I am licensed to practice before the State Courts of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. I was awarded a J.D. degree in 1980 from Rutgers School of Law where he was elected to the Appellate Moot Court Board. I graduated with an A.B. degree in Economics in 1977 from Rutgers College, and was honored with induction into Omicron Delta Epsilon, the International Economics Honor Society.

I served as Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Warren Brody and the Hon. John J. Callahan of the Superior Court of New Jersey for the 1980-1981 Court Term. I am very proud to be peer-review rated "5 of 5" "AV PREEMINENT" (the highest rating) by the internationally recognized "Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory". I am included in the "Inside New Jersey" 2012 edition and the "New Jersey Legal Leaders" 2013 and 2014 editions of "New Jersey's Top Rated Lawyers" in the areas of Bankruptcy and Debtor and Creditor. I have been listed as a "NEW JERSEY SUPER LAWYER" and have been designated as a "MASTER" in the New Jersey Bankruptcy Inn of Court. Additionally, I served for many years as an appointed member and Vice-Chair of the Randolph Township Economic Development Committee.

My insolvency law experience and practice extends to representing Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy trustees, corporate, individual and non-profit Chapter 11 debtors-in-possession (including the YMCA of Newark & Vicinity, Harvard Industries, Inc., and Union Nursing Home), and unsecured creditors' committees in Chapter 11 reorganization and orderly liquidation proceedings, as well as secured and unsecured creditors including lenders, equipment lessors and landlords.  I have also represented many individuals and businesses in connection with out-of-court debt settlement and restructuring.

I am a faculty member, have written a number of articles on a variety of bankruptcy-related topics and have spoken to various groups and organizations, including:

• New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
• New Jersey State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, Annual Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference
• New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association
• Lorman Education Services
• New Jersey League of Municipalities
• Essex County Bar Association
• Turnaround Management Association (New Jersey Chapter)

I am also attorney of record in a number of reported Federal and New Jersey State court decisions.

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