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AMERICANBANKRUPTCYINSTITUTE

20th Anniversary

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The American Bankruptcy

Institute (ABI) enjoyed another

year of extraordinary achieve-

ments and growth over the last

12 months. First and foremost

for a membership organization,

milestones include reaching

8,000 total paid members, just

19 months after passing the

7,000-member mark. We again

maintained a 90 percent

member-retention rate, rare for

other professional groups, but a

standard achievement for ABI.

Our educational offerings

were attended by more profes-

sionals than ever before, with

several regional conferences and

both membership meetings

attracting record crowds. Non-

traditional programs performed

particularly well, with the

teleseminar programs on the new

legislation attracting more than

1,400 participants. Our f irst-ever

"Webinar" also utilized an inno-

vative delivery technology and

exceeded our expectations.

We funded more research

grants to scholars than ever

before, becoming a major source

for such funding. We welcomed

the f irst Robert M. Zinman ABI

Resident Scholar to our off ices,

thus enhancing our commitment

to in-house research capabilities.

ABI World, our award-

winning web site, continued to

add more valuable features and

content for both members and the

general public. We launched, with

the National Association of

Bankruptcy Trustees, a new site

designed to help maximize

recovery through asset sales.

Finally, our Annual Report

and 2000-01 Calendar was

honored with a prestigious Silver

Inkwell Award from the

International Association of

Business Communicators, the

highest honor available in the

business communications

profession, for its creative design.

As ABI has grown, so has the

quality and number of our

professional staff. In all of our

activities, staff work closely with

our volunteer members to produce

high-quality and innovative

products with a commitment to

excellence.

On behalf of the Board of

Directors, we invite each of you to

become active in our work,

because it is really your work as

professionals in this dynamic and

important f ield that helps make

ABI a progressive and effective

organization. Please call on any of

us with your suggestions,

comments and questions.

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Table of Contents

Educational Programs October 2001

Legislative Activity November 2001

Research December 2001

World Wide Web January 2002

Online Publishing February 2002

Membership March 2002

In the News April 2002

Law Review May 2002

International Activity June 2002

Professional Development July 2002

Bankruptcy Certification August 2002

Finances September 2002

Endowment Fund October 2002

Committee Involvement November 2002

Board of Directors/Staff December 2002

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Richardo I. KilpatrickPresident

Ford ElsaesserChairman

Samuel J. GerdanoExecutive Director

E d u c a t i o n a l P r o g r a m sE d u c a t i o n a l P r o g r a m s

The U.S. Supreme Court term begins on the first Monday in October. ABI members can access court opinions and analyses online at ABI World.

ABI continued to enhance its

reputation for offering high

quality educational opportuni-

ties for members around the

country. More than 4,540

members attended ABI

educational programs in

2000–2001, making the

Institute the largest provider of

continuing legal education credit in

the field.

Several new programs, including the

Hawaii Bankruptcy Conference, a

seminar on the role of investment

bankers and the Litigation Skills

Symposium were added this year. More

innovation in terms of delivery system

and new markets were represented

by three teleseminars on the new

bankruptcy legislation, a Webinar on

distressed loan trading and CLOs and a

Canadian-American program hosted in

Toronto on cross-border issues. More

than 1,470 bankruptcy practitioners

attended these new ABI programs.

Annual Spring Meeting,Winter Leadership Conference

Both the 2000 Winter Leadership

Conference and the 2001

Annual Spring Meeting,

the Institute’s two official

membership meetings, set

attendance records. The

scope of the topics present-

ed ref lects the diversity of

the membership. ABI

programs offer a rich mix of business

and consumer topics, blended with

substantive programs offered

by the Institute’s 20

standing committees.

This year’s Annual Spring

Meeting featured the popular

ABI Great Debates. Debaters

included Peter Antoszyk(Brown Rudnick Freed &

Gesmer; Boston), Mary GraceDiehl (Troutman Sanders LLP;

Atlanta), Joel H. Levitin (Dechert;

New York), Russell L. Munsch

(Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC;

Dallas), John Rao (National

Consumer Law Center; Boston)

and Barbara Stuart (U.S.

Trustee –Region 12;

Minneapolis). Along with

the wide variety of

educational sessions, this

year’s meeting offered an

entertaining diversion in the

Barry Richard, lead counsel to George W. Bush inthe Florida Presidential election litigation, was the

guest speaker at the 2001 Annual Spring Meeting.

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form of the “Who Wants to be a Bankruptcy

Millionaire?” game show, allowing participants to test

their knowledge of bankruptcy fun facts.

Regional CLE conferences

continue to be popular with our

members. This year ABI offered

the Sixth Annual Rocky

Mountain Bankruptcy

Conference (Denver), the

Ninth Annual Bankruptcy

Battleground West (Los Angeles) ,

the Third Annual New York City

Bankruptcy Conference, the

Eighth Annual Centra l St ates

Bankr uptcy Workshop

(Traverse City, Mich.) ,

the Eighth Annual Northeast

Bankruptcy Conference

(Stowe, Vt.), the Sixth Annual

Southeast Bankruptcy

Workshop (Amelia Island, Fla.) and

the Ninth Annual Southwest Bankruptcy

Conference (Las Vegas).

Most of these programs feature a workshop

format where attendees can customize their

learning experience in a small group

setting. The top bankruptcy judges

from each region f igure promi-

nently among the faculty at

these programs.

Regional Programs

Members can make plans to attend ABI programs in

2002 via the web site at: www.abiworld.org/events/newevents.html

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ColumbusDay

ABI luncheonprogram atNCBJ (Orlando)

Halloween

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The legendary LaCosta Resort & Spa is the site for the 2001 ABI Winter Leadership Conference, November 29-December 1, 2001.

Bankruptcy reform has

been an issue for Congress

since 1994, when legisla-

tion creating the National

Bankruptcy Review

Commission was signed

into law. A bill f inally

passed both the

House and Senate

last year, only to

be vetoed by

President Clinton

at the end of

the 106th

Congress.

The new

Congress and new

administration continued

work in the area during 2001.

ABI continues to be an active

participant in the lengthy

legislative process. Unique

among Washington players,

ABI is not an advocate or

lobbyist for a particular view,

but rather serves as a neutral

source for reliable information

on the state of the law and

emerging trends. Members of

Congress and their

staffs regularly

call on

ABI for

assistance

in under-

standing the

implications of

systemic change

and to help in

drafting legisla-

tive language. A

team of ABI

members, led by

Judges EugeneWedoff, William

Brown, Wesley Steenand David Houston,

along with Prof. JackWilliams, the Robert M.

