ABI Developments

Former New York Yankee legend Mariano Rivera and his family foundation will join together with ABI to benefit Puerto Rico relief on April 4. The event will be held from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at the famed New York Athletic Club on Central Park South. The Rivera Foundation does great work for youth in Puerto Rico. Learn more about their mission at themarianoriverafoundation.org. Please join us and meet him after the opening day of the Yankees’ season. This event is a great opportunity to network with your colleagues over appetizers and an open bar while raising much-needed funds to benefit hurricane victims in Puerto Rico.

Premium Sponsors:
    
Gold Sponsors:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; EisnerAmper LLP; FTI Consulting, Inc.; Gavin/Solmonese; Greenberg Traurig, LLP; McGuireWoods LLP; Richards, Layton & Finger, PA; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and VR Capital Group.

Silver Sponsors:
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP; Court Solutions LLC; Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC; Phoenix Management Services; Polsinelli; and Reorg Research, Inc.

get Invited: GIVE BEFORE THE ANNUAL SPRING MEETING

New donors who pledge or contribute at the Sustaining Member Level and above ($2,000 and up) will be recognized during the luncheon on Friday, April 20, and are invited to The Endowment's Dessert Reception later that night. There will also be an opportunity immediately following the Final Night Dinner for an exclusive "meet & greet" with funnyman Jim Belushi.

What the Fund Pays for

The 26th Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition was held in New York March 3-5 in the wake of a brutal nor’easter that pummeled the northeast. Sponsored by St. John’s School of Law and ABI, it is the nation’s only moot court competition devoted to bankruptcy law. One of the nation’s largest appellate competitions, it’s named for distinguished St. John’s alumnus and former ABI Director Hon. Conrad B. Duberstein, who passed away in 2005 at the age of 90.

The winning Alabama Law team received a $5,000 prize from the ABI Endowment Fund, which also provided the second-place George Washington Law team with a $3,000 prize. Teams from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and the University of Texas at Austin School of Law tied for third place and split a $3,000 prize.

Anonymous donation: $50,000

ABI is pleased to announce a gift of $50,000.00, one of the largest gifts ever received. Although the party wishes to remain anonymous, we thank them for their support. The gift was made possible by the naming of ABI as the beneficiary of the remnant assets of a case. To find out how to name the Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund as a beneficiary in a case, click here.

New Donor Recognized

The Endowment Fund recognizes and thanks the following for reaching new levels of giving:

New Century Council Member

Donald A. Workman
BakerHostetler LLP

Levels of Support

Millennium Level
Contributions of $50,000 and above

30th Anniversary Circle
Contributions of $30,000 – $49,999

Century Council Members
Contributions of $25,000 – $29,999

Visionary
Contributions of $20,000 – $24,999

Legacy
Contributions of $15,000 – $19,999

Lifetime Member
Contributions of $10,000 – $14,999

Benefactor
Contributions of $5,000 – $9,999

Sustaining Member
Contributions of $2,000 – $4,999

Leadership Club
Contributions of $1,000 – $1,999

Donors
Contributions of $100 – $999

Pledges at the Leadership Club level and up are payable over up to five years.

Regional Endowment Chairs