2003 Annual Report

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The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) attained new milestoneswhile launching several new initiatives during the past year.Total ABImembership has sailed past 9,500 members, making ABI the world’slargest organization dealing with insolvency matters.

Service to the growing ranks of new practitioners is enhanced by anew educational program on the fundamentals of bankruptcy.Thispopular program, introduced at the 2003 Annual Spring Meeting, isalso available online at the ABI World website. Meanwhile, both of the semi-annual membership meetings and each of the regionalconferences set new attendance marks this year.

Four new titles were added to the growing ABI library of publica-tions, spanning a range of diverse topics from consumer bankruptcyto the European Union insolvency regulations. Several new booksare planned for 2004.

ABI’s Endowment Fund is now past $1 million. Our strong commit-ment to research was demonstrated by the funding of several newgrants to scholars and the underwriting of an academic symposiummarking the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the U.S.Bankruptcy Code.

Our award-winning website now attracts over 2 million views permonth and nearly 7,000 unique visits per day. A major overhaul of the site is set for late 2003, to provide both a fresh look andimproved functionality. Also revamped is the joint website on assetsales. A new site on international insolvency has great promise as a resource for those dealing with cross border insolvencies.

Finally, our service to members was further evidenced by the creation of the new ABI Career Center, to help both job seekersand employers find the right fit in the dynamic insolvency employment market.

On behalf of our Board of Directors, we pledge to continue todevelop new programs and products to serve our community,and urge each member to fully participate in ABI activities.We look forward to working with you in the year ahead.

Annual Report Table of Contents

Educational Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .October 2003

Legislative Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November 2003

Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 2003

ABI World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 2004

Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 2004

Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 2004

In The News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 2004

Law Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 2004

International Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 2004

Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 2004

Bankruptcy Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 2004

Finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 2004

Endowment Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .October 2004

Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November 2004

ABI Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 2004

Committees

Bettina M.Whyte Richardo I. Kilpatrick Samuel J. GerdanoPresident Chairman Executive Director

ABI has earned a reputation for high quality

educational programs that meet the needs

of our diverse membership, while providing

valuable networking opportunities, all at a

reasonable cost. More than 4,000 members

attended programs over the past 12 months.

Hundreds more continue to take advantage

of the convenience of the growing number of

ABI programs online via West LegalEdCenter.

Annual Spring MeetingThe 2003 Annual Spring Meeting in Washington saw a record

900 attendees.The Seventh Annual “Great Debates” focused on hottopics such as retention bonuses for key executives and critical ven-dor motions. Educational panels addressed the essentials of effectivetrial practice, equitable subordination, first-day orders, preferencesand out-of-court alternatives to bankruptcy. Consumer bankruptcysessions focused on chapter 13 trends and ethics.The program featured two former U.S. Attorneys General: Hon. Griffin Bell, whoserved as the keynote lunch speaker, and Hon. Dick Thornburgh,who spoke on his role as the examiner in the WorldCom case.The event concluded with a gala dinner and concert by Motownlegends The Commodores.

Winter Leadership ConfernceMore than 600 attended the 2002 Winter Leadership

Conference at LaPaloma Resort in Tucson, Arizona. Among the topics were panels on the scope of Section 105 powers, intellectualproperty issues in bankruptcy, wage and benefit claims and the controversy over indemnification of non-attorney professionals.Noted economist and television host Stuart Varney provided a forecast of the U.S. economy and financial markets during a luncheon keynote.

Regional ProgramsABI’s popular regional programs thrived over the past year,

with each one setting new attendance marks.The workshop format of the programs allows members to customize their educational experience.The largest regional conference is theNortheast Bankruptcy Conference. In 2003, this program surpassed600 registrants for an event at beautiful Newport, Rhode Island.Other ABI educational initiatives include programs for state courtjudges (now in its 13th year) and government agency counsel (new in 2003).

Immediate Past President AndyCaine introduces a panel at the 2002 Winter Conference.

Former U.S.AttorneyGeneral Griffin Bell spoke on the asbestos liability crisis at the 2003 Annual Meeting.

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

October 2003

Yom Kippur Symposium on 25th Anniversary of Bankruptcy CodeWashington, DC

Columbus Day ABI NewsmakerLuncheon at NCBJSan Diego

2003 Winter LeadershipConference

ABI’s Robert M. Zinman Resident Scholars (Prof. David Epstein and Prof. Marianne Culhane) responded to Capitol Hill requests for analysis and comment on various legislative proposals andprospective amendments to H.R 975. Prof. Jack Williams, a previousZinman Scholar, commented on the impact of a proposed amend-ment to change the tax attributes of certain actions taken byWorldCom. Comments from ABI are not limited to the academiccommunity. Bankruptcy judges Eugene Wedoff and Thomas Smalldeveloped a package of recommendations, titled A Proposal forMore Effective Bankruptcy Reform, to address the goals of bankrupt-cy reform, while limiting unproductive administrative procedures.

ABI’s Legislative Committee, co-chaired by judges David Houston andGeorge Paine, regularly invites the key Hill staff to update our mem-bers during the Annual Spring Meeting on the prospects for reform.

The history of bankruptcy policy is an important part of the ABI’sOctober 2003 Symposium marking the 25th anniversary of theenactment of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978. Should the currentbankruptcy reform bill become law, ABI will sponsor a series of teleseminar programs for members covering the important changes in both personal and business bankruptcy.

ABI World serves as a comprehensive source of archived legislativematerials since the 105th Congress.The full text of all bills, legislativehistory, commentary, analysis and more can be found online.

This year marks the sixth year that Congress

has considered comprehensive bankruptcy

reform.The legislation (H.R. 975) passed the

House of Representatives in the spring of

2003 and is pending in the Senate.While

ABI is not a lobbying group with a particular

agenda, our members are frequently called

upon to assist Congress’ understanding of

bankruptcy issues and policy.

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One of the hot topics being considered in H.R.975 is whether the current “disinterestedness” standardfor the employment of investment bankers should be relaxed.ABI’s co-chair

of the Investment Banking Committee, Peter Kaufman (Gordian Group;New York) weighed in on the issue during this interview on CNBC-TV.

House Judiciary Committee Staffers DavidLachmann and Susan Jensen discuss theprospects for the pending legislation.

Veterans Day Litigation Skills Symposium – Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA

Thanksgiving

“Quick Polls” on ABI World frequently address legislative issues.

“US Airways is urging Congress to let the airline pay its $3 billion pension liability over 30 years asopposed to seven, as an essential element of its reorganization strategy.ThePBGC opposes this plan asunfair to other companiesstruggling to meet pensionobligations. Should Congresspass this legislation?”

With an endowment of well over $1 million,

the ABI is expanding its capability to fund

important scholarly research. Since 1998,

the endowment has funded over $270,000

in research grants, scholarships and special

projects. During 2003, ABI produced a

DVD to help consumers better manage

their finances, while explaining the basics of

bankruptcy procedure.

In addition to empirical research, the endowment funds an annual$10,000 scholarship to the St. John’s University School of Law bankruptcy LL.M. program.

The endowment also contributes to the support of ABI’s in-houseresearch capability, in the presence of the Robert M. ZinmanResident Scholar. Zinman Scholars for 2003 were Prof. David Epstein (Georgetown University Law Center) and Prof. MarianneCulhane (Creighton University Law School).

The endowment’s biggest contribution during 2003 is to help defraycosts associated with an academic symposium marking the 25thanniversary of the enactment of the Bankruptcy Code.The October10-11, 2003 event featured major paperspresented by Profs. Barry Adler (NYU),Douglas Baird (Chicago), ElizabethWarren (Harvard) and James White(Michigan).The symposium has a strongpublic policy focus, with Congressionalconsideration of bankruptcy reform thisyear. Congressional scholar NormanOrnstein provided a luncheon keynoteon changes in Congress over the lastquarter century. Famed Harvard pro-fessor Arthur Miller served as a mod-erator for a roundtable on bankruptcyreform from the 1970’s to today.

