The CLLA National Conference co-hosted by the IACC

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1 The CLLA National Conference co-hosted by the IACC CHICAGO MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN MAGNIFICENT MILE Chicago Check CLLA.org/events for updates Join CLLA in Chicago at the Chicago Marriott Downtown for the 124th National Conference and the 87th Spring Meeting co-hosted by IACC. This year s event promises to deliver the same high quality education, networking, and fun you ve come to expect! National Events Incorporated into Chicago Meeting Thursday Morning Business Session a Town Hall Meeting that will include the Annual Report from the League President, The Treasurer s Report, and any Constitutional Amendments or Bylaw changes will be presented. Nominating Debates (when necessary) make informed decisions on candidates running for office. Elections Cast your ballot make your vote count! Change of Officers Newly installed officers will be introduced. President s Cup Congratulate the selected recipient! Quarter and Half Century League Members Recognized. Take Advantage of Daily Networking Opportunities Your registration includes admission to our information packed education program, three networking-based cocktail parties, agency and attorney networking events and our annual luncheon! Meet attorneys, credit managers, law list publishers, collection agency members, and industry professionals at this dynamic fourday event. Educational Programs Fulfill your CLE and CEU Certification requirements by attending the educational programs beginning Thursday and continuing through Saturday morning. Your registration fee includes entrance to and materials for all education programs. I m ecstatic about the Educational offerings for our conference! There is definitely something for EVERYONE, whether you are a legal forwarder, a collection agency, creditors rights attorney, bankruptcy practitioner, or complex litigation attorney, and whether you are new to the practice, or a grizzled veteran, you will find value! Tim Wan Esq., Smith Carroad Levy Wan & Parikh, P.C. CLLA National Education Chair Mid-Year Collections Conference Special Event Tommy Gun s Garage Thursday, June 7th at 6:00 p.m. All Mid-Year Collections Conference and CLLA National Conference attendees and guests are invited to this optional buy-in special event featuring Chicago s longest running audience interactive dinner show. Tommy Gun s Garage is an Audience Interactive Speakeasy that offers a musical comedy review wit da gangsters, da flappers and YOU!!! (uh, audience participation). After a delicious sit-down dinner, join Vito, Gloves, da gangsters and da flappers for non-stop comedy and dangerous fun. For full details, visit Buy-in price includes dinner, entertainment, open bar and transportation. Space is limited based on theater capacity. When tickets are gone, they are gone so be sure to secure yours and your guest s when you register for the conference! Cost: $130 per person

2 Schedule of Events Check CLLA.org/events for updates Wednesday, June 6 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. CLLA Board of Governors Meeting 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Registration 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Midwest Region Executive Council Meeting 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Bankruptcy Section Education Committee Meeting 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Nominating Committee Meeting 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception w/exhibits Thursday, June 7 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast w/exhibits 7:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Registration 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. National Education Committee Meeting 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. National Marketing Committee Meeting 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Board of Associate Editors Meeting 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. IACC Board of Directors Meeting 8:30 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Opening Business Session: Constitutional Amendments, Election Debates 12:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. YMS Executive Council Lunch (By Invitation Only) 12:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. BA Executive Council Lunch (By Invitation Only) 12:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. CRS Executive Council Lunch (By Invitation Only) 3:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. AMS Section Meeting 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. YMS General Membership Meeting & First Time Attenders Orientation 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Convention Reception with Exhibits 6:00 p.m. IACC Special Event Tommy Gun s Garage* (Special Ticket Required) Friday, June 8 7:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Voting Booths (if necessary) 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. CLLA Past Presidents Breakfast 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast w/exhibits 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. 8:45 p.m. NCBJ Committee Meeting 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Creditors Rights Section General Membership Meeting 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Association of Law List Publishers Meeting 8:45 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Bankruptcy Section Legislative Committee Meeting 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Bankruptcy Section General Membership Meeting Noon 1:30 p.m. Annual Luncheon, Installment of Officers 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Convention Reception w/exhibits 7:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Annual Recording Secretary s Dinner (By Invitation Only) 10:00 p.m. Social Event, Hosted by YMS at Raised Saturday, June 9 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast w/exhibits 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Southern Region Executive Council Meeting 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Western Region Executive Council Meeting 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Eastern Region Executive Council Meeting 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. New Board of Governors Member Orientation Noon 1:00 p.m. CLLA Board of Governors Meeting 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Leadership Symposium * See Registration Form for Details CLLA reserves the right to alter the program and substitute speakers as needed. Young Members Section Social Event Friday, June 8th at 10:00 p.m. Join us for a social hour on one of Chicago s most popular urban roof top bars (Cash Bar No Ticket Required). Come enjoy a craft cocktail, a locally brewed beer, or tasty appetizers and snacks with your young members colleagues on an open roof top deck overlooking the scenic downtown Chicago River. Raised is located a half mile from the hotel and is easily reachable by taxi, Uber or foot. Raised 1 West Upper Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois phone: Reserve Your Room Early! Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile 540 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois CLLA Group Rate: $269 Standard Room Reservations: Online reservations: via the link on the CLLA Events page for the National Conference. Please make your reservations no later than May 15, 2018 to receive the reduced CLLA group rate. Please mention you are part of the Commercial Law League of America CLLA / IACC event. CLLA room block rates are based upon hotel availability at the time of your reservation. All room rates are subject to a city and state tax.

