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Forman Holt Named in 2024 “Best Law Firms”
Forman Holt is pleased to be named in the 2024 Tier 1 List for Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law in New Jersey.
Charles M. Forman, “Lawyer of the Year” in 2020 & 2021, Named to 2023 Best Lawyers List
Charles M. Forman, awarded the prestigious Lawyer of the Year recognition in back-to-back years (2020 & 2021), has been named by Best Lawyers® to The Best Lawyers in America® list for 2023.
Charles Forman Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Law in Marquis Who’s Who
Prominent bankruptcy attorney Charles M. Forman has been included in Marquis Who’s Who, the publication which serves as the standard in biographical reference publications.
Charles M. Forman Named to The Best Lawyers in America
Forman Holt member Charles M. Forman has been selected for his work in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy.
NJ Biz: 3 Tips For Small Business Owners In Financial Difficulty
Charles M. Forman is featured in the online column “Triple Play”, a weekly NJBIZ feature that asks top executives in New Jersey to talk about three things related to their industry.
Charles M. Forman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The NJ Law Journal named Charles Forman as recipient of their 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. The committee considers which individuals helped to shape the law in NJ, through their work on the bench, in-house or building a firm.
Wall Street Journal: Using Bankruptcy To “Rebirth” Companies
“Master of Disaster” Charles M. Forman uses a bankruptcy filing unconventionally, bringing businesses back to life while awaiting a sale.
NJ Law Journal: When Money Problems & Marital Problems Collide
Exploring the implications of Erin Kennedy’s ground-breaking Third Circuit decision in the Ruitenberg case and still-unanswered “divorce colliding with bankruptcy” questions.
Ground-Breaking Decision Re: Equitable Distribution Claims Window
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit broke new ground holding for the first time that a debtor’s spouse has an unsecured claim for equitable distribution as long as a complaint for divorce is pending when the bankruptcy case is filed. Erin Kennedy successfully argued for the allowance of the claim.
NJ Affordable Homes Corp. Ponzi Scheme: Trustee Recovery Efforts Continue
Bankruptcy Judge Donald H. Steckroth has issued a 108-page decision upholding substantially all claims asserted in almost 600 proceedings commenced by Charles M. Forman, trustee in the case of NJ Affordable Homes Corp., a massive real estate Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Wayne Puff and others.
Charles M. Forman: The Master Of Disaster
This profile piece from The Bergen Record delves into the role Charles M. Forman plays as a bankruptcy trustee: Part SWAT Team Chief, Part CEO.
Charles M. Forman: Trustee Award
Charles M. Forman was the first-ever trustee to receive The United States’ Department Of Justice Director’s Award for Outstanding Achievements by a Private Trustee for his role in the TSR Wireless case, the only time that a panel trustee has received such an award from the Department of Justice.