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December 2003

Prof. Marianne CulhaneABI Resident Scholar Fall 2003

During the past 12 months,ABI’s Research Grant Committee, chaired by Hon.Wesley Steen (W.D.Tex) has funded four new projects.

Project GranteeConsumer debtor education training program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coalition for Consumer Bankruptcy Debtor EducationBankruptcy court competition in Ch 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Prof. Lynn LoPucki (UCLA Law School)Consumer awareness of credit disclosures and buying choices . . . . .Coalition for Consumer Bankruptcy Debtor EducationStudy of serial Ch 13 filers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Prof. Jean Lown, Ph.D. (Utah State)

Winter Leadership Conference – La Quinta Resort and ClubLa Quinta, CA

Hanukkah(First Day)

Christmas

ABI’s award-winning website – www.abiworld.org –

is the first stop each day for the insolvency world.

The site features daily news headlines, the latest on

bankruptcy filings, legislative developments, analyses

of court opinions and more. Popular features include

“Cracking the Code” – an interactive weekly newsletter

– and “Bankruptcy Year in Review” – a digest of

hundreds of cases in business and personal bankruptcy.

Members can order CLE programsonline 24/7/365, through a partner-ship with West LegalEdCenter.com.ABI’s bankruptcy fundamentals pro-gram is among the most popular.The website also contains streamingaudio casts of the “BankruptcyToday” programs on the Sky Radionetwork, and ABI press briefings.Dow Jones Newsletters this year joined our existing content part-ners (West, Lexis-Nexis,The Deal, Bankruptcy Litigation Report) byproviding news items, headlines from the Daily Bankruptcy ReviewSmall Cap Report, as well as networking notes.

More than 80,000 online documentsare searchable, creating a powerfulresearch capability. Enhancing thisfunctionality is a key component of a planned redesign effort, set for2004.The site attracts more than 2 million page views per month and over 200,000 visits per month,with more than 6,000 unique visitors per day.

New in 2003 is the Career Center,an online service connectingemployers in the bankruptcy fieldwith qualified candidates.The serviceis free to both employers and jobseekers. More than 200 jobs werelisted within the first few months.

The popular ABI Network Updatealso benefitted from a facelift thisyear. Now each bi-weekly issue isdelivered direct to members’ emailinbox in an attractive and easy-to-read (HTML) format. Each Updateprovides direct access to a varietyof links, such as court opinions and

committee newsletters, and an archive to past issues.

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January 2004

Programs such as “Nuts and Bolts ofBankruptcy” are available online.

The joint ABI-NABT website dedicat-ed to the sale of assets in bankruptcy(www.bankruptcysales.com) enjoyed a redesign this year.

New Year’s Day

ML King Birthday

ABI members enjoy a variety of publications

as a benefit of membership, from the monthly

ABI Journal and semi-annual ABI Law Review

to the annual Membership Directory.The

2003-04 Directory is nearly 1,000 pages.

New TitlesABI published four new books during the first half of 2003. First DayMotions, by Debra Grassgreen (Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl,Young, Jones &Weintraub; San Francisco) with Prof. G. Ray Warner (St. John’sUniversity School of Law) is an insightful guide to the critical firstdays of a bankruptcy case.The book addresses the basics of adminis-trative, operational and substantive motions as well as appeals offirst day motions.The Bankruptcy Telecommunications Manual, by thebankruptcy group at Wiley, Rein & Fielding (Washington, D.C. andTysons Corner,Va) provides an overview of basic bankruptcy law for the telecom professional and basic communications law for theinsolvency professional. It examines the interrelationship and conflictbetween the Communications Act and the Bankruptcy Code.TheConsumer Bankruptcy Handbook, by Tom Yerbich (Anchorage, Alaska)covers the basics of chapter 7 and 13. Also new in 2003 is theEuropean Union Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings, by Dutch professor and practitioner Bob Wessels.

New EditionsABI published several new editions of popular titles during the past12 months. Included here are Bankruptcy in Practice, a 500-pagework by Prof. Jack Ayer (University of California-Davis) and MichaelBernstein (Arnold & Porter ;Washington, D.C.); Bankruptcy Issues forState Trial Court Judges, by Prof. Marianne Culhane (ABI ResidentScholar ; Creighton University Law School), and When World’s Collide,on the impact of bankruptcy on family law, by Peter Alexander(Dean, Southern Illinois University Law School) and Hon. JudithFitzgerald (W.D. Pa)

Committee e-NewslettersThis year also marked the advent ofcommittee newsletters, written byABI committees and produced in colorful html format, and sent viaemail to all committee members.Each newsletter features at least two topical articles and links to other online information relevant to that committee’s work.

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Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference – Westin Tabor CenterDenver, CO

Valentine’s Day

President’s Day

ABI membership passed 9,500 in July, 2003.

The 12-month rolling growth rate is over nine

percent. More new members joined during

the first seven months of 2003 than during

any similar period in our 21-year history.

Membership retentionrates hover at or near 90percent – a figure nearlyunheard of in associationsand especially impressivegiven the diverse nature ofthe membership. More than60 percent of the nation’sbankruptcy judges are paidmembers, as are over 150 bankruptcy law professors.

ABI members enjoy a widerange of benefits, includingdiscounts on educational conferences and publications, unlimitedaccess to the daily news headlines and research sections of the website, and unmatched networking opportunities

Members join from a variety of sources, including educational conferences, trade show exhibits, direct mail and the website. Specialoutreach efforts have been extended to judicial law clerks, consumerbankruptcy specialists, young professionals and non-attorneys.

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March 2004

Membership by Profession Type

Year MembersYear-end

2002 9,057

2001 8,417

2000 7,549

1999 7,003

1998 6,363

1997 5,960

1996 5,315

1995 5,156

The ABI Membership Directory, now nearly1,000 pages, features a “directory within a directory” where all members within a particular law, accounting or turnaround firms are listed.This feature makes it easy to identify and network with the nation’s top practitioners.

Membership by Join Source

Nuts and Bolts for Bankruptcy Conrad B. DubersteinBankruptcy Battleground West – National Moot CourtPractitioners – The Century Plaza Competition –The Century Plaza Los Angeles, CA New York CityLos Angeles, CA

National Moot Court Competition – (cont.)

St. Patrick’s Day

Reporters turn to the ABI when they need

a reliable source for information in the

bankruptcy field. Over the past 12 months,

ABI and its members were cited as authorities

in hundreds of national and local news outlets,

covering both the print and electronic media.

Much of the media coverage centered on the

continued rise in personal bankruptcies and

the prospects for new legislation.

ABI’s public affairs efforts are also geared toward enhancing publicunderstanding of bankruptcy’s implications for the national economy.Toward that end, new in 2003 is a partnership with Sky Radio, thebusiness news channel of the nation’s air carriers. ABI produced amonthly segment called “Bankruptcy Today” featuring prominent professionals addressing current developments. Segments coveredeconomic forecasting, trends in corporate finance and reorganiza-tion, the emerging crisis of asbestos litigation, the treatment of laborand employment issues in bankruptcycases, and changing consumer attitudestoward debt.The shows aired throughout 2003 on the in-flight networks of United, American, USAirways, Northwest and Delta airlines.

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April 2004

ABI Resident Scholar MarianneCulhane appeared on Fox NewsChannel’s Cavuto on Business.

ABI President Bettina M.Whyte was a featured speaker at a businessjournalism conference aimed attraining reporters and editors how to cover the complex financialissues arising in large public compa-ny cases. Her insights on the strate-gies used by corporate executivesbefore and during bankruptcy willassist the media’s understanding ofthe reorganization process.

