Total Credits: 1 CLE
This seminar will discuss bankruptcy cases from the past year. Topics covered will include: Rule 3002, violation of automatic stay, bifurcated fee arrangements, homestead exemptions and more.
| Seminar Handout (2.8 MB) | 126 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Judge Creswell was appointed to serve as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District of Alabama on April 16, 2018. Prior to her appointment, she was a partner in Burr & Forman LLP’s Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Group in Mobile, Alabama. At Burr & Forman she represented debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditor committees, and fiduciaries in workouts, debt restructuring, bankruptcy cases, financial transactions, and non-bankruptcy litigation.Prior to joining Burr & Forman, Judge Creswell practiced bankruptcy and financial restructuring at Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta, Georgia and served as law clerk to The Honorable Ray C. Mullins in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Alabama Super Lawyers magazine each year since 2012 and was selected for the 2014 class of the Alabama State Bar’s Leadership Forum. While in Mobile, she served in various leadership positions on the board of Lifelines Family Counseling, participated in Mobile County Public School Reading Buddy program, and taught financial literacy to high school students through the Credit Abuse Resistance Education program. Judge Creswell earned her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2004, her M.B.A. from the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, and her B.A. in accounting and trust management from Campbell University in 2001.
In October of 2015, Judge Oldshue took the bench as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, in Mobile, Alabama. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Oldshue was a shareholder in the firm of Rosen Harwood, P.A in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he served as the Managing Shareholder of the firm's Creditor's Rights Department. While in practice, Judge Oldshue’s memberships included the Alabama State Bar, where he served as Chairman of the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, the Tuscaloosa County Bar, American Bankruptcy Institute (member, Commercial Fraud Task Force, Unsecured Trade Creditors Committee, and Consumer Bankruptcy Committee), the Conference on Consumer Finance Law, and the Commercial Law League of America. In 2001, Judge Oldshue became one of only seven attorneys in the state to achieve board certification as a specialist in creditors’ rights law. Judge Oldshue received his Bachelor of Science degree, and his juris doctorate and master’s of business administration concurrently, from The University of Alabama.
Judge Robinson is an expert in bankruptcy, banking and commercial law and is a frequent speaker for CLE programs on related topics. He earned his B.B.A. from Georgia State University and his J.D., summa cum laude, from Cumberland School of Law, where he served as Executive Editor of the Cumberland-Samford Law Review. Before going on the bench, Judge Robinson was a partner with Burr & Forman LLP, where he practiced for 32 years. His practice concentrated on commercial litigation, banking and bankruptcy. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar.
Mr. Stuckenschneider practices primarily in the areas of bankruptcy and divorce and is a frequent speaker on related topics. He earned his undergraduate degree from Memphis State University and his law degree from Cumberland School of Law. Mr. Stuckenschneider is a member of the Birmingham Bar, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section (past Chair and past Secretary); Alabama State Bar, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section; American Bankruptcy Institute and has been board certified by the American Board of Certification in consumer bankruptcy for 15 years. He has been in practice for 37 years and has been selected for Best Lawyers in America and Alabama Super Lawyers continually since 2009.
