Events

We are extremely excited to announce that our 2023 CLE will be held on June 9-10, 2023 at the Historic Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Washington.  We have an exciting program and look forward to seeing you there!

FRIDAY, June 9, 2023
11:00 a.m. CHECK-IN
11:55 a.m. INTRODUCTION & WELCOME
Mike Todd, President, EDWA Bankruptcy Bar Association
12:00 p.m. INTERSECTION OF FAMILY LAW AND BANKRUPTCY
Hon. Fredrick P. Corbit, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Washington, Spokane
Kevin O’Rourke, Southwell & O’Rourke, P.S., Spokane
12:45 p.m. A PRIMER ON THE NEW WASHINGTON STATE EXEMPTIONS
Kevin O’Rourke, Southwell & O’Rourke, P.S., Spokane
1:00 p.m. RECENT CHANGES IN STUDENT LOAN ADVERSARY CASES
Brian Donovan, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Spokane
Molly Smith, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Spokane
1:45 p.m. BREAK
2:00 p.m. CREDITOR PERSPECTIVES ON CURRENT BANKRUPTCY ISSUES
Tara Schleicher, Foster Garvey, P.C., Portland
Jason Ayers, Foster Garvey, P.C., Portland
3:00 p.m. UNITED STATES TRUSTEE UPDATE
Gregory Garvin, Acting United States Trustee, Region 18
4:30 p.m. NO-HOST SOCIAL
6:00 p.m. BANQUET

SATURDAY, June 10, 2023
7:15 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
7:55 a.m. INTRODUCTION
John O’Leary, President-Elect, EDWA Bankruptcy Bar Association
8:00 a.m. LEGAL ETHICS
Hon. Mary Jo Heston, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington, Tacoma
Latife Neu, Latife Neue Law, P.L.L.C., Seattle
9:15 a.m. THE JURISPRUDENCE OF JUSTICE DOUGLAS
Hon. Whitman L. Holt, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Washington, Yakima
10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m. UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS AND SUCCESSION PLANNING
FOR LAWYERS
Randi Johnson, Gravis Law, Spokane
11:30 a.m. JUDGE/TRUSTEE PANEL
Hon. Fredrick P. Corbit, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Washington, Spokane
Hon. Whitman L. Holt, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Washington, Yakima
Gary W. Dyer, Asst. United States Trustee, Spokane
12:30 p.m. ADJOURN
12:45 p.m. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BANKRUPTCY BAR ASSOCIATION FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON