Whether you want to expand your practice into bankruptcy litigation or are a civil trial lawyer trying to protect your client's interests when pending suits are thrown into the bankruptcy arena, this fundamental training is exactly what you need to get your legal bearings in bankruptcy court. Experienced litigators will lead you through the unique procedures and rule nuances of the court – showing you how to bring and defend against the most common actions litigated in this setting. Avoid rookie mistakes and potential pitfalls for the unwary – order today!

1. BANKRUPTCY LITIGATION PROCEDURE AND NUANCES
2. CONTESTED MOTION PRACTICE
3. ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS – DISCOVERY, EVIDENCE, SETTLEMENTS
4. DISCHARGEABILITY ACTIONS
5. PREFERENCES
6. FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS
7. CLAIM LITIGATION

Continuing Education Credits:   

* denotes specialty credits

1. BANKRUPTCY LITIGATION PROCEDURE AND NUANCES
   9:00 - 9:30, Charles D. Bullock
   1. Overview of Rules of Procedure
   2. Procedural Nuances of Bankruptcy Litigation (Differences From Civil Court)
   3. Electronic Case Filing (ECF)
   4. Jurisdiction
   5. Core and Non-Core Claims
   6. Venue
   7. Removal of Pending Actions
2. CONTESTED MOTION PRACTICE
   9:30 - 10:30, Kevin C. Calhoun
   1. Relief From Stay
   2. Use of Cash Collateral
   3. To Employ Professionals
   4. Dismissal
   5. To Substitute Collateral
3. ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS - DISCOVERY, EVIDENCE, SETTLEMENTS
   10:45 - 11:45, Mark B. Berke
   1. Differences Between Adversary Actions and Contested Matters
   2. Rule 2004 Exams and Other Discovery Issues
   3. Preparing for Litigation
   4. Drafting Pleadings: Tips and Common Mistakes
   5. Evidence Admissibility
   6. Settlements for Various Types of Adversary Cases
4. DISCHARGEABILITY ACTIONS
   12:45 - 1:45, Mark B. Berke
   1. Objections to Discharge Under 727
   2. Dischargeability Actions Under 523
5. PREFERENCES
   1:45 - 2:30, Charles D. Bullock
   1. Defining "Preferential Transfer"
   2. Special Rules That Apply to Preference Actions
   3. Substantive Defenses
6. FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS
   2:45 - 3:30, Charles D. Bullock
   1. Actual Intent
   2. Constructive
   3. Affirmative Defenses
7. CLAIM LITIGATION
   3:30 - 4:30, Kevin C. Calhoun
   1. Objections to Proofs of Claim
   2. Objections to Confirmation

MARK B. BERKE is a partner at Gold Lange & Majoros, P.C., where his main areas of practice are bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation, commercial litigation, contract disputes, debtor-creditor, general litigation, real estate litigation and landlord-tenant law, and criminal law. He is a member of the Illinois State, Oakland County and Federal (Eastern District of Michigan) bar associations, and the State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Berke was appointed as Special Assistant Attorney General to prosecute child support felonies on behalf of the Michigan Department of Attorney General. He has previously spoken for National Business Institute. Mr. Berke wrote "Security Checkpoint Violations at the Airport", Michigan Lawyers Weekly. He earned his B.S. degree from Michigan State University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University.

CHARLES D. BULLOCK is a partner in the Southfield law firm of Stevenson & Bullock, P.L.C., where his practice is devoted to federal practice, focusing on bankruptcy. He is a former contributing editor for Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice Treatise. Mr. Bullock is a former clerk to the Honorable Bernice B. Donald (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Tennessee). He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Tennessee Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Bullock earned his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and his J.D. degree from the University of Memphis.

KEVIN C. CALHOUN is an attorney at the law firm of Calhoun & Di Ponio, PLC, where his practice is devoted to bankruptcy law, contract law and collections. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Calhoun is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for both the Eastern and Western districts of Michigan and Michigan's 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan - Dearborn and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University.

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