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January 2021
BBA Virtual Chapter Meeting: Rough Seas – Subchapter V in the Time of COVID
Please join us for our January Chapter Meeting Moderator: The Honorable Michelle M. Harner Presenters: (i) Augustus T. Curtis, (ii) Lisa Y. Stevens, and (iii) Angela Shortall Presentation will be by via Zoom.
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BBA Virtual Chapter Meeting: Tax Sales Demystified!
Tax Sales Demystified! Bankruptcy to Help Clients Protect Against, or Benefit From, a Real Property Tax Sale Please join us for our February Chapter Meeting Presenters: Donna Bernstein, Esquire Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. Jason Greenberg, Esquire Law Office of Hunter C. Piel, LLC Marc R. Kivitz, Esquire Law Office of Marc R. Kivitz Craig B. Leavers, Esquire Chapter 7 Trustee William F. Steinwedel, Esquire Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. Bud Stephen Tayman, Esquire Bud…
Find out more »March 2021
BBA Virtual Chapter Meeting: Who Decides – Judge or Arbitrator? Arbitration in Bankruptcy
Please join us for our March Chapter Meeting Presenter: Dennis Shaffer, Esq. Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP Presentation by Zoom. Link and materials will be provided.
Find out more »April 2021
A Virtual Lunch Conversation About Community
Please join the judges of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland for a virtual lunch conversation regarding ways we can strengthen our community now and on the other side of the pandemic. The conversation will identify opportunities for us to support each other and others through various initiatives sponsored by the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland and Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service. Mark Neal, Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, will update us on important statistics for the…
Find out more »May 2021
MBBA’s May Joint Chapter Meeting Event – A Night of Fun and Games (Plus Voting on Next Year’s Board)!
Breaking from your regularly scheduled educational Zoom meetings, your MBBA Chapter Event Chairs have planned a fun evening of games that allow you to embrace your inner competitive side and get to know your fellow MBBA members a little better. After voting on the next year’s MBBA board (if that was not enough to entice you to attend the May meeting), MBBA members will break-out into teams to do some icebreakers, trivia, spontaneous challenges, game show antics, and more! …
Find out more »June 2021
United States Trustee Program introduction to the new Chapter 11 Periodic Reports
Please join us on June 30, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. for a virtual presentation by the United States Trustee Program on the new Chapter 11 periodic reports, which become effective on June 21, 2021. Assistant United States Trustees Jeanette Rice and Gerard Vetter will provide important information on the NEW Chapter 11 periodic reports. This program will introduce these streamlined, data-embedded, uniform forms and detail the procedures for completing, filing and serving the new monthly operating reports and post-confirmation…
Find out more »September 2021
2021 Kickoff Virtual Meeting
MBBA Annual Kickoff Program--VIRTUAL Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12-1:30 p.m. Despite not being able to enjoy each other’s company in person at our annual kickoff events, this year’s virtual program will include many of the aspects of previous kickoff events. We look forward to meeting with you and getting the year off to a great start. We will hear valuable insights from Chief Judge Thomas J. Catliota; Mark A. Neal, Clerk of Court; Gerard R. Vetter and L. Jeanette Rice…
Find out more »October 2021
Law Clerk Panel Presentation
Get in the know, from those in the know! Please join the BBA for the Law Clerk Panel, featuring several of our Bankruptcy Judges' law clerks in a roundtable discussion moderated by Judge Maria Chavez-Ruark. If you would like to submit a question to the law clerks, please send your question to Judge Ruark at judge_ruark@mdb.uscourts.gov no later than September 30, 2021. Please RSVP by October 8, 2021. Zoom information will be sent my separate email 24 hours prior to…
Find out more »Joint Virtual Chapter Meeting: Ethics Panel
Please join the MBBA for an Ethics Presentation* Moderated by The Honorable S. Martin Teel Panelist: Kimberly D. Marshall, Stephen A. Metz, and Gerard R. Vetter Zoom information will be provided 24 hours in advance of the meeting. *The MBBA will be applying for 1 hour of VA MCLE credit, including 1 hour of ethics.
Find out more »December 2021
Jingle & Mingle Holiday Happy Hour
The Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association cordially invites you to join us for a Jingle & Mingle Holiday Happy Hour at Lib’s Grill in Maple Lawn on December 14, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Due to continued health-safety concerns, this year’s holiday party will be a mix and mingle and will not consist of our usual sit-down dinner. Please feel free to drop-in or stay awhile, depending on your comfort level. We have reserved a private room that fits…
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