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Charles Forman

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.

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.

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.

New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyers Foundation Names Charles Forman President

Charles M. Forman has been named President of the New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyers Foundation (NJBLF).

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 Recognized Among “Best Lawyers In America”

Charles M. Forman has been recognized in the 2014 Best Lawyers Winter Business Edition as Best Lawyers in America.

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 […]

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.

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.