Zinman Resident Scholar, has

advised a bipartisan group of

members and staff on an ongo-

ing basis. The goal is to help

craft a more workable and

practical legislative product.

Congressional staff have also

benef itted from interaction with

ABI members during both the

Annual Spring Meeting and

Winter Leadership Conference.

With a major overhaul of

bankruptcy law in the off ing,

ABI launched a comprehensive

campaign to educate members

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and the public about the

coming changes. Our tele-

seminar ser ies — cover ing

business, consumer, taxation and administrative

issues — attracted more than 1,400 practitioners.

The May 2001 series included

written materials and audio tapes

for each 90-minute session. The

series was provided to bankrupt-

cy judges and law clerks at no

charge.

The ABI World web site

and member listserve continue

to keep the insolvency

community current on new

legislative developments,

on a daily basis. ABI leader-

ship a l so provides regular

commentary to the news

media on the legislative

process.

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Thanksgiving

ABI WinterLeadershipConferencebegins

Veterans Day

ElectionDay

R e s e a r c hR e s e a r c hThe ABI Endowment Fund

continues to grow as a funding

source for academic and empirical

research. Since the release of the

ground-breaking study on the

repayment capacity of Chapter 7

debtors in 1998 (Profs. MarianneB. Culhane & Michaela M.White; Creighton University

School of Law), ABI has funded

seven other projects.

The major release during 2001 is

a comprehen-

sive study of

the impact of

debtor

education in

Chapter 13, by

Prof. JeanBraucher,

the Roger

Henderson

Professor of

Law at the

University of

Arizona

College of Law. Braucher found

that debtor education is only one

factor among many that

inf luence plan completion. “Local

practices and attitudes, sometimes

called local legal culture, produce

great variation in how our federal

bankruptcy laws are implemented,”

she concluded.

The report is especially timely

given that the pending bankruptcy

reform measure requires all con-

sumer debtors to successfully complete a

course in personal financial management

as a condition for discharge. The 1997

report of the National Bankruptcy

Review Commission unanimously rec-

ommended that all debtors have the

opportunity to participate in a financial

education program, but that such a

program be voluntary.

Other ABI-sponsored research is

pending completion or publication

during 2001-02:

Prof. Kenneth N. KleeUCLA School of LawEmpirical study of cases interpreting

the Religious Liberty & Charitable

Donation Protection Act. (Published

in the American Bankruptcy Law Journal,Spring 2001.)Prof. David G. EpsteinUniversity of Alabama School of LawHistorical study of the origins of

Chapter XIII.

Prof. Bernard TrujilloUniversity of Wisconsin Law SchoolEmpirical study of valuation in

bankruptcy cases.

Prof. Scott F. NorbergMississippi College School of LawEmpirical study of debtor success rate

and creditor repayment in Chapter 13.

Dr. Paul WertheimAbilene Christian UniversityStudy to measure success of the Chapter

11 process for public companies.

Located in Alexandria, Va., just outside of Washington, D.C., ABI is able to provide members with up-to-the-hour news on relevant legislative developments.

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Members of the Research Grant Committee:

Hon. Wesley W. Steen, Chair

Hon. William T. Bodoh

Prof. Ralph Brubaker

Hon. Leif M. Clark

Karen Cordry

Kenneth R. Crone

Jean K. FitzSimon

Gary Klein

Prof. Grant W. Newton

Thomas J. Salerno

Prof. G. Ray Warner

Robert M. Zinman Resident Scholars

ABI’s in-house research capa-

bility has been enriched by the

addition of the first Robert M.

Zinman Resident Scholars, JackF. Williams (Georgia State

University College of Law) and

Margaret Howard (Washington

& Lee University School of Law).

Prof. Williams began his

residency in May 2001 and

Prof. Howard begins her semester

residency in January 2002. ABI is

honored to have these two highly

distinguished academics join us as

our first Zinman scholars. Both are

well known for their remarkable

blend of teaching, writing and

scholarship in bankruptcy and

commercial law. The scholars

will be active in writing for ABI

publications such as the LawReview, speaking at ABI national and regional

conferences and assisting in our education efforts on

Capitol Hill and with the news media.

Prof. Jack F. Williams

Prof. Margaret Howard

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Christmas

ABI WinterLeadershipConferenceconcludes

“Views fromthe Bench,”Washington,D.C.

GeorgetownUniversity &ABI present

Hanukkah

ABI’s off icial web site, ABI

World, continues to serve as

the top source of information

for bankruptcy practitioners,

researchers, the media and

Congress on a wide variety of

insolvency topics. With an

average of 80,000 views per

month, the award-winning

web site (www.abiworld.org)

offers daily headlines with the

latest on

bankruptcies,

reorganizations,

f inancing

agreements

and other

insolvency-

related news,

legislative

updates, court

opinions, threaded

discussion boards,

analyses, and links

to hundreds of

other bankruptcy-related

web sites.

All ABI publications—

including the ABI Journal and

the ABI Law Review—are

available online to members at

ABI World, including

searchable archives back to

1994. More than 60,000 online

documents are available. Other

resources available online

include quarterly bankruptcy

statistics, the full text of

legislative proposals and other

congressional materials, an

online guide to international

insolvency laws, published

research, and the latest

bankruptcy court updates and

judicial opinions.

Other key areas of the ABI

web site include the Consumer

Corner, which

provides basic

bankruptcy and

debt counseling

information to

individuals who

are considering

bankruptcy

protection, the

"Cracking the

Code"

interactive

newsletter, and

Court Employment

Opportunities. In addition, the

web site offers links to dozens

of academic and government-

sponsored studies on topics

such as consumer spending and

debt, corporate defaults, the

impact of credit counseling on

bankruptcy and more. ABI

World has been recognized as

one of the top legal web sites—

the only one in the insolvency

f ield—by The National LawJournal.

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The second session of the 107th Congress begins in January 2002.

O n l i n e P u b l i s h i n gO n l i n e P u b l i s h i n gABI continues to

lead the insolvency

f ield in electronic

publishing by offering

the most up-to-date

and accessible information

avai lable on a wide r ange of

bankruptcy-related topics. The

Institute continues to use the

latest technologies to provide

this information to ABI members.

All ABI publications are

made avai lable electronically.

ABI’s f lagship publication, the

ABI Journal, and the popular ABILaw Review, are both available to

members online, and a searchable

archive provides access to back

issues of both publ icat ions .

An onl ine ABI Membership

Directory allows members to

access col leagues or to f ind

practitioners in specif ic regions

or cities. Information on ABI

conferences — including online

registration, program information,

speakers, sponsors and more —

is also available.

