Educational Webinars
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (ET)
Crop Insurance: What It Is and Where It’s Going
The Federal Crop Insurance Program has developed over several decades and continues to evolve through implementation of final rule-making decisions. Lauren Ward will walk through the basic things you need to know about the program, its policies, and recent updates impacting implementation.
Lauren Ward is a Shareholder at Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. in its Oxford, MS office.
Her practice spans general litigation & insurance defense, zoning & land use planning, and estate planning. She regularly defends crop insurance demands from inception through to arbitration and dismissal on behalf of an approved insurance provider within the Federal Crop Insurance Program. She has earned recognition as a Best Lawyers in America® “One to Watch” since 2021. Additionally, she has been named a Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (ET)
Have You Noticed the Sky Falling? How to Handle Distressed Debt & Bankruptcies
Scott will talk about the rise in distress debt and bankruptcies in the last 12 months. The focus of his remarks will be on how to triage the “important issues” from the unimportant ones. He’ll talk about when to extend or modify a loan versus calling a default. And he will talk about what an attorney for the debtor (and a possible bankruptcy trustee) will be looking at when a bankruptcy case is filed vis-à-vis a creditor. Finally, he will discuss how best to keep an asset cash flowing, even in distressed times.
Scott Brown represents financial institutions in loan documentation and enforcement. He represents commercial, agricultural and private lenders in a broad array of transactions. He has over 25 years of experience enforcing loans through workouts, litigation, receiverships and bankruptcies. His experience includes both in-house and outside counsel roles. He also represents clients regarding regulatory, lending and litigation issues related to consumer finance–CFPB, FCRA, TCPA and many others. Mr. Brown lectures frequently at a wide variety of conferences throughout the country and has written dozens of columns for various publications, including The National Law Journal, ABI Journal, Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser and Arizona Attorney, among others.
Please see Past Webinars for information about the webinars that we have recently offered.