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Lara Roeske Fernandez Appointed to The American Board of Certification’s Board of Directors

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, News
Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Shareholder Lara Roeske Fernandez has been appointed to American Board of Certification’s Board of Directors. The American Board of Certification (ABC), sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America, is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public and improving the…
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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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Trenam Attorneys Rank Among Statewide Leaders in Chambers USA 2016 Directory

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Construction, Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions, News, Real Estate and Lending Transactions
Several Trenam Law attorneys have been recognized in the Chambers USA 2016 Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers. The prestigious legal directory cited the following Trenam attorneys as leading practitioners in their respective practice areas: Bankruptcy/Restructuring Lara R. Fernandez Mike Horan Construction Robert H. Buesing Gregg E. Hutt John Vento Corporate/M&A Nelson T. Castellano Gary I. Teblum Real Estate Alan Asendorf Paul Bain David…
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Thirty-Two Trenam Attorneys Listed in 2016 Best Lawyers in America Including Two as Lawyer of the Year

By Appellate, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Business Transactions, Construction, Eminent Domain and Property Rights Litigation, Estate and Trust Planning, Financial Services, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, News, Real Estate and Lending Transactions, Securities, Tax, Technology Company Transactions
TAMPA, FL – Trenam is pleased to announce that 32 of the firm's attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers in America 2016. These attorneys are selected as the top lawyers practicing in Florida according to their peers. The following attorneys were recognized as 2016 Best Lawyers in America: * Listed as 2016 Tampa…
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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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