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110 East Madison Street Suite 200
Tampa, Florida 33602-4700 (Hillsborough Co.)
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(Main Office) Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser, P.A., is a 13-member firm specializing in the representation of parties in bankruptcy cases, insolvency matters, out-of-court workout arrangements, and related civil litigation. The largest segment of its practice consists of the representation of corporate debtors in chapter 11 cases. The firm's practice is geographically centered in the State of Florida with clients ranging from small companies to large publicly-owned corporations. Most cases involve companies with assets, liabilities, or annual revenues in excess of $5 million, ranging in size to companies with assets and liabilities of more than $3 billion. Statement of PracticeBankruptcy, Workout and Insolvency. Commercial Trial Practice. Year Established: 1979
Firm Size: 13
References:The Bank of Tampa First Union National Bank.
Address110 East Madison Street Suite 200 Tampa, FL 33602-4700, (Hillsborough Co.)
PhonePhone: (813) 229-0144 Fax: (813) 229-1811

Website http://www.srbp.com
Don M. Stichter (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, December 29, 1929; admitted to bar, 1957, Wisconsin; 1958, District of Columbia and Ohio; 1960, Florida. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1951); University of California at Los Angeles; University of Wisconsin (LL.B., 1957). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, University of Wisconsin Law Review, 1956-1957. Co-Author, with Harley E. Riedel, II: "Chapter XI Arrangements," Debtors' and Creditors' Rights in Florida, 1979. Member, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 1957-1959. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1959-1962. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Hillsborough County (President, 1972-1973) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (President, 1988-1989; Chairman, 1989-1990); American Bankruptcy Institute. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts.Email: Don M. Stichter
B. Michael Bachman, Jr. (Associate) born Bethesda, Maryland; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Business Management, with honors, 1999); University of Florida (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Member and Student Works Editor, Senior Editorial Board of the University of Florida Journal of Technology Law and Policy. Volunteer, Bay Area Legal Services. Member: American Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Business Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections); Hillsborough County Bar Association; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Bankruptcy.Email: B. Michael Bachman, Jr.
Harley E. Riedel, II (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1971); University of Florida (J.D., with high honors, 1974). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Editor in Chief, University of Florida Law Review, 1973-1974. Contributing Editor, Norton Handbook For Bankruptcy Trustees, Debtors in Possession and Committees (principal author of Chapter 11 debtor in possession section). Co-Author, with Michael G. Williamson and Warren S. Bloom, "Priorities," Secured Transactions in Florida (2d ed.). Author, "Priorities," Secured Transactions in Florida. Co-Author, with Don M. Stichter: "Chapter XI Arrangements," Debtors' and Creditors' Rights in Florida. Member, Grievance Committee, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, The Florida Bar, 1995-1998. Member, Committee on Bankruptcy Rules for the Middle District of Florida, 1985-1998. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1989. Listed in America's Leading Business Lawyers. Member: Hillsborough County, Federal (Secretary, 1989-1990; Treasurer, 1990-1991) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association; (President, 1994-1995; Chairman, 1995-1996); American Bankruptcy Institute. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy Professionals. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Mediation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts.Email: Harley E. Riedel, II
Russell M. Blain (Shareholder) born Tampa, Florida, September 19, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); University of Florida (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient: Gertrude Brick Law Review Apprentice Prize. Senior Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1976-1977. Author: "Lien Rights and Construction Lending: Responsibilities and Liabilities in Florida," 29 University of Florida Law Review 411, 1977. Member: Alumni Council, University of Florida College of Law, 1994; Board of Fellows, University of Tampa, 2001. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Business Law Section; Member, Executive Council, 1997; Chair, Bankruptcy-UCC Committee, 2002-2003; Chair, Legislation Committee, 2005); Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (Director, 1995-2001; President, 1999-2000; Chair, 2000-2001); Commercial Law League of America; American Bankruptcy Institute; Ferguson-White American Inn of Court (Treasurer, 1995). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Mediation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts.Email: Russell M. Blain
Richard C. Prosser (Member) born Sterling, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1976); Mercer University (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk to the Honorable Alexander L. Paskay, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida, 1981-1982. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Author: "Overview of Bankruptcy," Florida Bar publication, Florida Small Business Practice, 5th Ed. 2004. Member: Hillsborough County and Federal (Bankruptcy Committee Chair, Tampa Bay Chapter, 1998, 1999) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (Director, 1988-1992; Treasurer, 1988-1989; Vice President, 1989-1990; President, 1990-1991; Chair, 1991-1992; Co-Chair, CLE Committee, 1991-1992). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts.Email: Richard C. Prosser
Charles A. Postler (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, August 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1984). Member, 1982-1984 and Chief Tax Editor, 1983-1984, University of Florida Law Review. Author: "Torts-Parental Immunity: A Time for Change," 35 University of Florida Law Review, 181, 1983. Partner: Fowler White, Gillen, Boggs, Vilareal and Banker, P.A. until 1991; Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser, P.A., 1991. Member: Hillsborough County and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking, Business, and Intellectual Property Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association; The American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Computer Software Law; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts.Email: Charles A. Postler
Scott A. Stichter (Member) born Tampa, Florida, February 17, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1984); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1987). Member: Moot Court Board, 1985-1987; American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Team. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts.Email: Scott A. Stichter
