Minnesota CLE Conference Center
Heather Seeger (née Marx) presented the panel “Student Loans in Bankruptcy: A Practitioner’s Update on Treatment, Strategy and Discharge” at The 2026 Bankruptcy Institute, a program presented by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (Minnesota CLE) and the MSBA Bankruptcy Section. During the session, she joined fellow panelists in discussing the treatment of student loans in bankruptcy proceedings, including discharge strategies, evolving legal standards, practical considerations for practitioners, and recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice.
The 2026 Bankruptcy Institute brought together bankruptcy professionals for a comprehensive examination of current developments affecting consumer and business bankruptcy practice. The two-day program featured educational sessions covering topics such as emerging case law, legislative and regulatory updates, restructuring trends, ethics, artificial intelligence, and practical strategies for bankruptcy practitioners.
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Adine S. Momoh, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota
Joshua C. Peterson, Attorney, Walker & Walker Law Offices, PLLC
Jeffrey H. Butwinick, Attorney, Butwinick Law Office