3 Education Program Schedule is subject to change. For most up-to-date conference information, visit CLLA.org GENERAL TRACK Designed for Everyone The Legislative Forum: What Happened at Hill Day? THURSDAY, JUNE 7 10:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Come hear from the experts who represented the CLLA on Capitol Hill, and hear about the legislative trends that impact our business today. SPEAKERS: David Goch Esq., Webster, Chamberlain & Bean; Jim Kozelek Esq., Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A.; Reuel Ash Esq., Ulmer & Berne, LLP; Peter Califano Esq., Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Establishing Liability Against a Corporation s Officers and Directors THURSDAY, JUNE 7 3:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. This program will focus on the circumstances in which Plaintiffs can establish liability against a corporation s officers and directors. First, the applicable laws governing actions of a corporation s directors and officers will be discussed. Next, the program will provide an overview of the available remedies in shareholder derivative lawsuits. Finally, important principles relating to D&O liability insurance will be summarized, including the primary types of coverage available. SPEAKER: Walid Tamari Esq., Tamari Law Group COMMERCIAL COLLECTIONS TRACK Designed for commercial collection agencies and attorneys who practice collections and creditors' rights Personal Guarantees and Enforcement THURSDAY, JUNE 7 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. This panel will discuss methods to create a binding guarantee, how to prove and enforce a guarantee, and how to defeat defenses, with a sampling across many state lines. SPEAKERS: Lauri Hudson Esq., Hudson Law Offices, P.C.; Matt Garcia Esq., Barnett & Garcia, PLLC; Patrick Kilburn Esq., Lloyd & McDaniel, PLC; MODERATOR: Robert Ash Esq., Allen, Maxwell, & Silver New Compliance Trends in the Collection Industry THURSDAY, JUNE 7 2:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. In light of the Equifax Breach, what have we learned and how do other companies, agencies, and law firms protect themselves? Information will be supplied to address these issues involving best practice. SPEAKERS: Lawrence Butterfield, Commercial Services Group; John Myers, Caine & Weiner BANKRUPTCY TRACK Designed for bankruptcy practitioners Peterson s Annual Case Law Update from the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal THURSDAY, JUNE 7 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. What have they done to us now? SPEAKER: Ron Petersen Esq., Jenner & Block LLP Alternatives to Bankruptcy Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors and Receiverships THURSDAY, JUNE 7 2:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. This panel will discuss the new Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and effective non-bankruptcy alternatives for liquidating assets and resolving creditors claims arising from failed companies. We will overview both Illinois and California ABC law and practice. SPEAKERS: Jay Welford Esq., Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C.; Alan Nahmias Esq., Mirman, Bubman, & Nahmias; Peter Califano Esq., Cooper, White, & Cooper LLP All CLE & CEU availability is pending approval. CLE s are approved by the respective states, and Agency CEU s are approved by the Certification Program s sanctioned committee.