Cracking the Code, ABI’s

online, interactive newsletter,

provides updates on business and

consumer bankruptcy issues.

This weekly electronic newslet-

ter offers a unique “talk back”

feature, permitting readers to

instantly post a response and

begin a discussion on the topic.

Circuit Updates are also

offered both on the ABI World

web site and via e-mail. These

Updates, written by prominent

practitioners from each judicial

circuit, provide timely analyses on

the most important court rulings.

ABI’s online discussionboards on consumer and business

bankruptcy allow members to ask

quest ions or di scuss speci f ic

insolvency issues. The discussion

boards were threaded this year,

making them more convenient to

use. With topics grouped together,

it is now easier for users to locate

relevant discussions.

The Seventh Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference will be held in Denver, Colo., January 31-February 2, 2002.

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One of the most popular ABI

membership ser vices i s the ABI Network

Update. The Update, a news bul let in

provided to members v ia e-mai l , of fer s

inst ant not i f icat ion of legi s la t ive

developments and t imely ABI news.

ABI members receive up-to-the-hour

repor ts on Capitol Hi l l developments .

The ful l text of proposed bankr uptcy

legis la t ion, “Dear Col league” let ter s ,

f loor debates and other legislative materia l s

are ava i lable on ABI World each day.

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Network Update

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President’sDay

ABI’s total membership

sailed past the 8,000-member

mark in 2001, up over 10

percent from last year, making

the Institute the largest and

fastest-growing insolvency

organization in the world. ABI

reached this mark just 19

months after passing the 7,000-

member level, a record for the

fastest additional thousand

members added. ABI reached

7,000 members in December

1999, some 22 months after

passing the 6,000-member

mark in March 1998. By

comparison, it took 33

months to grow from

5,000 to 6,000 members.

New members joined via

attendance at ABI conferences,

through the web site, special

trial-offer programs and prospect

mailings, among other sources.

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Los Angeles is the site for ABI’s annual Bankruptcy Battleground West, March 8, 2002.

While most new mem-

bers still come from

the legal f ield, the

recent surge in

membership ref lects a

broad diversity of

practice areas such as

f inancial services,

accounting, turn-

around consulting,

investment banking and

debt collection, and profes-

sionals such as appraisers and

auctioneers, among others.

42.5%11-20 yrs.

23%21-30 yrs.

16%6-10 yrs.

Professional Experience of New Members Joining, 1997-2001

3% 30+ yrs.

16%1-5 yrs.

Membership Growth

Membership Join Source, 2001

10%ProspectMailings

14%Trial Programs

27%Conferences& Seminars

10%Journal,Call-in

14%Other

25%On-line

A sample of those joining between 1997and 2001 shows a high level of experience in the new members’

respective fields.

Prospective new mem-bers can now “testdrive” the full benefitsof membership for 30days without charge. by

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For the second consecutive year, more

than 90 percent of ABI members renewed

their membership — a milestone that speaks

to the value of member

benef its. Publications

(such as the Journal, Law

Review and Directory),

discounts on educational

conferences, access to

searchable databases on

ABI World, and the

exclusive listserve are

among the most popular

benef its.

ABI’s membership team is headed by

Leonard P. Goldberger (White & Williams;

Phi ladelphia) and three fu l l- t ime st a f f

members who focus on recruitment, retention

and member benef its.

Members can receive anadded bene f i t by renew-ing online, in the form oftwo free additional monthsof membership.

Membership Retention

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BankruptcyBattlegroundWest, LosAngeles

Easter Passover

I n t h e N e w sI n t h e N e w sDozens of prominent media outlets, including

CNN, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USAToday, The Los Angeles Times, The ChicagoTribune, U.S. News and World Report, TheMiami Herald, and The San Francisco Chronicle

cited ABI as an

authority on bank-

ruptcy this year.

The Institute is a

primary media

source on

insolvency because

it is a reliable and

objective source of information.

ABI Executive Director SamGerdano, Robert M. Zinman

ABI Resident Scholar Jack Williams and various ABI board

members served as spokesmen on

a wide variety of insolvency-

related topics this year.

Topics such as bankruptcy reform legislation,

students and credit card debt, e-commerce bankruptcies,

the current rise in U.S. f ilings and industry trends

dominated the media coverage this year.

ABI’s award-wining web site, which provides

timely and historical

information, is a

well-used outlet for

reporters conducting

online research. The

web site provides

links to many other

sources of bankruptcy

information, news

clippings including

video, audio and print ABI will celebrate its Twentieth Anniversary at the 2002 Annual Spring Meeting, April 18-21 in Washington, D.C. ABI Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano on

CNN’s MoneyLine.

L a w R e v i e wL a w R e v i e wThe American Bankruptcy

Institute Law Review, published

twice a year by West Group, is

among the most respected

scholarly publications in the

bankruptcy community.

Distributed to all ABI members

as a benef it of membership,

the ABI Law Review has the

largest circulation of any bank-

ruptcy law review. Now in its

ninth year, the Law Review is

edited by top

students at St.

John’s

University

School of Law

under the

direction of

Prof. RobertM. Zinman, a

past ABI

President and

Chairman. Most

issues of the LawReview deal comprehensively with

a single theme.

Winter 2000 Edition

Anticipating the acute financial

problems of the high-tech industry,

the Winter 2000 edition of the

ABI Law Review was devoted to

the timely topic of e-commerce

bankruptcies. The issue featured a

roundtable discussion on the role

of debtor’s counsel in these

bankruptcies, the role of patent and

copyright laws in technology cases,

and an evaluation of

bankruptcies in the telecom

industry. Other articles focused on

unique legal problems facing

secured creditors of dot-com

companies, especially those

arising from intellectual property

rights in the new economy.

Spring 2001 Edition

Revised

Article 9 of the

Uniform

Commercial Code

went into effect in

2001. The Spring

2001 edition of

the Law Reviewbrought leading

scholars and

practitioners

together to analyze

the major bankruptcy implications of

the revision. This issue includes a

debate on the relationship between

Article 9 and bankruptcy policy,

with ABI Director Prof. G. RayWarner attacking the revision on

one side of the debate, and Chicago-

Kent College of Law Prof. StevenL. Harris and University of

Pennsylvania Law School

Prof. Charles W. Mooney Jr. defend-

ing the revision on the other side. The Fourth Annual New York City Bankruptcy Conference will be held on May 6, 2002. A program on therole of investment bankers in corporate restructuring will be held in New York, June 17-18, 2002.

Robert C. Yan, the 2000-2001 student editor-in-chief of the ABI Law Review, receives a

scholarship award from Prof. Robert M. Zinman.

