NABT 2026 Annual Conference: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

The Subchapter V Trustee’s Various Roles & How Trustees are Shaping Outcomes Beyond Statutory Duties

Tuesday August 11, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

This panel will be exploring the prefiling considerations of whether a potential case is fit to file under Subchapter V and how trustees are shaping outcomes, facilitating settlements, resolving insider disputes, and more. Discussion will begin with the selection of Subchapter V Trustee based on their unique skill sets, along with the necessity for the trustee to be active with early intervention, manage case strategy, and maintain credibility with the Court, before shifting to the trustee’s various other roles in pushing the timeline, cost containment, alternative dispute resolution, realistic financial transparency, and defining and refining feasibility, along with the rare operating trustee.

Speakers

Kara S. Rescia

Partner, Rescia Vaillancourt, P.C

Kara S. Rescia is a principal of Rescia Vaillancourt, P.C. with offices in Enfield, Connecticut and Northampton, Massachusetts, focusing on consumer and business bankruptcy and alternatives and small business representation. She is a 1988 graduate of the University of Southern Maine... Read More →

Hon. James J. Tancredi

Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court

James Tancredi was appointed to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and took the oath of office on September 1, 2016. Prior to his appointment, he was a partner at the law firm of Day Pitney, LLP (f/k/a... Read More →

Tuesday August 11, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Grand Ballroom CD

Subchapter V Track

9:30am EDT

Small Business Debtors and Financial Reporting: Improving Compliance with Monthly Operating Reports and Projections

Tuesday August 11, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am EDT

Grand Ballroom CD

Addressing the common deficiencies in small business reporting and how trustees can help debtors improve transparency.

Speakers

Greta Brouphy

Associate, Heller, Draper, & Horn, L.L.C.

Greta M. Brouphy works primarily in the bankruptcy practice group of the firm and is an appointed chapter 11 subchapter v trustee by the United States, Region 5 Districts of Louisiana and Mississippi and a Panel 7 Trustee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District... Read More →

Ryan J. Richmond

Partner, Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC

Ryan is a partner at the New Orleans, LA-based law firm of Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC where he leads the firm's bankruptcy section. He is also the current chairman of the bankruptcy section of the Baton Rouge Bar Association.

Ryan earned his JD from LSU in 2006. He also ear... Read More →

Tuesday August 11, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Grand Ballroom CD

Subchapter V Track