The SVBF sponsors many programs throughout the year. Visit this website often for notices of upcoming programs. Current programs include: Reprenting Clients with Distressed Properties? The Real Estate, Tax and State Law Every Bankruptcy Practicioner Should Know Date: August 15, 2008 Place: Sheraton Grand Hotel, Sacramento MCLE: 4.25 hours of MCLE credit available Click here for signup information 7th Annual Northern California Bankruptcy Conference Date: February 22-23, 2008 Place: Radisson Hotel, Sacramento MCLE: Up to 12 hours of MCLE credit available, including 1.5 hours of ethics and 1 hour of substance abuse This annual two-day conference has been a wonderful success in years past. This year the program included the following topics: Substance Abuse Chapter 7 Means Testing—A Case Update Ninth Circuit BAP Judges’ Mock Court BAPCPA, Ethics and Malpractice Credit Issues 524(i) and RESPA Ethics Through the Looking Glass Chapter 13 Trustee Panel 20th Annual California Bankruptcy Conference Date: May 16-18, 2008 Place: Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Indian Wells Keynote Speaker Wilbur Ross Buying and Selling Trouble Companies Securitization Transactions Ethical Issues for Bankruptcy Attorneys Judges' Roundtable - Venue of Business Bankruptcy Cases Internet Ponzi Schemes Judges' Panel - Bankruptcy Squares Consumer Track Program on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Ask the Judges Dinner Program Date: November 14, 2007, 5:30p.m. Place: Embassy Suites MCLE: 1 hour of MCLE credit available Featuring: Judges McManus, Klein, Holman, Lee and Bardwil Chapter 13 and 7 Practice After BAPCPA Date: August 17, 2007, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Place: McGeorge School of Law MCLE: Up to 3.5 hours of MCLE credit available This program will cover the following topics: What You Need to Know to Get a Chapter 13 Plan Confirmed U.S. Trustee Audits Lien Stripping/910 Claims 6th Annual Northern California Bankruptcy Conference Date: February 9-10, 2007 Place: Radisson Hotel, Sacramento MCLE: Up to 12.25 hours of MCLE credit available, including 1 hour of ethics and 1 hour of bias This annual two-day conference has been a wonderful success in years past. This year the program included the following topics: Means Test Case Law Updates after BAPCPA Marketing and Technology Ethics 910 Claims and Other Hot Topics Chapters 7, 11, and 13 Tax Issues Bias Chapter 11 Matters Judge's Roundtable Deposition Disasters and How to Avoid Them Date: November 16, 2006 Time: 5 - 8 p.m. Place: Radisson Hotel, Sacramento MCLE: Up to 1.5 hours of MCLE and CE credit available A Judges’ Roundtable Addressing: The Ten Most Common, Avoidable Mistakes in Trial and Law and Motion Matters Date: October 13, 2006 Time: 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. Place: McGeorge School of Law MCLE: Up to 3 hours of MCLE and CE credit available 5th Annual Northern California Bankruptcy Conference Date: February 10-11, 2006 Place: Radisson Hotel, Sacramento MCLE: Up to 12.5 hours of MCLE credit available, including 1 hour of ethics and 1 hour of substance abuse. This annual two-day conference has been a smashing success in years past. This year the program included the following topics: “Current Hot Topics,” by Judge Thomas F. Waldron Prefiling Debt Counseling and Post Filing Debtor Education Credit Issues in Bankruptcy Consumer Bankruptcy Under the New Code Chapter 11 as an Alternative to 7 or 13 Ethics under the New Code Chapter 7 Trustee's Panel Bad Faith Chapter 11's Substance Abuse Chapter 13 Trustee's Panel Judge's Roundtable