Course Overview
Attorneys will learn when the automatic stay takes effect, how courts analyze pre- and post-petition retention of property, and what distinguishes permissible passive conduct from impermissible affirmative acts under recent case law.
Attorneys will gain practical strategies to limit sanctions exposure while preserving creditor rights and maximizing recoveries in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases without running afoul of stay-related sanctions.
Attorneys will learn when the automatic stay takes effect, how courts analyze pre- and post-petition retention of property, and what distinguishes permissible passive conduct from impermissible affirmative acts under recent case law.
Attorneys will gain practical strategies to limit sanctions exposure while preserving creditor rights and maximizing recoveries in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases without running afoul of stay-related sanctions.
Agenda
Session 1
When the Automatic Stay Applies and the Scope of Prohibited Conduct
Session 2
Retention of Property and Control Over Estate Assets
Session 3
Defining Property of The Estate Under Recent Case Law
Session 4
Willful Violations and Sanctions Exposure
Session 5
Creditor Strategies to Maximize Recoveries While Minimizing Risk
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST
Bast Amron LLP
Maurice Wutscher LLP
This segment examines the precise moment the automatic stay takes effect under Section 362, identifies the full range of conduct it prohibits, and clarifies how courts interpret stay boundaries across Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 proceedings.
Bast Amron LLP
Maurice Wutscher LLP
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Bast Amron LLP
Maurice Wutscher LLP
Attendees explore how courts analyze pre-petition and post-petition retention of property, the distinction between passive retention and active control, and what creditors must do upon notice of filing to avoid actionable stay violations.
Bast Amron LLP
Maurice Wutscher LLP
2:10 pm - 2:30 pm EST
Bast Amron LLP
Maurice Wutscher LLP
This portion reviews how courts have refined the definition of estate property under recent decisions, examines which assets fall within the estate’s reach, and equips attorneys with a current framework for evaluating property questions in active cases.
Bast Amron LLP
Maurice Wutscher LLP
2:30 pm - 2:50 pm EST
Bast Amron LLP
Maurice Wutscher LLP
Attendees examine the judicial factors courts apply when determining whether a stay violation is willful, explore the full range of sanctions exposure, including actual damages, attorney fees, and punitive awards and learn how knowledge of the filing affects liability.
Bast Amron LLP
Maurice Wutscher LLP
2:50 pm - 3:10 pm EST
Bast Amron LLP
Maurice Wutscher LLP
This closing portion presents practical strategies for preserving and pursuing creditor rights within stay boundaries, including relief from stay motions, adequate protection arguments, and recovery positioning designed to protect client interests in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases.
Bast Amron LLP
Maurice Wutscher LLP
SESSION I
Deposing trucking company personnel…
SESSION II
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
SESSION III
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
SESSION IV
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
speakers
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
Bast Amron LLP
Jaime Leggett is a Partner at Bast Amron LLP in Miami, where he practices in the areas of bankruptcy and complex commercial litigation. His practice encompasses investigating and prosecuting director and officer liability claims; representing trustees, creditors, equity holders, and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings; representing assignees, creditors, and assignors in assignments for the benefit of creditors; and handling federal and state court commercial litigation and trials nationwide. Prior to joining Bast Amron, Jaime practiced complex commercial and bankruptcy litigation at a firm in New York City, and before that served as a law clerk to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper of the Southern District of New York and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Weissbrodt of the Northern District of California.
Bast Amron LLP
Jaime Leggett is a Partner at Bast Amron LLP in Miami, where he practices in the areas of bankruptcy and complex commercial litigation. His practice encompasses investigating and prosecuting director and officer liability claims; representing trustees, creditors, equity holders, and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings; representing assignees, creditors, and assignors in assignments for the benefit of creditors; and handling federal and state court commercial litigation and trials nationwide. Prior to joining Bast Amron, Jaime practiced complex commercial and bankruptcy litigation at a firm in New York City, and before that served as a law clerk to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper of the Southern District of New York and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Weissbrodt of the Northern District of California.
Maurice Wutscher LLP
Alan C. Hochheiser is a Principal at Maurice Wutscher LLP, where he is a leading practitioner in the areas of creditors’ rights and bankruptcy law. He advises and represents businesses, regional and national banks, credit unions, equipment lessors, and other lenders, as well as secured and unsecured creditors. Among his accomplishments, he has successfully resolved non-dischargeable claims based on fraud, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty, and has successfully handled the assumption of leases in the bankruptcy of a major airline. Alan is a frequent speaker and author on topics relevant to creditors’ rights and bankruptcy law, with presentations before the American Bar Association, the Receivables Management Association International, the National Business Institute, and numerous other national organizations.
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July 31, 2026
3 Hour Program
Being an attorney is hard enough without the bookkeeping/IOLTA nonsense. Ready to keep more of what you earn? Whether you’re launching a new law practice or been in your own practice for forty years, this program is your roadmap to slashing your tax bill and building real wealth. Want to write off that second home, or discover how to deduct your vacation? In this dynamic, eye-opening session, civil and criminal tax controversy attorney Eric Green will walk you through often-overlooked strategies to dramatically cut taxes, increase deductions, and protect your law practice from IRS audit adjustments. You’ll walk away armed with actionable insights you can put to work immediately and easily earn back 8-10X what you invested in this seminar!
The program will cover not just how to deduct these expenses but what documentation you need to maintain to make sure you are audit proof if Uncle Sam comes calling!
In this new expanded webinar, Eric and Leighanne will review other benefits like converting your practice to an S Corporation, retirement planning and discuss apps that can help tie all this together and make your record keeping a breeze!
Who Should Attend:
Don’t miss this opportunity to transform the way you think about taxes—and take home the tools you need to save thousands year after year.
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Closed-captioning available
2026-07-31 13:00:00
July 22, 2026
2 Hour Program
This program begins with the foundations of generative AI, introducing large language models and transformer architecture, then moves into practical applications for legal professionals. Participants will learn how to design and deploy custom GPTs in OpenAI and build agent-based automations in Microsoft Copilot, both of which enable legal teams to streamline repetitive work across transactional matters, litigation management, and broader legal operations. The program also highlights how to use OpenAI projects and Microsoft’s integrated tools to scale and organize AI-driven efficiencies across the legal function.
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Date / Time: December 19, 2025
Closed-captioning available
2026-07-22 14:00:00
June 30, 2026
2 Hour Program
Session I – Considerations: Revocable vs. Irrevocable – Georgia Bender
In this session, attorney Georgia Bender will present a brief analysis of the structures and considerations involved in revocable and irrevocable trusts and when each type of trust may be appropriate. Next, Ms. Bender will go into a broad discussion of revocable trusts and the advantages they bring in flexibility of administration, probate avoidance, and estate tax planning. She’ll then review who might be an ideal candidate for this type of trust.
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Session II – Irrevocable Trusts and Trust Administration – Joseph Donohue
In this session, Attorney Joseph Donohue will review four common types of irrevocable trusts and the contexts in which they are best used. Next, Mr. Donohue will offer some helpful drafting tips for trusts. Lastly, he will dive into topics surrounding trust administration from tax reporting to key phases, avoiding trust contests, and drafting documents to protect your fiduciary clients.
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Date / Time: December 11, 2025
Closed-captioning available
2026-06-30 14:00:00
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Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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