The Oakland County Bar Association’s Debtor-Creditor Committee will present “Difficulties Filing Chapter 11 for a Marijuana Business and Restructuring Alternatives” on Thursday, February 15, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the OCBA offices, 1760 S. Telegraph Road, Ste. 100, in Bloomfield Hills.

This seminar will feature legal experts and focus on the current state of the law related to filing a bankruptcy for a marijuana business, difficulties a debtor will face filing such a bankruptcy as a result, and some alternatives to a bankruptcy filing that might provide more effective avenues for obtaining results.

Speaking at the seminar will be Joseph K. Grekin, Brandi M. Blasses, and John J. Stockdale of Schafer & Weiner PLLC.

Cost to pre-register for the program is $35 for OCBA members; $25 for OCBA Debtor-Creditor Committee members; $25 for OCBA new lawyers and paralegals; $45 for non-members; and OCBA students can attend for free.  Refreshments will be served, courtesy of Schafer & Weiner PLLC.

To register, visit www.ocba.org and click on “Events.” 

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