Michael Lee Moskowitz
Michael L. Moskowitz , appearing as an attorney before the state and federal courts for more than twenty five years, has practiced primarily in the areas of debtor's rights and creditor's remedies in business and individual reorganization and liquidation cases. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University School of Law in January 1982. While in law school, Mr. Moskowitz was selected to serve on the Student Admissions Committee.
Prior to his admission to practice, Mr. Moskowitz served as a legal intern to the Honorable Roy Babitt, United States Bankruptcy Judge. He also served as a contributing editor to Bankruptcy Lawyers Bar Association Bulletin and had been a member of the subcommittee which formulated local bankruptcy rules for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York. He presently serves as a member of American Bankruptcy Institute, Bankruptcy Lawyers Bar Association and New York State Bar Association, where he is a member of the Bankruptcy Litigation Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section. He is also a member of the Attorneys Association of the New York State Credit Union League, Inc. and the Nassau County Bar Association, where he is a member of the Bankruptcy Law Committee and on the Bankruptcy Referral Panel. Mr. Moskowitz is also a member of the Executive's Association of New York City and was elected to a three-year term on its Board of Directors in 2007.
Mr. Moskowitz has been a member in good standing of the New York bar since 1982, and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Year Joined Firm
- 1987
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Banking & Finance Law
- Business Organizations
- Bankruptcy Litigation
- Bankruptcy & Reorganization Law
- Business Workouts
- Condominiums & Cooperatives
- Consumer Bankruptcy and Alternatives
- Contracts
- Corporations and Partnerships
- Creditors' Rights
- Debtor/Creditor
- Limited Liability Companies
- Litigation & Appeals
- Mediation
- Real Estate Law
Litigation Percentage
- 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1982
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1982
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1982
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1989
Education
- Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1982
- Honors: Member, Student Admissions Committee, 1980-1981
- Long Island University C.W. Post College, Greenvale, New York
- B.S., Bachelor of Science (Magna Cum Laude) - 1979
- Honors: Deans List
- Honors: Elected, Nu Chapter, Delta Mu Delta (National Honor Society, Business Adm.)
- Honors: Eastern Dairy-Deli Association Scholarship
Published Works
- Bankruptcy Bar Bulletin (Digest Editor), Bankruptcy Lawyers Bar Association, 1982-1985
Representative Cases
- In re Caliguri, 431 B.R. 324 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2010)
- Delcon Construction Corp. v. Board of Education of the City of Yonkers, New York., 299 B.R. 60 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)
- In re Gibbons, 289 B.R. 588 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2003)
- In re Valley Media, Inc., 279 B.R. 105 (Bankr. D.Delaware 2002)
- In re Haddad, 246 B.R. 27 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2000)
- In re Gonzalez, 241 B.R. 67 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1999)
- In re Silberfein, 138 B.R. 778 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1992)
- In re Taylor, 913 F.2d 102 (3rd Cir. 1990)
- In re Taylor, 103 B.R. 511 (D.N.J. 1989)
- In re Taylor, 91 B.R. 302 (Bankr. D.N.J. 1988)
- In re Pruitt, 72 B.R. 436 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1987)
- In re Barnett, 42 B.R. 254 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1984)
- In re Kern, 40 B.R. 26 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1984)
Representative Clients
- Pentagon Federal Credit Union
- United Nations Federal Credit Union
- NBC Federal Credit Union
- ABE Federal Credit Union
- Oscar Heyman & Brothers Inc.
- BMW Financial Services NA, LLC
- Delta Products, Inc.
- Hoberman Designs, Inc.
- Tiger Schulman Karate Centers
References
- Signature Bank
- Bank of America
- Bank of New York
Honors and Awards
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
- Nassau County Bar Association, Member, Bankruptcy Law Committee and Bankruptcy Referral Panel
- New York State Bar Association, Member, Bankruptcy Litigation Committee, Commercial Litigation Section
- New York State Credit Union League Attorneys' Association, Attorney Member
- Bankruptcy Lawyers Bar Association, Member
- Executive's Association of New York City, Member, Director
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York, Member, Committee on Local Bankruptcy Rules, 1986 - 1988
Past Employment Positions
- Bankruptcy Lawyers Bar Bulletin, Digest Editor, 1982 - 1984
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, Hon. Roy Babitt, Student Law Clerk, 1980 - 1981
New York Office
Phone: 212.684.7800
New Jersey Office
Phone: 201.794.7500
