Bankruptcy

Poor but honest.

• Chapter 13
• Chapter 7
• Credit Disputes
• Debt Relief
• Garnishments
• Chapter 11
• Business Bankruptcy
• Credit Repair
• Credit Restoration
• Creditor Harassment
• Personal Bankruptcy
• Foreclosures

NJ, Nov 1972
Bar Number: 6104

Certified Civil Trial Attorney by New Jersey Supreme Court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, United States Supreme Court, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, United States Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, Supreme Court of New Jersey, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

New Jersey State Bar Association, Bergen County Bar Association, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, New Jersey Bankruptcy Law Foundation.

I attend NACBA conventions twice a year. I attended and graduated from Max Gardener's Bankruptcy Boot Camp. I present lectures on bankruptcy topics to the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Bergen County Bar Associations and other groups as follows:
1. 3/12/08 Bergen County Bar Association, "Attacking Mortgage Lending Abuse in Bankruptcy Court," with honorary Rosemary Gambardella, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Gary Norgaard, Esq. and Virginia Fortunato, Esq.
2. 12/06/06 Bergen County Bar Association, "Assignments for Benefit of Creditors as an Alternative to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization," with honorable Peter E. Doyne, P.J., Chancery, Gary Norgaard, Esq.
3. 12/08/04 Bergen County Bar Association, "When the Hammer Falls, Does it Fall for Thee," with honorable Rosemary Gambardella, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey
4. 5/16/01 Bergen County Bar Association, "The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2001," with honorable Rosemary Gambardella, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court
5. 4/11/00 Bergen County Bar Association, "When Straight Bankruptcy Won't Do It," with honorable Rosemary Gambardella, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court
6. 3/28/00 National Business Institute, "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedure in New Jersey"
7. 3/18/99 Bergen County Bar Association, "Divorce and Bankruptcy: Strategies for the Financially Challenged Spouse," with honorable Rosemary Gambardella, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court
8. 8/26/98 Lorman Education Services, "Collection Law in New Jersey"
9. 3/31/98 Bergen County Bar Foundation, "Introduction to Bankruptcy"
10. 2/5/98 Bergen County Bar Association, "Pitfalls of Bankruptcy Practice," with honorable Rosemary Gambardella, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court
11. 3/2/96 Bergen County Bar Association, "Bankruptcy Update"
12. 3/24/95 Bergen County Bar Association, "1994 Amendments to Bankruptcy Act"
13. 4/7/94 Bergen County Bar Association, "Collection Law from A to Z"
14. 6/23/93 New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, "Federalization of Family Law"
15. 5/22/93 Bergen County Bar Association, "Collections Procedures - From Start to Payday"
16. 4/20/93 Bergen Community College, "Bankruptcy Law: The Paralegal's Perspective"
17. 12/14/91 and 1/15/92 New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, "Divorce and Bankruptcy: What to Do When a Spouse Goes Broke"
18. 5/21/91, 1/11/92 and 4/29/92 Accounting Educators Colligation, "Basic Bankruptcy"
19. 4/17/91 Bergen County Bar Association, "Collection of Your Attorney Fee"

09/05/02 Op-Ed Page: "Early Christmas Gift for Banks, Credit Card Companies," the Record.
05/01/01 Op-Ed Page: "Citizens Lose Under Revised Bankruptcy Law," the Record .
03/98 Book Review: "The Death of Innocence," 14 Bergen Barrister No. 1.
12/97 Anecdote: "Littering," Bergen Barrister No. 4, pg. 21-22.
12/97 Case Note: "What Price Value? Associates Commercial Corp. vs. Rash," 13 Bergen Barrister No. 4, pg. 40-41.

Television appearances:
11/06/97 WCBS, TV Channel 2 News - Commentary on rising bankruptcy filings in New Jersey.
07/28/97 WWOR, TV Channel 9 News - Investigation and expose of fraudulent land sales scam.

We handle all types of insolvency cases for debtors and creditors alike. I have successfully litigated several major Chapter 11 cases for debtors, major banking institutions and various municipalities. The following cases that I have handles have been officially reported and published as follows:

1. In re Kleinsleep Prods., Inc. 78 F 3d 18, 2nd Cir. 1996, reversing 173 B.R. 296, S.D.N.Y. 1994. Status of landlord's claim after rejection of assumed lease in Chapter 11 case.
2. Pico v. State, 116 N.J. 55, 1989, reversing 224 N.J. Super 446, App. Div. 1998. Whether the weather immunity under New Jersey State Tort Claims Act bars a claim of gross negligence.
3. Ananko v. Harsanyi, 91 B.R. 231, D.N.J., 1988. Whether a foreclosure sale can be a "fraudulent conveyance" under the bankruptcy code.
4. Kohn v. Hursa, 87 B.R. 313, Banker. D.N.J., 1988. Abstention of bankruptcy case pending outcome of state court divorce proceedings.
5. Brown v. Szakal, 212 N.J. Super. 136, Ch. Div. 1986. The rights of custodial parents to direct religious upbringing of a child.

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New York and New Jersey

We are a husband-wife team, Kopelman & Kopelman, LLP formed on January 1st, 1996, the same year we were married.

We handle all types of insolvency matters:
Out of court workouts with creditor assignments for benefit of creditors and Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcies.

1972-1973: Law Clerk to Honor Leon Leonard, Presiding Judge to the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division.
1973-1979: Associate with Okin, Pressler & Shapiro

Bureau of National Affairs Award for Outstanding Achievement Scholarship, Rutgers Law School Graduation; Pro Bono work for New Jersey Legal Aid, and I am a Trustee of the Congregation of B'nai Israel in Fleischmanns, NY. 2008 Legal Services Equal Justice Awards - Legal Services for New Jersey for contributions toward securing greater justice for people in poverty. 1998 Certificate of Commendation - Bergen County Department of Human Services for Alternatives to Domestic Violence.

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201-489-7755

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Late night appointments available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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Hebrew and Korean.

New York, NY
1 Penn Plaza
Suite 4612
New York, NY 10119
(212) 629-0733

Our fees are set at the first conference and depend on the complexity of the matter. Although these fees vary, in general, the price for an individual Chapter 7 case is $2,500 and for a Chapter 13 $3,500.

On average, our hourly rates are $350, but this varies according to the complexity of the case.

Our initial consultation fee is $350.

We have standard retainer agreement forms for Chapter 7 and 13 cases.