The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Annual Conference is imagined and created each year by a talented and dedicated team of judges, insolvency–related organizations and their leadership, practitioners and presenters. Practitioners add to the discussion when everyone gathers.

OFFICERS
Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff
(Bankr.S.D. Fla.) Miami, FL
NCBJ President and Conference Chair

Hon. Frank J. Bailey
(Bankr.D. Mass.) Boston, MA
President Elect

Hon. Trish Brown
(Bankr.D. Or.) Portland, OR
NCBJ Treasurer

Hon. Robert D. Drain
(Bankr.S. D. N.Y.) White Plains, NY
NCBJ Secretary

Hon. John E. Waites
(Bankr. D. S.C.) Columbia SC
NCBJ Immediate Past President

AT LARGE GOVERNORS
Hon. Daniel P. Collins
(Bankr.D. Ariz.) Phoenix, AZ

Hon. Kathryn C. Ferguson
(Bankr.D. N.J.) Trenton, NJ

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

Hon. Deborah Thorne
(Bankr.N.D. Ill) Chicago, IL

CIRCUIT REPRESENTATIVES
First Circuit
Hon. Brian K.Tester
(Bankr.D. P.R.) San Juan, PR

Second Circuit
Hon. Diane Davis
(Bankr.N.D.N.Y.) Utica, NY

Third Circuit
Hon. Magdeline D. Coleman
(Bankr.E.D. Pa.) Philadelphia, PA

Fourth Circuit
Hon. Frank Santoro
(Bankr E.D. Va.) Norfolk, VA

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

Sixth Circuit
Hon. Marian Harrison
(Bankr.M.D. Tenn.) Nashville, TN

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

Eighth Circuit
Hon. Cynthia Norton
(Bankr.W.D. Mo.) Kansas City, MO

Ninth Circuit
Hon. Sheri Bluebond
(Bankr.C.D. Cal.) Los Angeles, CA

Tenth Circuit
Hon. Kimberley H. Tyson
(Bankr.D. Colo.) Denver, CO

Eleventh Circuit
Hon. Catherine P. McEwen
(Bankr.M.D. Fla.) Tampa, FL

Retired Judges Representative
Hon. Kay Woods (ret.)
Canfield, OH

EDUCATION

Chair:
Hon. Deborah Thorne
(Bankr.N.D. Ill .) Chicago, IL

Judges:
Hon. Janet S. Baer
(Bankr.N.D. Ill.) Chicago. IL

Hon. Mildred Caban
(Bankr.D.P.R.) San Juan, PR

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

Hon. Michael A. Fagone
(Bankr.D. Me.)Bangor, ME

Hon. John T. Gregg
(Bankr.W.D. Mich.) Grand Rapids, MI

Hon. Michelle M. Harner
(Bankr.D. Md.) Baltimore, MD

Hon. Michele J. Kim
(Bankr.S.D. Ga.) Brunswick, GA

Hon. Rene Lastreto, II
(Bankr.E.D. Cal.) Fresno, CA

Hon. Mindy A. Mora
(Bankr.S.D. Fla.) West Palm Beach, FL

Hon. Erithe A. Smith
(Bankr.C.D. Cal.) Santa Ana, CA

Hon. Kathy A. Suratt-States
(Bankr. E.D. Mo.) St. Louis, MO

Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff, ex officio
(Bankr.S.D. Fla.) Miami, FL

Attorneys:
Ronit Berkovich
Weil, New York, NY

David Cox
Cox Law Group, Lynchburg, VA

Craig Goldblatt
WilmerHale, Washington DC

Soneet Kapila
Kapila Mukamal, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Jane Kim
Keller Benvenutti LLP, San Francisco, CA

Phillip Kunkel
Retired

Corali Lopez-Castro
Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, Miami , FL

Kerriann S. Mills
Sidley Austin, LLP, Chicago, IL

Elizabeth Wiggins
Federal Judicial Center, Washington DC

Law Professor:
Prof. Lois Lupica
University of Maine School of Law

Ad Hoc & Liaison:
Jodi Bennett
Judicial Assistant to
Hon. Deborah Thorne
Chicago, IL

Jeanne B. Sleeper
NCBJ Executive Director
Laguna Beach, CA

NEXT GENERATION

Chair:
Hon. Sage M. Sigler
(Bankr.N.D. Ga.) Atlanta, GA

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

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

Hon. Brian T. Fenimore
(Bankr.W.D. Mo) Kansas City, MO

Hon. Sandra Klein
(Bankr.C.D. Cal.) Los Angeles,CA

Hon. Cynthia A. Norton
(Bankr.D. Kan.) Kansas City, MO

Hon. Kimberley H. Tyson
(Bankr.D. Colo.) Denver , CO

Hon. Steven D. Wheelis
(Bankr.W.D. La.) Alexandria, LA

Attorneys:
One Year Term:
Omar J. Alaniz
Baker & Botts

Eyal Berger
Akerman

Louis Bubala, III
Kaempfer Crowell

Two Year Term:
David W. Gaffey
Whiteford Taylor Preston

Jarret P. Hitchings
Duane Morris LLP

Jeffrey N. Rothleder
Squire Patton Boggs

Three Year Term:
Alexandra “Alex” Dugan
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Sarah Fowler
Mattingly Burke Cohen & Biederman LLP

Marilee Mark
Cimo Mazer Mark PLLC

Locality Representatives
Joseph R. Dunn
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, PC

Lisa S. Yun
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

HON. CORNELIUS BLACKSHEAR NCBJ PRESIDENTAL FELLOWSHIPS

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

EDUCATIONAL SESSION PRODUCERS

ABA – American Bar Association, Business Law Section

ABI – American Bankruptcy Institute

ACB – American College of Bankruptcy

AIRA – Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors

CLLA – Commercial Law League of America

FBA – Federal Bar Association

IWIRC – International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation

NCBJ – National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges

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