Executive Director Samuel Gerdanodiscussed bankruptcy trends on CNN.

Passover (first day)

Easter Annual Spring Meeting – J.W. MarriottWashington, DC

Nuts and Bolts forBankruptcyPractitioners - East

Annual Spring Meeting (cont.)

The American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review

is the nation’s largest circulation bankruptcy

law review. Edited by the top students at

St. John’s University School of Law, it is

published twice each year by West Group.

The first issue, published in 1993, dealt exclusively with the theme of single asset real estate cases. Succeeding issues have usually featured a single theme, such as consumer bankruptcy, technologycases, healthcare bankruptcy, ethics, international insolvencies andbankruptcy taxation, among other themes.

The Winter 2002 issue was an open (non-theme) issue with three articles addressing different aspects of claims trading and two articles on the engagement rules for employment of turn-around managers and financial advisors. Included was a piece on the controversial concepts of indemnification and exculpation of these professionals.

The Spring 2003 issue featured a transcribed and annotated round-table discussion on new corporate governance issues in the wake of the accounting and financial scandals of the previous year.The session was colorfully titled: “Remembering When - Recollections of a Time When Aggressive Accounting, Special Purpose Vehicles,Asset Light Companies and Executive Stock Options Were PositiveAttributes”. A featured article in the Spring issue addressed the hot topic of retention and severance packages for key employeesand insiders.

Prof. Robert M. Zinman (St. John’s University School of Law), a pastABI President and Chairman, has served as the faculty advisor andchair of the Law Review Advisory Board since the inception. Prof.Zinman will be succeeded by Prof. G. Ray Warner, who also servesas the new director of the LL.M. program at St. John’s. Each issue of the Law Review also publishes a thesis by a graduate of the LL.M. program.

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Christopher A. Lynch, Editor-in-Chief of the ABI Law Review,receives the annual ABI scholarship and plaque for his termof service, from Prof. Robert M. Zinman.

Mother’s Day Nuts and Bolts forBankruptcy Practitioners - NYCAssoc. of the Bar ofthe City of New York

New York CityBankruptcy Conf.Millennium BroadwayNew York, NY

Memorial Day

ABI’s International Committee, chaired by

George M. Kelakos (Heller, Ehrman,White

& McAuliffe (New York), Josefina Fernandez

McEvoy (Squire, Sanders & Dempsey;

Los Angeles) and Ian G.Williams (Edwards

Geldard; London) is among our most

active member committees.

The committee helped organize an educational exchange for judgesfrom Mexico attending the 2003 NCBJ annual meeting, building onthe success of an earlier program for judges from Central andEastern Europe.

ABI’s Vice President forInternational Affairs, Steven G.Golick (far left) (Osler, Hoskin &Harcourt;Toronto) headed up thefourth Canadian-AmericanSymposium, held in New York inFebruary 2003. More than 150attended.

Each of ABI’s national conferences contains an educational panel on cross-border topics.The 2003 Winter Leadership Conferencefeatured a program on airline reorganization with a focus on the Air Canada case.

ABI is the largest of 32 member associations in INSOL International,the worldwide federation of insolvency professionals. ABI andINSOL created www.globalINSOLvency.com, a new website devotedto international insolvency.The website was launched during INSOL’s2003 conference in the Americas (in Las Vegas).The 2003 ABISouthwest Bankruptcy Conference, also held in Las Vegas, held apanel on cross-border current developments as a segue to theINSOL conference.

Also new this year is a primer on thenew European Union Regulations onInsolvency Proceedings, written byProf. Bob Wessels, a Dutch lawyerand noted commercial law professorat Vrije University in Amsterdam.The book covers jurisdictional issues,winding up proceedings such as theappointment of a liquidator, recogni-tion of judgments, creditors rightsand other provisions.

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June 2004

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop – Grand Traverse ResortTraverse City, MI

Father’s Day Hawaii Bankruptcy Workshop – Hyatt Regency KauaiKauai, HI

ABI is committed to advancing the

development of young professionals in

various insolvency disciplines.The Institute

sponsors competitions, awards scholarships

and recognizes outstanding achievements

among those planning careers in

bankruptcy fields.

National Moot Court CompetitionA record 28 law schoolscompeted in the 2003Conrad B. DubersteinNational Moot CourtCompetition.The event, nowin its 12th year, is the onlynational competition devotedto bankruptcy. It is held eachyear at the U.S. Court ofAppeals for the SecondCircuit and is named in honor of Judge Duberstein, a former member of the ABI Board of Directors and the Chief Judge of the Eastern District of New York.The 2003 competition was won by the University of Miami School of Law, coached by ABI DirectorPatricia Redmond (Stearns,Weaver et al.).

Annual LL.M. ScholarshipEach year the Institute also awards a $10,000 scholar-ship to a graduate law student in the bankruptcy LL.M.program at St. John’s University School of Law.TheLL.M. program is the only one of its kind, and theaward reflects ABI’s long partnership with St. John’s.

Medal of ExcellenceABI presented the 2003 Medal ofExcellence in Bankruptcy to over100 top students around the coun-try. Medal recipients are selected byeach law school’s bankruptcy faculty,and typically receive their awardsduring school commencement exer-cises.Winners receive engravedmedals and certificates of achieve-ment, as well as a complimentary one-year ABI membership. Now in its sixth year, the program is coordinated by ABI DirectorChristopher Graham (Thacher, Proffitt & Wood; New York).

MBA ProgramsABI and the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern Universityare developing a graduate business school competition, where thenation’s top MBA students would prepare and present businessplans to save financially troubled companies.The presentations wouldbe made to blue-ribbon panels of CEO’s, CFO’s, turnaround expertsand judges. Kellogg is the nation’s top graduate business school. ABIwill administer the program, sponsor a faculty stipend and providefinancial awards for the winning schools.

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July 2004

Independence Day

Northeast Bankruptcy Conference – Mt.Washington HotelBretton Woods, NH

Northeast Bankruptcy Conference (cont.)

Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop – The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds PlantationLake Oconee, GA

As the only national board certification for bankruptcy

and creditors rights attorneys, the American Board of

Certification (ABC) continually seeks new and innovative

ways to enhance the value of board certification.This year,

retired judges were added to the Board of Directors to

gain their invaluable insights into the certification process.

The 2003-2004 Directory of Board Certified Attorneys

was distributed to over 9,000 judges, bankruptcy and

creditors rights professionals as well as others who are

constantly in need certified attorneys. Additionally, more

than 75,000 visitors are expected to the ABC website

(www.abcworld.org) during the year by those seeking

valuable information regarding ABC certified attorneys

and the ABC certification programs.

According to the American Board Association, approximately 30,000 attorneys are board certified in one or more practice areas.We havedemonstrated the value of the rigorous ABC certification process in that the number of certified attorney continues to rise and ourretention rate for certified attorneys averages 97%.ABC will soongrow to over 1,000 certificate holders.This growth reflects the trendamong attorneys and law firms in recognizing the value of board certification and firms encouraging their eligible attorneys to becomecertified.The Board recently implemented new procedures to make iteasier for firms seeking to have multiple attorneys certified. Recognitionof ABC certification continues at the state level as well.The ABC programs gained additional accreditations from the Ohio SupremeCourt and the Indiana Supreme Court, and the Iowa and ArkansasSupreme Courts enacted rules changes that recognize certification.

