Breakout Session 5 | Stay Relief Issues: Western District

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Speakers: Hon. Dennis R. Dow, U.S. Bankruptcy Court W.D. Missouri, Kansas City; Benjamin C. Struby, Lathrop GPM LLP, Kansas City; and Victor F. Weber, Merrick, Baker & Strauss, PC, Kansas City
Panelists will review major issues in seeking relief from stay in consumer bankruptcy cases, including:

• Particular stay relief cases decided over the last year and/or over the pandemic and the effects of those decisions on other courts/stay relief matters
• Best ways/practices to obtain stay relief
• What constitutes "grounds" for relief and proving grounds up