Stephen R. Leslie (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, June 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, North Carolina. Education: University of South Florida (B.S.B.A., 1990); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Recipient, Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Book Award. Judicial Intern to the Honorable Alexander L. Paskay, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association; Southwest Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute (Advisory Committee, ABI- Stetson Law School Bankruptcy Symposium, 2009-2010). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts.Email: Stephen R. Leslie
Elena Paras Ketchum (Partner) born Tampa, Florida; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., with high honors, 1994); University of Florida, Gainesville (J.D., with honors, 1997). Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Book Award in "Comparative Tort Litigation and Rules of Procedure;" James M. "Red" McEwen Memorial Award from Hillsborough County Bar Association. Former Assistant State Attorney, State Attorney's Office for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit for Hillsborough County. Current Vice President, Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Member: Executive Counsel of Florida Bar Business Law Section; Hillsborough County Bar Association. Chair, Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association Credit Abuse Resistance Education (C.A.R.E.) Program. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts; Bankruptcy Chapter 12; Bankruptcy Trustees Rights; Commercial Foreclosure; Commercial Insolvency; Commercial Recovery; Commercial Workouts; Consumer Bankruptcy; Debtor Bankruptcy; Liquidations; Personal Bankruptcy; Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts.Email: Elena Paras Ketchum
Edward J. Peterson III (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 14, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama; 2005, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., Economics, 1995); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Legal Profession, 1998-1999. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts.Email: Edward J. Peterson III
——————————Barbara Hart (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of South Florida (M.P.H., 1991); Tusculum College (B.S., 1998); Stetson University College of Law, cum laude (J.D., 2001). Barbara A. Hart joined Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser, P.A. in 2009 after serving a two year term as law clerk for the Honorable Judge K. Rodney May, U. S. Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida. Ms. Hart has practiced in the area of bankruptcy and commercial litigation since graduating with honors from Stetson University College of Law in 2001, where she served as the Managing Editor of the Stetson Law Review, and was the recipient of Judge Stanley Milledge Award and the McBride Family Scholarship. Prior to clerking for Judge May, Ms. Hart had extensive experience with the representation of both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy cases, out of court workouts, and State Court proceedings. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (Vice Chair, Credit Abuse Resistance Education Program); American Bankruptcy Institute. Reported Cases: In re Dubovoy, 377 B.R. 7058 (Bankr. M.D. Fla 2006). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Trustees Rights; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Foreclosure; Commercial Insolvency; Commercial Workouts; Debtor Bankruptcy; Foreclosures; Debt Relief; Insolvency; Fraudulent Conveyance; Liquidations; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Personal Bankruptcy; Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts; Receivership; Workouts.Email: Barbara Hart
Becky Ferrell-Anton (Attorney) born Orlando, Florida; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida. Education: Emory University School of Business Administration (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). 1984 Beta Gamma Sigma, Beta Alpha Psi; Alpha Epsilon Upsilon; Georgetown Law Journal Member, 1982-1983 and Editor, 1983 -1984, Legal Writing Instructor, Florida State University College of Law, 1991-1992. Formerly held NASD Series 7 and 64 Securities Licenses. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; American Bar Association; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Class Actions; Complex Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Becky Ferrell-Anton
Amy Denton Harris (Associate) born Newport News, Virginia, February 18, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., Accounting, cum laude, 1998; M.Acc., 1999); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 2002). National Dean's List. Phi Delta Phi; Beta Alpha Psi; Gamma Beta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Golden Key. Listed: Florida Rising Star, Bankruptcy/Insolvency Practice; Florida Super Lawyers, 2009 Edition; National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, 2004-2005. Recipient, Program Excellence Award, C.H. Ferguson-M.E. White American Inn of Court, 2006-2007. Professional Certifications: Certified Public Accountant (having passed all four parts of the examination on the first attempt--something accomplished by a small percentage of applicants), Florida, 2001. Memberships and Community Development: Member, Board of Directors, Accounting Circle, University of South Florida Partnership; Chair, Board of Directors for the Accounting Circle, University of South Florida, 2007-2008; Chair, Board of Directors for the Accounting Circle, University of South Florida, 2006-2007; Member, Advisory Council for the School of Accountancy, University of South Florida, 2006-2007; Former Associate Member, C.H. Ferguson-M.E. White American Inn of Court; Former Member, Community Service Committee, Hillsborough County Bar Association. Judicial Intern to the Honorable Paul M. Glenn, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida and the Honorable Michael G. Williamson, Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts; Bankruptcy Chapter 12; Bankruptcy Trustees Rights; Commercial Insolvency; Commercial Workouts; Consumer Bankruptcy; Creditor Bankruptcy; Debt Relief; Debtor Bankruptcy; Foreclosures; Liquidations; Personal Bankruptcy; Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts.Email: Amy Denton Harris
Susan H. Sharp (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2009, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., in Business Accounting, with highest distinction, 1976); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2003). Law Intern, U.S. Trustee's Office. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts.Email: Susan H. Sharp
Dan Fogarty (Associate) born Tampa, Florida, June 8, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., History and Philosophy, cum laude, 2000); University of Florida (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: The Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association.Email: Dan Fogarty
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