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| | Address | | 558 Clinton Avenue, P.O. Box 3186 | | Bridgeport, Connecticut 06605-0186 | | (Fairfield Co.) | | | |
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| Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Reorganization, General Civil Practice. Securities Investor Protection Act Litigation, Real Estate and Transactional, Probate, Corporate, Family, Personal Injury and Negligence. | | Year Established: 1965 | Firm Profile:
Since 1965 we have assisted debtors, creditors, equity holders, creditors' committees, trustees, and other parties affected by financially troubled businesses. Zeisler & Zeisler is recognized as a leading insolvency firm. Five of our partners have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, more than any other firm in Connecticut. We have one of the largest and most experienced Chapter 11 practices in the state and routinely serve a leading role in complex reorganizations. In addition to our insolvency practice, we offer a full range of legal services to our clients. Our commercial litigation group is particularly experienced in bankruptcy litigation and debtor/creditor disputes. | | Firm Size: 16 | Representative Clients:
Lancer Partners Limited Partnership, debtor-in-possession; BLC Investors LLC, debtor-in-possession; Bridgeport Jai Alai, Inc, debtor-in-possession; Golden Associates; Trustee for the PCA Liquidating Trust; Cannondale Corp, debtor-in-possession; Creditors' Committee and Liquidating Trustee for Handy & Harman Refining Group, Inc.; X-CHB, Inc. f/k/a Country Home Bakers, Inc, debtor-in-possession; Patriot National Bank; E&F/Walsh Building Company LLC; Worth Construction Co., Inc; New Haven Terminal, Inc.; A.V. Tuchy, Inc.; Summit Development LLC. | | Richard D. Zeisler (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, June 9, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Connecticut. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1959); University of Connecticut (LL.B., 1963). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy. Author, Bankruptcy Section of Matthew Bender Treatise on Divorce Workbook, 1984-1985. Adjunct Professor of Bankruptcy, University of Bridgeport School of Law, 1986-1987. Committee for Revision of Local Bankruptcy Rules, 1997; Committee to Elect Bankruptcy Judicial Candidate, 1996. Member: Greater Bridgeport (President, 2000; Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, 2000—) and Connecticut Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In Re City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport Chapter 9 proceeding; Attorney for Equity Committee In Re: Raytech, Inc.; Attorney for debtor In Re: Thatcher Glass, Inc.; Country Home Bakers Inc.; Counsel for Secured Lenders In Re: Colonial Real Estate Company, Inc. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Litigation; Matrimonial Law. Email: Richard D. Zeisler | | James G. Verrillo (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, March 20, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Connecticut. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1973); University of Connecticut (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member: Bridgeport (Member, Commercial Law Committee), Connecticut (Member, Commercial and Bankruptcy Section) and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association (Member, Board of Directors); USA Bank (Founder and Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law. Email: James G. Verrillo | | James Berman (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, October 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Connecticut. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1977); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk to the Hon. Alan H. W. Shiff, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, District of Connecticut, 1981-1983. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy Law. Chairman, 1992-1994, and Vice Chairman, 1990-1992, Commercial and Bankruptcy Section, Connecticut Bar Association. Counsel to Committee for Revision of Local Bankruptcy Rules, 1997. Lecturer, Bankruptcy, Connecticut Bar Association, Professional Seminars, Inc., 1986—. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law. Email: James Berman | | Craig I. Lifland (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 27, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1984, Florida; 1990, Connecticut. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1978); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1982). Member: Connecticut (Member: Commercial and Bankruptcy Section) and American (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law. Email: Craig I. Lifland | | Jed Horwitt (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 9, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Connecticut and New York. Education: Ithaca College (B.S., cum laude, 1981); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Listed, Best Lawyers in America - Bankruptcy & Restructuring. Former Chairman, Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section, Connecticut Bar Association. Co-Editor, Stockbroker Liquidation Chapter, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 2nd edition. Lecturer: Connecticut Bar Association; Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association. Member: Connecticut Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Securities Investor Protection Act; Litigation. Email: Jed Horwitt | | Matthew K. Beatman (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, July 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, 1987); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1990). Tau Beta Pi. Contributing Editor, Bankruptcy Bulletin, Connecticut Bar Association, 1998-2000. Law Clerk to the Hon. Alan H. W. Shiff, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, District of Connecticut, 1991-1992. Lecturer: various private and public seminar audiences. Alternate Member, Berlin Planning and Zoning Commission. Member: Connecticut (Executive Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section) and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute, Turnaround Management Association; National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation. Email: Matthew K. Beatman | | Jeffrey Hellman (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, October 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1987, Massachusetts; 1989, Connecticut. Education: Duke University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1983); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: Criminal Justice Act Panel, U.S. District Court. Contributing Editor, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 2nd edition. NASD Arbitrator. Member: Connecticut (Member: Executive Committee, Federal Practice Section; Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Criminal Law. Email: Jeffrey Hellman | | Lawrence S. Grossman (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, May 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1982); Fordham University (J.D., 1994). Editor, Fordham Moot Court Board. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation. Email: Lawrence S. Grossman | | Stephen M. Kindseth (Member) born Enfield, Connecticut, June 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1990); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1994). Recipient, William F. Starr Research Fellowship. Contributing Editor, Stockbroker Liquidations, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 2nd edition. Member: Bridgeport and Connecticut (Member: Executive Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Securities Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: Stephen M. Kindseth | | Coleen Hurlie-Dunn (Member) born Mount Vernon, New York; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Pennsylvania (J.D.). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Bridgeport, Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Commercial Law, Bankruptcy) and American Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Commercial Leasing; Real Property; Corporate Law; Debtor and Creditor Reorganization. Email: Coleen Hurlie-Dunn | | Johnpatrick O'Brien (Partner) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, December 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1999; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Sacred Heart University (B.S., cum laude, 1989); Southwest Missouri State University (M.P.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1994). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Dobozy v. Dobozy, 41 Conn. App. 861 (1996). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Criminal Law; Workers Compensation; Appellate Practice. Email: Johnpatrick O'Brien | | Jeffrey M. Sklarz (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, August 15, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2004, U.S. Tax Court; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1996); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1999); Boston University School of Law (Graduate Tax Program, LL.M., 2006). Formerly with Moukawsher & Walsh, LLC. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Division, Business Law Section, 2008—. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; ERISA; Taxation. Email: Jeffrey M. Sklarz | | —————————— | | Gregory B. Schiller (Associate) born Abington, Pennsylvania, September 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1999, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Western Connecticut State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Western New England College (J.D., 1998). Honors Distinction: First Year Moot Court Competition; CALI Excellence Award, 1995, 1996. Member: Greater Bridgeport Bar Association; Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Sections); American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Bankruptcy Litigation. Email: Gregory B. Schiller | | Kellianne T. Baranowsky (Associate) born Huntington, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, Connecticut; 2005, New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1999); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(50%); Bankruptcy(50%). Email: Kellianne T. Baranowsky | | Jonathan A. Kaplan (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut, October 22, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut. Education: Cornell University(B.A., 2003); University of Connecticut (J.D., 2005). |
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