NACBA's Members-Only Workshop 2025: Full Schedule

WELCOME TO NACBA’s MEMBERS-ONLY FALL WORKSHOP IN DALLAS, TX!

11:15am CDT

The Fee Equation Part I: Quoting, Structuring, and Securing Payments

Monday October 13, 2025 11:15am - 12:30pm CDT

Grand Ballroom

Overview: This session will focus on effectively quoting fees to clients, setting up payment plans, and techniques to expedite payments. Attendees will learn about strategic follow-ups and methods to reduce delinquency in payment plans.
Audience: Attorneys and paralegals looking to streamline pre-filing fee arrangements.

Speakers

Jenny Doling

Tax & Bankruptcy Attorney | NACBA Vice President | NACBA Board Member, J. DOLING LAW, PC

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... Read More →

Reed Allmand

Owner, Allmand Law Firm PLLC

Monday October 13, 2025 11:15am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom

Getting Paid

1:30pm CDT

The Fee Equation Part II: Ensuring Payment Post-Filing

Monday October 13, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT

Grand Ballroom

Overview: This track covers advanced strategies for collecting attorney fees post-filing. Topics include structuring fees in the plan, ensuring timely trustee disbursements, and drafting fee applications for Court approval.
Audience: Attorneys seeking practical solutions for maximizing their compensation after the case is filed.

Speakers

Hon. Elizabeth Gunn

Bankruptcy Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia

Hon. Elizabeth L. Gunn was appointed to serve as bankruptcy judge for the District of Columbia on September 4, 2020. A COVID-era selection and appointment, she was sworn in by Zoom from her living room. Before her appointment, Judge Gunn served as an Assistant Attorney General for... Read More →

Carol Colliersmith

Attorney, Law Office of Carol Colliersmith

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... Read More →

Carey Ebert

Standing Chapter 13 Trustee, Office of the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee

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... Read More →

Monday October 13, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom

Getting Paid