Alexandria, Va. — Eleven bankruptcy judges and more than 300 attendees will gather to discuss the latest in bankruptcy at ABI’s 2025 Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop, being held July 24-27 at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island in Amelia Island, Fla. This 30th anniversary workshop will bring together the region’s top insolvency professionals for four days of intense learning and networking. A faculty of outstanding judges, academics and practitioners will present workshops on the hottest topics of the day, including separate tracks for business-, consumer- and skills-focused sessions.

Program co-chairs for the Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop are Jeffrey R. Dutson of King & Spalding LLP (Atlanta) and Ashley S. Rusher of Blanco Tackabery & Matamoros, P.A. (Winston-Salem, N.C.). The judicial chair for the workshop is Bankruptcy Judge Sage M. Sigler (N.D. Ga.; Atlanta). The program sponsorship chair is Rebecca Redwine Grow of Hendren Redwine & Malone, PLLC | Raleigh, N.C.

General and business track sessions at the Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop include:

·      Economic Update

·      AI Wrote This Title. What Else Can It (Ethically) Do for You?

·      Merchant Cash Advances: A Lifeline, or a Boat Anchor?

·      What Courts and Practitioners Have Done in the Wake of Purdue

·      Coverage Under Fire: D&O Insurance and Self-Insured Retention Policies (SIRs)

·      Health Care Panel

·      Subchapter V Updates and Experiences

·      Bankruptcy Tax Issues: à la Carte Tax Talk

·      Professionalism and Civility in Bankruptcy Practice: When Zealous Advocacy Crosses the Line

·      Down with the Ship: Lessons from In re RMS Titanic, Inc.

·      Breakfast and Reflections: Celebrating ABI's 30th Southeast Workshop

·      Judicial Roundtables + Case Law Update

Consumer track sessions include:

·      Post-Petition Personal-Injury Issues

·      Recent Mortgage Concerns Impacting Bankruptcy Cases

·      Automatic Stay Violation Issues

·      Need Good Advice About Debt Relief? Ask TikTok!

The skills track session is:

·      Legal Writing and Mentoring

For more information about the program, please click here. Members of the press who would like to attend ABI’s 2025 Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop should contact ABI Public Affairs Officer John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or jhartgen@abi.org.

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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.