8:00 AM Conference Registration Open Summerlin Foyer 8:00 Am – 4:30 pm 8:00 AM continental breakfast Summerlin A 8:00 Am – 9:00 Am 8:00 AM exhibit hall open (Exhibit hall will not be open during lunch) Summerlin A 8:00 Am – 4:30 am 9:00 AM Trends in Litigation Our panel of experienced litigators will offer their unique perspectives on current trends in foreclosure-related litigation. The panel will discuss: the latest challenges to MERS; attacks on the nonjudicial foreclosure process; litigation over standing to foreclose, the latest foreclosure-avoidance schemes and more. In addition to hearing the perspective of front line litigators battling these issues on a daily basis, the audience will hear the in-house perspective of counsel from a servicer, trustee and MERS itself. This is a must attend event for any trustee who regularly finds itself in litigation. David Brooks, Esq., Bank of America T. Robert Finlay, Esq., Wright, Finlay & Zak Michelle Mierzwa, Esq., Cal-Western Reconveyance Corp. Brandie Peeples Esq., MERS Summerlin EF 9:00 Am – 10:15 Am Business Casual 10:30 AM Legislative Update: California & Nevada Our Legislative Update panel will provide us with detailed summaries of the key issues and bills addressed this year by the California and Nevada Legislatures.  Amongst several other bills, the panel will focus on California’s SB 729 (loan mods); SB 4 (changes to notice of sale) and SB 561 (HOA assessments) and Nevada’s AB 284/273 (who can serve as a trustee); AB 300 (foreclosure mediation program which did not pass); and AB 388 (loss mitigation program). Ronald D. Roup, Esq., Roup & Associates (moderator) Phillip M. Adleson, Esq., Adleson, Hess & Kelly Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates Michael Brooks, Esq., Brooks Bauer Robin Prema Wright, Esq. , Wright Finlay & Zak Michelle Mierzwa, Esq., Cal-Western Reconveyance Eileen Newhall, California Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee Scott Sibley, Nevada Legal News Summerlin EF 10:30 am – 11:45 Am Business Casual 10:30 AM Legislative Update: Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, UtaH and texas Our Legislative Update panel will provide us with detailed summaries of the key issues and bills addressed this year by Legislatures in several states. The panel will focus on Washington’s new mediation law; new rules concerning postponements and loan request and meeting request procedures in Oregon; several new laws in Arizona and Utah; and issues in Oregon. Richard Chambliss, Esq., Broening, Oberg, Woods & Wilson Holly Chisa, HPC Advocacy David E. Fennell, Esq., Routh Crabtree Olsen Drew Hagedorn, Tonkin Torp Stuart T. Matheson, Esq., Matheson, Mortensen, Olsen & Jeppson Jim DeLoach, Esq., Butler & Hosch Summerlin B 10:30 Pm – 11:45 pm Business Casual 12:00 PM Lunch & Annual Meeting of Members During lunch we will honor the 2011 Dorothy Schick Veteran Member of the Year and the 2011 Suzanne Kelly New Member of the Year. The Annual Meeting will include Board Elections for 2011. T. Robert Finlay, Esq., Wright Finlay & Zak, UTA President Summerlin CD 12:00 Pm – 1:15 pm Business Casual 1:30 PM Bankruptcy Update This session will provide important information on recent bankruptcy decisions that have impacted foreclosure practice and real estate law. Additionally, current issues being litigated will be addressed, including Standing, Notice and the termination/extent of the Automatic Stay. Mark S. Blackman, Esq., Alpert Barr & Grant Patric J. Kelly, Esq., Adleson, Hess & Kelly Benjamin R. Levinson, Esq., Law Office of Benjamin R. Levinson Lee Raphael, Esq., Prober & Raphael Summerlin EF 1:30 Pm – 3:00 pm Business Casual 3:15 PM Trustees Roundtable This session will allow trustees to exchange information concerning operations and best practices. Among the many topics to be discussed are: industry scrutiny; assessment lien practices; the potential effect of California's SB 561; and client fee reductions and whether they must be extended to the trustor and/or outside bidders. Cathe Cole-Sherburn, Trustee Corps Felita Kealing, LPS Agency Sales & Posting Linda Kidder, T.D. Service Richard Witkin, Esq., Attorney at Law Summerlin EF 3:15 Pm – 4:30 pm Business Casual 3:15 PM Certification Challenge: Arizona Level I, Nevada Level I, Washington Level I, California Level I and Level II (Registration fee does not include cost of exam) Here’s your chance to take UTA’s certification exam and become a UTA certified Trustee Sale Officer without sitting through the course. UTA certification is designed so that employers and consumers alike will have the confidence in the recipient’s thorough knowledge of the nonjudicial foreclosure process. Non-members may take the exam(s) but may not be certified unless they become a member within 60 days of sitting for and passing the exam. The certification challenge is also offered at 3:15 pm on Tuesday. TBD 3:15 Pm – 4:15 pm Business Casual Copyright 2011 - United Trustees Association