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April, 2025, Zoom Meeting – “Subchapter V Trustees’ Panel”

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The monthly meeting for April, 2025, will be held on Tuesday,  April 22,  2025, as an ONLINE CONFERENCE. Zoom invitation is included in the email sent out with this announcement.

Social* begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

*(Comestibles and libations are the participant’s own responsibility).

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The presentation for April, 2025, is “Subchapter V Trustees’ Panel.”

Follow this link for:
Trustees covering Subchapter 5 case assignments in the Western District of Texas (scroll down to “Western District”)

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Digging Out, and Restructuring – with the help of Subchapter V procedures.

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List of Subchapter V Trustees covering the Western District of Texas:

Michael Colvard
300 Convent Street
San Antonio, TX 78405
E-mail: mcolvard@mdtlaw.com
Phone: (210) 220-1334

Catherine S. Curtis
P. O. Box 720788
McAllen, TX 78504
E-mail: ccurtis@pulmanlaw.com
Phone: (956) 489-5958
Fax: (956) 331-2815

Melissa Haselden
700 Milam, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77002
E-mail: mhaselden@haseldenfarrow.com
Phone: (832) 819-1149

Todd Headden
7600 Burnet Road, Suite 530
Austin, TX 78757
E-mail: theadden@haywardfirm.com
Phone: (737) 881-7104

Tom Howley
711 Louisiana Street, Suite 1850
Houston, TX 77002
E-mail: tom@howley-law.com
Phone: (713) 333-9120

Jarrod Martin
1200 Smith Street, Suite 1400
Houston, TX 77002
E-mail: JBM.Trustee@chamberlainlaw.com
Phone: (713)356-1280

Sylvia Mayer
P.O. Box 6542
Houston, TX 77265
E-mail: smayer@smayerlaw.com
Phone: (713) 893-0339

Drew McManigle
700 Milam, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77002
E-mail: drew@macco.group
Phone: (410) 350-1839

Michael O’Connor
613 NW Loop 410
Suite 840
San Antonio, TX 78216
E-mail: oconnorlaw@gmail.com
Phone: (210) 729-6009

Brad Odell
1500 Broadway, Suite 700
Lubbock, TX 79401
E-mail: bodell@mhba.com
Phone: (806) 765-7491

Chris Quinn
26414 Cottage Cypress Lane
Cypress, TX 77433
E-mail: chris.quinn2021@outlook.com
Phone: (713) 498-8500

Brendon Singh
2502 La Branch Street
Houston, TX 77004
E-mail: BSingh@ts-llp.com
Phone: (832) 975-7300
Fax: (832) 975-7301

Eric Terry
3511 Broadway
San Antonio, TX 78209
E-mail: eric@ericterrylaw.com
Phone: (210) 468-8274

January, 2025, Meeting – “The Role of the U.S. Trustee in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases”

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The monthly meeting for January, 2025,  will be held on Tuesday,  January 28th, 2025, at the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.
Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

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The presentation for January, 2025 will be “ The Role of the U.S. Trustee in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases”.  Aubrey L. Thomas, Assistant United States Trustee, will cover a range of topics, including the means test, identifying fraud, consumer protection, and trustee oversight.

Aubrey L. Thomas
Assistant United States Trustee
United States Department of Justice
Office of The United States Trustee
615 E. Houston Street, Suite 533
San Antonio, TX 78205
Aubrey.Thomas@usdoj.gov
202-527-5701 Mobile

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November 2024 Meeting – TOP TEN LIST, and More, by Judge Ronald B. King

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The monthly meeting for November, 2024, will be held on Tuesday, November 26,  2024 at  the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.

Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

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The presentation for November is by  Judge Ronald B. King, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, on the topics of:  Filings Update, Waco Healthcare Case, and Top Ten List (“Judges Behaving Badly”), seriously.

Court homepage information regarding Judge King

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October 2024 Meeting – “New Local Rules” by the Honorable Craig A. Gargotta, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDTX

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The monthly meeting for October, 2024, will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at  the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.

Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

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The presentation this month will be  New Local Rules, by the Honorable Craig A. Gargotta, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas.

Click here for page containing Links to Proposed Local Rule Revisions

 

Judge Gargotta

 

About Judge Gargotta – Information  from U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. of Texas

 

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July, 2024 Zoom Meeting – “Chapter 7 Trustees’ Panel”

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The monthly meeting for July, 2024  will be held on Tuesday,  July 23,  2024 as an ONLINE CONFERENCE. Zoom invitation is included in the email sent out with this announcement.

Social* begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

*(Comestibles and libations are the participant’s own responsibility).

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The presentation for July, 2024 is “Chapter 7 Trustees’ Panel.”

Current Chapter 7 Trustees taking assignments in the San Antonio Division of the Western District of of Texas are:

John Patrick Lowe, Chapter 7 Panel Trustee
2402 East Main Street
Uvalde, Texas 78801
(830) 407-5115

Randolph N. Osherow, Chapter 7 Panel Trustee
342 West Woodlawn, Suite 100
San Antonio, Texas 78212
(210) 738-3001

Jose C. Rodriguez, Chapter 7 Panel Trustee
342 W. Woodlawn, #103
San Antonio, Texas 78212
(210) 738-8881

Johnny W. Thomas, Chapter 7 Panel Trustee
St. Paul Square
1153 East Commerce
San Antonio, Texas 78205
(210) 226-5888

Source: San Antonio Trustees

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June, 2024 Meeting – “The New Frontier: Generative AI in the Law and in the Courtroom” -ZOOM!

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The monthly meeting for June, 2024 will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 as an ONLINE CONFERENCE (by request of the speaker). Zoom invitation will be in an email notification to be sent on Tuesday.

Social* begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

*(Comestibles and libations are the participant’s own responsibility).

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The presentation for June, 2024 is “The New Frontier: Generative AI in the Law and in the Courtroom”, presented by Eugene Volokh, from the UCLA School of Law.

Eugene Volokh teaches First Amendment law and a First Amendment amicus brief clinic at UCLA School of Law, where he has also often taught copyright law, criminal law, tort law, and a seminar on firearms regulation policy.

Before coming to UCLA, he clerked for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court and for Judge Alex Kozinski on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Volokh is the author of the textbooks The First Amendment and Related Statutes (6th ed. 2016), and Academic Legal Writing (5th ed. 2013), as well as over 90 law review articles. He is a member of The American Law Institute, a member of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel, and the founder and coauthor of The Volokh Conspiracy, a leading legal blog. His law review articles have been cited by opinions in eight Supreme Court cases and several hundred court opinions in total, as well as several thousand scholarly articles.

Volokh worked for 12 years as a computer programmer. He graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in math-computer science at age 15, and has written many articles on computer software. Volokh was born in the USSR; his family emigrated to the U.S. when he was seven years old.

Articles by Mr. Volokh regarding AI include:

Freedom of Speech and AI Output (with Mark A. Lemley and Peter S. Henderson), 3 J. Free Speech L. 651 (2023). Full Text

Large Libel Models? Liability for AI Output, 3 J. Free Speech L. 489 (2023). Full Text

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Information contained herein, and a list of Mr. Volokh’s other publications and activities are at: UCLA Faculty Information Link.

 

Eugene Volokh

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May, 2024 SABBA Meeting – “Rollout of Zoom § 341 Meetings”.

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The monthly meeting for May, 2024, will be held on Tuesday,  May 28, 2024 at the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.
Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

Please join us on May 28, 2024, for our SABBA meeting where Assistant U.S. Trustee Aubrey Thomas will provide important information regarding the rollout of Zoom § 341 Meetings. Our session will cover a variety of topics like how to connect to a Zoom meeting, best practices for participating in a virtual meeting, and debtor ID verification. Attached are important handouts that will be discussed during the training session.

Please bring a smart phone, tablet, or laptop computer because at the end of the presentation, all participants will have an opportunity to log into a zoom 341 meeting room. If you plan to use a smart phone, be sure to download the Zoom application onto your device before attending the training. Special thanks to Trustees Viegelahn and Rodriguez for making a live practice possible.

Best,

Aubrey L. Thomas
Assistant United States Trustee
United States Department of Justice
Office of The United States Trustee
615 E. Houston Street, Suite 533
San Antonio, TX 78205
Aubrey.Thomas@usdoj.gov
202-527-5701 Mobile

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April, 2024 Meeting – “Ethical Considerations Raised by Recent Bankruptcy Opinions”

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The monthly meeting for April, 2024,  will be held on Tuesday,  April 23rd, 2024 at the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.
Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

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The presentation for April, 2024 will be “Recent Bankruptcy Opinions That Raise Various Ethical Concerns”, presented by trial attorneys Jim Rose, Erin Coughlin, and Shane Flannery of the U.S. Trustee Program.

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Contact Information for Speakers

March, 2024 Meeting – “Recovering Attorney Fees in Bankruptcy.”.

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The monthly meeting for March, 2024 will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at the San Antonio Country Club, at 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas.
Social begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by an informative presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Map to San Antonio Country Club.

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The presentation for March, 2024 is “Recovering Attorney Fees in Bankruptcy” by Honorable Michael M. Parker, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge.

Information Page for Honorable Michael M. Parker, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

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