October 9, 2025

9:00 AM to 6:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

Saint Clements Castle and Marina

1931 Portland-Cobalt Rd., Portland

Sponsorship/Exhibitor Opportunities
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Presented by the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section

About the Program

Join us for the Eighth Annual Connecticut Bankruptcy Conference featuring Bankruptcy Judges from throughout New England, and in-depth programming on timely and cutting-edge topics in commercial and consumer bankruptcy law presented by top practitioners and regional judges. 

You Will Learn

• About the state of the court
• About perspectives from bankruptcy judges in the northeast
• About avoiding disputes with difficult clients or litigants
• About director and officer liability and insurance issues
• About appellate issues in bankruptcy
• About managing your distressed clients
• About prepackaged plans in Chapter 11
• About ethics

Who Should Attend

Judges, attorneys, paralegals, law students, and professionals involved in the bankruptcy practice.

Cost

(Includes breakfast, lunch, hors d'oeuvres and materials)

Attendee Type Early Bird:
Ends Aug. 29
Regular:
Ends Sept. 26
Late:
Starts Sept. 27
CBA Member $229  $249  $279
Student*  $99  $99  $99
Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section Member  $199  $219  $249
Paralegal Member  $159  $159  $159
Non-Member  $299  $319  $349


*Students may be sponsored by the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section.

Organizing Committee

John L. Cesaroni, Co-chair, Zeisler & Zeisler PC, Bridgeport
Joanna M. Kornafel, Co-chair, Green & Sklarz LLC, New Haven
Hon. Julie A. Manning, United states Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, Bridgeport
Taruna Garg, Murtha Cullina LLP, Stamford
Irve J. Goldman, Pullman & Comley LLC, Bridgeport
Carl T. Gulliver, Carl Gulliver Law LLC, New Haven
Patrick Linsey, Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC, New Haven
Roberta Napolitano, Roberta Napolitano Chapter 13 Trustee, Hartford
Thomas J. Sansone, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven
Annecca Smith, Robinson+Cole LLP, Hartford

Sponsor and Exhibitor Information

Platinum Sponsorship Commercial Law and Bankruptcy

Gold Sponsorship Commercial Law and Bankruptcy

Silver Sponsorship Commercial Law and Bankruptcy

Bronze Sponsorship Commercial Law and Bankruptcy

Exhibitor Commercial Law and Bankruptcy

Speakers

Judge Cooper Chief Judge Heather Z. Cooper
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Vermont, Rutland, VT

Katz, Elizabeth1 Chief Judge Elizabeth D. Katz
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts, Springfield, MA

Connecticut_bankruptcy_color3 Chief Judge Ann M. Nevins
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, New Haven

CJ Alan Trust1 Chief Judge Alan S. Trust
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York, Central Islip, NY

drain_robert1 Hon. Robert D. Drain (Ret.)
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY

feeney-joan Hon. Joan N. Feeney (Ret.)
JAMS Local Solutions Global Reach, Boston, MA

Manning_Julie1 Hon. Julie A. Manning
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, Bridgeport

Hon. James Tancredi Hon. James J. Tancredi
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, Hartford

Sara Buchanan, Esq.
Associate Attorney, Brock and Scott PLLC, Farmington

Scott Charmoy1 Scott M. Charmoy
Charmoy & Charmoy, Westport

Thomas Crabtree Resized Thomas K. Crabtree
Senior Claim Counsel, Travelers Insurance Company, RIchardson, TX

D. Klein1 Darren S. Klein
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY

Nicole Lapenta Nicole M. Lapenta
Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford

Lisa Lochner
Yale Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven

    
Roberta Napolitano Roberta Napolitano
Roberta Napolitano Chapter 13 Standing Trustee, Hartford

Brian Palmeri Brian J. Palmeri
Winget Spandafora & Schwartzberg LLP, Stamford

Elizabeth Rathbun Elizabeth Rathbun
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven

Thomas Sansone1 Thomas J. Sansone
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven

douglas_skalka Doug S. Skalka
Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC, New Haven

    
Matthew Stiles1 Matthew K. Stiles
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, Hartford

Susan William2 Susan M. Williams, Esq.
Principal, Susan M. Williams LLC, Enfield




CLE Credit

CT: 7.0 CLE Credits (5.5 General: 1.5 Ethics)
NY: 7.5 CLE Credits (6.0 AOP: 1.5 Ethics)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 





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Contact

Member Service Center
Email: msc@ctbar.org
Phone: (844)469-2221