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Other articles analyze the

Article 9 changes in the

context of the negotiation

dynamic of pre-bankruptcy

workouts and explore the

substantial reduction of the

bankruptcy estate’s power to

avoid security interests

because of perfection

defects, among other issues

important to both business

and consumer cases.

Law Review Advisory Board

Prof. Robert M. Zinman (Co-chair), St. John’s

University School of Law; John D. Penn (Co-chair),

Haynes and Boone LLP; Prof. Peter Alexander,

Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University;

Prof. Ralph E. Brubaker, Emory University School of

Law; Prof. Daniel J. Bussel, UCLA School of Law;

Hon. Leif M. Clark, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge;

Prof. Marianne B. Culhane, Creighton University

School of Law; Douglas E. Deutsch, Shearman &

Sterling; Prof. Mechele Dickerson, William & Mary Law

School; Hon. Conrad B. Duberstein, U.S. Bankruptcy

Judge; Hon. Rosemary Gambardella, U.S. Bankruptcy

Judge; Prof. Karen Gross, New York Law School;

Prof. John P. Hennigan, St. John’s University School of

Law; Mary Jo Heston, Lane Powell Spears Lubersky;

Gary Klein, Grant & Roddy; Neil P. Olack, Jones, Day;

Hon. Alexander L. Paskay, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge;

Robin E. Phelan, Haynes and Boone LLP;

Prof. Lawrence Ponoroff, Tulane University School of

Law; Prof. Mark S. Scarberry, Pepperdine University

School of Law; Prof. Walter J. Taggart, Villanova Law

School; Prof. William T. Vukowich, Georgetown

University Law Center; Prof. G. Ray Warner, University

of Missouri School of Law; Prof. Jay L. Westbrook,

University of Texas School of Law; Prof. Jack Williams,

Robert M. Zinman ABI Resident Scholar/Georgia State

University College of Law

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I n t e r n a t i o n a l A c t i v i t yI n t e r n a t i o n a l A c t i v i t yABI international activities

have expanded dramatically as our

membership from around the

world has grown, from just 36

members in only eight different

nations in 1992, to 270 members

from 30 different countries today.

ABI is frequently asked by foreign

judges, legislators, regulators and

practitioners for assistance with

the development of insolvency

systems around the world. The

International Committee, chaired

by James H.M. Sprayregen(Kirkland & Ellis; Chicago),

George Kelakos (Cohn, Kelakos,

Khoury, Madoff & Whitesell;

Boston) and Josefina FernandezMcEvoy (Josefina Fernandez

McEvoy P.C.; Los Angeles), is

among the most active of ABI

member committees.

North America

ABI and the Canadian Bar

Association-Ontario hosted the

third Symposium on American/

Canadian Insolvency Law in May

2001. A prominent group of

senior lawyers, judges and insol-

vency practitioners explored the

conduct of a cross-border filing,

from initial strategy considerations

and initial case orders, to DIP

financing, cross-border stays and

asset sales plans.

Far East

The Office of the Courts of Justice

of the Kingdom of Thailand received

ABI’s technical assistance on a court

administration program and mediation

training. These initiatives, funded by

grants from The World Bank and

Kenan Institute-Asia, involved teams of

experts traveling to both the United

States and Thailand during 2001-02.

George M. Kelakos heads up ABI’s

efforts in Thailand.

A delegation from China, organizedby James H.M. Spraygen, attended the2001 Annual Spring Meeting to learnmore from U.S. experts as they considera new debt restructuring law.

The Ninth Annual Central States Bankruptcy Workshop will be held at the Grand Traverse Resort near the shore of Lake Michigan in June 2002.

An ABI delegation made a presentation on businessreorganization and asset preservation in Beijing.

ABI provided assistance to the newly createdCentral Bankruptcy Court of Thailand (CBC).The next stage in the continuing assistance will bevisits by Thai CBC officials to a number of U.S.

Bankruptcy Courts.

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ABI and the International Law Relations

Committee of the National Conference of

Bankruptcy Judges will host a fall 2001educational

exchange for six judges from Central and Eastern

Europe. ABI created an educational program on

theory and practice for the judges, presented during

the judges’ visit to New York in late October 2001.

Coordinators were Ronald J. Silverman (Bingham

Dana; New York) and Mark F. Liscio (Clifford

Chance; New York).

ABI is one of three U.S. insolvency organizations

to be a member of INSOL International, a network

of global attorneys and accountants in the

insolvency field. INSOL has been prominent in

the development of a United Nations-sponsored

cross-border project, leading to a draft model

statute dealing with international insolvencies.

The model law recognizes that cross-border

insolvency conf lict is on the rise and will continue

to grow in step with world commerce. ABI was a

financial sponsor of INSOL’s 2001 London

Quadrennial. Keith J. Shapiro, Immediate

Past President, serves as ABI’s delegate to the

INSOL Board of Directors.

An ad hoc committee, under the

leadership of Steven G. Golick, has

developed the following mission

statement for ABI’s international

activities: (a) to educate ABI members

in understanding cross-border and

foreign insolvencies; (b) to be

involved in and assist in international

insolvency law and institutional

development; and (c) to cooperate

with other insolvency organizations

and projects of mutual interest.

INSOL

Eastern Europe

Steven G. GolickOsler, Hoskin &Harcourt LLP

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InvestmentBankingProgram,New York

Associationof the Bar ofthe City of New YorkFather’s

Day

P r o f e s s i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n tPro fes s iona l Deve lopmentNational Moot CourtCompetition

A team of students from

the University of Idaho

College of Law won the Ninth

Annual Conrad B.Duberstein National

Bankruptcy Moot Court

Competition in March 2001,

defeating 23 other teams from

across the country. The

Duberstein Competition is

sponsored by ABI and St.

John’s University School of

Law, and is named for Judge

Duberstein, a St. John’s

alumnus and former ABI

Director. The event is the only

bankruptcy moot court in

the nation and has

established itself as one

of the top moot courts

among all legal

disciplines. Students

from a number of

leading law schools

participate in the

competition each

year. Competitors

benef it from having

prominent members

of the bankruptcy

and appellate court

bench serving as

judges. The f inal

rounds are held at the U.S.

Court of Appeals for the

Second Circuit. The

Duberstein Moot Court

Competition gala awards

dinner is the New York

bankruptcy event of the year.

More than 550 guests attended

the 2001 awards ceremony,

held at Windows on the World

at the World Trade Center.

Prof. Robert M. Zinman(St. John’s University School

of Law) has served as faculty

advisor to the competition

since its inception.

