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March 17, 2010
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Topic: “Could Bankruptcy Reform Help Preserve Small Business Jobs”
SD-226, Dirksen Senate Office Building – 10:00 a.m.
NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
The Honorable A. Thomas Small
United States Bankruptcy Judge, Retired
Eastern District of North Carolina
Co-Chair National Bankruptcy Conference
Small Business Working Group
Testimony
December 16, 2009
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Topic: “Protecting Employees in Airline Bankruptcies”
Rayburn House Office Building, 2141 – 2:30 p.m.
NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Marshall S. Huebner, Partner
Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP
New York, NY Testimony
November 17, 2009
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy
Topic: “Too Big to Fail – The Role for Bankruptcy and Antitrust law in Financial Regulations”
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237 – 1:00 p.m.
NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Edwin E. Smith, Esq. , Bingham McCutchen, LLP
Boston, Massachusetts Testimony
December 4, 2008
Senate Judiciary Committee
"Credit Cards and Bankruptcy: Opportunities for Reform"
Location:
Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island
2:00 p.m.
The Honorable Thomas Small
United States Bankruptcy Judge
Eastern District of North Carolina
NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Judge Small is a NBC Conferee and served as a witness. Testimony
December 5, 2007
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
“The Looming Foreclosure Crisis: How To Help Families Save Their Homes”
Location:Senate Dirksen Office Building, 2:30 p.m. in Room 226
Senator Durbin presided.
NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Henry Sommer, President of the National Assn. of
Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys - Testimony
October 30, 2007
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Hearing on “Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers.”
Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building. 12:00 p.m.
NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Richard Levin, Esq., National Bankruptcy Conference Testimony
October 30, 2007
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Hearing on Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers in Financial Distress? – Part II
2141 Rayburn House Office Building. 12:00 p.m.
NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Richard Levin, Esq.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
New York, N.Y.
On behalf of the National Bankruptcy Conference Testimony
May 1, 2007
House Judiciary Committee
Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection
Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing on the "Second Anniversary of the Enactment of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Are Consumers Really Being Protected Under the Act?"
Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building. 10 a.m.
NBC Conferee served as a Witness:
Henry Sommer, President of the National Assn. of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys- Testimony
 3/15/2010 Sample Letter re Proposed Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code Concerning Exemptions for Financial Contracts
(letters were addressed to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and members of the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts and to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and all of the members of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law)
3/11/2010 Sample Letter re Proposal to Amend Section 365(e) and (f) of the Bankruptcy Code to Permit Assumption of Non-Assignable Executory Contracts
(letters were addressed to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and members of the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts and to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and all of the members of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law)
7/23/08 Letter to House and Senate Leadership on H.R. 3221, Housing Mortgage bill
2/6/08 Letter to Chairman John Conyers, Jr., House Judiciary Committee
12/12/07 Letter to House Judiciary Committee Members
10/17/07 H.R. 3609 (Rep. Brad Miller) Subprime Mortgage Crisis
(Addressed to: Senators Specter and Durbin and Representatives Conyers, Sanchez, Miller and Chabot)
11/14/06 Letter to House Judiciary Committee on H.R. 5532
H.R. 5532, Peremptory Challenge Act of 2006
3/29/06 Letter to Senators on H.R. 22 (Senate Version) – The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
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December 5, 2007
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
“The Looming Foreclosure Crisis: How To Help Families Save Their Homes”
Location:Senate Dirksen Office Building, 2:30 p.m. in Room 226
Senator Durbin presided.
Witness List:
Nettie McGee
Chicago, IL
Testimony
Mark Zandi
Chief Economist
Moody's Economy.com, Inc.
West Chester, PA
Testimony
Professor Joseph Mason
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Testimony
Professor Mark Scarberry
Professor of Law
Pepperdine School of Law
Resident Scholar
American Bankruptcy Institute
Washington, D.C.
Testimony
The Honorable Jacqueline P. Cox
United States Bankruptcy Judge
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Testimony
The Honorable Thomas Bennett
United States Bankruptcy Judge
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Testimony
Henry J. Sommer
President
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Philadelphia, PA
Testimony
10/30/2007
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Hearing on Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers in Financial Distress? – Part II
2141 Rayburn House Office Building. 12:00 p.m.
Witness List:
William E. Brewer, Jr., Esq.
The Brewer Law Firm
Raleigh, NC
On behalf of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Testimony
David G. Kittle, CMB
Chairman-Elect
Mortgage Bankers Association Testimony
Washington, DC
Mark M. Zandi, Ph.D.
Chief Economist
Moody's Economy.com, Inc. Testimony
West Chester, PA
Richard Levin, Esq.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
New York, N.Y.
On behalf of the National Bankruptcy Conference Testimony
May 1, 2007 House Judiciary Committee
Bankruptcy Abuse
and Consumer Protection
DESCRIPTION:
Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing on the "Second Anniversary of the Enactment of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Are Consumers Really Being Protected Under the Act?"
Witnesses:
Former Rep. Steve Bartlett, R-Texas, President of The Financial Services Roundtable Testimony
Shirley Jones Burroughs, Private Citizen Testimony
Henry Sommer, President of the National Assn. of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Testimony
Yvonne Jones, Director of Financial Markets and Community Investment at the Government Accountability Office Testimony
April 17, 2007 House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial
and Administrative Law hearing.
Bankruptcy Cases and Executive Compensation
DESCRIPTION:
Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing on "Executive Compensation in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases: How Much is Too Much?"
Witnesses:
Richard Levin Esq. Testimony
National Bankruptcy Conference New York, N.Y.
Antoinette Muoneke Testimony
Association of Flight Attendants – CWA Federal Way, WA
Damon Silvers Testimony
Associate General Counsel American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Washington, D.C.
Mark S. Wintner Esq. Testimony
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP New York, N.Y.
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