Bruce Weiner Brooklyn, New York
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Bruce Weiner (Partner) has been practicing bankruptcy law since he was admitted to the bar in 1978. In addition to his 30 years experience representing debtors, creditors and those being sued by bankruptcy trustees, Mr. Weiner has been involved in hundreds of trustee litigation cases since he joined Rosenberg Musso & Weiner in 1994. Bruce Weiner is known for thinking fast on his feet, his ability to handle complex cases, caring client representation, attention to detail, excellent writing skills and courtroom demeanor, and tenacity.
Here are some highlights of the thousands of bankruptcy cases that Bruce Weiner has successfully handled:
Mr. Weiner has successfully argued three cases before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit:
1. Musso vs. Ostashko, ( http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=900005466696 ) this case involved the complicated interplay between divorce and bankruptcy. On appeal, Mr. Weiner successfully proved the assets belonged to the bankruptcy trustee, not to the spouse who had been awarded them by the state court.
2. He successfully represented a debtor in a case against Caesar's Palace Casino, ( http://www.nybankruptcy.net/CM/Custom/Consumernews.asp ) not only discharging his gambling debt, but forcing the casino to pay fees for violating the automatic stay.
3. Fisher case: (link to: In re Fischer , 53 Fed. Appt. 129, 2002 WL 31505620 (2nd Cir. NY)
Trustee case involving multiple parcels of real estate and complex issues.
Bruce Weiner is married with 2 children.
- Bar Admissions:
- New York, 1978
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1981
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1990
- Education:
- Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri,
1977
J.D.
Law Review: Washington University Law Review, Member, 1976 - 1977 - Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri,
1973
A.B.
- Published Works:
- Seminar Course Book, Consumer Bankruptcy (Co-Author) St. Johns School of Law Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar
- Two Recent Second Circuit Cases Involving Fraudulent Debtors, ABI Commercial Task Force Newsletter, April, 2007
- Co-author, Zero tolerance for Commercial Bankruptcy Fraud, ABI Journal, Dec05/Jan 06, Featured Article
- Co-author, Judicial Code 959(b) and its Relation to the Automatic Stay, ABI Journal, November, 1997
- Representative Cases:
- In re Fischer, 53 Fed. Appt. 129, 2002 WL 31505620 (2nd Cir. NY )
- In re Baumblit Affirmed, 2001 WL 880872 (2d Cir., NY )
- In re Baumblit Affirmed, 251 B.R. 444 (E.D.N.Y. 2000)
- Matter of Ngan Gung Restaurant, Inc., 195 B.R. 593 (S.D.N.Y. 1996)
- In re Baumblit, 229 B.R. 50, 33 Bankr.Ct. Dec. 1032 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1999)
- In re Baumblit, Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part, 251 B.R. 442 (E.D.N.Y. 2000)
- In re Baumblit, Affirmed, 2001 WL 880872 (2nd Cir., N.Y. )
- In re Westchester Tank Fabricators, Ltd., 207 B.R. 391, 37 Collier Bankr.Cas. 2d 1495 (Bankr.E.D.N.Y. 1997)
- In re American Globus Corp., 195 B.R. 263 (Bankr .S.D.N.Y. 1996)
- In re Sydor, 132 B.R.243 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1991)
- In re Terzian, 75 B.R.923 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1987)
- In re Carlton, 72 B.R.543 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1987)
- In re Nana Daly's Pub, Ltd., 67 B.R.782 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1988)
- In re Fran Char Press, Inc., 55 B.R.55, 42 UCC Rep.Serv. 1299 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1985)
- In re Blake, 38 B.R.604, Bankr.L.Rep. P. 69,819 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1984)
- In re Roberts, 20 B.R.914, 6 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 892 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1982)
- In re Ostashko, 468 F.3d 99 (2d Cir. 2006) (Second Circuit 2006)
- Representative Clients:
- Creditor Committees and Trustees
- Creditors (Banks and Factors)
- Debtors (Corporate and Individual)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Participant in Strategic Planning Session for Us Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District, 2008
- Participant in Strategic Planning Conference For Court Technology, US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District, 2006 - 2008
- Panelist, Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar, St. Johns University School of Law
- ABI Winter Leadership Conference, American Bankruptcy Institute, December 3, 2005 - December 4, 2005
- ABI Annual Spring Meeting, American Bankruptcy Institute, April 14, 2007
- BAPCPA One Year Later, New York County Lawuers Association, November 5, 2006
- Lectured, Bankruptcy Law, Bar Association and Law Schools
- Legal Research and Writing Instructor, Wayne State University School of Law, 1977 - 1978