4 GENERAL TRACK continued Ask a Millennial! Technology and Social Media Ethics FRIDAY, JUNE 8 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Social media is exposing the tensions inherent in older ethical rules and provoking difficult questions for lawyers seeking to take advantage of this new technology. The ABA s historical concern about in-person solicitation does not apply to electronic communications, such as text messaging and posting on social media and in chat rooms. A moderated panel discussing: (1) What is an online brand and how it can benefit you; (2) Various social media platforms and their use ( Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, etc.); (3) How to build your online brand using various social media platforms; (4) How to respond to both negative and positive comments and if you should respond; (5) Applying Model Rules to your online presence. SPEAKERS: Benjamin Farrow Esq., Anderson Law Firm; William Thrush Esq., Friedman, Framme & Thrush, P.A.; Heather Goldberg, Bravo, Golden, & Moore, Inc. dba Bravo; Amy Blowers Esq., Gurstel Chargo PA Commercial Collection Litigator and Bankruptcy Counsel Collaboration Gets Results FRIDAY, JUNE 8 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. A case study showing how the juxtaposition of commercial litigation in the state court and motion practice in the bankruptcy court resulted in a Piercing of the Corporate Veil and payment to the creditor. SPEAKERS: Timothy Wan Esq., Smith Carroad Levy Wan & Parikh, P.C.; Wanda Borges Esq., Borges & Associates, LLC Developing Your Foreign International Business SATURDAY, JUNE 9 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Do your clients or companies in your city export internationally? Do they have unpaid trade debt? This seminar shows techniques to access those accounts and to be of service to them (and yourself). SPEAKER: David Franklin Ad.E., Franklin & Franklin Attorneys Avocats COMMERCIAL COLLECTIONS TRACK continued Bringing the Operative Guides to the 21st Century FRIDAY, JUNE 8 10:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. CLLA operative guides? What are they and what do they mean to agencies and attorneys? SPEAKERS: Peter Dubowsky Esq., Dubowsky Law Office, Chtd.; Tim Grimes, BARR Credit Services, Inc.; Lester Taroff Esq., Taroff & Taitz, LLP Hot Topics FRIDAY, JUNE 8 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. A round table discussion of all the hot topics impacting the commercial collection industry today! SPEAKER: Randy Frazee, BARR Credit Services Triadic Round Table: What are the Best Practices For Opening a File SATURDAY, JUNE 9 10:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Hear from all three points of the triadic system, as they discuss prequalification of a client and claim, digitization, management of expectations, and more! SPEAKERS: Jonathan Allen Esq., Peskin, Courchesne, & Allen, PC; Mike Sonnhalter, General Bar, Inc.; Brad Lohner, Priority Credit Recovery, Inc. BANKRUPTCY TRACK continued Everything You Wanted to Know About Preferences But Were Afraid to Ask THURSDAY, JUNE 7 3:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. (Plus a Multi-Jurisdictional Review of Current Law) SPEAKERS: Randall Woolley Esq., Askounis & Darcy PC; Hon. Deborah Thorne, United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Illinois Absolute Priority Rule FRIDAY, JUNE 8 10:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. This presentation will involve an analysis of the absolute priority rule, and the rule s application in both individual and corporate Chapter 11 cases. SPEAKERS: Reuel Ash Esq., Ulmer & Berne LLP; Ivan Reich Esq., Shendell & Pollock, P.L. Is a Non Dischargeable Bankruptcy Res Judicata FRIDAY, JUNE 8 3:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Here, speakers will discuss Res Judicata/Collateral Estoppel in Adversary Proceedings, the Elements of fraud under 11 USC Section 523(a), time requirements to file a complaint and whether a complaint is necessary, and state court default judgments. SPEAKERS: Geoffrey Peters Esq., Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A.; Beau Hays Esq., Hays, Potter, & Martin, LLP; MODERATOR: James Kozelek Esq., Weltman, Weinberg, & Reis Co., L.P.A. CLLA reserves the right to alter the program and substitute speakers as needed.

5 National Conference Co-hosted by the IACC CHICAGO MARRIOTT DOW NTOW N MAGNIFICENT MILE Register using this form or online at clla.org today! Full Name Firm / Company Name Address City State Zip Phone Fax (required ) Your registration includes admission to all educational sessions, continental breakfasts, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night cocktail receptions and the annual luncheon. Check here if you have a disability and require accommodations to fully participate. CLLA will contact you. Please note: all attendees must pay a registration fee to receive an entrance badge. Non-Members please indicate profession: Financial services professional (Title : ) Lawyer Certified commercial collection agency Commercial collection agency Debt buyer Law list publisher Paralegal Turnaround manager TMA Vendor Law professor / teacher Editor of a legal periodical Law clerk Law student Judge U. S. Trustee Other Profession: Registration Fees & Payment Register by May 12, 2018 to be included in the Roster of Attendees. *The dates provided below will not be extended. BY 4/27/2018* AFTER 4/27/2018* CLLA Members $650 $750 Agency Members ( IACC, CLLA ) $550 $650 Non-Members $825 $925 Spouses $300 $300 Mid-Year Collections Conference Special Event $ 130 $ 130 Grand Total If paying by credit card, a 4% processing fee will be added. Easy Conference Registration Online By credit card online at By Fax Send completed form to the following secure fax line: NOTE: to meet PCI Compliance, all credit cards sent via will automatically be deleted. For your protection, your credit card number, expiration date and v-code will be destroyed after payment is processed. Cancellation Policy Cancellations must be submitted in writing. Registration fee refunds will be granted on the following schedule. Cancellation notice received by May 11, 2018 will receive 100% refund less $50 processing fee, TOTALS I/ We plan to attend Friday Lunch (included in registration fee) : # of people By Mail Questions? TOTAL REGISTRATION FEES: $ Register Early and Save! Register by April 27, 2018 and Save $100 ( t ) My check in U.S. funds for $ is enclosed as full payment of registration fees. (Make checks payable to CLLA ) Send complete registration form with payment to: Commercial Law League of America Treasury Center Chicago, Illinois between May 11 24, 2018 will receive a 50% refund, and after May 24, 2018 no refund. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY ENTERED ID# TYPE CK # AMT $ To Pay by Credit Card American Express MasterCard Visa Charge my credit card for: $ TOTAL All information below is required for credit card: Printed Name of Cardholder: Billing Address of Cardholder: Signature: Card#: Exp. Date: VCode:

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