ABI Awards AnnualScholarship to St. John’s LL.M. Program

ABI annually awards a

$10,000 scholarship

to a worthy student

in the St. John's

University School of

Law LL.M. program

in bankruptcy. The

LL.M. program is the

only one of its kind

and the award ref lects

ABI's long partnership

with St. John's. The

award is funded by the

ABI Endowment Fund.

The f irst recipient, in the

2000-01 academic year,

was Douglas E. Deutsch,

a past Editor-in-chief of the

ABI Law Review.

Ocean Edge Resort in Cape Cod, Mass., is the site of the Northeast Bankruptcy Conference, July 12-15, 2002.

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ABI maintains a

strong commitment to

future bankruptcy

professionals, by each

year awarding the

Medal of Excellence in

Bankruptcy. Award

recipients are selected

by each law school’s

bankruptcy faculty, and

typically receive their

awards during school

commencement exerci ses . Winners receive

engraved medals and certif icates of achievement, as

well as a complimentary one-year ABI membership.

Nearly 100 law schools participate in the program.

Now in its fourth year, the program is

coordinated by ABI Director Christopher F.

Graham (Thacher, Proff itt & Wood; New York).

Katherine Porter (l) poses with her 2001 Medal ofExcellence with Prof. Elizabeth Warren of

Harvard Law School.

Douglas Paradis (l) receives the 2001Medal of Excellence from University of

Houston Law Center Dean Nancy B. Rappoport.

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The Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop will be held at the Kiawah Island, S.C., resort in August.

ABC Celebrates Tenth Year

The American Board of

Certif ication (ABC) is celebrating

its tenth year. ABC has certif ied

nearly 1,000 attorneys and contin-

ues to enhance the benef its of

certif ication by working with the

American Bar Association and

state bar associations. ABI

and the Commercial Law

League of America are the

sponsoring organizations

of the ABC.

President Harry W.Greenf ield reports,

“With the help of our

Executive Director,

Michelle Anderson,

and the Standards

Committee, applica-

tions are being

processed faster

than ever before.

Some applications

have been

approved within 60 days

of initial application.”

Congress Recognizes Value of Certification

Both the House and Senate have

approved legislation that makes

certif ication one of the criteria for

determining reasonable compensa-

tion.

Large Firms MakeCommitment to ABCCertification

Many large f irms also recog-

nize the value of certif ication and

are setting goals to have all of

their attorneys certif ied. “We

believe that it is better not only

for our attorneys but also for

those with whom we practice

on a regular basis in

the bankruptcy

arena to

become certi-

f ied, ” said MikeWatkins of

Barnes &

Thornburg. The

f irm of Wolff, Hill,

McFarlin & Herron

P.A. a l so has a

commitment to

cer t i f icat ion.

According to Peter N.Hill of the f irm, “The

ABC Directory is the

f irst place I turn whenev-

er a local attorney or client

is looking for bankruptcy expert-

ise in another jurisdiction. I feel

that I can make the referral with

conf idence that the matter will be

handled competently. In my expe-

rience, other certif ied specialists

around the country make similar

use of the Directory.”

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The 2001-2002 ABC Directory will be distributed to

7,000 insolvency and creditors’ rights professionals,

corporations, agencies and organizations. The Directory

is also found on the ABC web site (www.abcworld.org).

ChairMark A. CraigeMorrel, West, Saffa, Craige & Hicks

Tulsa, Okla.

PresidentHarry W. GreenfieldBuckley, King & Bluso; Cleveland

Vice PresidentJames T. MarkusBlock, Markus and Williams L.L.C.

Denver

TreasurerJohn D. PennHaynes and Boone LLP; Fort Worth, Texas

SecretaryRudy J. CeroneMcGlinchey Stafford PLLC; New Orleans

OfficersProf. Peter C. Alexander, Dickinson School of Law,

Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pa.; Richard P.Carmody, Lange, Simpson, Robinson & Somerville

LLP, Birmingham, Ala.; Rick Johanson, Engel,

Hairston and Johanson P.C., Birmingham, Ala.; Max G.Moses, Chicago; William L. Norton III, Boult,

Cummings, Conners & Berry PLC, Nashville; Neil P.Olack, Jones, Day, Atlanta

Harry W. GreenfieldABC President

Michelle L. AndersonABC Executive Director

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Las Vegas is the site for the Tenth Annual Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, Sept. 11-14, 2002.

Sources of Revenue, 2000

22%Membership Meetings

34%Dues

4%Endowment Fund

12%Publicationsand Other

28%RegionalSeminars

About half of ABI’s revenuecomes from educational

programs and membershipmeetings. Membership dues

are also a signif icant source ofrevenue. ABI is a tax exempt

educational institute underSection 501 (c)(3) of theInternal Revenue Code.

ABI has enjoyed sustained growth in net assets.

Bettina M. Whyte, Chair

Holly Felder Etlin

Hon. David W. Houston

Hon. Lee Jackwig

Alex D. Moglia

John Rosin

Colleen A. Palmer

eABI Finance Committee,2001-2002

(as of September 2001)20

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$ 1,500,0001,250,0001,000,000

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Assets

Current Assets:Cash and short term investments $ 174,802 Accounts receivable, net 92,049 Prepaid and other assets 120,975 Pledges receivable $ 20,000

Total Current Assets 407,826

Pledges receivable 114,537

Investments 1,891,635

Property and equipment, net 69,478

Total Assets $ 2,483,476

Liabilities

Current Liabilities:Accounts payable & accrued expenses Deferred revenue

Total Liabilities

Net Assets:UnrestrictedBoard Designated EndowmentTemporarily restricted

Total Net Assets

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

$ 333,471 805,546

1,139,017

720,386 551,778 72,295

1,344,459

$2,483,476

ABISouthwestBankruptcyConferencebegins

ABISouthwestBankruptcyConferenceconcludes

Yom Kippur

RoshHashanah

LaborDay

E n d o w m e n t F u n dE n d o w m e n t F u n d

Atlanta is the site for the Litigation Skills Symposium at Emory University Law School in October 2002.

Andersen

William A. Brandt

L.E. Creel III

Visa U.S.A. Inc.

Harry D. Dixon Jr.

Keen Consultants LLC

National AuctioneersAssociation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Gregory S. Abrams &Joseph L. SteinfeldA.S.K. Financial Inc.

Jay Alix Jay Alix & Associates Inc.

Gerald P. BuccinoThe Buccino Foundation

Mitchell H. CohenGordon Brothers Retail

Partners LLP

Dickinson Wright PLLCDaniel Gosch

Barbara A. Everly

James B. MatthewsPrime Locations Consulting, Inc.

Leslie H. Miles, Jr.

