Bankruptcy Law
Overview
The Bankruptcy Law Section allows solo and larger-firm practitioners from the consumer and business bankruptcy worlds to connect, share experiences, and explore evolving legal issues. The Section sponsors the popular Bankruptcy Bench Meets Bar Conference each spring and a variety of community service opportunities throughout the year.
Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference
Recently celebrating the 25th year of this annual conference, the Section has produced a history of this notable program.
Read the Full PublicationM. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Program
Through this program, the Bankruptcy Section, in collaboration with the United States Bankruptcy Court, teaches high school students about the importance of making informed decisions regarding their finances.
Learn MoreChapter 7 Pro Bono Initiatives
The Bankruptcy Section facilitates trainings throughout the year, providing volunteers with the fundamentals of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy law. Recent trainings were developed in anticipation of an increased need for volunteer attorneys due to COVID related bankruptcy filings.
Watch OnlineThe Charles P. Normandin Fund of the Boston Bar Foundation
Established in 2006 to support the Boston Bar Association’s bankruptcy-related public service projects, the Normandin fund most notably supports the operational expenses of the M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Program.
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Section Leadership
Morgan Nighan
Section Co-Chair Nixon Peabody LLP
Kathleen R. Cruickshank
Section Co-Chair Murphy & King, P.C. David A. Mawhinney
Public Policy Co-Chair Bowditch & Dewey, LLP – Framingham
Marcella Alvarez Morgan
Bankruptcy Public Service/ Veterans Initiatives Committee Ch Sherin and Lodgen LLP James Britton
New Lawyers Co-Chair ArentFox Schiff LLP Andrew C. Helman
Finance Co-Chair Dentons Bingham Greenebaum Christine E. Devine
Education & Bench Bar Law Office of Christine E. Devine LLC Michael E. Jusczyk
Communications Co-Chair Greenberg Traurig, LLP Marcus E. Pratt
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Korde & Associates, P.C. John Edward Murray
Bankruptcy Finance and Business Committee Chair/Co-Chair Nixon Peabody LLP Kate Elizabeth Nicholson
Bankruptcy Public Service/ Veterans Initiatives Committee Ch Nicholson P.C. John F. Sommerstein
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Law Offices of John F. Sommerstein Tristan G. Axelrod
Bankruptcy Diversity, Inclusion and Membership Committee Cha Brown Rudnick LLP John G. Loughnane Esq.
M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Committee Chair/Co-Cha Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP Jessica Hopton Youngberg Esq.
Financial Literacy Co-Chair U.S. Bankruptcy Court Hanna J. Ciechanowski
Membership and Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair Locke Lord LLP Ryan Kelley
Communications Co-Chair Pierce Atwood, LLP – ME Office
Justin Kesselman
Bankruptcy Public Policy Committee Chair/Co-Chair ArentFox Schiff LLP Richard L. Levine
Bankruptcy Public Policy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Sassoon & Cymrot, LLPCarlos Loredo
Education & Bench Bar Co-Chair Cambridge Public Schools Nina M. Parker Esq.
At-Large Strategic Thought Leadership Parker & Associates LLC Joan N. Feeney (Ret.)
Bankruptcy Strategic Thought Leadership Committee Chair/Co-C JAMS Kate P. Foley
Bankruptcy Communications Committee Chair/Co-Chair Mirick O'Connell – Worcester Office Donald R. Lassman
Strategic Thought Leadership Co-Chair Law Office of Donald R. Lassman Jacob T. Simon
Consumer Co-Chair Simon Law Marc Tetreault Jr.
At-Large New Lawyers/New Lawyers Forum Liaison Goodwin Procter LLP
Lynne Xerras
Bankruptcy Finance and Business Committee Chair/Co-Chair Holland & Knight LLPPast Bankruptcy Law Events