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August 2004

ChairJames T. MarkusBlock, Markus and Williams, L.L.C.Denver, CO

President

John D. PennHaynes and Boone, LLPFort Worth,TX

Vice PresidentRudy J. CeroneMcGlinchey Stafford, PLLCNew Orleans, LA

TreasurerBob BernsteinBernstein Law Firm, P.C.Pittsburgh, PA

SecretaryWilliam L. Norton IIIBoult, Cummings, Conners & Berry PLCNashville,TN

Officers:Richard P. CarmodyLange, Simpson, Robinson & SomervilleBirmingham, AL

William I. KohnSchiff Hardin & WaiteChicago, IL

Prof. Lois R. LupicaUniversity of Maine School of LawPortland, ME

C. Daniel MotsingerKrieg DeVault Alexander & CapehartIndianapolis, IN

Joseph A. PeifferDay, Rettig, Peiffer, JohansonCedar Rapids

Bettie Kelley SousaSmith Debnam Narron Wyche Story &MyersRaleigh, NC

Executive DirectorMichelle L. Anderson

During the past year, the ABI enhanced its financial position

while continuing to be the nation's leading provider of high

quality bankruptcy education and research.

At a presentation of the 2002 audited financial statements,

BDO Seidman, LLP again issued an unqualified “clean

report” and highlighted ABI’s remarkable growth over the

past several years. Investment Advisors at Paine Webber

monitor our investments and help ensure the financial

security of the ABI.

The information at right is taken from the 2002 audited

financial statements.

Revenue Growth by YearABI’s revenue nearly tripled from 1995 to 2002through membership growth and new educational programs

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September 2004

American Bankruptcy InstituteStatement of Financial Position

ASSETSDecember 31, 2002 December 31, 2001

Current Assets:Cash and cash equivalents $202,491 $175,671 Short-term investments 349,767 268,586 Accounts receivable, net 233,739 160,139 Prepaid and other assets 282,417 116,531 Pledges receivable, net 49,155 52,342

Total Current Assets 1,117,569 773,269

Noncurrent Assets:Long-term investments 2,503,227 1,855,144 Pledges receivable, net 74,130 68,657 Property and Equipment, net 55,620 76,397 Deposits 24,160 23,810

Total Current Assets 2,657,137 2,024,008

TOTAL ASSETS $3,774,706 $2,797,277

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Current Liabilities:Accounts payable and accrued expenses $378,592 $273,452 Deferred revenue 1,124,541 908,037

Total Liabilities 1,503,133 1,181,489

Net assets:Unrestricted Undesignated 1,131,712 702,680 Board designated endowment 872,824 648,320 Total unrestricted net assets 2,004,536 1,351,000

Temporarily restrictedGeneral 143,752 143,789 Endowment 123,285 120,999 Total temporarily restricted net assets 267,037 264,788

Total net assets 2,271,573 1,615,788

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $3,774,706 $2,797,277

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Labor Day Southwest Bankrupcty Conference – The BellagioLas Vegas, NV

Rosh HashanaSW Bank Conf.(cont.)

Investment Yom KippurBanking Program –Assoc. of the Bar ofthe City of New York(tent.)

ABIEndowment FundContributionsThru June 1, 2003

Century CouncilMembersContributions of $25,000 andabove

AlixPartners LLCJay Alix & Bettina M.Whyte

William A. BrandtDevelopment Specialists, Inc.

John Wm. Butler, Jr.Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher& Flom, LLP

L.E. Creel IIICreel, Sussman & Moore

Harry D. Dixon, Jr.Keen Consultants LLCNational Auctioneers

AssociationRobert A. Shively & LarryTheurer

Visa USA, Inc.

Lifetime MembersContributions of $10,000 -$24,999

AndersenA.S.K. Financial, Inc.

Gregory S. Abrams & JosephL. Steinfeld

Gerald P. BuccinoBuccino & Associates, Inc.

Gary W. BurnsKPMG LLP

Mitchell H. CohenGordon Brothers RetailPartners LLP

Robert N. DangremondAlixPartners LLC

Sanford R. EdleinGlass & Associates, Inc.

Ford ElsaesserElsaesser, Jarzabek, Anderson,Marks & Elliott, Chtd.

Barbara A. EverlyLeslie H. Miles, Jr.

MB Valuation Services, Inc.Morris Anderson &

Associates, Ltd.Daniel F. Dooley & Baker A. Smith

Prof. Robert M. ZinmanSt. John’s University School ofLaw

BenefactorsContributions of $5,000-$9,999Atlas Partners, LLC

Roger “Biff ” Ruttenberg & Michael H. Nadler

Joseph S.U. BodoffBodoff & Slavitt, LLP

Edward P. BondBederson & Company, LLP

Eric L. BrossmanDuane Morris LLP

Hon. Leif M. ClarkU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Cohn, Khoury, Madoff &Whitesell, LLPDaniel C. Cohn

Dickinson Wright PLLCDaniel F. Gosch

Foothill CapitalCorporation

Steven G. GolickOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt

Philip J. HendelHendel & Collins, PC

Kenneth C. HenryBDO Seidman LLP

High Ridge PartnersNancy Ross, Pat Cavanaugh& Mike Eber

Hon. Lee M. JackwigU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Douglas JessopJessop & Company, PC

William I. KohnSachnoff & Weaver

E. Bruce LeonardCassels, Brock & Blackwell

James B. MatthewsPrime Locations Consulting

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris,Glovsky & Popeo, PCWilliam W. Kannel & Richard E. Mikels

David L. OsiasAllen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble& Mallory

The Ozer Group &Paragon Capital, LLC Stephen G. Miller

Patricia A. RedmondSterns Weaver et al.

Michael P. RichmanMayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw

Thomas J. SalernoSquire, Sanders & Dempsey

Anthony H. SchnellingBridge Associates LLC

James Patrick SheaShea & Carlyon, Ltd.

Stutman,Treister & Glatt,PCMichael H. Goldstein

Harvey L.TepnerLoeb Partners Corporation

Richard N.TiltonProf. G. Ray Warner

St. John’s University School ofLaw/Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Prof. Jack F.WilliamsGeorgia State University/ BDO Seidman LLP

Deborah WilliamsonCox & Smith Inc.

Sustaining MembersContributions of $2,000-$4,999

Sean AllenBankruptcy ManagementCorporation

Arent, Fox, Kintner,Plotkin & Kahn, PLLCAndrew I. Silfen

Atwell, Curtis & BrooksLtd. /UniversityManagement Associates& Consultants

Becket & Lee LLPGary D. Bernhardy

Carl Marks ConsultingGroup

Scott BernsteinSB Capital Group LLC

Matthew BordwinKeen Consultants LLC

Paul Bennett BranDickstein, Shapiro, Morin& Oshinsky LLP

Prof. Daniel U. BusselKlee,Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern, LLP

Andrew W. CainePachulski, Stang, Ziehl,Young,Jones & Weintraub

Mary Jane CardwellCarl Marks Consulting

GroupMark Claster

George B. CauthenNelson Mullins et al.

Rudy J. CeroneMcGlinchey Stafford PLLC

David D. ClearyMcDermott,Will & Emery

Alan CohenALCO Capital Group, Inc.

Howard S. CohenParente Randolph, LLC

Karen CordryNational Association ofAttorneys General

James H. CossittAttorney at Law

Jack J. CullenFoster Pepper &Shefelman, PLLC

Hon. J. Michael DeasyU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Holly Felder EtlinCrossroads LLC

Gus Michael FarinellaAttorney/Counselor at Law

Robert E. FeidlerTinamarie Feil

Bankruptcy ManagementCorporation

Robert M. FishmanShaw, Gussis, Fishman, Glantz& Wolfson

Jean K. FitzSimonBridge Associates LLC

Allan FriedmanBowne & Co.

