Haynes and Boone LLP partner Stacey G.C. Jernigan, who began her career as a summer clerk 18 years ago, will leave the firm to accept appointment as judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. She played a major role in the expansion of the Haynes and Boone bankruptcy practice. Ms. Jernigan focused on complex chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. In 2001, She was appointed adviser to the California Legislature in connection with the financial crisis that rocked California utility companies. She was recently elected as a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy, and in 2005 she was named one of the leading Texas bankruptcy lawyers by Chambers USA. Ms. Jernigan has been an ABI member since 1993.

Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International in Chicago, launched a recovery and reorganization services practice in May, with the intention of providing professional services to underperforming and financially troubled businesses and their stakeholders. The firm has named nationally recognized reorganization industry professionals Marti Kopacz and Loretta Cross to lead the practice. The two women have worked together for more than 10 years, and each brings more than two decades of experience in the reorganization industry. Ms. Kopacz, an ABI member since 1990, most recently served as a managing director at Alvarez & Marsal in Norwell, Mass. She was a principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she was a founding member of the corporate restructuring practice before it was acquired by FTI Consulting Inc. At FTI, she was a senior managing director. Ms. Cross was most recently a managing director and Southwest co-regional leader for Alvarez & Marsal in Houston. Previously, she was a partner at PwC and a senior managing director at FTI.

Buccino & Associates, Inc. in New York named Shawn A. Lederman a vice president of the firm in April. Mr. Lederman joined the firm as an associate in 2003, where his assignments included litigation support, financial restructuring and reorganization, valuation and pre and post-petition debtor advisory services. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lederman was a consultant with Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett and Charles River Associates. Mr. Lederman received his M.B.A. with distinction from New York University's Stern School of Business and earned his B.S. summa cum laude at Boston University. He has been an ABI member since 2004.

Kirk B. Burkley, a partner at Bernstein Law Firm PC in Pittsburgh, was named a Pennsylvania Rising Star by Philadelphia Magazine. Mr. Burkley concentrates on creditors' rights.

Deborah A. Hughes of Harrisburg, Pa., a member of the first class of ABI Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and an ABI member since 1985, was recently named as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for 2006. The award will be carried in the Philadelphia Magazine and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine coming out this month. Only 5 percent of Pennsylvania attorneys receive this honor each year.

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP in Wilmington, Del., announced in April that senior partner William H. Sudell Jr. was unanimously elected as the Chairperson of the Bankruptcy Section of the Delaware State Bar Association for the year beginning July 1, 2006. Regarded by his peers as one of the top bankruptcy lawyers in Delaware, Mr. Sudell has been recognized in Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America. He has served on each of the three merit selection panels appointed by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals since 1994 to recommend persons to fill judicial vacancies on the Delaware Bankruptcy Court. Mr. Sudell is a member of the Morris Nichols' business reorganization and restructuring and corporate and business litigation groups, where he represents debtors and creditors' committees, as well as secured and unsecured creditors, in Delaware and elsewhere. Mr. Sudell earned his B.S. at Brown University and his J.D. at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He has been an ABI member since 1992.

Bridge Associates LLC named Richard Reighard and David Phelps managing directors of the firm, joining managing directors Anthony H.N. Schnelling, Carl Young, Mark Stickel and Dean Vomero. Mr. Reighard, CPA, is an experienced operating executive with special expertise in conflict resolution and business process integration. He currently serves as CFO of International Garment Processors, a manufacturer of distressed denim products located in El Paso, Texas and Ju‡rez, Mexico. Prior to joining Bridge in 2000, Mr. Reighard worked with Food Donation Connection, a company that coordinates the donation of surplus food for national chains through nonprofit distribution channels. He also held a variety of executive positions with Anchor Glass Container Corp. Mr. Reighard earned his B.B.A. at Ohio University. Mr. Phelps, CPA, has extensive experience in operating distressed companies and has handled numerous merger and acquisition projects and financial transactions. He joined Bridge as a principal in 2002. Presently, Mr. Phelps is CRA to Torch Offshore, Inc. in New Orleans. He also heads a section of Bridge's crisis management and bankruptcy advisory team at Wickes Inc. Mr. Phelps earned his B.S. at Indiana University.

The Orange County Bankruptcy Forum and the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section of the Orange County Bar Association in March presented the 2005 Hon. Peter M. Elliott Memorial Award to Charles F. (Chuck) Rosen for his continued outstanding scholarship, ethics and service to the Orange County, Calif., bankruptcy community. Mr. Rosen is an attorney with the Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor in Santa Ana, Calif. Until 2000 when he retired from IRS, he was a senior bankruptcy advisor with the Special Procedures Branch of IRS and has taught extensively for the Service. Mr. Rosen has been a member of ABI for almost 23 years and is a former chair of ABI's Bankruptcy Taxation Committee. He has taught both tax and bankruptcy courses at Western State University in Fullerton, Calif.

Moglia Associates changed its name to Moglia Advisors in May. The firm has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles and Phoenix. Henry Ritter, who was recently been named managing director, jointly leads the Los Angeles office.

Mesirow Financial Consulting promoted Brian Davies (Boston) and Lori Payne (Los Angeles) to managing directors of the firm in March. The promotion of these talented professionals reflects the firm's continued growth and success in the financial advisory services marketplace. Bob Wessels, professor of commercial law at Vrije University in Amsterdam, has been appointed by the American Law Institute as a reporter of the project "Principles for Cooperation in International Insolvency Cases." The objective of the project is to establish the extent to which it is feasible to achieve a worldwide acceptance of the Principles of Cooperation among the NAFTA Countries that were developed during the Institute's Transnational Insolvency Project in 2000. The project intends to investigate the possibility of extending, or further refining, certain of the Principles in order to reflect the evolution of global opinion regarding important issues in the transnational insolvency process.

Leonard P. Goldberger of Stevens and Lee in Philadelphia recently spoke at the Environmental and Emerging Claims Managers Association Conference. In his presentation, "Solvent Schemes of Arrangements," Mr. Goldberger discussed how the increasing use of solvent schemes of arrangement for run-off insurers in the global insurance markets effects the claims and rights of U.S.-based insurers. Mr. Goldberger, a shareholder, has nearly 30 years of experience in business bankruptcy law. He represents insurers in asbestos, mass tort and environmental bankruptcy cases and works with clients in the acquisition and financing of financially distressed businesses. A former Vice President, Director and Executive Committee member of ABI, Mr. Goldberger also serves on the editorial board of the ABI Journal. He earned his J.D. at Villanova University School of Law and his B.A. summa cum laude from Temple University.

Mark R. Owens joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Indianapolis office in April as an associate in the creditors' rights and business, tax and real estate departments. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Mr. Owens was an associate at Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling PC in Wilmington, Del. and Philadelphia. An ABI member since 2003, Mr. Owens received his law degree cum laude from Widener University School of Law, where he served two years on the Widener Journal of Public Law. He also received a master's degree from Bloomsburg University and a bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Wilkes University.

Kutak Rock partner Kevin R. Huennekens was recently appointed to a 14-year term for the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., making him the second bankruptcy court judge serving in the Richmond division, alongside Judge Douglas O. Tice Jr. Mr. Huennekens has served as a chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee since 1987 and earned his J.D. the College of William and Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law. He has been an ABI member since 1988.