Education & Admissions

  • Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1997, J.D., Honors: Cum Laude
  • University of Maryland, 1994, B.S.
  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Activities

  • Subchapter V Trustee for cases filed in Bankruptcy Courts in Maryland, D.C. and the Alexandria Division of the Eastern District of Virginia
  • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Member
  • Bankruptcy Bar Association of the District of Maryland; Chair of Local Rules Committee, 2007; Greenbelt Chapter Chair, 2007-2008; Assistant Secretary, 2008-2009; Secretary, 2009-2010; Assistant Treasurer, 2010-2011; Assistant Secretary, 2012-2013; Secretary, 2013-2014; President-Elect, 2014-2015; President, 2015-2016
  • American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
  • Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD, Member
  • Walter B. Chandler American Inn of Court
  • Simon E Sobeloff Law Society, Member
  • Identity, Inc., Board of Director

Posts

"Corporate Subchapter V Debtors Beware: Creditors May Object to Dischargeability of Fraud and Other Claims, at Least in Some Jurisdictions"

On June 7, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“4th Circuit”) held that the discharge exceptions…

"Subchapter V Corner – Are Subchapter V Business Debtors at Risk to Fight Non-Dischargeability Creditor Complaints?"

An interesting issue is percolating in the Fourth Circuit right now. This issue is whether, in a Subchapter V case, a…

"An Interesting Twist in the Collection of Domestic Support Obligations in Bankruptcy"

In bankruptcy, a “domestic support obligation” (DSO) is generally defined as a debt that is in the nature of “alimony,…

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