Your clients rely on you to unravel the complexities of the bankruptcy process and guide them to the most favorable outcome possible. Order today to get the rules, essential strategies and litigation techniques you need to confidently handle your next case.

1. Understanding the Bankruptcy Code and Rules
2. Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Issues
3. Automatic Stay Litigation
4. Protecting the Creditor's Position
5. Bankruptcy Litigation, Procedure and Related Trustee Issues

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1. UNDERSTANDING THE BANKRUPTCY CODE AND RULES
   9:00 - 10:15, Bernd G. Stittleburg
   1. Jurisdiction and Venue
   2. Types of Bankruptcy Cases
   3. Structure of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules
   4. Employment of Counsel and Other Professionals
   5. The Trustee's Role in Chapter 7 and 13 Cases
   6. Property of Estates
   7. Types of Claims
   8. Redemptions and Reaffirmations
   9. Exemptions and Abandonment - What do They Mean for the Creditor?
2. CHAPTER 7 AND CHAPTER 13 ISSUES
   10:30 - 12:00, Bernd G. Stittleburg
   1. Determining Which Chapter to File
   2. Filing in Bankruptcy Court
   3. Dismissal and Conversion Issues
   4. Dischargeability of Debts
   5. Requirements of a Chapter 13 Plan
   6. How to Compute a Chapter 13 Plan
   7. Post-Confirmation Default
   8. Post-Petition Debt
3. AUTOMATIC STAY LITIGATION
   1:00 - 1:45, Beth E. Rogers
   1. Scope of the Automatic Stay
   2. Exceptions to the Automatic Stay
   3. Relief from Stay Litigation
4. PROTECTING THE CREDITOR'S POSITION
   1:45 - 3:00, Beth E. Rogers
   1. Overview of Creditor's Rights
   2. Rights of Creditors in Special Situations
   3. Legislative Changes Affecting Secured Creditors
   4. Creditor Committees
   5. Appointment of Trustee
   6. Dismissal and Conversion
5. BANKRUPTCY LITIGATION, PROCEDURE AND RELATED TRUSTEE ISSUES
   3:15 - 4:30, Jason L. Pettie
   1. Adversary Proceedings vs. Contested Matters
   2. Discovery in Bankruptcy Proceedings
   3. Preference Actions
   4. Fraudulent Transfer Issues
   5. Discharge
   6. Bankruptcy Appeals

JASON L. PETTIE has substantial experience as both a consumer bankruptcy attorney and as a business bankruptcy attorney, having represented both debtors and creditors in cases filed under Chapters 7, 11, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. In 2008, he was appointed to the panel of chapter 7 trustees in the Northern District of Georgia and has served as a chapter 11 trustee. Mr. Pettie began his legal career with the bankruptcy group at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, one of Atlanta's oldest law firms. He left in 2007 to pursue a judicial clerkship with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, serving terms for the Honorable Audrey R. Evans and Chief Judge Richard D. Taylor. Mr. Pettie earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and his J.D. degree, with honors, from the Howard University School of Law.

BETH E. ROGERS is the principal of Rogers Law Offices in downtown Atlanta. She has been an attorney for over 13 years and focuses her practice on creditors' rights, bankruptcy and related litigation. Ms. Rogers has lectured on receiverships for the Real Estate Section of the State Bar of Georgia. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the State Bar of Georgia and the Atlanta Bar Association. Ms. Rogers earned her B.A. degree from Antioch University and her J.D. degree from the University of Dayton School of Law.

BERND G. STITTLEBURG is an attorney with Stittleburg Law Offices, LLC in Dunwoody, where he assists clients with chapters 7 and 13 consumer bankruptcy cases, small business bankruptcy cases and uncontested divorce matters. He has previously lectured for National Business Institute on bankruptcy issues. Mr. Stittleburg is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Metro Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Group and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. He earned his A.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin, his B.S. degree from Clark University and his J.D. degree from John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, where he was a staff member on their inaugural law review publication, The John Marshall Journal of Law and Ethnic Relations.

Please refer to Continuing Education Credit FAQ for general information about seeking credit for your participation in one of our continuing education programs.

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