Balancing Recoveries with Compliance This interactive forum gives senior-level creditors responsible for recovery operations the opportunity to uncover new solutions for increasing recovery results and improving operational efficiencies. With this roundtable, we have created a non-competitive environment where creditors meet to discuss common challenges and regulatory changes that could potentially impact their business. Setting, cost, and scope make this invitation-only event uniquely different and an ideal alternative to the traditional “conference” experience . Register Today

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS  |  ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS  |  WELCOME RECEPTION

Hotel Accommodations
American InfoSource has selected the Intercontinental Houston as the preferred hotel for Roundtable participants. The Intercontinental offers upscale accommodations in the heart of Uptown Houston, just one block from world-class shopping, dining and entertainment at The Galleria. The hotel is  equidistant from both airports – IAH (Bush Intercontinental) and Hobby. AIS has reserved a guestroom block at a discounted rate of $159.00 / night, plus taxes and fees. Reservations are to be made on an individual call-in basis.

Phone: 713-369-2022
Group Code: QOQ   (To receive the discounted room block rate)

Dress Code
The dress for roundtable sessions, group outings and receptions is business casual.

ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS


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Keynote Speakers
We have filled our fall agenda with thought-provoking bankruptcy experts and industry leaders.

Steven W. Rhodes  - United States Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of Michigan
Hon. Steven Rhodes has been a bankruptcy judge since 1985 in the Eastern District of Michigan. From 1997 to 2004, he also served on the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) of the Sixth Circuit. Judge Rhodes was appointed to a new four-year term on the BAP beginning on January 1, 2008. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and has served there as an adjunct professor, teaching bankruptcy law. A fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, Judge Rhodes has had several articles on bankruptcy topics published in "American Bankruptcy Law Journal.".

Henry E. Hildebrand III - Ch.13 Trustee, Nashville, TN
Henry E. Hildebrand, III has served as Standing Trustee for Chapter 13 matters in the Middle District of Tennessee since 1982 and as Standing Chapter 12 Trustee for that district since 1986. He also is of counsel to the Nashville law firm of Lassiter, Tidwell, Davis, Keller & Hogan, PLLC. He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and serves on its Education Committee. He is Board Certified in consumer bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification. He is Chairman of the Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee for the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT).

Michael H. Meyer - Ch.13 Trustee, Fresno, CA
Mr. Meyer is a founding partner of the Meyer Law Group and works as Of Counsel for the firm. He primarily practices in the area of consumer bankruptcy, with a focus on debtor rights in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Mr. Meyer has over 30 years of experience in the field of consumer bankruptcy law. In 2007, Mr. Meyer was appointed to run the Chapter 13 Trustee Office in Fresno and handle all Chapter 13 cases filed in Fresno and Bakersfield. Mr. Meyer regularly serves on panels and gives speeches at seminars on current consumer bankruptcy topics.

Rick A. Yarnall - Ch.13 Trustee, Las Vegas, NV
Rick Yarnall is one of two Chapter 13 Standing Trustees for Las Vegas, Nevada. He was appointed October 1, 2004. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Yarnall received his B.S. in Business Administration degree in 1970 and his JD degree in 1973, both from the University of South Dakota. In 1988 he became a sole practitioner in Yarnall law Office where his practice was limited exclusively to bankruptcy. Mr. Yarnall was a founding director and past president of National Association of Chapter 12 Trustees (1991-1992); past president of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (from 1998-1999); and is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy.

Robert C. Furr - Ch. 7 Trustee, Boca Raton, FL - immediate past President, NABT
A panel trustee for the U.S. Trustee Program for the Southern District of Florida, Mr. Furr regularly acts as trustee in chapter 7, 11 and 12 cases throughout the region. Mr. Furr is board certified in consumer and bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification. His experience includes both state court civil litigation and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Furr is the immediate past president of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. He has testified before Congress and the National Bankruptcy Review Commission on bankruptcy matters and the legislative process. A frequent lecturer, Mr. Furr has spoken to various professional groups and authored numerous articles on insolvency and bankruptcy.

James W. Boyd – Ch.7 Trustee, Traverse City, MI - President, NABT
Mr. Boyd is a member of panel of Chapter 7 trustees, Western District of Michigan. Responsible for administering Chapter 7 cases in Northwest lower Michigan (approximately 1000 per year), including large assets cases in excess of $20 million. He served as an operating Chapter 11 trustee, operating Chapter 7 trustee, or attorney for operating trustee in many cases. Mr. Boyd is the current president of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, the only trustee organization in the nation.

Mary Beth Ausbrooks - Board Member, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Mary Beth Ausbrooks practices in Nashville and is a partner in the consumer debtor firm of Rothschild & Ausbrooks, PLLC.  She is a board certified Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist and has been certified as such by the Tennessee Supreme Court and the American Board of Certification.  She has served as the Tennessee State Chair for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and presently is a member of its Board of Directors.  She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the American Board of Certification..

Lawrence A. Friedman, former Director of Executive Office U.S. Trustees
Mr. Friedman is the former Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees, serving in the position from March 2002 through April 30, 2005. Prior to his appointment as Director, Larry engaged in private practice of law and served as a panel trustee in the Eastern District of Michigan, where he administered over 10,000 bankruptcy cases. At the time of his Justice Department appointment, Larry served as president of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. He continues to consult with major creditors in the bankruptcy arena, including AIS, while also serving as an adjunct professor of law at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.

John D. McMickle- JDM Public Strategies
John McMickle founded JDM Public Strategies, LLC where he currently serves as President of the firm. McMickle recently entered a strategic partnership with AIS to monitor state and federal legislative developments and provide strategic counsel on issues associated with bankruptcy rules, debt purchase and debt settlement. From 1995-2001, John McMickle was a Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, playing  an instrumental role in drafting the bankruptcy reform legislation enacted in 2005. After leaving the Hill, John McMickle served for several years as a partner in the government affairs department of a major international law firm. Mr. McMickle received a B.A. from the University of Tennessee in 1989 and a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law in 1994..

Blake Hogan - President, American InfoSource
Hogan is a recognized leader in the credit and collections industry, founding American InfoSource in 2000. Hogan has over 18 years of industry experience, creating Hogan Information Services in 1990, which compiled public record data for 8,000 courthouses across the country. He sold the company to First Data Corporation in 1996. While at First Data, he served on First Data Corporation's Management Committee, the Executive Committee of First Data Information Management Group and President of the Innovis.

WELCOME RECEPTION

This fall, we will kick things off with food and fun during a special opening night excursion to RDG restaurant. The private room will allow participants to network with peers and meet keynote speakers while enjoying dinner and cocktails in a relaxing atmosphere.

EVENT REGISTRATION
Please select the "Click to Register" button on the bottom, right side of the page to complete your registration form.
Registration closes September 20th.