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Webinar: How to Handle Delaware, New York/New Jersey & Texas Bankruptcy Filings that Affect California Lawyers & Clients

February 28 @ 11:00 am 12:30 pm

Special low price! 1.5 Hours MCLE; 1.5 Legal Specialization in Bankruptcy Law  

Why this Program matters to California Lawyers:

  1. Preference Actions
  2. Landlord-Tenant issues
  3. Claims Filing & Prosecution
  4. Asset Sales & Purchases
  5. Automatic Stay Concerns and Tort Litigation F] Serving as Special Counsel to Debtors, Committees & Trustees

How to obtain Pro Hac Vice status in:

  1.  Delaware
  2. New York-New Jersey
  3. Texas

Practical Concerns for California Lawyers and Clients

  1. Travel and Personal Appearances
  2. Hearings and Agenda Settings
  3. Deadlines and filing Notices of Appearance 

Perils and Consequences of Foreign State Bankruptcy Filings

  1. Ambush Jurisdiction
  2. Deadline Setting and Noticing
  3. Other Little Things to Watch Out For in Out of State Bankruptcy Cases

Non-Member Price: $30.00
Member Price: $15.00

Michael Holt often represents official creditor committees in the context of Chapter 11 proceedings and unofficial creditor committees in the context of business workouts.  His skills keep him involved in an array of activities such as coordinating the windup of an operating debtor, administering the mandatory sale of a debtor’s assets and pursuing creative solutions for recovery.  Seton Hall University (BA 1987; JD 1990)

Mr. Holt is respected both inside and outside the firm for his sound judgment, capable case management and diligent approach to work. 

  • Selected to Super Lawyers 2006 – 2024
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2024-2025
  • Named to “Top Lawyers Of Bergen County” by 201 Magazine.

Evan Miller is a member of Saul, Ewing’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice, where he handles corporate bankruptcy and restructuring matters for creditors, debtors and trustees. His representations also include official committees of unsecured creditors, asset purchasers, vendors and landlords. J.D., cum laude, Widener University Delaware Law School, 2009

  • Honors, Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law 
  • Internal Managing Editor, Widener Law Review 
  • Named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation 
  • Committee of the Year Award, American Bankruptcy Institute, Real Estate Committee 
  • Named one of “America’s Leading Lawyers in Bankruptcy/Restructuring” by Chambers USA, 2022 to present

Jeri Leigh primary focus is on advising both debtor and creditor clients through complex chapter 11 restructurings, out-of-court reorganizations, and contested business litigations related thereto. Prior to joining Sidley, she served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable H. Christopher Mott of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas. 

Jeri Leigh earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law, graduating as valedictorian of her class. While attending law school, Jeri Leigh was on the executive board of Texas Tech Law Review, the co-head editor for the Texas Bank Lawyer, and a member of Board of Barristers, the school’s advocacy group. In 2024, Texas Super Lawyers recognized Jeri Leigh as a “Rising Star” in Bankruptcy: Business. While in law school, Jeri Leigh was also honored as the 2016 Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student for the Fifth Circuit. Before attending law school, she received her B.A. in history and anthropology from Tulane University.  

Bill Smelko focuses on business bankruptcy, restructuring and corporate governance disputes. He advises banks, credit unions and other financial institutions on a variety of bankruptcy related matters, including plan confirmation objections, asset purchases lease and asset disposition and use of property motions, stay relief litigation, lease disputes and the prosecution and defense of discharge objections and nondischargeability complaints. Bill litigates all aspects of bankruptcy matters from both the creditor’s and debtor’s perspective. He is an experienced federal and state court litigator with extensive experience in defending and prosecuting writs, due process violation claims and political challenges based upon both statutory and constitutional rights claims for relief.  

  • Bill received his JD from the University of Michigan Law School, 1980
  • His HD (Literature), University of Dublin, Trinity College, with Honors (Anglo-Irish Literature), 1976
  • His BA (American Government and Politics, Speech Communication, English Literature), University of Redlands, Summa cum Laude, 1975

We are committed to accessibility! Virtual events are equipped with closed captioning. To request an in-person accommodation, send us a note at accessibility@calawyers.org or contact us at 916-516-1760 for assistance.

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