Practice Profile
Ed's practice focuses primarily in the areas of banking and insolvency. He has represented lenders, lessors, trustees, committees, and debtors in chapter 11 cases and has extensive legal experience in mortgage foreclosures, workouts, lending transactions, lending-related litigation, and assignments for the benefit of creditors. Ed's bankruptcy experience includes the defense and prosecution of preference actions, fraudulent transfer actions, and other avoidance actions, claims litigation, dischargeability actions, relief from stay litigation, valuation litigation, contested confirmations, director and officer claim litigation, lease assumptions and rejections, bankruptcy sales, and debtor-in-possession financing.

Education
University of Florida, J.D. with honors (Order of the Coif), 1990
University of Florida, B.S.B.A. with honors (Marketing), 1987

Professional Recognition
AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Tampa Bay Magazine's Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers

Bar Admissions
Florida
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Selected Professional and Civic Activities
Coastal Conservation Association, Tampa Chapter (Past President)
Federal Bar Association, Tampa Bay Chapter (Bankruptcy Chair)
The Florida Bar - Business Law Section
Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (Officer and Director)

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