Friday, November 1st
"The Supreme Court Under Trump"
Opening Remarks by Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.)
Keynote Speaker - Jan Crawford, CBS News
Also, presentation of annual William J. Norton Jr. Judicial Excellence Award
1:15 - 3:15 pm
Marriott Marquis - Liberty Ballroom

Luncheon tickets for purchase through NCBJ conference registration. Attendees purchasing registration packages that cost $1065 or more, may choose any one Luncheon Program to attend at no additional cost. Registrants may also purchase additional luncheon programs for $90 each.

Jan Crawford is CBS News' chief legal correspondent and contributes regularly to the "CBS Evening News", "CBS This Morning", and "Face the Nation", as well as CBS News Radio and CBSNews.com.

Crawford joined CBS News in October 2009. She had been a regular contributor to CBS News in 2005 to 2006.

Crawford is a recognized authority on the Supreme Court whose 2007 book, "Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for the Control of the United States Supreme Court" (Penguin Press), gained critical acclaim and became an instant New York Times Bestseller. She began covering the Court in 1994 for the Chicago Tribune and went on to become a law and political correspondent for all ABC News programs, a Supreme Court analyst for The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer on PBS and a legal analyst for CBS News' "CBS Evening News" and "Face the Nation." She has reported on most of the major judicial appointments and confirmation hearings of the past 15 years and amassed crucial sources in the White House, the Justice Department and Congress along the way.

Chief Justice John Roberts granted his first network television interview to Crawford, just one of the rare interviews she was able to obtain with a total of five of the Court's current members, as well as retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Crawford also sat down with then-86-year-old Justice John Paul Stevens in his first television interview, as well as Justices Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer.

Crawford's in-depth reports on the Bush Administration's legal war on terror and her exclusive reports on controversial interrogation techniques used for terror suspects have received wide acclaim and been credited with being a catalyst for congressional hearings. Washingtonian Magazine named her one of Washington's top journalists.

Crawford began her journalistic career at the Tribune in 1987, joining the legal affairs beat in 1993, after her graduation from the University of Chicago Law School. The newspaper awarded Crawford its highest award in 2001, for her role on a team of reporters covering the presidential election of 2000, and the legal battles over the White House. She won the same prize for her 13-part series on the post-civil rights South, a project that brought her back to her native Alabama.

Crawford graduated from the University of Alabama in 1987. She has taught journalism at American University and frequently speaks about the Court to universities, law schools, legal organizations and civic groups across the country. She is a member of the New York Bar. She and her family live in Washington D.C.

Consumer
Hot Trustee Topics in Consumer Cases
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Capitol/Congress
This expert panel will discuss recent developments in cases involving preference and fraudulent transfer avoidance litigation, clawbacks of tuition payments, carve-outs, chapter 13 discharges where the debtor has failed to cure their home mortgage defaults, and more.
Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Moderator
Kilpatrick & Associates, PC; Auburn Hills, Mich.
Beverly M. Burden
Chapter 13 Trustee (E.D. Ky.); Lexington
Neil C. Gordon
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP; Atlanta
Ronald R. Peterson
Jenner & Block LLP; Chicago

Consumer
10:30-11:30 a.m.
ABI Consumer Commission: Part I
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Capitol/Congress
Members of the Commission will report on its findings related to debt limits in chapter 13, the concept of a reserve fund, collateral and discharge violations.
Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff (ret.), Moderator
Oak Park, Ill.
Alane A. Becket
Becket & Lee LLP; Malvern, Pa.
Edward C. Boltz
The Law Offices of John T. Orcutt; Durham, N.C.
Henry E. Hildebrand, III
Chapter 13 Trustee; Nashville, Tenn.

Consumer
ABI Consumer Commission: Part II
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Capitol/Congress
Members of the Commission will report on its findings related to chapter 7 trustee fees, chapter 7 debtor attorney fees, attorney competency and means testing.
Hon. Elizabeth L. Perris (ret.), Moderator
Portland, Ore.
Rudy J. Cerone
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC; New Orleans
Ariane Holtschlag
The Law Office of William J. Factor, Ltd.; Chicago
Clifford J. White, III
U.S. Department of Justice; Washington, D.C.

Business
You Can Use § 363 for That?
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Independence Salons F/G/H
This panel will discuss uses of § 363 other than in connection with asset sales, such as first-day relief, entry into contracts, payment of fees of professionals of ad hoc groups and other uses.
Douglas M. Foley, Moderator
McGuireWoods LLP; Washington, D.C.
Eric W. Anderson
Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP; Atlanta
Lisa G. Beckerman
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; New York
Hon. Robert D. Drain
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); White Plains
Rosa J. Evergreen
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP; Washington, D.C.

Business
Energy: PG&E Panel
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Independence Salons F/G/H
The panelists will discuss cutting-edge issues in energy cases, including the PG&E case, competitive generation, renewables, power purchase agreement rejection issues and other issues.
Camisha L. Simmons, Moderator
Simmons Legal PLLC; Dallas
Lee Jason Goldberg
GLC Advisors & Co.; New York
Charles M. Moore
Alvarez & Marsal; Southfield, Mich.
David R. Seligman
Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Chicago
Risa Wolf-Smith
Holland & Hart LLP; Denver

Business
All You Need to Know About Liquidating Chapter 11 Plans
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Independence Salon E
This panel will provide an overview on pointers and pitfalls in obtaining confirmation of liquidating chapter 11 plans, implementing liquidating chapter 11 plans, and successfully operating post-confirmation liquidating and litigation trusts.
Andrew W. Caine, Moderator
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Los Angeles
Jason S. Brookner
Gray Reed & McGraw LLP; Dallas
Dana P. Kane
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP; New York
Bradley D. Sharp
Development Specialists, Inc.; Los Angeles

Cross-Over
2018 & 2019 Supreme Court Review
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Independence Salon E
This panel of experts will discuss and analyze important bankruptcy-related Supreme Court and certain important circuit court decisions from the last year. In addition, the panel will discuss the effect of new conservative Justices on bankruptcy cases.
William J. Rochelle, III, Moderator
American Bankruptcy Institute; New York
G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.
Dechert LLP; Hartford, Conn.
Prof. Anthony J. Casey
University of Chicago Law School; Chicago
David R. Kuney
Washington, D.C.
Danielle Spinelli
WilmerHale; Washington, D.C.

Cross-Over
Cutting-Edge Issues in Avoidance Actions
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Independence Salons F/G/H
This panel of experts will discuss timely issues in avoidance actions, including the circuit split regarding unpaid new value and other cutting-edge avoidance issues.
Steven M. Berman, Moderator
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP; Tampa, Fla.
Edward T. Gavin
Gavin/Solmonese LLC; Wilmington, Del.
Shanti M. Katona
Polsinelli; Wilmington, Del.
Hon. Deborah L. Thorne
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago