This presentation will delve into the transformative impact of modernization in consumer bankruptcy cases. As all § 341 meetings are moving to Zoom and remote practice is becoming the norm, the panelists will explore the ethical challenges and opportunities this shift presents for bankruptcy attorneys, such as ensuring honest and accurate information, meeting the "reasonable inquiry" standard, handling sensitive data, maintaining client confidentiality, and effective communication with remote clients.
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Nebraska MCLE #267131, 1.0 CLE Ethics Hours (OnDemand credit)
**This program has been approved for 1.0 hours of distance-learning CLE, including 1.0 hours of ethics. You may claim 1.0 hours of credit total for this program.
This presentation will delve into the transformative impact of modernization in consumer bankruptcy cases. As all § 341 meetings are moving to Zoom and remote practice is becoming the norm, the panelists will explore the ethical challenges and opportunities this shift presents for bankruptcy attorneys, such as ensuring honest and accurate information, meeting the "reasonable inquiry" standard, handling sensitive data, maintaining client confidentiality, and effective communication with remote clients. The benefits of modernization, including enhanced access, digital documentation, efficient investigations, and reduced costs will also be explored. By adapting to these changes and embracing modernization, debtor's counsel can navigate this evolving landscape while upholding their legal, ethical, and professional obligations under the Bankruptcy Code and Rules.
Amy Blackburn, Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Trustee
Amy B. Blackburn is a native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism, Broadcast sequence degree, magna cum laude. She received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota in 1996. Amy began her legal career with Lathrop & Gage in Kansas City practicing commercial and business litigation. In 2005, she became a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Missouri, Kansas City, prosecuting gun and drug cases. After becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) in 2008, she served in the Civil Division, handling financial litigation, forfeiture, and bankruptcy cases. In 2018, Amy transferred to the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska and served as the office forfeiture coordinator AUSA. She subsequently became the financial litigation and bankruptcy coordinator. While serving as an AUSA, Amy instructed at the National Advocacy Center (NAC) in Columbia, S.C. on financial litigation, forfeiture, and bankruptcy litigation.
Patrick Patino, Patino, King & Yost LLC
Patrick Patino is a bankruptcy Swiss army knife at Patino, King & Yost LLC, assisting debtors and creditors with consumer and commercial bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy solutions. He attended the University of Illinois College of Law where he received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Bankruptcy and Small Firm Practice. He has served on the Nebraska State Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee and the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute Advisory Board. He was named to the 2021, 2022, & 2023 Great Plains Rising Stars Lists and as the 2021 Readers’ Choice Best of the Big O: Best Law Firm – Bankruptcy.
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