MB Valuation Services Inc.

Daniel F. Dooley & Baker A. Smith

Morris Anderson & Associates, Ltd.

Prof. Robert M. ZinmanSt. John's University

KPMG LLP Gary W. Burns

Ford ElsaesserElsaesser, Jarzabek, et al.

Kenneth C. HenryBDO Seidman LLP

William I. KohnBarnes & Thornburg

E. Bruce LeonardCassels, Brock & Blackwell

David L. OsiasAllen, Matkins, Leck, et al.

The Ozer Group &Paragon Capital, LLC

Stephen G. Miller

Michael P. RichmanMayer, Brown & Platt

Thomas J. SalernoSquire, Sanders & Dempsey

Stutman, Treister & GlattMichael H. Goldstein

Richard N. Tilton

Bettina M. WhyteJay Alix & Associates, Inc.

Atlas Partners LLCRoger "Biff" Ruttenberg & Michael H. Nadler

Becket & Lee LLP

Gary D. BernhardyThe Carl Marks

Consulting Group

Joseph S.U. BodoffBodoff & Associates

Edward P. BondBederson & Company LLP

Andrew W. CainePachulski, Stang et al.

Mary Jane Cardwell

George B. CauthenNelson Mullins et al.

Hon. Leif M. Clark

David D. ClearyMcDermott, Will & Emery

Alan CohenALCO Capital Group Inc.

Cohn, Kelakos, et al.Daniel C. Cohn

& George M. Kelakos

Karen Cordry

Robert N. DangremondJay Alix & Associates, Inc.

Hon. J. Michael Deasy

Holly Felder EtlinDeloitte Consulting

Lifetime Members

Benefactors

Sustaining Members

Created in 1989, the Endowment Fund has received more than

$750,000 in donations and pledges as of September 30, 2001. Under the

leadership of Michael P. Richman, Vice President-Development, ABI

conducted a major fundraising drive for the Endowment over the past year,

resulting in 100 percent participation by the Board of Directors.

A full list of contributors, including Sponsors, is available on ABI’s web site

(www.abiworld.org/org/endowment.html).

Century Council Members

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Robert E. Feidler

Robert M. FishmanShaw, Gussis, Domanskis et al.

Foothill Capital Corporation

Leonard H. GilbertHolland & Knight LLP

Jeffrey GordonInternational Asset

Recovery Inc.

Philip J. HendelHendel & Collins, PC

Nell Hennessy

High Ridge PartnersNancy Ross, John Kolleng

& Mike Eber

Dillon E. JacksonFoster Pepper

& Shefelman PLLC

Hon. Lee M. Jackwig

Alan M. JacobsAMJ Advisors LLC

John James JenkinsLain Faulkner & Co. PC

Soneet R. KapilaKapila & Company

Richardo I. KilpatrickKilpatrick & Associates PC

Danny C. KellyStoel Rives LLP

Fredrikson & Byron PAFaye Knowles

James M. LukendaAndersen

Hon. Raymond T. Lyons

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, et al.William W. Kannell & Richard E. Mikels

Weldon L. Moore IIICreel, Sussman & Moore LLP

Neil P. OlackJones, Day

Christian Carl OnsagerThe Broe Companies

Gilbert C. OsnosGilbert C. Osnos & Co.

Joseph A. PeifferDay, Rettig, Peiffer et al.

Scott PeltzAmerican Express Tax &

Business Services

Thomas J. PettersPetters Company

Lisa M. PoulinPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Timothy T. Read

Patricia A. RedmondSterns Weaver et al.

M. Freddie ReissPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Lawrence M. SchantzAdorno & Zedar PA

Sanford SigoloffSigoloff & Associates Inc.

Edward J. SiskinBank Boston Retail Finance Inc.

Frank A. SomersBank of America

Hon. Wesley W. Steen

Lynn Lewis TavennerLeClair Ryan PC

Harvey L. TepnerLoeb Partners Corporation

Colin W. Wied

Joseph J. WielebinskiMunsch, Hardt et al.

Deborah D. WilliamsonCox & Smith Incorporated

Louis A. Zircher

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ColumbusDay

C o m m i t t e e sC o m m i t t e e sAsset SalesCo-chairs:

Benjamin L. NortmanGreat American GroupOne Parkway N, Suite 520Deerfield, IL 60015-2500(847) 444-1400bnortman@greatamerican.com

Richard N. TiltonRecognition Group LLC433 Fifth AveNew York, NY 10016-2207(646) 424-9844 x231rtilton@recognitiongroup.net

BankruptcyAdministration

U.S. Trustee Subcommittee

Co-chairs: Brenda M. WhineryU.S. Trustee2929 N Central Ave,

Suite 700Phoenix, AZ 85012(602) 640-2059brenda.m.whinery@usdoj.gov

Margaret A. HunterKPMG LLP2001 M St NW, Suite 9000Washington, DC 20036(202) 533-4756mahunter@kpmg.com

Rules Subcommittee

Chair: Gary A. NortonWhitfield & Eddy PLC317 6th Ave, Suite 1200Des Moines, IA 50309(515) 288-6841norton@whitfieldlaw.com

Automation Subcommittee

Chair: Hon. Lee M. JackwigU.S. Bankruptcy Court110 E Court Ave, Suite 443Des Moines, IA 50309(515) 284-6229lmj@iasb.uscourts.gov

Alternative Dispute Resolution Subcommittee

Co-chairs:Lisa Hill FenningDewey Ballantine LLP333 S Grand Ave, 26th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90071(213) 621-6233lfenning@deweyballantine.com

Hon. Erwin I. Katz U.S. Bankruptcy Court219 S Dearborn StChicago, IL 60604-1702(312) 435-5642erwin_katz@ilnb.uscourts.gov

Business ReorganizationCo-chairs:Robert J. KeachBernstein, Shur, Sawyer

& Nelson100 Middle StPO Box 9729Portland, ME 04104-5029(207) 774-1200rkeach@mainelaw.com

Patricia A. StaianoU.S. Department of Justice601 Walnut St, Suite 950 WPhiladelphia, PA 19106(215) 597-4411

Subcommittee on Insurance

Chair: Lawrence R. Ahern IIIGullett, Sanford, Robinson

& Martin PLLC230 Fourth Ave N, 3rd FloorNashville, TN 37219-8888(615) 244-4994 x259lahern@gsrm.com

Subcommittee on Environment

Chair: Reginald W. JacksonVorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease52 E Gay StColumbus, OH 43216-1008(614) 464-5621 rwjackson@vssp.com

