Edwin G. Rice

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Practice Area

Banking & Insolvency

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/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • Tampa Bay Magazine's Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers
  • U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms, Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

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)