Bankruptcy Law
 
In re: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York

Syracuse, New York bankruptcy lawyers represented the Petitioner seeking bankruptcy protection.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse and its insurers have agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement with over 400 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy and other church employees

The settlement, finalized in August 2025 after a five-year bankruptcy case, provides for a total compens... More...
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United States of America v. Earl Miller

South Bend, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and securities fraud.

In 2009, Miller was hired by a childhood friend, Matthew
Gingerich, to raise money for Gingerich’s real estate invest
ment firm, 5 Star Investments. 5 Star raised capital to finance
the rehabilitation of properties, mostly in Northern Indiana
where the c... More...
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Stephanie Walker v. Gregory D. Coleman and Nancy J. Whaley

Atlanta, Georgia bankruptcy lawyer represented the Debtors in a bankruptcy appeal.... More...   $0 (08-22-2025 - GA)

In re: Scott Warren Jencks and Linda Lee Jencks

Waterloo, Iowa bankruptcy lawyer represented the Debtors.

On July 2, 2021, twelve days before Debtors filed their bankruptcy petition,
sellers/grantors of real property located at 344 South Sheakley Avenue, New
Hampton, Iowa (New Hampton Property), signed a warranty deed transferring this
property to Debtors for $195,000.00.

Debtors petitioned for bankruptcy relief on... More...
   $0 (08-15-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Anil Mathews, Rahul Agarwal, Kenneth Harlan

New York., New York. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with aggravated identity theft, wire fraud,

Executives Of Data Intelligence And Mobile Advertising Companies Charged In Connection With Accounting Fraud Scheme


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center> United States of America v. Amanda Christine Dailey

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Forging Federal Judge's Signature

Forging Federal Judge's Signature Lands Oklahoma City Woman in Federal Prison for Six Months


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Jerry Aldridge, et al. v. Regions Bank

Knoxville, Tennessee employment benefits law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an ERISA claim.

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA) imposes many fiduciary duties on those who manage the retirement plans that
employers set up for their employees. ERISA generally allows employees who participate in
these plans to pursue breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims ag... More...
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Joe R. Whatley, Jr. v. Canadian Pacific Railroad Company; Soo Line Railroad Company

Fargo, North Dakota personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on multiple wrongful death claims.

On June 29, 2013, a Canadian Pacific train carrying crude oil left New Town,
North Dakota, bound for an oil refinery in New Brunswick, Canada. World Fuel
Entities (“WFE”) was the shipper. Canadian Pacific transported the cars as far as
Quebec and then turned them over t... More...
   $0 (07-08-2025 - )

United States of America v. Dennis Birkley and Brian Fenner

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with fraud.

On January 31, 2023, a jury convicted Brian Fenner and Dennis Birkley of seventeen counts, all stemming from one overarching fraud.1 Like many fraud schemes, underlying the intricate machinations of this ploy is clear-cut malfeasance.

Under Indiana’s mechanic’s lien statute, an indiv... More...
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Andy Luu Tran v. Citizens Bank, N.A., f/k/a RBS Citizens

Boston, Massachusetts bankruptcy lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to avoid the transfer of his interest in his home.

In 2008, Tran granted Citizens Bank, N.A. (the "Bank") a mortgage on the Property. In 2022, the Bank foreclosed on the Property at an auction sale in which Herbert Jacobs was the high bidder. Jacobs and the Bank executed a memorandum of sale at the close of the auct... More...
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Caleb Crabtree, et al. v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, et al.

Jackson, Mississippi insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory.

We explained in Crabtree I that “Court Properties did not have a ‘real and legitimate interest’ in the bad-faith claim because it was a ‘disinterested stranger[]’ that had no stake in Cotton’s bad-faith claim or the bankruptcy proceeding.” Id. at *4 (altera... More...
   $0 (06-12-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Betty Nora Anderson

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, and Falsification of Records in a Bankruptcy Proceeding.

Phoenix Woman Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Narcotics Trafficking and Bankruptcy Fraud

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In re: Boy Scots of America and Delaware BSA, LLC

Wilmington, Delaware person injury and bankruptcy lawyers represented the creditors in the Boy Scots of America bankruptcy.

The ranks of the Boy Scouts of America’s ranks has had a history of sexual abuse. For decades, that abuse permeated scouting programs, ranging from single instances of harassment to serial offenses of sexual penetration. In recent years, more and more brave victims... More...
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United States of America v. Miroslaw Krejza

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling Millions From the Failed Washington Federal Bank

Real Estate Developer Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Embezzling Millions From the Failed Washington Federal Bank in Chicago

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United States of America v. Alan Kane

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multiple Fraud Schemes

Bucks County Attorney Sentenced to a Year and a Day in Prison in Connection With Multiple Fraud Schemes



Alan Kane, 60, of ... More...
   $0 (04-28-2025 - PA)

In re: Robert Lane

Casper, Wyoming pro se defendant represented him self in a contested Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Robert Lane filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition in the District of Wyoming in 2011. In the following years, settlement agreements were entered with Mr. Lane’s creditors. While the bankruptcy proceedings were ongoing, Mr. Lane began filing
lawsuits (first under his own name and later under th... More...
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United States of America v. Randy Miller, Chad Miller

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Sports Park Bondholders

Father And Son Executives Charged With Defrauding Sports Park Bondholders



RANDY MILLER, former Chairman and President ... More...
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United States of America v. Jonathan Moynahan Larmore

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Manipulating WeWork Stock With Fraudulent Tender Offer Scheme

Former Real Estate CEO Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Manipulating WeWork Stock With Fraudulent Tender Offer Scheme

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United States of America v. Peter J. Strauss

Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly transferring, and aiding and abetting the transfer of, $3 million to prevent the lawful seizure of the funds.

Hilton Head Lawyer Sentenced for Knowingly Transferring $3M to Prevent the Lawf... More...
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Harrington, et al. v. Purdue Pharm and Sackler Family

Between 1999 and 2019, approximately 247,000 people in the United States died from prescription-opioid overdoses. Respondent PurduePharma sits at the center of that crisis. Owned and controlled by theSackler family, Purdue began marketing OxyContin, an opioid prescription pain reliever, in the mid-1990s. After Purdue earned billions of dollars in sales on the drug, in 2007 one of its affiliates pl... More...   $7000000000 (01-23-2025 - NY)

United States of America v. Hanibal Tayeh

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud and Money Laundering

Connecticut Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and Money Laundering



A Thomaston, Conn. man was sentenced in federal court in... More...
   $0 (01-15-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Douglas J. Chrismas

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling Bankruptcy Estate of Miracle Mile and Beverly Hills Art Gallery

Art Dealer Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling Bankruptcy Estate of Miracle Mile and Beverly Hills Art Galle... More...
   $0 (01-13-2025 - CA)

United States of America v. Douglas J. Chrismas

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling Bankruptcy Estate of Miracle Mile and Beverly Hills Art Gallery

Art Dealer Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling Bankruptcy Estate of Miracle Mile and Beverly Hills Art Gallery... More...
   $0 (01-13-2025 - CA)

David O. Simon v. University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued for failure to provide reasonable accmmodation to a disabled employee.

Yazmin Torres-Duqum (“Torres”) was employed by University
Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (“University Hospitals”) as a physical therapist. Following a
miscarriage, Torres—suffering from PTSD, anxiety, and depression—request... More...
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United States of America v. Marek Matczuk

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a conspiracy that embezzled millions of dollars from the failed Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago

Real Estate Developer Sentenced to Nearly 13 Years in Prison for Embezzling Mil... More...
   $0 (12-17-2024 - IL)

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