Mid Year 2024 Agenda

Tuesday, February 6 — Debtor/Creditor

Planners:

Kellie Emerson, Office of Mark T. McCarty
William Godbold, Natural State Law PLLC
Amanda Pace Welch, Office of Jack W. Gooding Chapter 13 Trustee
Mary-Tipton Thalheimer, Rose Law Firm

CLE: 5 General + 1 Ethics hour

8:40am – 8:45am

Welcome

8:45am – 9:45am

Zoom First Meetings and UST Update

Linda McCormack, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas
Patricia Stanley, Assistant United States Trustee

9:45am – 10:45am

Chapter 11 Panel

Kevin Keech, Keech Law Firm PA
Geoffrey Treece, Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC

10:45am – 11:00am

Break

11:00am – 12:00pm

Judges Panel

Honorable Phyllis M. Jones, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
Honorable Richard D. Taylor, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
Honorable Bianca M. Rucker, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch (Provided)

Annual Section Meeting - 12:45pm - 1:00pm

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Chapter 7 Trustee Hot Topics Panel

Stan Bond, Bond Law Office
Brian Ferguson, President and Chief Investment Officer, Ozark Asset Management Inc.
Hamilton Mitchell, H M Mitchell & Co PLLC
Lance Owens, Owens, Mixon, Heller & Smith, P.A.

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Ethics: The Silent Client: Ethical and Practical Considerations Regarding the Representation of the Deceased and Incapacitated Debtor

Matt Black, Dickerson Law Firm, P.A.
James Hunt, Office of Jack W. Gooding Chapter 13 Trustee

3:00pm – 3:15pm

Break

3:15pm – 4:15pm

Mortgage Madness

Kellie Emerson, Mark T. McCarty Chapter 13 Trustee
Emily Henson, Joyce Bradley Babin Chapter 13 Trustee
Sarah Murphy McDaniel, Mackie, Wolf, Zientz, Mann
Amanda Pace Welch, Jack Gooding Chapter 13 Trustee

Join us for a happy hour immediately following the seminars sponsored by the Central Arkansas Debtor Creditor Bar

Wednesday, February 7 — Track One: Tax Law

Planners:

Wade Bowen, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.
Michael Pollock, Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP
Hannah Van Horn, RMP LLP (Little Rock)

CLE: 5 General Hours + 1 Ethics Hour

7:55am – 8:00am

Welcome

8:00am – 9:00am

Update on the Arkansas Tax Appeals Commission

Commissioner Joseph Sanford, Commissioner with the Arkansas Tax Appeals Commission

9:00am – 10:00am

Qualified Small Business Stock

Wade Bowen, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.

10:00am – 10:15am

Break

10:15am – 11:15am

Including Construction Service Costs as Part of Bonus Depreciation – FAA 20234801F

Adam Flock, RMP LLP (Little Rock)

11:15am – 12:30pm

Lunch (Provided)

Annual Section Meeting - 11:15am – 11:30am

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Overview of the Corporate Transparency Act

Michael M. Pollock, Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP

1:30pm – 1:45pm

Break

1:45pm – 2:45pm

Ethics Hour Topic TBA

Katie Watson Bingham, Friday Eldredge & Clark LLP

2:45pm – 3:45pm

Trust Drafting Tips from a Tax Perspective

Alexandra Bowen, Simmons Bank
Carrie Smith, Simmons Bank

Wednesday, February 7 — Track Two: Construction Law

Planners:

JB Cross, Newland & Associates, PLLC
Price Feland. Pinnacle Structures, Inc.
Evan Lawrence, Newland & Associates, PLLC

CLE: 5.5 General Hours

8:30am – 8:45am

Welcome/Annual Section Meeting

8:45am – 9:15am

Owner/General Contractor Disputes

Joel Hoover, Newland & Associates, PLLC

9:15am – 9:45am

Policing the Industry: The Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board

Jimmy Lawson, Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board

9:45am – 10:00am

Break

10:00am – 10:30am

Subcontract Issues

David Grace, Hardin & Grace, P.A.

