Details about the NorthLegal Bankruptcy Conference

Coarse Goals
Topics Covered
Course Materials
Speakers
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Course Goals

The purpose of the NorthLegal Bankruptcy Conference is to provide participants with specific, detailed, and understandable information and strategies they need to analyze bankruptcy filings, to comply with bankruptcy law requirements so that the credit union is not sanctioned or otherwise penalized, and to aggressively act to protect the credit union's interests to the extent bankruptcy law allows.

The program is intended to help those new to bankruptcy to understand basic and intermediate concepts and to prepare them to have case handling authority at the credit union, and to provide those who are already experienced bankruptcy analysts with advanced skills and techniques to allow them to obtain the maximum recovery for the credit union.

During the conference, participants learn about and discuss:

Topics Covered

A strict "agenda" is not available in advance of the program, because the speaker believes participants benefit from the ability to cover some topics as they arise.  However, the following topics, among others, will be covered in detail during the three-and-a-half day conference::

Course Materials

Each participant will receive one free pass to attend the archived online NorthLegal Webinars "Introduction to Bankruptcy" and "The Automatic Stay" during the two week period prior to the time the program begins. (This will help new participants prepare for the conference, and will help experienced analysts check and refresh their knowledge prior to the program.)

At the conference, each participant will receive extensive handout materials that outline, discuss, and analyze bankruptcy law as it pertains to consumer lending.  Although these course materials are not intended to serve as a "stand alone book" (in fact, they are not sold to those who do not attend the conference), many conference participents have told us they use the course materials as a reference guide to assist them in handling cases throughout the year.

Speakers

The primary speaker for the Conference is Eric North. Eric is a practicing attorney who has devoted his legal practice to representing the interests of credit unions for more than twenty years. Prior to beginning the practice of law, Eric worked within various financial institutions in lending, collections, and operations departments, and managed several of those institutions.  This experience allows Eric to bring practical, as well as "legal" information to those who attend his programs.

In addition to practicing law, Eric dedicates a significant portion of his time each year to the training of hundreds of credit union professionals throughout the United States through local programs presented on behalf of dozens of state credit union leagues and CUNA, through monthly NorthLegal Webinars, and through the annual NorthLegal Bankruptcy Conference and the new NorthLegal Regulatory Conference.

On occasion, guest speakers join participants at the NorthLegal Bankruptcy Conference to address specific issues within their field of expertise.  Conference guest speakers in the past have included bankruptcy judges, a Chapter 13 trustee, an Assistant United States Trustee, a CUNA Vice President, and other credit union attorneys. Guest speakers for the 2008 and 2009 Conferences have not yet been determined. Watch here for details as they develop.

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