As the rise in retail sector bankruptcies in recent years has reached a fever pitch due to the economic impact of COVID-19, Stephanie Lieb discussed the outlook for these struggling retailers in a May 28, 2020 article in Tampa Bay Times on the future of local malls whose retail tenants…
Stephanie Lieb spoke with the Tampa Bay Times for its May 2, 2020 story on the economic impact COVID-19 is having on Florida, and she addressed the potential rise in bankruptcies in the coming months. Industries that were already teetering, like retail and restaurants, were hit hard by the shutdown,…
Twelve Attorneys and Four Practice Areas Receive Recognition Trenam Law has been ranked among the top Florida law firms in Chambers USA 2020 America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, an annual publication by Chambers and Partners. The recognition includes twelve of the firm’s attorneys and four of its practice groups in the…
Two Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that forty-six of its attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020. Additionally, two attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in their particular specialty and region, they…
This article was originally published by Law Journal Newsletters in August 2019. The Bankruptcy Court has the inherent power to impose civil contempt as a sanction for a violation of the discharge injunction. 11 U.S.C. §105. Even though these inherent powers derive from civil contempt, courts have fashioned their own…
June 24, 2019 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that 21 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™ 2019. The list of 1,126 honorees includes attorneys in private practice as well as top government and non-profit attorneys. To compile the…
TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that over half of the firm’s attorneys were recognized in the 2019 edition of Florida Super Lawyers. Three attorneys were recognized in the “Top Lists” including Lara R. Fernandez in “Top 50” state-wide for Bankruptcy: Business as well as “Top 50…
This article was originally published in the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, May 2019. “Ignorance (of the Law) Is Bliss: Examining Subjective, Unreasonable Good Faith and the Discharge Injunction” The U.S. Supreme Court has long recognized that one of the fundamental purposes of bankruptcy is to release honest debtors from oppressive…
Fourteen Attorneys and Four Practice Areas Receive Recognition TAMPA, FL – April 26, 2019 – Trenam Law has been ranked among the top Florida law firms in Chambers USA 2019 America’s Leading Business Lawyers for Business, an annual publication by Chambers and Partners. The recognition includes fourteen of the firm’s…
A Secured Creditor’s Guide To Navigating Chapter 11 By: Stephanie Lieb Michael G. Williamson, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District of Florida, explained in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times on March 21, 2019, that despite a robust economy, climbing home prices, and job growth, Florida is experiencing…
