As attorneys to trustees and other fiduciaries, we have developed expertise in litigation involving the areas of fraudulent and preferential transfers and other avoidance actions under the Bankruptcy Code and state court statutes, the resolution of complex lien issues, recovery of directors and officers claims, the prosecution of objections to discharge, the liquidation of assets, including inventory and real property, addressing matrimonial disputes in bankruptcy and environmental problems.
The firm’s collective expertise makes us capable of handling any type of litigation matter before the bankruptcy or state courts, in any jurisdiction throughout the country.
We have developed an excellent reputation for our skillful handling of litigation matters with fellow members of the bar, the courts and the Office of the United States Trustee.
- Well respected and regarded in all areas of trustee and fiduciary representation
- Called on to participate in major bankruptcy proceedings both as trustees and as attorneys for trustees in New Jersey and Delaware bankruptcy courts
- Requested to serve as both assignees and receivers and as attorneys for assignees and receivers in court supervised liquidation proceedings
- Served as Special Fiscal Agent in New Jersey state court
- Served as Plan Administrator, Liquidating Trustee and Plan Oversight Committee in courts throughout the country
- Called upon to assist with training and education of other fiduciaries
It is Mr. Forman’s ninth consecutive year receiving the honor of being ranked in “Band 2” of Chambers’ Bankruptcy/Restructuring category.
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After a claim review process developed by the Trustee, approximately 4,000 claims asserted against NSI were approved in a single Chapter 7 proceeding.
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Forman Holt has been ranked in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list for the New Jersey region in two bankruptcy-related practice areas.
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The Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Ammon Labs was confirmed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
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Managing Member of the firm Charles M. Forman, awarded the prestigious Lawyer of the Year recognition in back-to-back years (2020 & 2021), has been named to The Best Lawyers in America® list for 2023.
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The New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyers Foundation, led by the Foundation’s President Charles M. Forman, received the William J. Brennan, Jr. Citation for Justice from Legal Services of New Jersey for providing emergency funds that support LSNJ’s clients through challenging times.
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All of the firm’s members have been named to the prestigious Super Lawyers list in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, an honor reserved for only 5% of lawyers in each state.
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The New Jersey Institute of Technology has appointed Forman Holt attorney Charles M. Forman, an alumnus of the University, to its Board of Overseers.
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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.
