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January 1, 2017 - Using the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as the “triggering creditor” under § 544(b) of the Bankruptcy Code provides a powerful tool for bankruptcy trustees to reach back for [...]

Peter Russin and Meaghan Murphy  By stepping into the shoes of the Internal Revenue Service as the “triggering creditor” under § 544(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, bankruptcy trustees can access a [...]

July 13, 2016 James C. Moon, a partner with law firm Meland Budwick, P.A., has been listed in Florida Trend magazine’s Florida Legal Elite 2016. Specifically, Moon is recognized in the Bankruptcy [...]

June 28, 2016 The 2016 Chambers USA Guide includes four Florida attorneys from law firm Meland Budwick, P.A. and also ranks the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice.

James Moon and Joseph Wasserkrug  In a relatively recent trend, mortgage lenders are attempting to reopen long-closed bankruptcy cases to prevent debtors who have already received discharge from [...]

January 29, 2016 - Miami attorneys from Meland Budwick, P.A. helped craft a more than $160 million liquidation plan to repay victims of one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history.

September 3, 2015 Miramar-based Univita Homecare Solutions LLC and 11 of the company’s subsidiaries filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Aug. 28, capping off a month of silence from the home health [...]

August 24, 2015 A Miami bankruptcy judge threw another wrench into the already convoluted and controversial “surrender” issue linking bankruptcy and foreclosure cases.

July 16, 2015 BMO Harris Bank NA agreed Thursday to pay $16 million to settle an adversary suit launched by the trustee for two bankrupt Florida investment firms, which alleged a BMO unit helped [...]