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Trustee Charles Forman of Forman Holt Makes Additional Distributions to Asbestos Claimants in NSI Case

Pursuant to an order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Charles M. Forman, the Chapter 7 Trustee for National Service Industries, Inc. (NSI) has issued an additional distribution of $8 million to claimants.

Forman Holt Members Confirm Ammon Labs Chapter 11 Plan

Forman Holt members Erin Kennedy and Michael Holt confirmed the Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Ammon Analytical Laboratories LLC.

Charles M. Forman Recognized By Chambers and Partners

Mr. Forman’s eighth consecutive year receiving that honor, he is ranked in “Band 2” in Chambers’ bankruptcy/restructuring category. 

Charles Forman Moderates Panel At ABI Bankruptcy Event

Charles M. Forman will moderate the “Financing Our Future: Treatment of Student Loan Debt” panel at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 11th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop in Philadelphia.

Charles M. Forman Speaking at AIRA Conference

Mr. Forman will moderate the “Anything But Bankruptcy! Trends and Issues Involving Non-Bankruptcy Alternatives” panel.

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.

Charles M. Forman Appointed To Register Of Mediators

“This honor is an opportunity for me to help litigants to resolve their sometimes complicated bankruptcy issues” says Charles Forman of his Mediation Program appointment.

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.

Founders’ Son Buys Entertainment Publications Out Of Bankruptcy

Entertainment Publications, the 50-year-old company that publishes a ubiquitous coupon book sold mostly through fundraisers in more than 150 cities, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation March 12, 2013. Charles Forman was appointed as bankruptcy trustee, authorized by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on March 25 to operate the company until a sale is […]

Bankrupt. Who Pays?

It was the final days of business for Workbench, an upscale furniture store with headquarters in Bayonne, NJ and franchise locations nationally when the New York Times profiled its demise.

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.