Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Kelsey Burgess has been accepted to participate in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) annual Next Generation (“NextGen”) program.
Candidates for this prestigious program are selected based on a demonstrated commitment to the highest standards of civility, ethics and professionalism, as well as commitment to the educational development of bankruptcy professionals and to professional activities that benefit the public, the bankruptcy bar and the court system. Participants include attorneys with 10 or fewer years of practice whose work centers on bankruptcy law.
“We are proud of the attorney and emerging leader Kelsey has become, and we’re grateful that NCBJ has acknowledged her service and acumen with this prestigious honor,” said Stephanie Lieb, Co-Leader of Trenam’s Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. “Kelsey’s active involvement in the bankruptcy law community, and her drive to develop herself and the profession as a whole, position her as an ideal participant for the Next Gen program and example for her fellow attorneys to follow.”
Through her active involvement with the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Law Association and her previous board service with the Adult Literacy League of Central Florida, Burgess exemplifies the NCBJ values of furthering educational development within her field and community.
The NCBJ is an organization that generally promotes the interests of United States Bankruptcy Judges and works to improve the administration of the bankruptcy system. The organization fosters scholarship, collegiality and diversity among members of the bankruptcy bench and bar and provides opportunities for education and networking for bankruptcy judges and the bankruptcy community at large.
The NextGen program specifically targets up and coming bankruptcy litigators and provides them with a platform for professional development and networking. Participants have the opportunity to experience a roundtable featuring bankruptcy judges from across the nation, engage in small-group discussions with experienced bankruptcy practitioners, network and build relationships with NextGen alumni and participate as panelists with judges and other practitioners to share their knowledge during the educational sessions of the NCBJ Annual Meetings.
At Trenam, Burgess practices in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. She advises debtors, secured and unsecured creditors and other interested parties in matters involving Chapter 11 bankruptcies, out-of-court workouts and related transactions. While in law school, Burgess was a research assistant and executive forum editor of the Florida Law Review, further demonstrating her dedication to professional education and industry development.
Burgess earned her law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and her undergraduate degree from the University of Central Florida.
