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05/21/2026 | Press release | Archived content

Agricultural Distress, Student Loans, Contractor Theft Issues, Merchant Cash Advance Loans and More to Be Discussed at ABI's 2026 Central States Bankruptcy Workshop June 4-6

Alexandria, Va. - The American Bankruptcy Institute's (ABI) 2026 Central States Bankruptcy Workshop , being held June 4-6 at the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa in Lake Geneva, Wis., includes specially designed business, consumer and "best practices" tracks led by a faculty of esteemed regional judges and experienced colleagues. A special lunch-and-learn plenary session will feature experts examining key issues arising in chapter 13 cases involving valuation disputes and the application of the automatic stay under Section 362.

Plenary sessions at the Central States Bankruptcy Workshop include:

  • Agricultural and Chapter 12 Issues

  • Lunch and Learn: Valuation, Section 362 and Chapter 13

  • Judges' Roundtable

Sessions in the Workshop's Business Track include:

  • Attempted In-Court Liability Management Transactions

  • Merchant Cash Advance Loans

  • Construction: Theft by Contractor Issues

  • Business Case Updates

Sessions in the Workshop's Consumer Track include:

  • Exemptions and Penetration of Trusts in Bankruptcy

  • Cradle to Grave: Student Loan Cases

  • Consumer Hot Topics

  • Tax-Planning and Updates

Sessions in the Workshop's Skills Track include:

  • Appellate Dos and Don'ts, Need to Know

  • Ethics: Fees, Conflicts of Interest and Retention Issues

Rebecca R. DeMarb of Kali Resolutions Partners LLC & Swanson Sweet LLP (Madison, Wis.), E. Philip Groben of Gensburg Calandriello & Kanter, P.C. (Chicago) and Bankruptcy Judge Beth E. Hanan (E.D. Wis.; Milwaukee) are the Workshop's co-chairs.

To view the full list of expert speakers, and for more information on attending ABI's Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, please click here . Members of the press interested in attending the Workshop should contact ABI Public Affairs Officer John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or [email protected] .

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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events .


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