Leonard H. GilbertHolland & Knight, LLP

Peter GilhulyLatham & Watkins

Hon.William H. GindinU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Jeffrey GordonIAR Group LLC

Christopher F. GrahamThacher Proffitt & Wood

Daniel Carl GreenRacine, Olson, Nye,Budge & Bailey

Wayne M. GreenwaldGreenwald & Rimberg LLP

Hon. James D. GreggU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Nell HennessyThe Hilco OrganizationStephen A. Holiga

Visa USA, Inc.Dillon E. Jackson

Foster Pepper & Shefelman Alan M. Jacobs

AMJ Advisors LLCJ. James Jenkins

Lain Faulkner & Co., PCSoneet R. Kapila

Kapila & CompanyGeorge M. Kelakos

Heller, Ehrman,White& McAuliffe LLP

Danny C. KellyStoel Rives LLP

Richardo I. KilpatrickKilpatrick & Associates

Faye KnowlesAndrew A. Kress

Kaye Scholer LLPForrest B. Lammiman

Lord Bissell & BrookLatham & Watkins

Robert J. RosenbergGerard J. Leimkuhler

Wescott Strategic Management LLC

Joel H. LevitinDechert

Richard M. LorenzenBrown & Bain, P.A.

James M. LukendaHuron Consulting Group LLC

Hon. Raymond T. LyonsU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Jean MaessWEST

Jerry M. MarkowitzMarkowitz, Davis,Ringel & Trusty, PA

Josefina Fernandez McEvoyJosefina Fernandez McEvoy PC

Thomas M. MessanaMarkowitz, Davis,Ringel & Trusty, PA

Weldon L. Moore IIICreel, Sussman & Moore

Hon. C. Ray MullinsU.S. Bankruptcy Court

The Nassi Group LLCAlbert T. Nassi

David M. NeffPiper Rudnick, LLP

Neil P. OlackDuane Morris LLP

Olshan, Grundman,Frome, Rosenzweig &Wolosky, LLP

Michael P. O’NeilSommer Barnard Ackerson

Christian Carl OnsagerThe Broe Companies

Gilbert C. OsnosOsnos Associates, Inc.

Hon. John K. Pearson(Retired Judge)U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Joseph A. PeifferDay, Rettig, Peiffer & Johansen, PC

Scott PeltzAmerican Express Tax & Business Services

John D. PennHaynes and Boone, LLP

Thomas J. PettersPetters Company

Lisa M. PoulinPricewaterhouseCoopers

Timothy T. ReadJonathan Reich

Michael Fox InternationalM. Freddie Reiss

PricewaterhouseCoopersRobert P. Reynolds

Reynolds, Reynolds &Duncan, LLC

Rebecca A. RoofAlixPartners LLC

Salomon Green & OstrowChester B. Salomon

Sanford SigoloffSigoloff & Associates, Inc.

Edward J. SiskinFleet Retail Finance, Inc.

James E. SmithAttorney at Law

William K. SnyderCorporate RevitalizationPartners LLC

Frank A. SomersBank of America

Sommer Barnard Ackerson Attorneys, PC

James H.M. SprayregenKirkland & Ellis

Hon.Wesley W. SteenU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Stonehill Group LLPDonald C. Swenson

Lynn Lewis TavennerTavenner & Beran, PLC

Deborah L.ThorneBarnes & Thornburg

United Way of Miami-DadeLawrence M. SchantzAdorno & Zedar, PA

Lynnette R.WarmanJenkens & Gilchrist

Robert H.WarshauerErnst & Young CorporateFinance LLC

Hon. Eugene R.WedoffU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Stephen D.WheelisWheelis & Rozanski

Colin W.WiedC.W.Wied PC

Joseph J.WielebinskiMunsch, Hardt, Kopf & Harr, PC

Louis A. Zircher

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ABI/GULC “Viewsfrom the Bench” –Georgetown Univ.Law CenterWashington, DC(tent.)

Columbus Day

* Richardo I. KilpatrickChairKilpatrick &Associates PCAuburn Hills, Mich.

* Andrew W. CaineImmediate Past-PresidentPachulski, Stang, Ziehl,Young, et al.Los Angeles, Calif.

* Bettina M.WhytePresidentAlixPartners LLCNew York, N.Y.

* Michael P. RichmanPresident-ElectMayer, Brown, Rowe & MawNew York, N.Y.

* Mitchell H. CohenVice President-MembershipGordon Brothers Group LLCBoston, Mass.

* Steven G. GolickVice President-International AffairsOsler Hoskin & Harcourt LLPToronto, Ont.

* Benjamin L. NortmanVice President-DevelopmentThe Hilco OrganizationNorthbrook, Ill.

* Neil P. OlackVice President-EducationDuane Morris LLPAtlanta, Ga.

* John D. PennVice President-PublicationsHaynes and Boone LLPFort Worth,Texas

* Hon.Wesley W. SteenVice President-Research GrantsU.S. Bankruptcy CourtHouston,Texas

* John W.AmesSecretaryGreenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLCLouisville, Ky.

* Gary W. BurnsTreasurerKPMG LLPNew York, N.Y.

Lawrence R.Ahern IIIGreenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLCNashville,Tenn.

Geoffrey L. BermanDevelopment Specialists Inc.Los Angeles, Calif.

Hon.William T. BodohU.S. Bankruptcy CourtYoungstown, Ohio

Mark V. BossiThompson Coburn LLPSt. Louis, Mo.

* Hon.William H. BrownU.S. Bankruptcy CourtMemphis,Tenn.

Prof. Ralph E. BrubakerEmory University School of LawAtlanta, Ga.

Karen CordryNational Association of AttorneysGeneralWashington, D.C.

Mitchell E. DruckerCIT Business CreditNew York, N.Y.

Sanford R. EdleinGlass & Associates Inc.Dallas,Texas

James S. FeltmanKPMG LLPMiami, Fla.

Michael FishmanWells Fargo FoothillSanta Monica, Calif.

Hon. Judith K. FitzgeraldU.S. Bankruptcy CourtPittsburgh, Pa.

Leonard P. GoldbergerWhite and Williams LLPPhiladelphia, Pa.

Christopher F. GrahamThacher Proffitt & WoodNew York, N.Y.

Hon. James D. GreggU.S. Bankruptcy CourtGrand Rapids, Mich.

Henry E. Hildebrand IIILassiter,Tidwell & Hildebrand PLLCNashville,Tenn.

Stephen A. HoligaVisa USA Inc.San Francisco, Calif.

Hon. David W. Houston IIIU.S. Bankruptcy CourtAberdeen, Miss.

Dillon E. JacksonFoster Pepper & Shefelman PLLCSeattle,Wash.

* Reginald W. JacksonVorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLPColumbus, Ohio

Robert J. KeachBernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson PAPortland, Maine

George M. KelakosHeller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLPNew York, N.Y.

Joel H. LevitinDechert LLPNew York, N.Y.

Jean E. MaessWestRochester, N.Y.

James T. MarkusBlock Markus Williams LLCDenver, Colo.

Richard E. MikelsMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, et al.Boston, Mass.

Christian C. OnsagerDenver, Colo.

Colleen A. PalmerGE Capital Commercial Finance Inc.Chicago, Ill.

R.Carter PatePricewaterhouseCoopers LLPDallas,Texas

Robin E. PhelanHaynes and Boone LLPDallas,Texas

John RaoNational Consumer Law CenterBoston, Mass.

Patricia A. RedmondStearns,Weaver, Miller, et al.Miami, Fla.

Hon. Steven W. RhodesU.S. Bankruptcy CourtDetroit, Mich.

Hon. Linda B. RiegleU.S. Bankruptcy CourtLas Vegas, Nev.

Robert J. RosenbergLatham & WatkinsNew York, N.Y.

Nancy A. RossHigh Ridge Partners Inc.Chicago, Ill.

