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ROBERT J. BIGGE is a partner in the Fort Lauderdale law firm of Bigge & Rodriguez, P.A., where he practices in the areas of consumer bankruptcy, creditors' rights in bankruptcy, bankruptcy Chapter 13, foreclosures, defense litigation, debtor and creditor rights, and bankruptcy Chapter 11. He previously has lectured at seminars, including the Chapter 13 overview seminar; the University of Miami Bankruptcy Bar Association Annual Bankruptcy Skills workshop; the St. Thomas Law School, Chapter 13 seminar and the Nova Southeastern Law School, chapter seminar. Mr. Bigge earned his B.A. degree from the University of Florida and his J.D. degree from the University of Miami. JULIE ELIZABETH HOUGH is a partner in the firm of Hough Robson, PL, and has worked as a bankruptcy and commercial litigator since 2004. Initially, she was at the Law Office of Patrick Scott and most recently at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, one of the top bankruptcy and commercial litigation law firms in south Florida. Ms. Hough earned her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University, and her undergrad degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She is an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University. Ms. Hough currently serves as a board member for the Broward County Women Lawyer's Association and the International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation. She is a member of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, the Bankruptcy UCC Committee of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, the Broward Inn of Court and the Nova Southeastern University Alumni Association. ROBERT C. MEYER is a sole practitioner in Miami, where he focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy and taxation. A former adjunct professor teaching bankruptcy taxation in the LL.M. taxation program at the University of Miami Law School, he has written and co-written a number of publications, including "Non-Resident Alien Debtors' Exemption Rights in Florida May Exceed Those of Florida Resident Aliens and Floridians," NABTALK, (v.19, n.1, p.21, Spring 2003); "Section 522(f): Forward to the Past or Back to the Future?" Fla. Bar Journal, November 2008, Vol. 82, No. 10; and "Homestead Protection is Devolving" ABI Committee Notes, Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, Volume 4, Number 1, January 2005. Mr. Meyer earned his B.A. degree from Grinnell College, and his J.D. and his LL.M. degrees from the University of Miami. He is a member of the Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County and American bar associations, The Florida Bar (member, sections on Business and Tax), the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the American Bankruptcy Institute. LES S. OSBORNE is a partner with the Boca Raton law firm of Rappaport Osborne & Rappaport. He is a Chapter 7 trustee for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Osborne has limited his practice to bankruptcy law, bankruptcy appeals and bankruptcy litigation since 1989 and recently argued a case before the Florida Supreme Court. He has lectured on bankruptcy practice and procedure, bankruptcy litigation and UCC. Mr. Osborne is a member of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. He is also a member of The Florida Bar. Mr. Osborne earned his B.A. degree from State University of New York and J.D. degree from Nova Southeastern University. DAVID A. RAY is an attorney with Arnstein & Lehr LLP in Fort Lauderdale, where he is a member of the firm's bankruptcy group. Mr. Ray earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Florida State University and his J.D. degree from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center. He is admitted to the bar of the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida. Mr. Ray is an active member of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida and The Florida Bar. During law school, he was executive editor of the Law Review at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center. RAYSA I. RODRIGUEZ is a partner in the law firm of Bigge & Rodriguez, P.A., where she has focused her practice on Bankruptcy Chapter 7, Bankruptcy Chapter 13 and debtor and creditor law since 1997. Ms. Rodriguez has spoken at the Miami Bankruptcy Bar Association Annual Bankruptcy Skills Workshop for several years. She is a member of the Broward County Bar Association and Bankruptcy Bar Association. Ms. Rodriguez received her B.S. and J.D. degrees from Nova Southeastern University. ANNA V. TUMPOVSKIY focuses her practice in consumer bankruptcy, ad valorem tax litigation, international and domestic commercial litigation and arbitration at the Law Offices of Elizaveta Samorukova. Ms. Tumpovskiy is admitted to practice before all Florida state courts, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is a member of the Young Lawyers Division, and the International Law Section of The Florida Bar. She obtained her J.D. degree from St.Thomas University School of Law and is a candidate for the LL.M degree in international arbitration from the University of Miami School of Law. While in law school, Ms. Tumpovskiy worked for the tax and finance section at the Miami-Dade County attorney's office and served as the managing editor of the St. Thomas Law Review.
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