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Bankruptcy lawyers are expected to know the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and a bankruptcy court’s local rules. Less known are the Federal Rules of Procedure and Evidence. This webinar will focus on rules and evidence that apply in adversary proceedings and contested matters in bankruptcy court.
Presented by the Bankruptcy Law Section
Key topics to be discussed:
Date / Time: November 12, 2024
Closed-captioning available
Craig A. Gargotta, Chief Judge | United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas
Judge Gargotta was appointed to the bench on October 1, 2007. He was then appointed Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Texas on November 2, 2021. Judge Gargotta has a B.A. and M.A. from Texas A&M University and his J.D. from St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. After law school he clerked for the Honorable Ronald B. King, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Texas. He then served as an Asst. U.S. Attorney for 17 years prior to taking the bench. Judge Gargotta is a member of the NCBJ, Federal Bar Association, and Larry E. Kelly Inn of Court. He serves as an Associate Editor for the American Bankruptcy Law Journal and is an adjunct professor at St. Mary’s Law School. Judge Gargotta has spoken at numerous bar conferences on a local and national level. Judge Gargotta and his wife Susan have been married for almost 39 years and have two sons, a wonderful daughter-in-law, and a beautiful grandbaby girl.
Layne Mustian, Law Clerk to Judge Gargotta | United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas
Layne Mustian graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, in the Spring of 2024. She currently serves as a Judicial Law Clerk for Chief Judge Craig A. Gargotta, United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas. She previously served as a Summer Associate for Dykema Gossett, PLLC, a Research Assistant to Associate Dean Colin P. Marks, J.D. at St. Mary’s University School of Law, and as a Law Clerk for the Law Office of Cesar Montalvo, PLLC.
Gabrielle Resnick, Law Clerk to Judge Gargotta | United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas
Gabrielle Resnick graduated with her Juris Doctor in May of 2023 from the Emory University School of Law. She currently serves as a Judicial Law Clerk for Chief Judge Craig A. Gargotta, United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas. She previously served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable J.P. Boulee at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Prior to that, she worked as a Legal Intern for the U.S. Trustee’s office in Atlanta, GA and for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Macon, GA. She also served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Sage M. Sigler, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia.
I. Procedural rules applicable in bankruptcy and civil cases | 2:00pm – 2:25pm
II. Civil rules of procedure that arise in bankruptcy cases | 2:25pm – 2:40pm
III. Rules of evidence bankruptcy attorneys should know | 2:40pm – 2:55pm
IV. Q&A | 2:55pm – 3:00pm
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only $395 yearly