We are a 5.0 AV Preeminent rated Law Firm, the highest rating that a Law Firm can achieve. Our attorneys have more than 55 years of combined experience, and are compassionate, knowledgeable and responsive. We take pride in helping our clients "take their lives back". We know that each of our clients has unique needs, concerns and issues. We take the time to understand your issues & goals. Then, we
take a "hands-on" approach, & go to bat for you using our skills & expertise to provide winning solutions. We prioritize being responsive to our clients, and in keeping our clients informed at every stage of a case about what is occurring, and if issues arise, about their options and our recommendations as to what they should do to optimize their chances of accomplishing their goals. We have successfully represented numerous:
• Businesses, including public corporations, and individuals in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy reorganization cases,
• Creditors' Committees, Investor's Committees, & Bondholders' Committees in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy cases,
• Individuals and married couples in Chapters 7, 11 & 13 Bankruptcy cases,
• Businesses in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy cases,
• Defendants in preference and fraudulent conveyance lawsuits, & other Bankruptcy litigation;
• Banks, municipalities, insurance premium finance companies, & other secured & unsecured creditors & landlords in Chapters 7, 11, & 13 Bankruptcy cases,
• Individuals & businesses, as well as banks & other secured creditors, & landlords, in personal & business debt negotiations, settlements & workouts, and
• Businesses & individuals defending foreclosure lawsuits, seeking mortgage modifications, & in commercial litigation. Neil Ackerman, the managing partner of our Firm, was the Law Clerk for a federal Bankruptcy Judge (the Hon. Goetz, US Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York) in 1981-1982, and a Court-appointed Bankruptcy Trustee in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York for over 25 years. Our attorneys include Neil Ackerman & Kamini Fox. OUR FIRM’S CONTACT INFORMATION IS:
Ackerman Fox, LLP
90 Merrick Avenue, Suite 400
East Meadow, NY 11554
Office Tel.: (516) 493-9920
Fax: (516) 228-3396
website: http://ackermanfox.com
OUR ATTORNEYS’ EMAIL ADDRESSES & DIRECT PHONE NUMBERS:
Neil Ackerman: [email protected], 516-425-5365
Kamini Fox: [email protected], 516-528-6344
NEIL ACKERMAN
Neil has more than 37 years’ experience as an attorney, concentrating on Bankruptcy Law, Debtors' & Creditors' Rights, debt workouts & settlements, foreclosure defense, mortgage modifications, & commercial litigation. Neil has achieved the highest rating attainable by an attorney, a 5.0 "AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating" in the Martindale-Hubbell National Directory of Attorneys (the highest rating for both ethics & proficiency in the law, awarded to less than 5% of the attorneys in the U.S. & Canada), based on the reviews & ratings of Neil by past clients & other attorneys & Judges, & his experience & background.) Neil's success in Bankruptcy & corporate reorganizations is well known throughout Long Island & the New York metropolitan area. Neil has successfully represented numerous public corporations & other business debtors & individuals in Ch. 11 Bankruptcy reorganizations, as well as Creditors' Committees, Investors' Committees, & Bondholders' Committees in Ch. 11 Bankruptcy cases; Bankruptcy trustees in numerous Chapter. 7 & 11 cases; numerous individuals & married couples in Chapters 7, 11 & 13 cases; defendants in preference, fraudulent conveyance, & other Bankruptcy litigation; & banks, municipalities, insurance premium finance companies, & other secured & unsecured creditors & lessors in Chapters 7, 11, & 13 Bankruptcy cases. Neil has also successfully represented banks & other secured creditors, & landlords, as well as debtors, in commercial workouts, & unsecured creditors as well as debtors in compositions & debt workouts & settlements; & he has extensive experience in state law matters including foreclosures, individual & portfolio real property sales & purchases, replevins, collection actions, malpractice actions, & breach of fiduciary duty actions under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code & other applicable state & federal laws. Neil was the Law Clerk for a federal Bankruptcy Judge (the Hon. Goetz) in 1981-1982; and a Court-appointed Bankruptcy Trustee in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, for over 25 years. Neil was also the editor of "Bankruptcy for Bankers" of the Banking Law Journal between 1999-2000; has authored numerous articles that were published in the Banking Law Journal, the New York Law Journal, & the Long Island Business News; is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; & lectured at many legal seminars on Bankruptcy & Real Estate issues to Attorneys & Trade Associations. Neil is also the most viewed writer on Bankruptcy Law on Quora; is one of the Top Bankruptcy Attorneys/Resources To Follow on Twitter (https://twitter.com/acklaw) (justipedia.com); & was a past named “Expert of the Month” by expert.com. Neil has been interviewed on TV (CNBC & News 12-Long Island); quoted in Inc. Magazine (a national magazine); & in articles published in NY Newsday. BAR ADMISSIONS
