CLEonline.com, together with the Austin Bar Association, are pleased to present a special online CLE seminar designed to provide some basic instructions to non-bankruptcy lawyers who need to handle a case in bankruptcy court from time to time.

This seminar features an audio presentation from a live CLE seminar on this topic that was originally conducted by the Austin Bar Association on April 17, 2009. This audio presentation features Judge Craig Gargotta of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, and Jim Hoeffner of Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody in Austin. This is a streaming audio presentation that you can access on demand at any time during the course of the seminar session. The audio presentation runs for approximately 1.0 hour. This seminar is entitled:

Austin Bar Presents: "Bankruptcy Basics for the Non-Bankruptcy Practitioner in Bankruptcy Court"

** (available at any time of the day and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **

The instructor/moderators for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:

Mr. James (Jim) V. Hoeffner, who is a shareholder with the firm of Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody in Austin. Mr. Hoeffner represents creditors in and out of the bankruptcy context. He becomes involved in non-bankruptcy litigation as special counsel and/or an expert witness when such case involves bankruptcy issues. Mr. Hoeffner also defends and represents non-debtor parties in proceedings where the Trustee or debtor is suing such party. This includes defending preferential transfer actions and/or alleged fraudulent transfer actions. He is board certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Business Bankruptcy Law, by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and the American Bankruptcy Board of Certification. He is admitted to practice in all state courts in Texas and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Austin Bar Association, and the Austin Bankruptcy Bar Association. He is also a Life Fellow in the Texas Bar Foundation. His awards include Texas Monthly "Super Lawyer" (2003 to present). He received his law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., 1980, Law Review, 1979-1980) and his undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University (B.A., 1976). A more extensive biography for Mr. Hoeffner may be found at his firm's Web site.

Ms. Kelle K. Masters, who is Of Counsel with the firm of Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody in Austin. Ms. Masters has extensive experience representing a wide array of clients in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings and matters involving commercial litigation. She is board certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is admitted to practice in all state courts in Texas and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association, the Austin Bar Association, and the Austin Young Lawyers' Association. Her awards include Texas Monthly Texas Super Lawyers "Rising Star" (2007, 2008). She received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2001) and her undergraduate degree from Hollins College (B.A., 1998). A more extensive biography for Ms. Masters may be found at her firm's Web site.

The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $25. SPECIAL DISCOUNT: If you are a member of the Austin Bar Association, you are entitled to a 20 percent discount and the registration fee is only $20. NOTE: If you are eligible and you wish to receive this special discounted fee, you will need to call the Austin Bar Association Office (512-472-0279) and request the 'Austin Bar Member Discount Code' for CLEonline.com seminars. When you register for this seminar on our site, enter this discount code on the Shopping Cart page to receive the discounted rate.

This seminar is accredited for 1.0 hour of participatory CLE credit (no ethics) by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)

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