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.
Learn More or Donate



Section Leadership
Kathleen Cruickshank
Section Co-Chair Murphy & King, P.C.Morgan Nighan
Section Co-Chair Nixon Peabody LLPMarcella Alvarez Morgan
Bankruptcy Public Service/ Veterans Initiatives Committee Ch Sherin and Lodgen LLPTristan Axelrod
Bankruptcy Diversity, Inclusion and Membership Committee Cha Brown Rudnick LLPJoseph Baldiga
At-Large Mirick O'Connell – Westborough OfficeChristine Devine
At-Large Law Office of Christine E. Devine LLCD. Ethan Jeffery
At-Large Murphy & King, P.C.Joan Feeney
Bankruptcy Strategic Thought Leadership Committee Chair/Co-C JAMSKate Foley
Bankruptcy Communications Committee Chair/Co-Chair Mirick O'Connell – Worcester OfficeDouglas Gooding
At-Large Choate Hall & Stewart LLPJonathan Horne
At-Large Murtha Cullina LLPRyan Kelley
Bankruptcy Communications Committee Chair/Co-Chair Pierce Atwood, LLP – ME OfficeDonald Lassman
Bankruptcy Strategic Thought Leadership Committee Chair/Co-C Law Office of Donald R. LassmanDmitry Lev
At-Large Law Offices of D. Lev, PCRichard Levine
Bankruptcy Public Policy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Sassoon & Cymrot, LLPCarlos Loredo
Bankruptcy Education and Bench Bar Committee Chair/Co-Chair Cambridge Public SchoolsJohn Loughnane
M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Committee Chair/Co-Cha Nutter McClennen & Fish LLPJonathan Marshall
At-Large Choate Hall & Stewart LLPAlex Mattera
At large Financial Literacy Pierce Atwood LLPDavid Mawhinney
Bankruptcy Education and Bench Bar Committee Chair/Co-Chair Bowditch & Dewey, LLPJohn Murray
Bankruptcy Finance and Business Committee Chair/Co-Chair Nixon Peabody LLPKate Nicholson
Bankruptcy Public Service/ Veterans Initiatives Committee Ch Nicholson P.C.Nina Parker
At-Large Strategic Thought Leadership Parker & Associates LLCTerrence Parker
At-Large Parker Law OfficesMarcus Pratt
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Korde & Associates, P.C.Jesse Redlener
Bankruptcy Diversity, Inclusion and Membership Committee Cha Ascendant Law Group LLCAdam Ruttenberg
At-Large ArentFox Schiff LLPJacob Simon
At-Large Strategic Thought Leadership Simon LawJohn Sommerstein
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Law Offices of John F. SommersteinMarc Tetreault
At-Large New Lawyers/New Lawyers Forum Liaison Goodwin Procter LLPMacken Toussaint
At-Large Riemer & Braunstein LLPAdrienne Walker
At-Large Strategic Thought Leadership Locke Lord LLPLynne Xerras
Bankruptcy Finance and Business Committee Chair/Co-Chair Holland & Knight LLPJessica Youngberg
M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Committee Chair/Co-Cha U.S. Bankruptcy CourtPast Bankruptcy Law Events
