Partner
Location:
Yardley, Pennsylvania
Phone:
215-268-3373
877-317-9857
877-317-9857
Fax:
(215) 493-4304
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- 90% Consumer & Small Business Bankruptcy
- 5% Wills/Powers of Attorney/Living Wills/Probate
- 5% Landlord/Tenant
Litigation Percentage
- 20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1990
- New Jersey, 1991
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1991
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Tax Court, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
Education
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- J.D. - 1990
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
- B.A. - 1983
- Major: Communications
- Max Gardner's Bankruptcy Boot Camp
- Graduate - 2007
Representative Cases
- In re Davis, 392 B.R. 132 (Bankr.E.D.Pa. 2008)
Classes/Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy Law; Legal Research & Writing, Community College of Philadelphia, Paralegal Studies Program, 2007 - Present
- Panelist, "Interrelationship Between Divorce and Bankruptcy Proceedings", Thomas S. Forkin Family Law American Inns of Courts, 2003
- Panelist, "Discharge and Dischargeability in Consumer Cases", 5th Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2000
- Panelist, "Handling Tax Claims in Bankruptcy", 4th Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1999
- Lecturer, "The People's Law School", Bucks County Bar Association, 1994 - 1998
Honors and Awards
- Equal Justice Medal, Legal Services of New Jersey, 2000
- Peer Review Rated
Professional Associations and Memberships
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Member
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Crayton & Belknap, PC, Partner, 1994 - 2004
- McCarthy & Crayton, Attorney, 1990 - 1994
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer Attorney for the Consumer Bankruptcy Advocacy Project in the Eastern District of PA
- Volunteer Attorney for the Bucks County Legal Aid Society