Sandra L. SchirmangKraft Foods Inc.Northfield, Ill.

Anthony H. SchnellingBridge Associates LLCNew York, N.Y.

James Patrick SheaShea & Carlyon Ltd.Las Vegas, Nev.

Edward J. SiskinFleet Retail Finance Inc.Boston, Mass.

Kent V. SnyderSnyder & AssociatesPortland, Ore.

* James H.M. SprayregenKirkland & EllisChicago, Ill.

Harvey L.TepnerCompass Advisers LLPNew York, N.Y.

John Tittle Jr.Deloitte & ToucheDallas,Texas

Lynnette R.WarmanJenkens & Gilchrist Parker Chapin LLPDallas,Texas

Prof. G. Ray WarnerSt. John’s University School of LawJamaica, N.Y.

Robert H.WarshauerErnst & Young Corporate Finance LLCNew York, N.Y.

* Hon. Eugene R.WedoffU.S. Bankruptcy CourtChicago, Ill.

Samuel J. GerdanoExecutive DirectorAlexandria,Va.

* Denotes Executive Committee Member

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April 2003 to April 2004

Election Day

Veteran’s Day

Thanksgiving

As of September 2003

Executive DirectorSamuel Gerdano

Director of AdministrationKathy Sheehan

Senior Accounting ManagerPatty Sadusky

Finance & Accounting AssistantArzu Bagci

Accounts Receivable CoordinatorJenny Chung

Communications DirectorMelissa Lanning Trumpower

Communications CoordinatorCarolyn Kanon

Public Affairs SpecialistRali Mileva

Graphic DesignerSusan Druzak

WebmasterKarim Guirguis

Web AssistantAdina Yu

Meeting PlannersJohn Good Jennifer DannemillerVanessa York

Membership DirectorChris Thackston

Membership Retention AssistantKim Hay

Membership AssociateBeverly Hoeftman

Marketing CoordinatorSharisa Sloan

Special Projects DirectorCaroline Milani

Staff Assistant-Publications/ReceptionistPat Noboa (Suite 404)

Staff Assistant-CLE/ReceptionistAna Quada (Suite 400)

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(from left) Sharisa Sloan, Caroline Milani, Rali Mileva and VanessaYork pose with the Grammy Award-winning Commodores at the20th Annual Spring Meeting.

(from left) Carolyn Kanon, Melissa Lanning Trumpower,Karim Guirguis,Adina Yu, Rali Mileva and Susan Druzakcomprise ABI’s Communications Department.

(from left) John Good, Jennifer Dannemiller,AnaQuada and Vanessa York lead ABI’s meetings staff.

Winter Leadership Conference – Marriott’s Camelback InnScottsdale,AZ

Hanukkah

Christmas

Alternative DisputeResolution Committee

Lester J. LevyJAMS2 Embarcadero Ctr, Suite 1100San Francisco, CA 94111-3802(415) 982-5267(415) 982-5287

Hon. Barbara J. HouserU.S. Bankruptcy CourtNorthern District of Texas1100 Commerce St, Suite12A24Dallas,TX 75242(214) 753-2055(214) [email protected]

Asset Sales

David PeressOzer Group LLC75 Second Ave, Suite 400Needham, MA 02494(781) 707-4235(781) 707-4201 [email protected]

Richard N.Tilton2112 Baileys Corner RdWall, NJ 07719(732) 449-7893(732) 449-8170 [email protected]

Bankruptcy Taxation

Prof. Jack F.WilliamsGeorgia State University/

BDO Seidman LLPPO Box 4037Atlanta, GA 30302(404) 651-2139(404) 651-2092 [email protected]

Charles F. Rosen, Esq.Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor6 Hutton Center Dr, Suite 880Santa Ana, CA 92707-5707(714) 546-0445(714) 546-2604 [email protected]

Business Reorganization

Robert J. KeachBernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson100 Middle St.PO Box 9729Portland, ME 04104-5029(207) 774-1200(207) 774-1127 [email protected]

Anthony H. SchnellingBridge Associates, LLC747 Third Ave, Suite 20ANew York, NY 10017-2803(212) 207-4710(212) 207-9294 [email protected]

Subcommittee onInsurance, Construction& Surety

Lawrence R.Ahern, IIIGreenebaum Doll &McDonald PLLCTwo American Ctr3102 West End Ave, Suite 700Nashville,TN 37203-1304(615) 760-7112(615) 760-7312 [email protected]

J. Gregg MillerPepper Hamilton LLP2 Logan Square, Suite 3000Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799(215) 981-4085(215) 981-4750 [email protected]

Subcommittee onAgriculture

Rick A.YarnallChapter 13 Trustee1300 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 1700Portland, OR 97201-5667(503) 972-6311(503) 972-6252 [email protected]

Subcommittee onHospitality, EntertainmentVenues & Gaming

Rudy J. CeroneMcGlinchey Stafford, PLLC643 Magazine St.New Orleans, LA 70130(504) 596-2786(504) 596-2760 [email protected]

Subcommittee on SmallBusiness

Deborah A. CrabbeFoster, Pepper & Shefelman,PLLC1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3400Seattle,WA 98101-3299(206) 447-5325(206) 749-2009 [email protected]

Commercial Fraud TaskForce

Sandra T. RasnakU.S.Trustee ProgramNational Bankruptcy FraudCoordinator227 W. Monroe St., Suite 3350Chicago, IL 60606-5025(312) 886-5784(312) 886-5794 [email protected]

Consumer Bankruptcy

Co-Chairs

Hon. Eugene R.WedoffU.S. Bankruptcy Court219 S. Dearborn St, Room 748Chicago, IL 60604-1795(312) 435-5644(312) 408-5114 [email protected]

Hon.William H. BrownU.S. Bankruptcy Court200 Jefferson Ave., Suite 675Memphis,TN 38103-2328(901) 328-3530(901) 328-3545 [email protected]

Vice Chairs

Thomas J.YerbichLaw Office of Thomas J.Yerbich329 F St., Suite 210Anchorage, AK (907) 274-5631(907) 274-5794 [email protected]

Dennis R. DowShook, Hardy & Bacon, LLPOne Kansas City Place1200 Main StKansas City, MO 64105 (816)474-6550(816) 421-5547 [email protected]

Court Administration

Richard M. KippermanCorporate Management, Inc.PO Box 3939La Mesa, CA 91944-3939(619) 668-4500(619) 668-9014 [email protected]

Hon. Cecelia G. MorrisU.S. Bankruptcy Court176 Church StPoughkeepsie, NY 12601-4165(845) [email protected]

Ethics

Richard P. CarmodyLange, Simpson, Robinson &Sommerville, LLP417 20th St N., Suite 1700Birmingham, AL 35203(205) 250-5033(205) 250-5034 [email protected]

Richard M. Meth, Esq.Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, LLPPO Box 1950Morristown, NJ 07962-1950(973) 966-8319(973) 966-1550 [email protected]

Finance and Banking

Peter AntoszykBrown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLPOne Financial Ctr, 18th Floor Boston, MA 02111-2600(617) 856-8513(617) 856-8201 fax [email protected]

Mark D. CollinsRichards, Layton & FingerOne Rodney SquarePO Box 551Wilmington, DE 19899(302) 651-7531(302) 651-7701 [email protected]

Financial Advisors

Rebecca A. RoofAlixPartners LLC9 W 57th St, Suite 3420New York, NY 10019-2701(212) 490-2500(212) 490-1344 [email protected]

Claudia SlacikCitibank388 Greenwich St, 19th FloorNew York, NY 10013(212) 816-2468(212) 816-2613 [email protected]

Health Care

William W. KannelMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris,Glovsky & Popeo PCOne Financial Ctr., 38th FloorBoston, MA 02111(617) 348-1665(617) 542-2241 [email protected]

