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The Eleventh Circuit Speaks: The Bankruptcy Code Does Not Preempt the FDCPA

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Publications

As seen in The Cramdown, Summer 2016.  By: Amy Drushal After a number of decisions from the District Courts in the Eleventh Circuit post-Crawford v. LVNV Funding, LLC, 758 F.3d 1254, 1261 (11th Cir. 2014), the Eleventh Circuit has now answered the question that it left open and that has been the subject of much discussion: whether…

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Nineteen Trenam Law Attorneys Named to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite: Firm is Ranked #1 With Most Women Named to Legal Elite

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Business Transactions, Construction, Eminent Domain and Property Rights Litigation, Health Care, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, News, Real Estate and Lending Transactions

Trenam is pleased to announce that 19 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to Florida Trend magazine’s 2016 Legal Elite list. The publication’s ranking made Trenam the top firm in the state for most women honorees. Additionally, Robert A. Decker was included in Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame, which was created to honor…

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Protection for Creditors in Bankruptcy? Judge Steele (M.D. FLA.) Holds That The Bankruptcy Code Precludes an FDCPA Claim For Filing a Proof of Claim on Time-Barred Debt

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Publications

As seen in The Cramdown, Spring 2016. By: Amy Drushal The Eleventh Circuit created new precedent (unfavorable precedent from a creditor’s perspective) in Crawford v. LVNV Funding LLC, 758 F. 3d 1254 (11th Cir. 2014), when it held that filing a proof of claim on a time-barred debt violated the FDCPA. What the Eleventh Circuit declined to address in Crawford was…

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Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Includes 11 Trenam Attorneys: Firm is ranked second on list of most women honorees

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Trenam Law is pleased to announce that 11 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to Florida Trend magazine’s 2015 Legal Elite list. The publication’s ranking made Trenam one of the top firms in the state for most women honorees; the firm was listed second on this list. Two attorneys were included in Florida Trend’s Legal…

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Forty-Five Trenam Lawyers Named Florida Super Lawyers and Florida Rising Stars

By Appellate, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Business Transactions, Construction, Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions, Eminent Domain and Property Rights Litigation, Employment, Estate and Trust Planning, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, News, Real Estate and Lending Transactions, Securities, Tax

Trenam Kemker is proud to announce Florida Super Lawyers has named forty-five of our attorneys to the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Florida Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. Their patented selection process is rigorous and results in third-party validation of their professional accomplishments. The following Trenam Kemker attorneys are listed:   ADR Creditor…

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Twenty-Four Trenam Kemker Lawyers Named to the 2014 Super Lawyers Business Edition

By Appellate, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Business Transactions, Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions, Eminent Domain and Property Rights Litigation, Employment, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, News, Real Estate and Lending Transactions, Securities, Tax

Super Lawyers Business Edition is an annual magazine geared towards the top executives of Florida businesses as a guide for selecting legal representation. This year they have named twenty-four Trenam Kemker attorneys to this elite list. Appellate Creditor Debtor Rights Marie Tomassi (St. Pete office) Gerald D. Davis (St. Pete office) Michael P. Horan (St. Pete office)…

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