Subcommittee on Financial Advisors

Chair: Robert A. MorrisMorris Anderson & Associates1111 E Touhy Ave, Suite 286Des Plaines, IL 60018(847) 945-0767ramorris@home.com

Subcommittee on Small Business

Chair: Deborah A. CrabbeFoster, Pepper

& Shefelman, PLLC1111 Third Ave, Suite 3400Seattle, WA 98101-3299(206) 447-5325crabd@foster.com

Subcommittee on Gaming Insolvency

Chair: Rudy J. CeroneMcGlinchey Stafford PLLC643 Magazine StNew Orleans, LA 70130(504) 596-2786rcerone@mcglinchey.com

Subcommittee on Construction & Surety Law

Chair: J. Gregg MillerPepper Hamilton LLP2 Logan Sq, Suite 3000Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799(215) 981-4085millerj@pepperlaw.com

Subcommittee on Agriculture

Chair: Rick A. YarnallChapter 13 Trustee1300 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 1700Portland, OR 97201-5667(503) 972-6311yarnall13@msn.com

Bankruptcy TaxationCo-chairs:Prof. Grant W. Newton132 W Main St, Suite 200Medford, OR 97501-2746(541) 858-1655 gnewton@ccountry.net

Prof. Jack F. WilliamsGeorgia State University/

BDO Seidman LLPPO Box 4037Atlanta, GA 30302(404) 651-2139jwilliams@gsu.edu

Commercial Fraud Task Force

Chair: Sandra T. RasnakU.S. Trustee ProgramNational Bankruptcy Fraud Coordinator227 W Monroe St, Suite 3350Chicago, IL 60606-5025(312) 886-5784sandra.rasnak@usdoj.gov

Consumer BankruptcyCo-chairs:Hon. Eugene R. WedoffU.S. Bankruptcy Court219 S Dearborn St, Room 748Chicago, IL 60604-1795(312) 435-5644eugene_wedoff@wiwd.uscourts.gov

Hon. William H. BrownU.S. Bankruptcy Court200 Jefferson Ave, Suite 675Memphis, TN 38103-2328(901) 328-3530william_h._brown@tnwb.uscourts.gov

Vice chairs:

Thomas J. Yerbich Law Office of Thomas J. Yerbich329 F St, Suite 210Anchorage, AK 99501(907) 274-5631yerblaw@alaska.com

Dennis R. DowShook, Hardy & Bacon LLPOne Kansas City Pl.1200 Main StKansas City, MO 64105 (816) 474-6550ddow@shb.com

EthicsCo-chairs:Richard P. CarmodyLange, Simpson, Robinson

& Sommerville LLP417 20th St N, Suite 1700Birmingham, AL 35203(205) 250-5033rcarmody@langesimpson.com

Richard M. MethHerrick, Feinstein LLPTwo Penn Plz, 11th FloorNewark, NJ 07105(973) 274-2035rmeth@herrick.com

Finance and BankingCo-chairs:Peter AntoszykBrown Rudnick Freed & GesmerOne Financial Ctr Boston, MA 02111-2600(617) 856-8513pantoszyk@brfg.com

Mark D. CollinsRichards, Layton & FingerOne Rodney SqWilmington, DE 19899(302) 651-7531collins@rlf.com

Health CareCo-chairs:Gary W. MarshLong, Aldridge & NormanOne Peachtree Center303 Peachtree St NE,

Suite 5300Atlanta, GA 30308-3251(404) 527-4150gmarsh@lanlaw.com

William W. KannelMintz, Levin, Cohn, et.al.One Financial Ctr, 38th FloorBoston, MA 02111(617) 348-1665wkannel@mintz.com

InternationalCo-chairs:James H.M. SprayregenKirkland & Ellis200 E Randolph Dr, Suite 6100Chicago, IL 60601(312) 861-2481james_sprayregen@kirkland.com

George M. KelakosCohn, Kelakos et al.101 Arch St, Suite 1605 Boston, MA 02110(617) 951-2505george.kelakos@cohnkelakos.com

Josefina Fernandez McEvoyJosefina Fernandez McEvoy PC811 W. Seventh St, Suite 1100Los Angeles, CA 90017(213) 228-1171jfm@markowitz-fernandez.com

Investment Banking

Co-chairs:Peter S. KaufmanGordian Group LP499 Park Ave, 5th FloorNew York, NY 10022(212) 486-3600psk@gordiangroup.com

Andrew B. MillerHoulihan, Lokey, Howard

& Zukin1930 Century Park WLos Angeles, CA 90067-6802(310) 553-8871amiller@hlhz.com

Law SchoolCo-chairs:Prof. Robert M. ZinmanSt. John’s University School of Law8000 Utopia PkwyJamaica, NY 11439(718) 990-6646bob@zinman.com

Neil P. OlackJones, Day303 Peachtree St NE, Suite3500Atlanta, GA 30308-3242(404) 581-8473npolack@jonesday.com

LegislationCo-chairs:Hon. David W. Houston IIIU.S. Bankruptcy CourtPO Box 867Aberdeen, MS 39730(662) 369-2624david_houston@msnb.uscourts.gov

Hon. Wesley W. SteenU.S. Bankruptcy Court515 Rusk Houston, TX 77002 (713) 250-5153wesley_steen@txs.uscourts.gov

ABI has over 30 active committees and task forces that focus on specif ic projects and issues important to all areas

of bankruptcy. Committees convene at ABI’s two national conferences and throughout the year. (List is current as of September 2001.)

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Janice B. GrubinGolenbock, Eiseman, Assor & Bell437 Madison Ave, 35th FloorNew York, NY 10022-7302(212) 907-7372jgrubin@golenbock.com

Professional CompensationCo-chairs:John W. AmesGreenebaum Doll

& McDonald PLLC101 S Fifth St, Suite 3300Louisville, KY 40202-3197(502) 589-3656jwa@gdm.com

James D. SweetMurphy & Desmond2 E Mifflin St, Suite 800Madison, WI 53701-2038(608) 257-7181jsweet@murphydesmond.com

Pro Bono Service Subcommittee

Chair:George B. CauthenNelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLP

1330 Lady St, 3rd FloorColumbia, SC 29201(803) 255-9425gbc@nmrs.com

Public CompaniesChair:Glenn E. SiegelDechert30 Rockefeller Ctr, 23rd FloorNew York, NY 10112(212) 698-3500gsiegel@dechert.com

Real EstateCo-chairs:John CollenDuane, Morris & Heckscher227 W Monroe St, Suite 3400Chicago, IL 60606-5098(312) 499-6700jcollen@duanemorris.com

Alec P. OstrowSalomon, Green & Ostrow PC485 Madison Ave, 20th FloorNew York, NY 10022-5803(212) 319-8500ostrow@salomongreenostrow.com

