First Admitted: 1983

Professional Webpage: https://www.nylegalhelp.com/our-law-firm/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Southern District Bankruptcy Bar Association, Inc., President, 2019 - 2022, 2019
Max Gardner Consumer Defense Acadmy, 5x Bootcamper, 2007 - present., 2019
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1984 to present, 2019
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1983 to present, 2019
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York, 2003 to present, 2019
Hudson Valley Bankruptcy Bar Association, 2009 to Present, 2019
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1983 to present, 2019
Westchester County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Committee, Co-Chair, 2011 to 2015, 2015
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Sustaining Member 1996 to present, 2019
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, 1983 to present, 2019
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, 1984 to present, 2019
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1985 to present, 2019

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

In Re Florio, 229 BR 606, SDNY, 1999, 1999
In Re Hayes, 270 BR 183, SDNY, 2001, 2001
Allstate v. Noorhassan, 158 A.D. 2d 638, 2d Dept., 1990, 1990
In Re Lorenzato, 147 BR 346, SDNY, 1992, 1992

Videos:

Michael H. Schwartz Talks with FiOS1 News About Standard Amusements Bankruptcy Case, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense, 2018
Firm Video, 2018

Pro bono/Community Service:

"The Magic Maker", Local Income Public School Project, 2015, 2015

Honors/Awards:

The Marquis Who's Who Publications Board, Certificate: Who's Who in American Law, 1990, Certificate: Who's Who in American Law, The Marquis Who's Who Publications Board, 1990
New York's Top Lawyers, New York Law Journal, 2012-Present, New York's Top Lawyers, New York Law Journal, 2012
Certificate, Fighting Back: Helping Debtors Survive the New Bankruptcy Law, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Fighting Back: Helping Debtors Survive the New Bankruptcy Law, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2005
Superb Attorney Rating by the Legal Community, Top Rated Lawyer, Avvo.com, 2011
New York's Top Lawyers, New York Magazine, 2012-Present, New York's Top Lawyers, New York Magazine, 2012
AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, 2005-Present, Rated A.V. Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2005

Educational Background:

City College of the City University of New York, B.A., with high honors: magna cum laude., 1976-1979
New York Law School, with honors: cum laude., 1979-1982

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Personal Bankruptcy Meeting, New York Society of Independent Accountants, 1996, Speaker, Personal Bankruptcy, New York Society of Independent Accountants, Accounts And Their Clients, 1996
Saving Your Client’s Home Through Chapter 13, Mount Vernon Bar Association Meeting, 1995, Speaker, Saving Your Client’s Home Through Chapter 13, Mount Vernon Bar Association, Legal, 1995
Chapter 13 Training Building 32B-J Legal Services Fund Lecture, 1993, Speaker, Chapter 13 Training, Building 32B-J Legal Services Fund, Legal, 1993
Counseling the Debtor and Creditor in Bankruptcy Westchester Woman’s Bar Association Meeting, 1992, Speaker, Counseling the Debtor and Creditor in Bankruptcy, Westchester Woman’s Bar Association, Legal, 1992
Bankruptcy the Westchester Lawyer Speaks on Bankruptcy, 1991, Radio guest speaker, The Westchester Lawyer Speaks on Bankruptcy, WVOX Radio, Community, 1991
Car Loans and Leases, Moderator, Co-Chair and Guest Speaker, Westchester County Bar Association, 2015, Speaker, Car loans and leases: Reaffirmation Agreements and Assumption Agreements, Westchester County Bar Association, Legal, 2015
Chapter 7: Step by Step Procedures National Business Institute: Consumer Bankruptcy: The Basics of Chapter 7 and 13, 2011, Speaker, Consumer Bankruptcy: The Basics of Chapter 7 and 13, National Business Institute, Legal, 2011
Chapter 13: Step by Step Procedures National Business Institute: Consumer Bankruptcy: The Basics of Chapters 7 and 13, 2011, Speaker, Chapter 13: Step by Step Procedures, National Business Institute, Legal, 2011

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Quoted by both the NY Times and the Wall Street Journal, 2013

Firm News (Newsletters):

Bankruptcy FAQ

Industry Groups:

Accounting
Consumer And Business
Legal

Michael H. Schwartz