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
Justin Kesselman
Section Co-Chair ArentFox Schiff LLP
Morgan Nighan
Section Co-Chair Nixon Peabody LLP
Tristan Axelrod
Bankruptcy Finance Committee 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
Christine Devine
Bankruptcy Education and Bench Bar Committee Co-Chair Law Office of Christine E. Devine LLC
Joan Feeney
Bankruptcy Strategic Thought Leadership Co-Chair JAMS
Andrew C. Helman
Bankruptcy Finance Committee Co-Chair Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
Michael E. Jusczyk
Bankruptcy Communications Co-Chair Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Ryan Kelley
Bankruptcy Communications Committee Co-Chair Pierce Atwood, LLP – ME Office
Donald Lassman
Bankruptcy Strategic Thought Leadership Committee Co-Chair 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 Co-Chair Nicholson P.C.
John G. Loughnane Esq.
M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Committee Co-Chair White and Williams LLP
David Mawhinney
Public Policy Committee Co-chair Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee
John Murray
Bankruptcy Diversity, Inclusion and Membership Committee Co-Chair Nixon Peabody LLP
Kate Nicholson
Bankruptcy Public Service/ Veterans Initiatives Committee Co-Chair Nicholson P.C.
Marcus Pratt
Education & Bench Meets Bar Committee Co-Chair Korde & Associates, P.C.
Jacob Simon
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Co-Chair Simon Law
John Sommerstein
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Co-Chair Law Offices of John F. Sommerstein
Marc Tetreault
Bankruptcy New Lawyers Committee Co-Chair Goodwin Procter LLP
Jessica Youngberg
M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Committee Co-Chair U.S. Bankruptcy Court