Alexandria, Va. — Southwestern consumer bankruptcy practitioners will not want to miss ABI’s Inaugural Western Consumer Bankruptcy Conference on Jan. 21, 2013, at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The conference is designed especially for consumer bankruptcy practitioners, and this new program will address topics such as individual chapter 11s, the latest on the mortgage debacle and ethical bankruptcy practice. Sessions at the conference include: - Consumer Update in Chapter 7 and 13 - Individual Chapter 11: Not Just Chapter 13 on Steroids - The Latest on the Mortgage Mess - Evidence: What It Is, Why You Need It, and How to Get It Admitted - Ethics: Representation Issues under Professional Responsibility Rules – Don’t Gamble with Your Reputation or Getting Paid Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 6.25/7.5 hours of general CLE/CPE credit and 1.25/1.5 hours of ethics, and the event concludes with a networking reception. For more information on the conference, please visit http://www.abiworld.org/WCBC13/index.htm. ### ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes more than 13,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abiworld.org/conferences.html.