Sign up for the February 8, 2010 dinner program. Please join us for rare opportunity to hear from the Chief Judge of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit. Judge Montali will share his observations after ten years of service on the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. Judge Montali will also discuss the intersection of state regulations and the Bankruptcy Code.
"The United States Trustee Program, the litigating component of the Department of Justice (www.usdoj.gov/ust/R16) that protects the integrity of the Federal bankruptcy system, is recruiting for a full-time attorney in (Los Angeles, CA). The successful candidate will file civil cases against debtors, creditors, attorneys, and others who abuse the bankruptcy system; refer criminal matters to the U.S. Attorney; oversee business reorganization filings; and litigate cases arising under the Bankruptcy Code. For additional information, qualification requirements, and application procedures, go to www.usajobs.opm.gov. Click on Search Jobs and enter vacancy announcement #LA 10-001 in the keyword search. Compensation $76,644 - $155,500 plus benefits. An EO/Reasonable Accommodation Employer."
"ATTENTION ECF USERS: Re: Notice of Available Chapters Please be aware that the Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California still requires that the attached Notice of Available Chapters' form be completed, signed and filed in all Chapter 7, 11 (individuals) and 13 bankruptcy petitions where the debtor is an Individual with primarily consumer debts. Any petitions submitted without this required form will be issued a notice of deficiency. The petition Software Providers have also been notified of this requirement. Thank you for your attention to this matter and please contact the ECF Help Desk with any questions or concerns. Best Regards, ECF Help Desk (213) 894-2365"
Sponsors play a big role at the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. We thank our sponsors for their support!
Larry D. Simons - http://www.lsimonslaw.com
Pachulski Stang & Ziehl Jones - http://www.pszjlaw.com
Danning, Gill, Diamond & Kollitz, LLP - http://www.dgdk.com
Skadden - http://www.skadden.com
Crowe Horwath – http://www.crowehorwath.com
Arent Fox - http://www.arentfox.com
Stutman, Treister & Glatt PC - http://www.stutman.com
Insolvency Services Group, Inc. (ISG) - http://www.usisg.com
FTI - http://www.fticonsulting.com
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - http://www.akingump.com
We invite your organization to be an LABF sponsor for this program year. This is a great opportunity to increase your firm's exposure and, at the same time, support an organization that's been the leading cross-disciplinary organization in the Los Angeles bankruptcy community for decades.
Sponsorship for a single program is $250.00. An annual sponsorship is available.
If you are interested in being an LABF sponsor, please contact Tamara McGrath of FTI Consulting at (213) 452-6021 or at tamara.mcgrath@fticonsulting.com.
Thank you for your ongoing support and commitment to LABF and we look forward to seeing you during the coming year.
The Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum sponsors a clearinghouse/master calendar for local insolvency events at http://bankruptcydog.com. If you know of an event of interest to professionals in the Central District of California, please send the details to J. Scott Bovitz (bovitz@bovitz-spitzer.com). Please include a "deep link" to the sign up page on your organization's web site.
The Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum is an organization of bankruptcy professionals dedicated to the study of the bankruptcy laws of the United States and to the improvement of the practice of bankruptcy law in the Central District of California (focusing on the Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley divisions). Read the LABF mission statement at http://labankruptcyforum.org/mission/missionstatement.htm. If you would like to join the LABF or pay your dues on line, go to http://labankruptcyforum.org/team/members/application.htm for the membership/renewal application. Or, you can print the membership application here. If you have questions, please call Pat Garcia at (818) 972-5343.