Matthew B. Hale
Top rated Bankruptcy attorney in Tampa, Florida
Practice Areas:
Bankruptcy,
Creditor debtor rights,
Business litigation
Education Qualification:
Florida State University College of Law
Practice Areas:
Bankruptcy,
Creditor debtor rights,
Business litigation
110 East Madison Street, Suite 200Tampa, Florida, 33602
First Admitted: 2014, Florida
Professional Webpage: http://srbp.com/srbp/our-attorneys/matthew-b-hale
Bar / Professional Activity:
- Florida Bar Business Law Section, Vice Chair of Marketing, Promotions, and Sponsorship Committee
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Eleventh Circuit Editor - ABI Volo Project
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association, Eleventh Circuit Writer for the Circuit Writer's Project
- American Bar Association
- Turnaround Management Association, TMA Florida Board Member, Tampa Bay Regional Co-Director
- Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association
- Tampa Connection, 2017
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results):
- Represented official committee of unsecured creditors in chapter 11 proceeding of a merchant cash advance lender with assets and liabilities in excess of $100,000,000. A consensual liquidating plan was confirmed., 2019
- Confirmed liquidating plan in chapter 11 bankruptcy case of highly leveraged dental practice, resulting in sale of assets to regional dental practice operator, 2017
- Confirmed liquidating plan in chapter 11 bankruptcy case for Continuing Care Retirement Community in Tampa, Florida, following multi-day trial on confirmation, 2018
- Confirmed liquidating plan in chapter 11 bankruptcy case for the largest beef processing facility in Florida, resulting in sale of assets to separate operator, 2017
- Representing a receiver over entities formerly used in a Ponzi scheme, obtained summary judgment against debtor, which resulted in imposition of equitable lien and constructive trust over debtor's homestead property, 2017
- Represented out-of-state bank as secured creditor in chapter 11 bankruptcy case with multi-million dollar claim, obtaining dismissal of bankruptcy case which allowed bank to proceed against its collateral located in three different states, 2016
Transactions:
- Represented seller in asset sale of highly leveraged dental practice, 2017
Honors:
- Listed as “Up & Comer” in the “Florida Legal Elite” edition of Florida Trend Magazine, 2018
- Order of the Coif
- Listed as “Rising Star” in the area of Bankruptcy: Business in “Florida Super Lawyers”, 2018
Educational Background:
- B.S., Economics, University of Florida, 2010
- J.D., Florida State University College of Law, magna cum laude, 2013
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off: Structure Dismissals in Chapter 11 Cases, Russel M. Blain, Daniel R. Fogarty, & Matthew B. Hale, sbli-inc.org/archive/2016/documents/Lets_Call_the_Whole_Thing_Off.pdf, Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, 2016
- Involuntary Bankruptcy: A Powerful Weapon, But Use Extreme Caution, Co-author with Susan Sharp, The Federal Lawyer Magazine September 2018, 2018
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Karen S. Jennemann, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 2013
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