Charles M. Forman, senior member of Forman Holt Eliades & Ravin, is a widely respected leader of bankruptcy law in the region with more than 25 years of experience as counsel to debtors and to creditors in addition to his service as a trustee appointed by the United States Justice Department and as an attorney for numerous other trustees.

In his capacity as a trustee, he has overseen more than 10,000 Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 cases, including many of the most complex cases that have been filed in New Jersey during the past two decades. The excellence of his performance in that capacity was recognized when he was awarded the Director's Award for Outstanding Achievements by a Private Trustee by the United States Justice Department in 2002.

His combined background in law and engineering, together with a creative approach to problem solving, has served him well in connection with the many varied and complex assignments that he has undertaken including matters in the areas of telecommunications, manufacturing, real estate, employee benefits and health care, securities law and other complex areas.

He has served as a lecturer on numerous occasions on behalf of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education and before other organizations, including national organizations, on such topics as bankruptcy fraud, trends in bankruptcy law, trustee practice and other topics.

Mr. Forman's efforts and accomplishments have been reported in the New York Times, The Star Ledger of Newark, The Bergen Record and Forbes Magazine. Recently, Mr. Forman was listed as one of New Jersey's 'Super Lawyers' in New Jersey Magazine, has been listed as one of the New York Area's Best Lawyers and one of America's Best Lawyers in New York Magazine.

He has served as a Master in the William H. Gindin Bankruptcy Inn of Court and as President of the Federal Bar Association of New Jersey. Mr. Forman also has served as Special Assistant to Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.