OFFICERS

Hon. Mary Walrath
(Bankr. D. Del.) Wilmington, DE
NCBJ President and Conference Chair

Hon. John E. Waites
(Bankr. S.C.) Columbia SC  Secretary

Hon. Marian Harrison
(Bankr. M.D. Tenn.) Nashville, TN
NCBJ Treasurer

Hon. Marian Harrison
(Bankr. M.D. Tenn.) Nashville, TN
NCBJ Treasurer

Hon. Mary Grace Diehl
(Bankr. N.D. Ga.) Atlanta, GA
NCBJ Immediate Past President

AT LARGE GOVERNORS

Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff
(Bankr. S.D.Fla.)

Hon. Dennis R. Dow
(Bankr. W.D. Mo.) Kansas City, MO

Hon. Robert Grossman
(Bankr. E.D.N.Y.) Central Islip, NY

Hon. Mark D. Houle
(Bankr. C.D. Cal.) Riverside, CA

CIRCUIT REPRESENTATIVES

First Circuit
Hon. Frank J. Bailey
(Bankr. D. Mass.) Boston, MA

Second Circuit
Hon. Robert D. Drain
(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) White Plains, NY

Third Circuit
Hon. Robert N. Open II
(Bankr. M.D. Pa.) Wikes-Barre, PA

Fourth Circuit
Hon. Nancy V. Alquist
(Bankr. D. Md.) Baltimore, MD

Fifth Circuit
Hon. Barbara J. Houser
(Bankr. N.D. Tex.) Dallas, TX

Sixth Circuit
Hon. Arthur J. Harris
(Bankr. N.D. Ohio) Cleveland, OH

Seventh Circuit
Hon. Cate Furay
(Bankr. W.D. Wis.) Eau Claire, WI

Eighth Circuit
Hon. Kathleen H. Sanberg
(Bankr. D. Minn.) Minneapolis, MN

Ninth Circuit
Hon. Margaret M. Mann
(Bankr. S.D. Cal.) San Diego, CA

Tenth Circuit
Hon. Terrence L. Michael
(Bankr. N.D. Okla.) Tulsa, OK

Eleventh Circuit
Hon. Susan D. Barrett
(Bankr. S.D. Ga. ) Augusta, GA

Retired Judges
Hon. J. Michael Deasy
(Bankr. D.N.H.) Manchester, NH

EDUCATION

Chair:

Hon. Frank J. Bailey
District of Massachusetts

Judges:

Hon. John E. Hoffman, Jr.
(Bankr.S.D.) Columbus, OH

Hon. Janet S. Baer
(Bankr. N.D. IL) Chicago, IL

Hon. Daniel P. Collins
(Bankr. D.AZ) Phoenix, AZ

Hon. William J. Lafferty, III
(Bankr. N.D. CA) San Francisco, CA

Lawyers:

Adrienne K. Walker, Esq.
Mintz Levin LLP
Boston, MA

Sharon Z. Weiss, Esq
Bryan Cave, LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Michael St. Patrick Baxter, Esq.
Covington & Burling LLP
Washington, D.C.

Hon. Robert E. Gerber, Esq.
(Bankr. SDNY) (ret.)
Joseph Hage Aronson LLC
New York, N.Y.

Teddy M. Kapur, Esq
Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl & Jones, LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Law Professors/Education Professionals:

Denise M. Neary, Esq.
Senior Judicial Education Attorney
The Federal Judicial Center
Washington, D.C.

Nancy B. Rapoport, Esq.
Special Counsel to the President of UNLV,
Garman Turner Gordon Professor of Law,
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law)
Las Vegas, NV

Financial Advisor:

John Tittle
Tittle Advisory Group
Irving, TX

Special Advisor and Board Liaison:

Hon. Robert E. Grossman
(Bankr. EDNY) Central Islip, N.Y.

NEXT GENERATION

Chair:
Hon. Hannah L. Blumenstiel
(Bankr. N.D. Cal.) San Francisco, CA

Judicial Members:

Hon. Suzanne H. Bauknight
(Bankr. E.D. Tenn.) Knoxville, TN

Hon. Peter G. Cary
(Bankr. D. Me.) Portland, ME

Hon. M. Elaine Hammond
(Bankr. N.D. Cal.) San Jose, CA

Hon. Ronald B. King
(Bankr. W.D. Tex.) San Antonio, TX

Hon. August B. Landis
(Bankr. D. Nev.) Las Vegas, NV

Hon. Robert E. Nugent
(Bankr. D. Kan.) Wichita, KS

Hon. Scott H. Yun
(Bankr. C.D. Cal.) Riverside, CA

Attorney Members:

Eyal Berger, Esq.
Akerman LLP
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Louis M. Bubala, III, Esq.
Kaempfer Crowell
Reno, NV

Scott D. Fleming, Esq.
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Las Vegas, NV

Talitha Gray Kozlowski, Esq.
Garman Turner & Gordon
Las Vegas, NV

Lisa Lenherr, Esq.
Tiemstra Law Group, PC
Oakland, CA

John W. Lucas, Esq.
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
San Francisco, CA

Valerie Bantner Peo, Esq.
Buchalter Nemer PC
San Francisco, CA

Sam Schwartz, Esq.
Schwartz Flansburg, PLLC
Las Vegas, NV

Jarret P. Hitchings, Esq.
Duane Morris LLP
Wilmington, DE

HON. CORNELIUS BLACKSHEAR NCBJ PRESIDENTAL FELLOWSHIPS
with Scholarship Travel Awards Courtesy of American Bankruptcy Institute Foundation

Chair:
Hon. Kathy Surratt-States
(Bankr. E.D.  Mo.) St. Louis, MO

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