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Address
80 Route 4 East, Suite 290
Paramus, New Jersey 07652 (Bergen Co.)
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(Main Office) Our clients face urgent challenges. The attorneys of Forman Holt Eliades & Ravin strive to deliver effective solutions. We know the challenges. For years we have represented secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, franchisors, committees and trustees in resolving insolvency-related disputes across the commercial spectrum. We have experience addressing the needs of all who come before the Bankruptcy Court. Our teams of attorneys focus on bankruptcy reorganizations and liquidations, bankruptcy litigation, restructurings and loan workouts and the related transactional work. We are known for handling some of the most complex and challenging insolvency work in the region. In connection with our representation of financially distressed businesses, we work with our clients to assess the legal issues relating to their financial problems and to assist in defining realistic business goals and solutions. When possible, we seek to achieve our clients' objectives by working and cooperating with creditors. When necessary, we have the experience and expertise to seek appropriate relief in bankruptcy proceedings through proposed plans of reorganization, sales of businesses or their assets, or orderly liquidations. We also assist in voluntary wind-ups and liquidations thereby avoiding the filing of bankruptcy proceedings. In these instances, we work closely with our clients to control and manage litigation and minimize the risk of involuntary bankruptcy filings. We aggressively litigate highly contested cases on behalf of our clients in the state, federal and bankruptcy courts. Our litigation work includes insider and shareholder disputes, avoidance litigation including fraudulent and preferential transfers, lien disputes, adequate protection and automatic stay issues, pre and post confirmation litigation, and claims objections. We represent lenders with respect to the entire array of problem business loans. These include real estate and asset-based financings, term loans, lines of credit, letters of credit, revolving credit facilities and franchise financing. Our philosophy is to be practical, solve problems, resolve conflicts and, whenever possible, maintain the loan as an earning asset. In some cases, a workout or restructuring of the loan, whether cooperative or adversarial, may provide an acceptable solution. If a workout fails, however, we have the bankruptcy and litigation experience to pursue the clients' rights and remedies against collateral, the borrower, any guarantors and, in appropriate circumstances, any third parties whose actions may have contributed to the lender's loss. We're also known for our national presence in franchisee-bankruptcy work. We are national bankruptcy counsel to the hotel and the real estate divisions of one of the largest franchisors in the world. Our attorneys have substantial experience in counseling bankruptcy trustees and creditors committees. In fact, our senior member recently received the Director's Award for Outstanding Achievements by a Private Trustee from the Executive Director of the National Trustee Program. In connection with that practice area, our firm has participated in major bankruptcy cases involving real estate, technology, telecommunications, securities, employee-benefit issues and lender disputes. Further, we are well known for handling commercial fraud cases including the investigation and litigation of insider malfeasance claims. Forman Holt Eliades & Ravin brings formidable expertise and integrity to the unique challenges of bankruptcy. Our mission is to be the firm of choice for clients seeking the most creative, comprehensive and effective legal services available in the creditor/debtor arena. Our attorneys have the depth of experience and the dedication to help our clients succeed, whether they are confronted with sophisticated bankruptcies, complex litigation or the routine issues that challenge many businesses in the area of debtor/creditor relations. We deliver proven solutions. Statement of PracticeBankruptcy, Franchise Law, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Commercial and Civil Litigation, Corporate. Firm Size: 17
Address80 Route 4 East, Suite 290
Paramus, NJ 07652, (Bergen Co.)
PhonePhone: 201-845-1000
Fax: 201-845-9112
Websitehttp://www.formanlaw.com
Charles M. Forman admitted to bar, 1977, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1980, District of Columbia; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Newark College of Engineering (B.S., 1972); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1976). Alpha Pi Mu; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Delta Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta. Panelist: "Resolving Ethical, Criminal, and Fraud Issues in Bankruptcy Proceedings," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1995; "Interacting with Bankruptcy Trustees," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2000. Special Assistant to Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, 1976-1978. Member, Private Panel of Trustees, U.S. Department of Justice, District of New Jersey, 1981; Director's Award for Outstanding Achievement By A Private Trustee, 2002. Member: New Jersey State (Panelist, Creditor-Debtor Section Bar Conferences, various years) and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Federal Bar Association of New Jersey (President, 1990); Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Master (1995, 1996). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Charles M. Forman
Michael E. Holt admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1991, New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1993, Minnesota. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990). Panelist, Institute for Continuing Legal Education: "How to Handle Chapter 7 Asset Cases." Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael E. Holt
Daniel M. Eliades, Jr. admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Trenton State College (A.B., 1987); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1990). Pi Sigma Alpha. Law Secretary to Hon. Burrell Ives Humphreys, Assignment Judge, Superior Court, Essex County, New Jersey, 1990-1991. Author: Bankruptcy Fraud, Business Crime, Matthew Bender, 1997; Fraudulent Conveyances, New Jersey Pleadings and Practice Series, 1996; "Small Business Bankruptcy," New Jersey Bankruptcy Bar Conference, 2001; "The Fair Foreclosure Act: A Mixed Bag for Lenders and Borrowers," ECBF Chronicle, Dec., 1995; "Tax Assessors Personal Liability for Biased Assessments," Real Estate New York, Nov. 1995. Adjunct Professor, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Banks and Banking; Franchise Law.Email: Daniel M. Eliades, Jr.
