Additional Practice Areas:
•   Federal Bankruptcy (creditor and debtor representation)
•   Bankruptcy Litigation
•   Foreclosure/Lender Liability
•   Creditors’ Committees
•   Bankruptcy Trustee Representation
•   Bankruptcy Asset Sales

Roberta Colton joined the firm in 1983 and has been a Shareholder since 1988. She serves on the firm's three person Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm, Roberta served as a judicial law clerk for the Hon. James C. Hill, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.

Education:
•   College of William and Mary (J.D.), 1982
      – Law Review
      – National moot court finalist
      – Recipient of Weber Diploma (given to the law school graduate with the 
         greatest professional promise), 1982
•   University of Virginia (B.A. in Commerce, with distinction), 1979

Bar and Court Admissions:
•   Florida
•   Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
•   United States Court of Appeals, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits

Honors & Distinctions:
•   American College of Bankruptcy (admitted 2001)
•   AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
•   The Best Lawyers in America (Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights, 
    Bankruptcy Litigation) 1995-2013
•   The Best Lawyers in America Tampa Bay Lawyer of the Year 
    (Bankruptcy/Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law 2012
•   Florida Super Lawyers 2006-2012
•   Florida Super Lawyers, Top 10 Lawyers 2011-2012
•   Florida Super Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers 2009-2012
•   Florida Super Lawyers, Top 50 Female Lawyers 2007-2012
•   Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2005-2012
•   Florida Legal Elite Hall of Fame, Florida Trend Magazine, 2010-2012

Presentations and Publications:
•   “Is Bankruptcy Jurisdiction in Flux Because of Anna Nicole Smith?” The Florida 
     Bar Journal, 86 Fla.B.J. 36, co-author, January 2012
•   Florida Bar “View From the Bench,” Moderator (2010, 2007, 2004, 2001)
•   “Chapter 4, Prejudgment Remedies for Unsecured Creditors,” Creditors and 
     Debtor’s Practice in Florida (1994, updated biannually)
•   “Chapter 6 – Litigating Commercial Cases in Bankruptcy,” Business Litigation 
     in Florida (1989, updated biannually)

Professional Involvement:
•   United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida
      – Local Rules Committee, Chair, (2000-2011)
•   United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
      – Grievance Committee, Former Chair
•   The Florida Bar
      – Business Law Section, Former Chair
      – Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, Former Chair
•   Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association
      – Former President and Former Chair
•   Hillsborough County Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees (2001-2011)
•   Commercial Bar Association (London), Honorary Overseas Member (1997-2011)
•   American Bankruptcy Institute
•   Turnaround Management Association