NACBA's Members-Only Workshop 2025

Thad Bartholow is a partner with the Dallas, Texas law firm of Kellett & Bartholow PLLC. Mr. Bartholow's practice focuses on individual and class-action litigation on behalf of consumer debtors in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts nationwide. Mr. Bartholow has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and judgments against financial services defendants on behalf of his consumer clients, including recent class action settlements of $185 million and $15 million against Wells Fargo related to its COVID forbearance practices. Mr. Bartholow is also a Master of the John C. Ford Inn of... Read more

Mr. Boltz received his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1993 and his J.D. from George Washington University in 1996. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, where he has been certified as a specialist in consumer bankruptcy law. He is admitted to practice before the Districts Courts in both the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina.Edward C. Boltz is a member of the Law Offices of John T. Orcutt, P.C., where he has managed the firm’s office in Durham, North Carolina since 1998, representing clients in not only Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcies, but also in... Read more

Ms. Colliersmith received her law degree from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida and has practiced exclusively consumer and small business bankruptcy law since 2001. She has been an active member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys for many years.She is the past president of the Metro Atlanta Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Group and former NACBA State Co-Chair for Georgia. She is a member of the Bankruptcy Section of the Georgia Bar and is or has been a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, the Cobb Bar Association, Lawyer's Club of Atlanta... Read more

Krista D’Amelio joined NACBA in April 2017 as Director of Government Affairs and Communications. D’Amelio's work focuses on strengthening relationships and increasing advocacy reach with state and federal elected officials, government agencies, and allies to enhance their understanding and support of NACBA’s priorities. D’Amelio also directs NACBA’s internal and external communications.

Prior to joining NACBA, D’Amelio served as Global Government Affairs Coordinator at Airlines for America (A4A) where she assisted the lobbying capabilities of the association on transportation polici...

Jenny L. Doling is the Vice President of NACBA. She has served on its Board of Directors since 2018. Before serving on the Board, she was the NACBA State Chair for California. Ms. Doling is a California State Bar Certified Bankruptcy Specialist and a staunch advocate for Consumer and Debtor Rights, representing clients in personal and business bankruptcy since 2000. She is also a Tax Attorney with her LL.M. in Taxation from the University of San Diego. She handles tax controversy matters throughout the United States. Ms. Doling was appointed to a 3-year term on the Judicial Conference Rules... Read more

Ms. Ebert received her B.A. degree from H. Sophie Newcomb College of Tulane University, cum laude in Public Policy in 1982. She received her J.D. in 1985 from Texas Tech University. She was been a member of the firm, Ebert Law Offices, P.C. since 1989 until 2019. Ms. Ebert is admitted to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas and the United States Supreme Court. She served as a panel Chapter 7 trustee in the Northern District of Texas for over 25 years. She is the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee for the Eastern District of Texas-Plano. She held board certi... Read more

Attorney Brian Flick, managing partner of the Group's Cincinnati office, is a tireless advocate for consumers in Ohio, Kentucky and across the United States. His practice is focused on bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, class action litigation, appellate litigation and other areas of consumer law. A proud graduate and active alumnus of Max Gardner's Bankruptcy Bootcamp, Brian constantly seeks new ways to assist people who are facing foreclosure and other types of financial dilemmas.
Because his clients often find themselves in extremely difficult and stressful situations, Brian provides personal... Read more

Tara Gaschler Salinas is the founder and managing attorney of Salinas Law Group LLC in Denver, Colorado. Her practice focuses on consumer Chapter 7 & 13 bankruptcy and litigation, as well as student loan law. She founded her law firm in 2003 and has handled hundreds of personal and business bankruptcy cases since then. In 2018, she expanded the practice to assist distressed federal student loan borrowers as well as litigation and settlement of private student loans. Mrs. Salinas is a frequent speaker at local, regional, national, and international continuing education programs, including being... Read more

In 1992, Ike Shulman led the effort to organize the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys ("NACBA") to provide consumer debtors with an effective voice in the legislative process. Mr. Shulman was elected NACBA’s first president, and served in that position through 1996. In 1997 he took over as NACBA Treasurer and also currently serves as Co-Chair of NACBA’s Legislative Committee. He has served as a panelist at almost every NACBA annual convention and has appeared as a speaker at numerous other bankruptcy conferences and seminars.

Mr. Shulman received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and he received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. Mr. Shulman has practiced bankruptcy law in San Jose, California, since 1986. His practice has been devoted almost entirely to small business and consumer bankruptcy debtors. He is certified as a Specialist in personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Shulman is a member of the State Bar of California, and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, Northern District... Read more