October 22, 2026

8:00 AM to 6:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

Saint Clements Castle and Marina

1931 Portland-Cobalt Rd., Portland United States

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About the Program

Join us for the Ninth 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
  • How to analyze, prevent, and defend against avoidance actions and improperly secured transactions under the Bankruptcy Code
  • About bankruptcy exceptionalism and the policies behind and in conflict with this doctrine and their practical implications 
  • About practical application of artificial intelligence for business and consumer bankruptcy lawyers
  • An overview of the bankruptcy means analysis test
  • About Chapter 11's Subchapter V
  • About complicated issues that arise in bankruptcy cases and how those issues raise ethical concerns

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
  Regular: Ends 10/7   Late:
     Starts  10/8     
Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section Member  
  $219  $249
CBA Member
  $249  $279
Paralegal
  $159  $159
Student*  $99  $99
Non-Member
  $319  $349


*Law students may be sponsored by the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section. Law students, please contact CLE@ctbar.org if interested in being sponsored to attend.

Please log into your CBA member account to receive member pricing.

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, Harris Beach Murtha Cullina LLP, Stamford
Irve J. Goldman, Pullman & Comley LLC, Bridgeport
Patrick Linsey, Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC, New Haven
Roberta Napolitano, Roberta Napolitano Chapter 13 Trustee, Hartford
Annecca Smith, Robinson+Cole LLP, Hartford
Jennifer Tremesani,The Law Office of Jennifer Tremesani LLC, Norwalk

Speakers

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

trust-final Chief Judge Alan S. Trust (Ret.)
JAMS Mediation, Arbitration and ADR Services, New York, NY

FJB photo Hon. Frank Bailey (Ret.)
 Pioneer New England legal Foundation, Boston, MA

Judge Bonapfel1 Hon. Paul W. Bonapfel
 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ga., Atlanta, GA

John Dorsey Hon. John A. Dorsey
 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Rhode Island, Providence, RI

Gunn_689_02_HR Hon. Elizabeth A. Gunn
 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.

David S. Jones Hon. David S. Jones
 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, New York, NY

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

Judge Panos headshot (Not Robed) Hon. Christopher J. Panos
 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA

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

Greg Arcaro1 Gregory F. Arcaro
 Grafstein & Arcaro, LLC, New Britain

Portia Baudisch Portia Baudisch
 Pullman & Comley LLC, Bridgeport

John Cesaroni John L. Cesaroni
Zeisler & Zeisler PC, Bridgeport

Stephen B. Darr
 Stephen Darr LLC, Boston, MA

Fleischer.Headshot1 Robert M. Fleischer
Green & Sklarz LLC, New Haven

frank_monte1 Monte E. Frank
Pullman & Comley LLC, Bridgeport

Garg-Taruna1 Taruna Garg
Harris Beach Murtha PLLC, Stamford

Joanna Kornafel Joanna M. Kornafel
Green & Sklarz LLC, New Haven

 
Stacey Lantagne Stacey Lantagne
 Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA

Andrew-G.png Andrew G. Lizotte
Shareholder, Murphy & King, Boston, MA

Bonnie Mangan1 Bonnie C. Mangan
Law Office of Bonnie C. Mangan PC, South Windsor

remondino_b_print Brian Remondino
 Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Stamford

    
Kara Rescia Kara S. Rescia
Rescia Vaillancourt PC, Enfield

Denise M Shear1 Denise M. Shear
 Roberta Napolitano Chapter 13 Standing Trustee

Jeff Sklarz Jeffrey M. Sklarz
Green & Sklarz LLC, New Haven


2026 Connecticut Bankruptcy Conference

8:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.: Registration and Morning Plenaries
Registration and Breakfast

Welcome Remarks

Opening Plenary: State of the Court (ECB261022-OP)

Morning Plenary: Judges' Round Table (ECB261022-MP)

11:25 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.: Concurrent Seminars 1
Clawback Chronicles – Avoidance Action Pitfalls, Practice & Perspectives (ECB261022-1A)

Bankruptcy Exceptionalism: Are These Courts of Law or Equity—or Both? (ECB261022-1B)

12:40 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.: Lunch and Lunch Plenary
Lunch

Luncheon Plenary: Practical Application of Artificial Intelligence for Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Lawyers (ECB261022-LP)

2:20 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.: Concurrent Seminars 2
Means Analysis Test (ECB261022-2A)

Subchapter V: Perks and Pitfalls (ECB261022-2B)

3:45 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.: Closing Plenary and Closing Remarks
Closing Plenary: The Bad Boys of Bankruptcy and Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy Cases (ECB261022-CP)

Closing Remarks

5:20 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Reception
Cocktail Reception



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.

The CBA CLE financial aid policy is available here. Please contact tgenung@ctbar.org to request financial aid to attend this CLE program.

Please note that refunds will not be granted once course materials have been sent.

Cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to event are non-refundable.
 


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Contact

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