Stephen B. Ravin admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey; 1980, Florida; 1985, New York. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1973); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1977). Recipient, various Pro Bono awards. Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2003 and Chairman, Public Relations, 2001-2003, Turnaround Management Association. Member, Board of Directors and Vice President, Programs, Turnaround Management Association, New Jersey Chapter. Member, Executive Board, New York Institute of Credit. Member, International Network of Boutique Law Firms. Former Member and President, Mountain Lakes Volunteer Fire Department. Member: Essex County Bar Association (Trustee; formerly Co-Chair, Membership Committee, formerly Co-Chair, Debtor/Creditor Committee). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Stephen B. Ravin
Erin J. Kennedy admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Drew University (B.A., 1982); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Erin J. Kennedy
Joseph M. Cerra admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1989, New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits, U.S. Court of the Armed Services; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fordham College (B.A., 1984); Fordham University (J.D., 1988). Member and Associate Editor, Fordham International Law Journal, 1986-1988. Law Clerk to the Honorable James H. Coleman Jr., Presiding Judge, Appellate Division, New Jersey State Superior Court, 1988-1989. Adjunct Professor: Seton Hall Law School; New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Joseph M. Cerra
Kim R. Lynch admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1999, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Marist College (B.S., cum laude, 1994); Pace University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Adjunct Professor, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kim R. Lynch
William L. Waldman admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey; 1992, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 1986); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1991). Recipient: Order of the Barristers for "Excellence in Court Room Advocacy"; Jacob Burns Medal for "Distinguished Achievement in Moot Court Competition." Member, Justice Morris Pashman American Inn of Court. Member: Bergen County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: William L. Waldman
David S. Catuogno admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: American University (B.S., 1986); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Author, " Bankruptcy Fraud: Civil and Criminal Consequences," Business Crimes, 34, Matthew Bender. Member: Bergen County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Franchise Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: David S. Catuogno
Harry M. Gutfleish admitted to bar, 1989, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Colgate University (B.A., cum laude, 1985); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member, 1986-1987, and Editor, 1987-1988, Boston University Law Review. Author: "The Role of a Creditors' Committee in Adversary Proceedings in Chapter 11 Cases," New Jersey State Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Section Newsletter published in July 1997. Panelist: "Pit-Falls of Bankruptcy," Bergen County Bar Association, February 1998; "Basics of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, August 2000; "Corporate Governance Issues in Bankruptcy Cases," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, March 2003; "Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, an Alternative to Business Bankruptcies," Bergen County Bar Association, May 2003. Member: Bergen County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Harry M. Gutfleish
ASSOCIATESKristin T. Mihelic (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida; 2005, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; 2009, New York. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1992); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kristin T. Mihelic
Kimberly J. Salomon admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey; 2004, New York. Education: Emory University (B.A. 2000); Georgia State University (J.D., 2003). Vice President, Moot Court Board. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kimberly J. Salomon
Robert H. Johnson admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University, Cook College (B.S., 1999); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2003). Member, Bankruptcy Inn of Court. Law clerk to Honorable Raymond A. Hayser, The State of New Jersey Tax Court, Newark. Volunteer: New Jersey Bankruptcy Law Foundation; New Jersey Higher Educations Student Assistant Authority Joint Financial Literacy Project. Member: Passaic County and New Jersey State (Member, Bankruptcy Law Section) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Robert H. Johnson
Jonathan S. Bodner admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 2003); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Law Clerk to, Honorable Donald J. Volkert, Jr., P.J.S.C., 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jonathan S. Bodner
Dipesh Patel (Associate) born UK; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., 2005); Rutgers University School of Law-Camden Campus (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Dipesh Patel
OF COUNSELWilliam A. Calandra admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1987); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Law Secretary, Hon. L. Anthony Gibson, Presiding Judge, Chancery Division, General Equity Part, Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County, 1991-1992.Email: William A. Calandra
Ann M. LaCarrubba (Of Counsel) born Summit, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Seton Hall Law School (J.D., 1990); Stockton State College. Member: Association of Corporate Counsel (Member, District of Columbia Financial Services Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Finance; Banks and Banking; Bank Fraud; Bank Holding Company Law; Bank Holding Company Regulation; Banking Litigation; Banking Regulation; Lender Liability; Loan Restructuring; Loan Workouts; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Consumer Law.Email: Ann M. LaCarrubba
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