Total Credits: 0.5 CLE
The panel of court clerks will discuss the bankruptcy rule changes effective December 1, filing statistics and the new software implementation.
You must complete this course by 11:59 PM on December 31, 2024 in order to receive credit with the Alabama State Bar.
| Clerk Panel HO.pdf (1.2 MB) | 12 Pages | Available after Purchase |
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Joseph E. Bulgarella was appointed Clerk of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama in July of 2015. Prior to accepting this position, he spent 16 years as an Assistant United States Bankruptcy Administrator and the Division Attorney for the Western Division of the Northern District of Alabama. He began his career in private practice focusing primarily on the representation of creditors in bankruptcy matters. Mr. Bulgarella received a B.S. in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama and a J.D. from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law.
Mr. Halcomb received his B.S. from Samford University and his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law. He served as a law clerk to Judge Robert P. Bradley, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Mac is a member of the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association and the Alabama State Bar. Prior to September 2013, he was in private practice for 30 years representing creditors in collection and bankruptcy cases. He is now Senior Staff Attorney for C. David Cottingham, Chapter 13 Trustee.
JC Guerrero was appointed as Clerk of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama in June of 2009. He is a retired United States Air Force judge advocate (JAG). JC received his undergraduate degree from the United States Air Force Academy, law degree from The University of Alabama School of Law, and masters of law (LL.M) from The George Washington University Law School.
Ms. Hagmaier is a graduate of Southern Wesleyan University and the University of Alabama School of Law. She began her military career in 1986 at Maxwell AFB and served as a judge advocate for 28 years. During that time she had 15 duty assignments in the continental United States and the Asia-Pacific region. She served as the director of the JAG Corps’ human resources directorate with responsibility for training, professional development, assignments, and more for 1,200 judge advocates, and she served as the Commandant of the Judge Advocate General’s School providing basic and upgrade training for paralegals and advanced law for lawyers in the military services and throughout the federal government. She was the senior legal advisor to the Air Force Inspector General’s senior official investigations branch, and she served as the senior managing attorney for the four-star commander of Pacific Air Forces, with additional supervisory responsibility for 15 legal offices in 5 countries in the region. She is the only person in the JAG Corps ever to have served as both the director of the Air Force’s criminal proceedings, including prosecution, defense, and government and defense appellate practice, and serve as the director of all civil law activities and litigation for the Air Force. Her last assignment before retiring was Director of Civil Law and Litigation for the Air Force. She was appointed Chief Deputy Clerk in 2014.
Andrea Redmon was appointed as Clerk of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama on April 30, 2018. She has worked for the Judiciary for 29 years, and most recently served as the Chief Deputy Clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Oklahoma for the past 16 years. In 2014, in addition to her daily Court duties, Andrea accepted a national level temporary duty assignment (TDY) with the Technology Solutions Office at the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. She served as the Business Transformation Leader which analyzed business processes and showed how technology could help the courts become more efficient. She supported the Bankruptcy and District Technology Working Groups until she accepted her new position as Clerk of Court.
Troy Baas comes to us from Alabama Southern Bankruptcy Court, where he is the acting Chief Deputy\IT Director and has been with courts for 21 years. Troy was with Bankruptcy court for 15 years before working with the Administrative Office of the US Courts on a national level for 4½ years as a temporary duty employee. The Administrative Office of the US Courts owned him 90% of the time, while Alabama Southern District had him for 10%. After his stint with the Administrative Office, he had the opportunity to come back home to the Bankruptcy Court where he started working as IT Director and is now Acting Chief Deputy\IT Director. When not working he loves playing golf, woodworking and chasing his grandkids.