10:30am – 11:00am

Delay Claims Basics

Carl Circo, University of Arkansas School of Law

11:00am – 12:00pm

Arkansas Lien Law and Bond Law Updates

JB Cross, Newland & Associates, PLLC

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch Sponsored by Newland & Associates, PLLC

1:00pm –1:30pm

Arbitration/Mediation: Tips and Issues

Cyril Hollingsworth, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP

1:30pm – 2:00pm

Appearing Before the Contractors Licensing Board: Do's and Don'ts in Effective Representation

Dewey Watson, John Dewey Watson, Mediation

2:00pm – 2:15pm

Break

2:15pm – 2:45pm

Residential Construction Issues

Don Overton, The Overton Firm, LLC

2:45pm – 3:15pm

Construction Law and Public Works Contracts in Arkansas

Mark Whitmore, Association of Arkansas Counties

3:15pm – 3:45pm

Construction Documents

David Powell, Rose Law Firm

Thursday, February 8, 2024 — Probate & Trust Law Track

Planners:

David Bingham, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.
Robert Beach, Lax, Vaughan, Fortson, Rowe & Threet P.A.
Leon Jones, Pinnacle Legacy Law

CLE: 5.5 General hours + 1 Ethics hour

Sponsor: Simmons Bank Private Wealth

7:55am – 8:00am

Introduction and Welcome

Probate and Trust Section Leadership

8:00am – 9:00am

Arkansas' New Domestic Asset Protection Trusts and Decanting Statutes

Caleb Hollinger, Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP

9:00am – 10:00am

Probate & Trust Ethics Q &A

Allison Cornwell, Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP
Tony A. Hilliard, Ramsay, Bridgforth, Robinson and Raley LLP
Laura Johnson, Rose Law Firm

10:00am – 10:15am

Break

10:15am – 11:45am

Electronic Wills and Electronic Estate Planning Documents

Lori Holzwarth, Hyden, Miron & Foster, PLLC
Matt House, James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.
Caroline Kelley, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.
Dan C. Young, Rose Law Firm

11:45pm – 1:00pm

Lunch Sponsored by Simmons Bank Private Wealth

Annual Section Meeting - 11:45am – 12:00pm

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Pooled Special Needs Trusts and How to Preserve Means-Tested Benefits for Beneficiaries with Disabilities

Rachel Baer, Esq., Commonwealth Community Trust

2:30pm – 2:45pm

Break

2:45pm – 3:45pm

Issues with Funding of Trusts

Toby Burkett, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Jake Fair, Simmons Bank
Charlotte Potts, State Farm Insurance

3:45pm – 4:15pm

Legacy Planning

Jason Files, Law Office of Jason Files, PLLC

Join us for the YLS Reception at The Flying Saucer
on Thursday starting at 5:30 pm!

323 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201

Friday, February 9, 2024 — Elder Law Track

Planners:

Trae Norton, RMP LLP Attorneys at Law (Springdale)
Ashley Stepps, Rippy, Stepps & Associates

CLE: 5 General hours + 1 Ethics hour

8:55am - 9:00am

Welcome

9:00am - 10:00am

Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts

Samantha Shepherd, Shepherd Elder Law

10:00am - 10:15am

Break

10:15am - 11:15am

AR Medicaid

Collier Moore, RMP LLP Attorneys at Law (Springdale)
Todd Whatley, The Elder Law Coach

11:15am – 12:30pm

Lunch (Provided)

Annual Section Meeting - 11:15am - 11:30am

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Planning for Special Needs Children Entering Adulthood

Ashley Stepps, Rippy, Stepps & Associates

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Ethics and Representing the Elder Law Client

Chad Oldham, Oldham Law Firm, PLLC

2:30pm - 2:45pm

Break

2:45pm – 3:45pm

Estate Planning for the Elder Law Client

Sierra Glover, RMP LLP Attorneys at Law (Little Rock)

3:45pm - 4:45pm

VA Appeals

Zach Baumgarten, UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
Rebecca Feldmann, UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law