ABI Developments

4TH QUARTER 2024

VOL. 11, NO. 4

DEVELOPMENTS
From the ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund

Year-End Giving!

As ABI’s Endowment Fund gets ready to close out another impactful year, we are grateful to our members’ ongoing support. Your commitment to our mission has been instrumental in advancing our efforts to promote excellence in education and research in the field of bankruptcy and insolvency. With your support, we can enhance our efforts to provide invaluable resources and education to our current and future members in the industry.

Endowment Fund Programs: Why Your Donation Matters

Education: ABI is dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs that equip professionals with the knowledge they need to navigate the complexities of the bankruptcy and insolvency field.

Research: The ABI Endowment helps fund cutting-edge research to contribute to the development of best practices and an efficient bankruptcy system. The Endowment has funded many research projects over the years, including ABI’s Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11, which brought about the enactment of subchapter V.

Task Forces: The Endowment supports many different task forces, including the Task Force on Veterans and Servicemembers Affairs.

Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year!

— Bradley D. Sharp
ABI Vice President-Development

Endowment Awards Presented at ABI’s Winter Leadership Conference

At ABI’s Winter Leadership Conference, held December 12-14 in Scottsdale, Ariz., ABI Vice President-Development Bradley D. Sharp of Development Specialists, Inc. (Los Angeles) presented Endowment awards to the following donors:

Retired Bankruptcy Judge Bruce Harwood of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.H.) — Legacy Member
Jerry Markowitz of Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog — 30th Anniversary Circle Member
Christopher Ward of Polsinelli — Century Council Member

We are grateful to all of this year’s donors!

Join Us for an Endowment Hockey Game During February’s Paskay Seminar

Watch the Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Calgary Flames on Feb. 27 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., while networking in a luxury box, including food and drinks. Single tickets are $250, and sponsorship tickets are $800 (includes two tickets plus acknowledgments). This event is being held in conjunction with ABI’s Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar, taking place February 27-28 in Tampa. There are limited number of tickets, so be sure to sign up today!

A huge thank you goes to Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP/Steven M. Berman for donating the suite and tickets. If you would like to sponsor and/or attend this game, please contact ABI Endowment Manager Erin Green at egreen@abi.org.

LIMITED TICKETS THIS YEAR!

Save the Date for a Ballgame at April’s Annual Spring Meeting

Watch the Washington Nationals take on the Baltimore Orioles at 6:45 p.m. EDT on April 23 in Washington, D.C., on the eve of ABI’s Annual Spring Meeting. A luxury suite has been generously donated and sponsored by BakerHostetler. Tickets are $300, which includes food and beverages. If your firm would like to sponsor this event, please contact Erin Green at egreen@abi.org.

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Levels of Support

Diamond Level
Contributions of $80,000 and above

Platinum Level
Contributions of $65,000 – $79,999

Millennium Level
Contributions of $50,000 – $64,999

30th Anniversary Circle
Contributions of $30,000 – $49,999

Century Council Member
Contributions of $25,000 – $29,999

Visionary
Contributions of $20,000 – $24,999

Legacy
Contributions of $15,000 – $19,999

Lifetime Member
Contributions of $10,000 – $14,999

Benefactor
Contributions of $5,000 – $9,999

Sustaining Member
Contributions of $2,000 – $4,999

Leadership Club
Contributions of $1,000 – $1,999

Donor
Contributions of $100 – $999

Endowment Fund Development Committee

Vice President—Development:
Bradley D. Sharp
Development Specialists, Inc.

Committee Members:
Steven M. Berman
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Marchand Boyd
Axos Bank

Dawn M. Cica
Carlyon Cica Chtd.

Eric J. Fromme
Pacheco & Neach, P.C.

Erika F. Johnson
Bayard, P.A.

Kristina M. Johnson
Jones Walker LLP

Donald A. Workman

Regional Endowment Chairs

Mid-Atlantic
Chair: Donald A. Workman
Kara Hammond Coyle –
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Charles Forman – Forman Holt
Neil B. Glassman – Bayard, P.A.
Matthew B. Harvey – Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Michael R. Herz – Fox Rothschild LLC
Warren Martin – Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC
James E. Van Horn – Barnes
& Thornburg LLP

Midwest
Chair: Lisa Vandesteeg – Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
Daniel A. DeMarco – Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Richard S. Lauter – Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
James A. Lodoen – Spencer Fane LLP
Claire Ann Richman – Richman
& Richman LLC
Sheryl L. Toby – Dykema Gossett PLLC

New England
Chair: Jeffrey T. Varsalone – G2 Capital Advisors, LLC

New York Metro
Co-Chair: Marchand Boyd – Axos Bank
Co-Chair: Elyssa S. Kates – BakerHostetler

Rocky Mountain
Co-Chair: Annette W. Jarvis – Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Co-Chair: Lynne Long – Riveron Consulting, LLC

South
Chair: Kristina M. Johnson –
Jones Walker LLP
Laura Ashley – Jones Walker LLP
Craig M. Geno – Craig M. Geno, PLLC
James R. Irving – Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
Derek F. Meek – Burr & Forman LLP
Emily Taube – Burr & Forman LLP
Mary Tipton Thalheimer –
Rose Law Firm, PA

Southeast
Chair: Steven M. Berman – Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Terri L. Gardner – Gardner Law, PLLC
Neil C. Gordon – Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Jerry Markowitz – Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.
Jennifer McLemore – Williams Mullen
Jennifer M. Meyerowitz – SAK Management Services, LLC
Edward J. Peterson, III – Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, PA
Lynn Lewis Tavenner – Tavenner & Beran, PLC
Glenn Thompson – Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin, PLLC

Texas & Southwest
Co-Chair: Jason S. Brookner – Gray Reed
Co-Chair: Scott Van Meter – B. Riley Advisory Services
Jordan A. Kroop – Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
John D. Penn – Perkins Coie LLP
Thomas J. Salerno – Stinson LLP

West
Chair: Randye B. Soref – Polsinelli
Dawn Cica – Carlyon Cica Chtd.
Larissa Gotguelf – FTI Consulting, Inc.
Victor Owens – East West Bank