $50,000 – $64,999

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

Contributions may be paid in equal installments for up to five years. All gifts are cumulative to allow donors to advance their level of contribution. All contributions are tax-deductible. The ABI Endowment Fund is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

Endowment Fund Development Committee

Vice President—Development:
Bradley D. Sharp
Development Specialists, Inc.

Committee Members:
Steven M. Berman
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Marchand Boyd
Axos Bank

Dawn M. Cica
Carlyon Cica Chtd.

Eric J. Fromme
Pacheco & Neach, P.C.

Kristina M. Johnson
Jones Walker LLP

Donald A. Workman
BakerHostetler

Regional Endowment Chairs

Mid-Atlantic
Chair: Donald A. Workman – BakerHostetler
Kara Hammond Coyle –
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Charles Forman – Forman Holt
Neil B. Glassman – Bayard, P.A.
Matthew B. Harvey – Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Michael R. Herz – Fox Rothschild LLC
Warren Martin – Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC
James E. Van Horn – Barnes
& Thornburg LLP

Midwest
Chair: Lisa Vandesteeg – Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
Daniel A. DeMarco – Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Richard S. Lauter – Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
James A. Lodoen – Spencer Fane LLP
Claire Ann Richman – Richman
& Richman LLC
Sheryl L. Toby – Dykema Gossett PLLC

New England
Chair: Jeffrey T. Varsalone – G2 Capital Advisors, LLC

New York Metro
Co-Chair: Marchand Boyd – Axos Bank
Co-Chair: Elyssa S. Kates – BakerHostetler

Rocky Mountain
Co-Chair: Annette W. Jarvis – Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Co-Chair: Lynne Long – Riveron Consulting, LLC

South
Chair: Kristina M. Johnson –
Jones Walker LLP
Laura Ashley – Jones Walker LLP
Craig M. Geno – Craig M. Geno, PLLC
James R. Irving – Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
Derek F. Meek – Burr & Forman LLP
Emily Taube – Burr & Forman LLP
Mary Tipton Thalheimer –
Rose Law Firm, PA

Southeast
Chair: Steven M. Berman – Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Terri L. Gardner – Gardner Law, PLLC
Neil C. Gordon – Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Jerry Markowitz – Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.
Jennifer McLemore – Williams Mullen
Jennifer M. Meyerowitz – SAK Management Services, 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, LLP
Co-Chair: Scott Van Meter – B. Riley Advisory Services
Jordan A. Kroop – Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
John D. Penn – Perkins Coie LLP
Thomas J. Salerno – Stinson LLP

West
Chair: Randye B. Soref – Polsinelli
Larissa Gotguelf – FTI Consulting, Inc.
K. Kevin Otus – Onyx Asset Advisors, LLC
Travis Vandell – Stretto