Samuel R. MaizelPachulski, Stang, Ziehl,Young &Jones, PC10100 Santa Monica Blvd,Suite 1100Los Angeles, CA 90067(310) 277-6910(310) 201-0760 [email protected]

International

George M. KelakosHeller Ehrman White &McAuliffe LLP120 W 45th StNew York, NY 10036(212) 847-8694(212) 763-7600 [email protected]

Josefina Fernandez McEvoySquire Sanders & Dempsey801 S. Figueroa StreetLos Angeles, CA 90017(213) 6895120(213) 623-4581 [email protected]

Ian G.WilliamsEdwards Geldard44 The RopewalkNottingham, NG1 5ELEngland44 115 840 449944 115 840 4500 [email protected]

Investment Banking

Peter S. KaufmanGordian Group, LLP499 Park Ave., 5th floorNew York, NY 10022(212) 486-3600(212) 486-3616 [email protected]

James D. DeckerHoulihan Lokey Howard & Zukin3475 Piedmont Rd NE,Suite 950Atlanta, GA 30305(404) 495-7000(404) 233-1468 [email protected]

Law School

Prof. Robert M. ZinmanSt. Johnís University School ofLaw8000 Utopia PkwyJamaica, NY 11439(718) 990-6646(718) 990-6649 [email protected]

Christopher F. GrahamThacher Proffitt & Wood11 W 42nd StNew York, NY 10036-8002(212) 789-1200(212) 789-3500 [email protected]

Legislation

Hon. David W. Houston, IIIU.S. Bankruptcy CourtPO Box 867Aberdeen, MS 39730(662) 369-2624(662) 369-2635 [email protected]

Hon. George C. Paine, IIU.S. Bankruptcy Court218 Customs House701 BroadwayNashville,TN 37203(615) 736-5587(615) 736-2716 [email protected]

Mass Torts

Hon. Judith K. FitzgeraldU.S. Bankruptcy CourtU.S. Steel Tower600 Grant St, Suite 5490Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2805(412) 644-3541(412) 644-5448 [email protected]

Theodore L. FreedmanKirkland & Ellis153 E 53rd StNew York, NY 10022(212) 446-4934(212) 446-4900 [email protected]

Professional Compensation

C. R.“Chip” BowlesGreenebaum Doll &McDonald PLLCNational City Twr101 S Fifth St, Suite 3300Louisville, KY 40202-3197(502) 587-3746(502) 589-3995 [email protected]

James D. SweetMurphy & Desmond, SC2 E. Mifflin St, Suite 800PO Box 2038Madison,WI 53701-2038(608) 257-7181(608) 257-4333 [email protected]

Public Companies andClaims Trading

Glenn E. SiegelDechert30 Rockefeller Center,23rd FloorNew York, NY 10112(212) 698-3500(212) 698-3599 [email protected]

Geoffrey GroshongMiller Nash LLPTwo Union Square601 Union St, Suite 4400Seattle,WA 98101-2352(206) 622-8484(206) 622-7485 [email protected]

Real Estate

John CollenDuane Morris LLC227 W. Monroe St, Suite 3400Chicago, IL 60606-5098(312) 499-6700(312) 499-6701 [email protected]

Alec P. OstrowSalomon, Green & Ostrow, PC485 Madison Ave., 20th FloorNew York, NY 10022-5803(212) 319-8500(212) 319-8505 [email protected]

Technology andTelecommunication Cases

Nancy A. PetermanGreenberg Traurig77 W.Wacker Dr., Suite 2500Chicago, IL 60601(312) 456-8410(312) 456-8435 [email protected]

Joel H. LevitinDechert30 Rockefeller PlazaNew York, NY 10112(212) 698-3558(212) 698-3599 [email protected]

Unsecured Trade Creditors

Deborah L.ThorneBarnes & Thornburg10 S La Salle St, Suite 2600Chicago, IL 60603(214) 855-4792(312) 759-5646 [email protected]

Doug G. FoxBosch Rexroth CorporationPO Box 25407Lehigh Valley, PA 18002(610) 694-8250(610) [email protected]

Berry SpearsWinstead Sechrest & Minick, PC2400 Bank One Ctr910 Travis StHouston,TX 77002-5814(713) 650-2717(713) 650-2400 [email protected]

Uniform Commercial Code

Mark V. BossiThompson Coburn LLPOne Firstar PlazaSt. Louis, MO 63101(314) 552-6015(314) 552-7015 [email protected]

Brent R. CohenRothgerber Johnson & Lyons, LLP1200 17th St, Suite 3000Denver, CO 80202-5839(303) 623-9000(303) 623-9222 [email protected]

Young Members

Melissa Kibler KnollKPMG, LLP1211 SW Fifth Ave.,Suite 2000Portland, OR 97204-3796(503) 323-0528(503) 796-7659 [email protected]

Douglas E. DeutschChadbourne & Parke LLP30 Rockefeller PlzNew York, NY 10112-0129(212) 408-5169(214) 541-5369 [email protected]

Brian L. ShawShaw, Gussis, Fishman, Glantz& Wolfson, LLC1144 W Fulton St, Suite 200Chicago, IL 60607(312) 541-0151(312) 541-0155 [email protected]

Alternative DisputeResolution Committee

Lester J. LevyJAMS2 Embarcadero Ctr, Suite 1100San Francisco, CA 94111-3802(415) 982-5267(415) 982-5287

Hon. Barbara J. HouserU.S. Bankruptcy CourtNorthern District of Texas1100 Commerce St, Suite12A24Dallas,TX 75242(214) 753-2055(214) [email protected]

Asset Sales

David PeressOzer Group LLC75 Second Ave, Suite 400Needham, MA 02494(781) 707-4235(781) 707-4201 [email protected]

Richard N.Tilton2112 Baileys Corner RdWall, NJ 07719(732) 449-7893(732) 449-8170 [email protected]

Bankruptcy Taxation

Prof. Jack F.WilliamsGeorgia State University/

BDO Seidman LLPPO Box 4037Atlanta, GA 30302(404) 651-2139(404) 651-2092 [email protected]

Charles F. Rosen, Esq.Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor6 Hutton Center Dr, Suite 880Santa Ana, CA 92707-5707(714) 546-0445(714) 546-2604 [email protected]

Business Reorganization

Robert J. KeachBernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson100 Middle St.PO Box 9729Portland, ME 04104-5029(207) 774-1200(207) 774-1127 [email protected]

Anthony H. SchnellingBridge Associates, LLC747 Third Ave, Suite 20ANew York, NY 10017-2803(212) 207-4710(212) 207-9294 [email protected]

Subcommittee onInsurance, Construction& Surety

Lawrence R.Ahern, IIIGreenebaum Doll &McDonald PLLCTwo American Ctr3102 West End Ave, Suite 700Nashville,TN 37203-1304(615) 760-7112(615) 760-7312 [email protected]

J. Gregg MillerPepper Hamilton LLP2 Logan Square, Suite 3000Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799(215) 981-4085(215) 981-4750 [email protected]

Subcommittee onAgriculture

Rick A.YarnallChapter 13 Trustee1300 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 1700Portland, OR 97201-5667(503) 972-6311(503) 972-6252 [email protected]

Subcommittee onHospitality, EntertainmentVenues & Gaming

Rudy J. CeroneMcGlinchey Stafford, PLLC643 Magazine St.New Orleans, LA 70130(504) 596-2786(504) 596-2760 [email protected]

Subcommittee on SmallBusiness

Deborah A. CrabbeFoster, Pepper & Shefelman,PLLC1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3400Seattle,WA 98101-3299(206) 447-5325(206) 749-2009 [email protected]

