Profile

  • Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
  • Listed in:
    • The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy, 1993-2024 (listed for more than 30 years)
      • Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2013; 2019
      • Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2012
    • New York Super Lawyers®, Bankruptcy: Business, 2007-2023 (listed for more than 15 years)
    • Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Rated
  • Upstate New York Turnaround Management Association, Founder and Director, Former Program Director and Former Membership Director
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Onondaga County Bar Association
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Capital Region New York Bankruptcy Bar Association
  • Commercial Law League of America
  • Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Association, Founder and First President

  • Quoted in "Higher Ed Law Firm Takes on Bankruptcy Trustees in Tuition Battles," The Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2016

  • Panelist, Contested Chapter 11 Confirmation Issues, 19th Annual WNY Bankruptcy Conference, June 9, 2023
  • Panelist, Resolving Mass Tort Liability in Bankruptcy Post Purdue Pharma, TMA Upstate New York Chapter, October 13, 2022
  • Distressed Institutions of Higher Education: An Exploration of Options, Employment Law Alliance, November 3, 2021
  • The Great Contraction: Managing Financial Distress with Strategic Partnerships, Mergers, and Institutional and Program Closures, NACUA Annual Conference, June 24, 2021
  • Time Bombs in Bankruptcy, New York State Bar Association, October 22, 2020
  • Lecture regarding Distress Investing, Le Moyne College Madden School of Business at Fordham Law School, June 6, 2018; June 5, 2019
  • Moderator, Sound Investing vs. Speculation: Yesterday, Today, and the Future, Upstate New York Turnaround Management Association, Manufacturer’s Association of Central New York, CenterState CEO, Upstate Venture Connect, and the Madden School of Business event, April 18, 2018
  • Panel Member, Four Part Webinar Series: The Business of Higher Education: Sustainability, January 22, 2018; The Business of Higher Education: Strategic Planning and Leadership, February 26, 2018; The Business of Higher Education: Return on Investment, March 26, 2018 and The Business of Higher Education: Sustainability, Leadership, Assessment and Action, April 30, 2018
  • Panel Member, Beyond Quick Fixes: Building a Sustainable Small College Business Model, Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers, October 2017