(L-R) David Jenkins, Hon. Stanley A. Boone, Douglas L. Gordon, and Charles T.Taylor speak on Effective Oral Advocacy. 
Attorneys and CPAs receive valuable updates in bankruptcy law at the 2019 Bankruptcy Institute.
Over 26 speakers presented 13 sessions during the Central California Bankruptcy Association’s two-day Institute “Bankruptcymania” in September.
Beginning with the Annual Golf Classic, which raises funds to support scholarships for SJCL students, the two-day conference covered a wide range of bankruptcy-related topics, with opportunities to acquire CLE or CPE credits.
With music from the British invasion of the ‘60s blasting between sessions in the ballroom at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District, some 79 attorneys and CPAs absorbed the latest developments in bankruptcy law. Discussions by expert panels and judges, and a retired law professor from The University of Duquesne Law School (Pittsburg, Pennsylvania), who spoke with great animation on ethics, made for what attendees called a well-planned and valuable conference. One of the more popular presentations, “10 Worst Things to Do in Your Consumer Practice,” caused some in the audience to applaud wildly in commiseration with their colleagues who have made similar errors, while sharing best practices and resolutions.
The CCBA Bankruptcy Institute is presented in late September each year and is always a highly anticipated source of CLE credits. For information on attending next year or serving as a speaker, please contact Diane Skouti at dskouti@sjcl.edu.