Convention & Educational Programs

Annual Conventions are the nearest thing to a spiritual experience in our business.  It is an annual Revival Tent, providing time to recharge your batteries, reconnect with friends, and be inspired to better work in the next year. Wendell Sherk, St. Louis, MO Member since 2001

NACBA’s annual spring NACBA convention is the educational seminar of choice for consumer bankruptcy attorneys nationwide. Judges and nationally recognized speakers provide case law updates, practical tips on effective representation of clients, information on emerging trends nationwide, and in-depth discussions of topical issues. Over a thousand consumer bankruptcy attorneys each year improve their knowledge and skills and still have time to meet and learn from colleagues while obtaining valuable CLE credit.

Members-Only workshops provide the opportunity for in-depth learning on selected topics of interest to our members.

Register for NACBA's Sixteenth Annual Convention

Please join us for NACBA'S 16th Annual Convention, to be held in historic Hollywood May 16 – 18, 2008,  to learn how NACBA is leading the fight to enact bankruptcy legislation that would help save hundreds of thousands of homes from foreclosure.

Share ideas and strategize with colleagues while earning valuable CLE credits. 

Click here for a schedule of events. (Brochure)

Online registration has closed, but you can still register as a walk-in at the event.

Membership Registration	Non-Membership Registration
Early Registration Fee: $575 Normal Registration Fee: $650 Click here to register.	Early Registration Fee: $775 Normal Registration Fee: $850 Click here to register. Non-members should note that it is actually cheaper in most cases to become a member and then register for the convention than it is to register for the convention as a non-member.

NACBA’S 15TH Annual Convention

NACBA’s 15th Annual Convention, held April 20 – 22, 2007 in Philadelphia, drew over 1,000 atttendees, 35 exhibitors, and over 100 exhibitor staff.  Presenters included, among others, the Honorable: Jean FitzSimon (Philadelphia PA), James B. Haines (Portland, ME), Jr., J. Rich Leonard (Raleigh, NC), Thomas Waldron (Dayton, OH), Judith Wizmur (Camden, NJ), Eric Frank (Philadelphia, PA), and Marilyn Morgan (San Jose, CA) and Law Professors Marianne Culhane (Creighton University), Michaela White (Creighton University), Margaret Howard (Washington & Lee), Alan Resnick (Hofstra),  and Peter Rubin (Georgetown).

Because turn-out was so excellent and because NACBA membership has almost doubled since the Convention site was initially reserved, space was tight in our sessions.  This, however, this did not dampen the enthusiasm of our attendees and everyone pitched in to make room for colleagues. 

A few Convention highlights:

• First-ever State Chairs breakfast.  Members had the opportunity to discuss the issues of concern in their states, to coordinate their efforts to pursue legislative changes at the state level, and to meet with their State Chair.
• Keynote speech by the Honorable Thomas Waldron, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Dayton, OH.
• Awards:  NACBA’s Champion of Consumer Rights award was given to:

   The Honorable Thomas Waldron - Honored for his longtime contributions as a judge and as a frequent speaker at NACBA conventions, and his constant support of NACBA and consumers' rights

  The Honorable Marilyn Morgan – Honored  for her distinguished career as a lawyer for consumer debtors and as a bankruptcy judge, and her vital help in the formation of NACBA.

  Representative John Conyers - Honored for his unwavering support of consumers’ rights on the House Judiciary Committee, which he now chairs.
  
  Craig Goldblatt - Honored for the enormous amount of pro bono work and outstanding job he and his firm, Wilmer Hale did on our amicus brief in Marrama and in other cases.

 

Purchase Of Convention Materials

Convention materials are available for purchase at www.nacba.org, where you will find downloadable order forms for both hard copy Convention materials and audio recordings of the Convention sessions. 

Convention materials are available for $175, which includes the $25 shipping cost. Just fax the completed order form to: (202) 331-8535.  Please allow up to two weeks for processing and shipping.

Audio recordings may be purchased directly from www.ActsRecording.com, either at their website or by faxing to them the downloaded form with credit information.  (All instructions are on the audio order form.)  The audio recording prices vary on the package selected.

 

Pictures from NACBA's 15th Annual Convention

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During one of the sessions.	First-ever State Chairs breakfast.
Annual Meeting of the Membership.