Technology CasesCo-chairs: Nancy A. PetermanGreenberg Traurig77 W Wacker Dr, Suite 2500Chicago, IL 60601(312) 456-8410petermann@oshkoshlawyers.com

Joel H. LevitinDechert30 Rockefeller PlzNew York, NY 10112(212) 698-3558joel.levitin@dechert.com

Unsecured Trade CreditorsCo-chairs: Lynnette R. Warman Jenkens & Gilchrist, PC1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3200Dallas, TX 75202(214) 855-4792lwarman@jenkens.com

Doug G. FoxBosch Rexroth CorporationPO Box 25407Lehigh Valley, PA 18002(610) 694-8250doug.fox@boschrexroth-us.com

Uniform Commercial CodeChair: Mark V. BossiThompson Coburn LLPOne Firstar PlzSt. Louis, MO 63101(314) 552-6015mbossi@thompsoncoburn.com

Young MembersCo-chairs: Melissa Kibler KnollKPMG LLP1211 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 2000Portland, OR 97204-3796(503) 323-0528mknoll@kpmg.com

Dolly HoffmanMayer, Brown & Platt1675 BroadwayNew York, NY 10019(212) 506-2323dollyhoffman@mayerbrown.com

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Veteran’sDay

ThanksgivingHanukkah(first day)

B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r sB o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s

The Winter Leadership Conference will be held at the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson, Ariz.December 5-7, 2002.

*Ford Elsaesser

Chairman of the BoardElsaesser, Jarzabek, Anderson,

Marks & Elliott Chtd.

Sandpoint, Idaho

*Keith J. Shapiro

Immediate Past PresidentGreenberg Traurig

Chicago, Ill.

*Richardo I. Kilpatrick

PresidentKilpatrick & Associates

Auburn Hills, Mich.

(Term to April 2002)

*Andrew W. Caine

President-ElectPachulski, Stang, Ziehl,

Young & Jones PC

Los Angeles, Calif.

*Leonard P. Goldberger

Vice President-MembershipWhite & Williams LLP

Philadelphia, Pa.

*Steven G. Golick

Vice President- International Affairs

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Toronto, Ontario

*John D. Penn

Vice President-PublicationsHaynes and Boone LLP

Fort Worth, Texas

*Michael P. Richman

Vice President- Development

Mayer, Brown & Platt

New York, N.Y.

*Hon. Wesley W. Steen

Vice President-ResearchU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Houston, Texas

*Judy D. Thompson

Vice President-EducationPoyner & Spruill LLP

Charlotte, N.C.

*Bettina M. Whyte

TreasurerJay Alix & Associates Inc.

New York, N.Y.

*Prof. G. Ray Warner

SecretaryUniversity of Missouri

Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence R. Ahern IIIGullet, Sanford, Robinson et al.

Nashville, Tenn.

John W. AmesGreenebaum Doll & McDonald

Louisville, Ky.

Hon. Prudence Carter BeattyU.S. Bankruptcy Court

New York, N.Y.

*Joseph S.U. BodoffBodoff & Associates

Boston, Mass.

*Hon. William T. BodohU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Youngstown, Ohio

Mark V. BossiThompson Coburn

St. Louis, Mo.

Hon. William H. BrownU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Memphis, Tenn.

Prof. Ralph BrubakerEmory University School of Law

Atlanta, Ga.

Gary W. BurnsKPMG LLP

New York, N.Y.

Hon. Leif M. ClarkU.S. Bankruptcy Court

San Antonio, Texas

*Mitchell H. CohenGordon Brothers Retail Partners

Boston, Massachusetts

Karen CordryNational Association of

Attorneys General

Washington, D.C.

Kenneth R. Crone

San Francisco, Calif.

Holly Felder EtlinDeloitte & Touche Consulting

New York, N.Y.

Robert M. FishmanShaw, Gussis, Domanskis et al.

Chicago, Ill.

Jean K. FitzSimonSears Roebuck and Company

Hoffman Estates, Ill.

Christopher F. GrahamThacher, Proffitt & Wood

New York, N.Y.

Henry E. Hildebrand IIILassiter, Tidwell & Hildebrand

Nashville, Tenn.

Hon. David W. Houston III

U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Aberdeen, Miss.

Dillon E. JacksonFoster Pepper & Shefelman

Seattle, Wash.

Reginald W. Jackson

Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease

Columbus, Ohio

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Des Moines, Iowa

Gary KleinGrant & Roddy

Boston, Mass.

Joel H. LevitinDechert

New York, N.Y.

Jean MaessWest Group

Eagan, Minn.

James T. MarkusBlock Markus Williams

Denver, Colo.

Josefina Fernandez McEvoyJosephina Fernandez McEvoy PC

Los Angeles, Calif.

Richard E. MikelsMintz, Levin, Cohn, et al.

Boston, Mass.

Leslie H. Miles Jr.MB Valuation Services Inc.

Dallas, Texas

Alex D. MogliaAlex D. Moglia & Associates

Schaumburg, Ill.

Prof. Grant W. NewtonPepperdine University

Malibu, Calif.

Benjamin L. NortmanGreat American Group

Deerfield, Ill.

Neil P. OlackJones, Day

Atlanta, Ga.

Christian Carl OnsagerThe Broe Companies

Denver, Colo.

Colleen A. PalmerHeller FinancialChicago, Ill.

William J. PerlsteinWilmer, Cutler & Pickering

Washington, D.C.

Robin E. PhelanHaynes and Boone LLP

Dallas, Texas

M. Freddie ReissPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, Calif.

Hon. Steven W. RhodesU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Detroit, Mich.

John R. RosinFoothill Capital Corporation

Atlanta, Ga.

Nancy A. RossHigh Ridge Partners Inc.

Chicago, Ill.

Thomas J. SalernoSquire, Sanders & Dempsey

Phoenix, Ariz.

Edward J. SiskinFleet Retail Finance, Inc.

Boston, Mass.

Kent V. SnyderSnyder & Associates

Portland, Ore.

*James H.M. SprayregenKirkland & Ellis

Chicago, Ill.

Harvey L. TepnerLoeb Partners Corporation

New York, N.Y.

Hon. Eugene R. WedoffU.S. Bankruptcy Court

Chicago, Ill.

Deborah D. WilliamsonCox & Smith Incorporated

San Antonio, Texas

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MEMBERSHIP RETENTION MANAGER Neche Nelson

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MEETING PLANNER Jennifer Dannemiller

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RECEPTIONIST/STAFF ASSISTANT Anna Quada

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