Twenty-Fourth Annual

Spring Break Weekend

May 7-8, 2020

MARYLAND BANKRUPTCY BAR ASSOCIATION

1765 Greensboro Station Place, Suite 1000, McLean, VA 22102

Educational Program Sponsored by

Cocktail Party Sponsored by Atlantic Auctions, Inc., Easterns Automotive Group,

Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP, Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, P.A., and

The McCammon Group, Ltd.Dessert Party Sponsored by

Yumkas, Vidmar, Sweeney & Mulrenin, LLC

12Great Sessions Available

The Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association

24th Annual

Thursday and Friday, May 7th and 8th, 2020 • Westin Annapolis Hotel, Annapolis, MD

This year’s Spring Break Weekend is dedicated to the memory of Chief Judge Wendelin I. Lipp.

Spring Break Weekend

It is my pleasure to invite you to join the Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association and attend its Twenty-Fourth Annual Spring Break at the Westin Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland. We have adjusted this year’s program schedule to begin midday on Thursday May 7, 2020, followed by an all-day session on Friday May 8, 2020. A cocktail reception is again included in the price of admission and will be held at the beautifully rebuilt Annapolis Yacht Club at the conclusion of Thursday’s program. Our Friday luncheon will also include a special tribute in memory of the Honorable Wendelin I. Lipp.

As anyone who has previously attended will tell you, the Spring Break seminar is the annual signature event of the BBA and should not be missed. The Spring Break Planning Committee has worked to ensure that our programming remains timely and compelling, imparting both knowledge and skills necessary in the daily practice of bankruptcy law. Whether your practice is focused on consumers or businesses, there is something for everyone with multiple breakout sessions directed to your speci� c interests.

We are again fortunate to be joined this year by our wonderful bankruptcy judges from the District of Columbia, the District of Delaware, the District of Maryland and the Eastern District of Virginia. The attendance and participation of our judges sets our Spring Break apart by providing invaluable insight from the bench in an informal setting.

We welcome members of the Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association Consumer Bankruptcy Section, Walter Chandler Inn of Courts, and Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association. We also welcome non-member consumer and business bankruptcy practitioners and non-bankruptcy lawyers alike.

I look forward to seeing everyone at Spring Break for two days � lled with fun, catching-up with old friends, or meeting new ones, and, of course, the discussion of bankruptcy law and practice.

Craig M. Palik, President

President’s Message

Thursday, May 7, 2020

1. CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

HOT TOPICS IN CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY CASESStudent Loans and Avoidance of Tuition PaymentsCreditor Inaction and Violation of StayTermination of Stay Under § 362(c)(3)Moderator: Honorable Nancy V. AlquistPanelists: Constance M. Hare, Adam Hiller, Robert S. Thomas, II

HOT TOPICS IN BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY CASESFinancially Troubled Cannabis DebtorsEnforceability of Arbitration ClausesPACA and other Statutory LiensModerator: Honorable Laurie S. SilversteinPanelists: Mary Jean Fassett, Jennifer L. Kneeland,

Dennis J. Sha� er

Break: 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

2. LESSONS FROM THE PAST AND FOR THE FUTURE: 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.Moderators: Honorable Michelle M. Harner,

Maria Ellena Chavez-RuarkPanelists: Honorable E. Stephen Derby,

Honorable Robert G. Mayer, Honorable James F. SchneiderHonorable S. Martin Teel, Jr.

3. ETHICAL ISSUES FOR BANKRUPTCY PRACTITIONERS: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Moderator: Honorable S. Martin Teel, Jr.Panelists: Alvin I. Frederick, Lydia E. Lawless, Gerard R. Vetter

BBA COCKTAIL PARTY AT THE ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB:6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

DESSERT PARTY:9:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Hosted by Yumkas, Vidmar, Sweeney & Mulrenin, LLCLocation TBD

Friday, May 8, 2020

4. RECENT CASE AND RULE DEVELOPMENTS IN CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY CASES: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Moderator: Honorable Robert A. GordonPanelists: James Bell, Amy Hennen, Marc R. Kivitz

5. SMALL BUSINESS REORGANIZATION ACT: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.Moderator: Honorable David E. RicePanelists: Kristen Siracusa Eustis, L. Jeanette Rice,

Lisa Y. Stevens

Break: 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

6. CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

CROSS EXAMINATION OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISER Moderator: Honorable Keith L. PhillipsPanelists: H. Lars Hosford, Craig B. Leavers, Diana Theologou

CROSS EXAMINATION OF VALUATION EXPERTModerator: Honorable Kevin R. HuennekensPanelists: Augustus T. Curtis, Angela L. Shortall,

Lisa Bittle Tancredi

BBA LUNCHEON: 12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.Tribute to the Honorable Wendelin I. LippSpecial Presentations and Business Meeting

7. CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

JUDGES’ ROUND TABLE ON CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY TOPICS:Moderator: Richard D. LondonPanelists: Honorable Robert A. Gordon,

Honorable Kevin R. Huennekens, Honorable Keith L. Phillips, Honorable David E. Rice, Honorable Lori S. Simpson

JUDGES’ ROUND TABLE ON BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY TOPICSModerator: Craig M. PalikPanelists: Honorable Nancy V. Alquist,

Honorable Thomas J. Catliota, Honorable Michelle M. Harner, Honorable Laurie S. Silverstein, Honorable Mary F. Walrath

Break: 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

8. RECENT CASE AND RULE DEVELOPMENTS IN BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY CASES: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Moderators: Honorable Thomas J. Catliota,

Honorable Mary F. WalrathPanelists: Jessica L. Duvall, Stephen E. Leach, Bradley J. Swallow

9. BANKRUPTCY JEOPARDY!: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Moderator: Honorable Lori S. SimpsonPanelists: Emily K. Devan, John T. Farnum, Catherine K. Hopkin

Program Schedule

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Hotel ReservationsThis year’s BBA Spring Break Weekend is going to be held at Westin Annapolis Hotel www.westinannapolis.com Hotel arrangements should be made directly to Westin Annapolis Hotel, 1-888-627-8994 no later than April 9, 2020 for May 7, 2020 Rate $195.

RegistrationEarly Registration due by April 10, 2020. See registration insert for details.

Schedule of EventsThursday, May 712:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Light Bu� et Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Meeting/Classroom Style

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Cocktail Party at the Annapolis Yacht Club

9:00 p.m.Cocktail and Dessert Party hosted by Yumkas, Vidmar, Sweeney & Mulrenin, LLC – location to be announced

Friday, May 88:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.Meeting/Classroom Style

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Break

12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.BBA Luncheon

1:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Meeting/Classroom Style

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Break

SponsorsEducational Program Sponsor3Cubed Advisory Services, LLCwww.3cubed-as.com

Cocktail Party SponsorsAtlantic Auctions, Inc.www.bscamerica.com

Easterns Automotive Groupwww.easterns.com

Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLPwww.gejlaw.com

Gor� ne, Schiller & Gardyn, P.A.www.GSG-cpa.com

The McCammon Group, Ltd. www.McCammonGroup.com

Dessert, Discourse and Cocktail Party SponsorYumkas, Vidmar, Sweeney & Mulrenin, LLCwww.yvslaw.com

ExhibitorsEasterns Automotive Groupwww.easterns.com

Severn Savings Bankwww.severnbank.com

AT A GLANCE

REGISTER ONLINE

at www.bankruptcybar.org

Bring your laptops – FREE Wi-Fi

in the ballroom!