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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Upcoming Bankruptcy Law Events
Section Leadership
Morgan Nighan
Section Co-Chair Nixon Peabody LLP
Tristan Axelrod
Bankruptcy Finance Co-Chair Brown Rudnick LLP
James Britton
Bankruptcy New Lawyers Co-Chair ArentFox Schiff LLP
Hannah Ciechanowski
Bankruptcy Diversity, Inclusion and Membership Committee Co-Chair Locke Lord LLP
Joan Feeney
Bankruptcy Strategic Thought Leadership Committee Chair/Co-C JAMS
Kate Foley
Bankruptcy Public Service/ Veterans Initiatives Committee Ch Mirick O'Connell – Worcester Office
Michael E. Jusczyk
Bankruptcy Communications Co-Chair Greenberg Traurig, LLP Ryan Kelley
Bankruptcy Communications Committee Co-Chair Pierce Atwood, LLP – ME Office
Justin Kesselman
Bankruptcy Public Policy Committee Chair/Co-Chair ArentFox Schiff LLP
Donald Lassman
Bankruptcy Strategic Thought Leadership Committee Chair/Co-C Law Office of Donald R. Lassman
Richard Levine
Bankruptcy Public Policy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Sassoon & Cymrot, LLPCarlos 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
Alex Mattera
At-Large Financial Literacy Pierce Atwood LLP
David Mawhinney
Public Policy Co-chair Bowditch & Dewey, LLP – Framingham
Marcella Alvarez Morgan
Bankruptcy Public Service/ Veterans Initiatives Committee Ch Sherin and Lodgen LLP
John Murray
Bankruptcy Diversity, Inclusion and Membership Committee Cha 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
Marcus Pratt
At-Large Education & Bench Meets Bar Korde & Associates, P.C.
Adam Ruttenberg
At-Large Strategic Thought Leadership ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jacob Simon
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Simon Law
John Sommerstein
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Law Offices of John F. Sommerstein
Marc Tetreault
Bankruptcy New Lawyers Committee Co-Chair Goodwin Procter 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 Court