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
Kathleen Cruickshank
Section Co-Chair Murphy & King, P.C.
Morgan Nighan
Section Co-Chair Nixon Peabody LLP
Marcella Alvarez Morgan
Bankruptcy Public Service/ Veterans Initiatives Committee Ch Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Tristan Axelrod
Bankruptcy Diversity, Inclusion and Membership Committee Cha Brown Rudnick LLP
Joseph Baldiga
At-Large Mirick O'Connell – Westborough Office
Christine Devine
At-Large Law Office of Christine E. Devine LLC
D. Ethan Jeffery
At-Large Murphy & King, P.C.
Joan Feeney
Bankruptcy Strategic Thought Leadership Committee Chair/Co-C JAMS
Kate Foley
Bankruptcy Communications Committee Chair/Co-Chair Mirick O'Connell – Worcester Office
Douglas Gooding
At-Large Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Jonathan Horne
At-Large Murtha Cullina LLP
Ryan Kelley
Bankruptcy Communications Committee Chair/Co-Chair Pierce Atwood, LLP – ME Office
Donald Lassman
Bankruptcy Strategic Thought Leadership Committee Chair/Co-C Law Office of Donald R. Lassman
Dmitry Lev
At-Large Law Offices of D. Lev, PC
Richard Levine
Bankruptcy Public Policy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Sassoon & Cymrot, LLP
Carlos Loredo
Bankruptcy Education and Bench Bar Committee Chair/Co-Chair Cambridge Public Schools
John Loughnane
M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Committee Chair/Co-Cha Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Jonathan Marshall
At-Large Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Alex Mattera
At large Financial Literacy Pierce Atwood LLP
David Mawhinney
Bankruptcy Education and Bench Bar Committee Chair/Co-Chair Bowditch & Dewey, LLP
John Murray
Bankruptcy Finance and Business Committee Chair/Co-Chair Nixon Peabody LLP
Kate Nicholson
Bankruptcy Public Service/ Veterans Initiatives Committee Ch Nicholson P.C.
Nina Parker
At-Large Strategic Thought Leadership Parker & Associates LLC
Terrence Parker
At-Large Parker Law Offices
Marcus Pratt
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Korde & Associates, P.C.
Jesse Redlener
Bankruptcy Diversity, Inclusion and Membership Committee Cha Ascendant Law Group LLC
Adam Ruttenberg
At-Large ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jacob Simon
At-Large Strategic Thought Leadership Simon Law
John Sommerstein
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Law Offices of John F. SommersteinMarc Tetreault
At-Large New Lawyers/New Lawyers Forum Liaison Goodwin Procter LLP
Macken Toussaint
At-Large Riemer & Braunstein LLP
Adrienne Walker
At-Large Strategic Thought Leadership Locke Lord LLP
Lynne Xerras
Bankruptcy Finance and Business Committee Chair/Co-Chair Holland & Knight LLP
Jessica Youngberg
M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Committee Chair/Co-Cha U.S. Bankruptcy CourtPast Bankruptcy Law Events