New York, 1982
U.S. District Courts, Eastern & Southern Districts of New York, 1982
EDUCATION
American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, 1981
Honors: magna cm laude, 1981
Law Review: American University Law Review, 1980-1981
State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A.. magna cm laude - 1977
Majors: Philosophy & Pol. Sci. PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Inquiries Are Key To Buyer & Lenders after 'Nominal Or No Consideration' Transfers, NY Law Journal
2nd Circuit Joins in Securities Fraud Debate, NY Law Journal, reprinted in RICO Law Reporter, volume 32, number 4,
Bankruptcy for Bankers: Although Courts Often State That Creditors' Liens Pass Through Debtors' Bankruptcy Cases Unaffected, Secured Creditors That Fail to File Claims Against Chapter 11, Banking Law Journal
Bankruptcy for Bankers: Courts Generally are Reluctant to Bar Creditors From Taking Action Against Non-Debtors, Although Some Cases May Warrant Section 105(a) Injunctions of Such Actions, Banking Law Journal
Bankruptcy for Bankers: Prejudgment Relief: Attachment of a Debtor's Assets & Orders Barring a Debtor from Transferring its Property Can Protect Bank Seeking To Collect a Debt, Banking Law Journal
Beyond the Veil: Concealed Assets, Creditors Seek to Enforce Claims", NY Law Journal, September 29, 1997, page 8, col. 6
Debtor Discharges & Reversed Fraudulent Conveyances", NY Law Journal
U.S. Supreme Court Settles Two Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Issues, NY Law Journal
Single Asset Real Estate Chapter 11 Bankruptcies, LI Business News
Stripdowns of Home Mortgages in Chapter 13 Bankruptcies, LI Business News
Returning Payments from Debtors, LI Business News
Considering the Two-Tier Model of the Fourth Amendment, 31 Am. Law Review 85
LECTURES/SEMINARS
Neil has lectured at legal seminars on Bankruptcy & Real Estate issues to attys, trade associations, high school & college students, & the general public, at which his prepared outlines were distributed to attendees, including: 10/29/04: Eastern District of NY chapter 7 trustees & United States Trustee: “Chapter 7 Trustees on Ethical Dilemmas: Stepping over the Ethical Line, (a) Dealing with Aggressive Debtors/Creditors & (b) Dealing with Attorneys/Professionals who assist clients in transferring non-exempt assets”; 8/93, National Business Institute: "How to Protect Secured Interests in Bankruptcy in New York"; April 1992, Nat'l Business Institute: "Advanced Real Estate Law in New York: Lien & Credit Issues (Both Inside & Outside of Bankruptcy)"; 11/90, Nassau Academy of Law: "Hands-on Workshop in Bankruptcy Law for Attorneys"; 3/85, Nassau & Suffolk Academies of Law: "Changes under Title III of the Bankruptcy Amendments & Federal Judgeship Act of 1984"; 6/83, Suffolk Academy of Law: 2 different lectures, on "Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Revisited: The Marathon Case" & "The New Bankruptcy Rules"
TELEVISION INTERVIEWS on Bankruptcy Law & other legal issues, CNBC & News 12-Long Island, 1994
KAMINI FOX
Kamini has more than 15 years’ experience as an attorney, concentrating on Bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, foreclosure defense, debt workouts & settlements, & debtors’ & creditors' rights. Kamini was an associate attorney with Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP, & The Ackerman Law Firm, LLC, focusing on chapter 11 debtor representations, creditor representation, chapter 7 trustee representation, & chapter 7 & 13 personal Bankruptcies. Kamini was also the Former Managing Bankruptcy Atty at Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., where she was responsible for the representation of various national institutional lenders, as creditors, in individual & corporate Bankruptcy cases throughout NY State. Kamini has been involved in representing Brunswick Hospital Medical Center; Cross Ready Mix, Inc.; Mina's Fuel Oil Co., Inc., Big City Petroleum Transport, Inc., among other companies, in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Kamini's practice further includes representation of sellers & purchasers in real estate transactions, negotiating & resolving disputes involving contract issues, fraud, credit, & other commercial & financial matters. BAR ADMISSIONS
New York, 2003
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2003
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2003
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2003
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 2003
EDUCATION
Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York, J.D. - 2002
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, B.S. - 1999
