Fall 2011 Symposium

The American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, Center for Bankruptcy Studies and Center for Law and Religion at St. John's School of Law are pleased to present their Fall 2011 symposium:

Religion and Bankruptcy: Perspectives Thereon and Treatment Therein

From the time of its creation and throughout its evolution, bankruptcy law has affected and been affected by religion. Important aspects of current bankruptcy law, such as the discharge of debt and the exemption of personal property, originated in religious traditions before making their way into secular law. At the same time, religious individuals and institutions are themselves often parties in bankruptcy cases, and a number of Bankruptcy Code provisions specifically address religious matters. This symposium will bring together leading bankruptcy experts and thinkers who will examine both sides of this relationship.

Date
Friday, September 16, 2011

Location
St. John's School of Law
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439

Program

Registration and Coffee
8:30 - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome
9:30 a.m.

Marc O. DeGirolami, Assistant Professor of Law, St. John's School of Law

First Panel
9:40 - 11 a.m.

Moderator
G. Ray Warner, Associate Dean for Bankruptcy Studies, Professor of Law, St. John's School of Law

Panelists

• Theresa J. Pulley Radwan, Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law
• Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

Second Panel
11:10 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.

Moderator
Keith Sharfman, Associate Director of Bankruptcy Studies, Professor of Law, St. John's School of Law

Panelists

• Haider Ala Hamoudi, Associate Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
• Lyman P. Q. Johnson, Robert O. Bentley Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law
• Steven H. Resnicoff, Professor of Law, Co-Director of Center for Jewish Law and Judaic Studies, DePaul University College of Law

Keynote
12:50 - 2 p.m.

Lunch

Introduction
Mark L. Movsesian, Frederick A. Whitney Professor of Contract Law, Director, Center for Law and Religion, St. John's School of Law

Speaker
Geoffrey Parsons Miller, Stuyvesant P. Comfort Professor of Law, Director, Center for Financial Institutions, New York University School of Law

Registration
To attend the symposium, please complete and return the Registration Form by September 9, 2011.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
The symposium qualifies for 3.5 non-transitional CLE credit hours. The CLE fee is $75. If you would like CLE credit, please complete and return the CLE Payment Form with your payment by September 9, 2011. Attorneys who have authentic financial hardship may apply for a Hardship Tuition Reduction.

Maggie St. Denis

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