Commercial Fraud TaskForce

Sandra T. RasnakU.S.Trustee ProgramNational Bankruptcy FraudCoordinator227 W. Monroe St., Suite 3350Chicago, IL 60606-5025(312) 886-5784(312) 886-5794 [email protected]

Consumer Bankruptcy

Co-Chairs

Hon. Eugene R.WedoffU.S. Bankruptcy Court219 S. Dearborn St, Room 748Chicago, IL 60604-1795(312) 435-5644(312) 408-5114 [email protected]

Hon.William H. BrownU.S. Bankruptcy Court200 Jefferson Ave., Suite 675Memphis,TN 38103-2328(901) 328-3530(901) 328-3545 [email protected]

Vice Chairs

Thomas J.YerbichLaw Office of Thomas J.Yerbich329 F St., Suite 210Anchorage, AK (907) 274-5631(907) 274-5794 [email protected]

Dennis R. DowShook, Hardy & Bacon, LLPOne Kansas City Place1200 Main StKansas City, MO 64105 (816)474-6550(816) 421-5547 [email protected]

Court Administration

Richard M. KippermanCorporate Management, Inc.PO Box 3939La Mesa, CA 91944-3939(619) 668-4500(619) 668-9014 [email protected]

Hon. Cecelia G. MorrisU.S. Bankruptcy Court176 Church StPoughkeepsie, NY 12601-4165(845) [email protected]

Ethics

Richard P. CarmodyLange, Simpson, Robinson &Sommerville, LLP417 20th St N., Suite 1700Birmingham, AL 35203(205) 250-5033(205) 250-5034 [email protected]

Richard M. Meth, Esq.Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, LLPPO Box 1950Morristown, NJ 07962-1950(973) 966-8319(973) 966-1550 [email protected]

Finance and Banking

Peter AntoszykBrown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLPOne Financial Ctr, 18th Floor Boston, MA 02111-2600(617) 856-8513(617) 856-8201 fax [email protected]

Mark D. CollinsRichards, Layton & FingerOne Rodney SquarePO Box 551Wilmington, DE 19899(302) 651-7531(302) 651-7701 [email protected]

Financial Advisors

Rebecca A. RoofAlixPartners LLC9 W 57th St, Suite 3420New York, NY 10019-2701(212) 490-2500(212) 490-1344 [email protected]

Claudia SlacikCitibank388 Greenwich St, 19th FloorNew York, NY 10013(212) 816-2468(212) 816-2613 [email protected]

Health Care

William W. KannelMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris,Glovsky & Popeo PCOne Financial Ctr., 38th FloorBoston, MA 02111(617) 348-1665(617) 542-2241 [email protected]

Samuel R. MaizelPachulski, Stang, Ziehl,Young &Jones, PC10100 Santa Monica Blvd,Suite 1100Los Angeles, CA 90067(310) 277-6910(310) 201-0760 [email protected]

International

George M. KelakosHeller Ehrman White &McAuliffe LLP120 W 45th StNew York, NY 10036(212) 847-8694(212) 763-7600 [email protected]

Josefina Fernandez McEvoySquire Sanders & Dempsey801 S. Figueroa StreetLos Angeles, CA 90017(213) 6895120(213) 623-4581 [email protected]

Ian G.WilliamsEdwards Geldard44 The RopewalkNottingham, NG1 5ELEngland44 115 840 449944 115 840 4500 [email protected]

Investment Banking

Peter S. KaufmanGordian Group, LLP499 Park Ave., 5th floorNew York, NY 10022(212) 486-3600(212) 486-3616 [email protected]

James D. DeckerHoulihan Lokey Howard & Zukin3475 Piedmont Rd NE,Suite 950Atlanta, GA 30305(404) 495-7000(404) 233-1468 [email protected]

Law School

Prof. Robert M. ZinmanSt. Johnís University School ofLaw8000 Utopia PkwyJamaica, NY 11439(718) 990-6646(718) 990-6649 [email protected]

Christopher F. GrahamThacher Proffitt & Wood11 W 42nd StNew York, NY 10036-8002(212) 789-1200(212) 789-3500 [email protected]

Legislation

Hon. David W. Houston, IIIU.S. Bankruptcy CourtPO Box 867Aberdeen, MS 39730(662) 369-2624(662) 369-2635 [email protected]

Hon. George C. Paine, IIU.S. Bankruptcy Court218 Customs House701 BroadwayNashville,TN 37203(615) 736-5587(615) 736-2716 [email protected]

Mass Torts

Hon. Judith K. FitzgeraldU.S. Bankruptcy CourtU.S. Steel Tower600 Grant St, Suite 5490Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2805(412) 644-3541(412) 644-5448 [email protected]

Theodore L. FreedmanKirkland & Ellis153 E 53rd StNew York, NY 10022(212) 446-4934(212) 446-4900 [email protected]

Professional Compensation

C. R.“Chip” BowlesGreenebaum Doll &McDonald PLLCNational City Twr101 S Fifth St, Suite 3300Louisville, KY 40202-3197(502) 587-3746(502) 589-3995 [email protected]

James D. SweetMurphy & Desmond, SC2 E. Mifflin St, Suite 800PO Box 2038Madison,WI 53701-2038(608) 257-7181(608) 257-4333 [email protected]

Public Companies andClaims Trading

Glenn E. SiegelDechert30 Rockefeller Center,23rd FloorNew York, NY 10112(212) 698-3500(212) 698-3599 [email protected]

Geoffrey GroshongMiller Nash LLPTwo Union Square601 Union St, Suite 4400Seattle,WA 98101-2352(206) 622-8484(206) 622-7485 [email protected]

Real Estate

John CollenDuane Morris LLC227 W. Monroe St, Suite 3400Chicago, IL 60606-5098(312) 499-6700(312) 499-6701 [email protected]

Alec P. OstrowSalomon, Green & Ostrow, PC485 Madison Ave., 20th FloorNew York, NY 10022-5803(212) 319-8500(212) 319-8505 [email protected]

Technology andTelecommunication Cases

Nancy A. PetermanGreenberg Traurig77 W.Wacker Dr., Suite 2500Chicago, IL 60601(312) 456-8410(312) 456-8435 [email protected]

Joel H. LevitinDechert30 Rockefeller PlazaNew York, NY 10112(212) 698-3558(212) 698-3599 [email protected]

Unsecured Trade Creditors

Deborah L.ThorneBarnes & Thornburg10 S La Salle St, Suite 2600Chicago, IL 60603(214) 855-4792(312) 759-5646 [email protected]

Doug G. FoxBosch Rexroth CorporationPO Box 25407Lehigh Valley, PA 18002(610) 694-8250(610) [email protected]

Berry SpearsWinstead Sechrest & Minick, PC2400 Bank One Ctr910 Travis StHouston,TX 77002-5814(713) 650-2717(713) 650-2400 [email protected]

Uniform Commercial Code

Mark V. BossiThompson Coburn LLPOne Firstar PlazaSt. Louis, MO 63101(314) 552-6015(314) 552-7015 [email protected]

Brent R. CohenRothgerber Johnson & Lyons, LLP1200 17th St, Suite 3000Denver, CO 80202-5839(303) 623-9000(303) 623-9222 [email protected]

Young Members

Melissa Kibler KnollKPMG, LLP1211 SW Fifth Ave.,Suite 2000Portland, OR 97204-3796(503) 323-0528(503) 796-7659 [email protected]

Douglas E. DeutschChadbourne & Parke LLP30 Rockefeller PlzNew York, NY 10112-0129(212) 408-5169(214) 541-5369 [email protected]

Brian L. ShawShaw, Gussis, Fishman, Glantz& Wolfson, LLC1144 W Fulton St, Suite 200Chicago, IL 60607(312) 541-0151(312) 541-0155 [email protected]

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