Michael B. Joseph
Partner
mjoseph@ferryjoseph.com

 

    Mr. Joseph was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 12, 1950.  Mr. Joseph is the Chapter 13 Trustee in bankruptcy for the District of Delaware and is a former member of the Chapter 7 Panel of Trustees.  In addition to serving as a bankruptcy trustee, he represents creditors and trustees in bankruptcy matters.  Mr. Joseph has lectured extensively on bankruptcy, including participating in the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustee Seminars, of which he is an officer (Secretary), National Business Institute Bankruptcy Seminars, and Delaware State Bar Association, and the American Bankruptcy Institute.  He has been named as one of the top 100 lawyers in Delaware in Delaware Today Magazine several times and most recently in August, 2006.

 

ADMISSIONS

Delaware (1976)
Pennsylvania (1976)
New Jersey (1977)
United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1976)
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1977)
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1977)

EDUCATION

Rutgers University (B.A. 1972)
Widener University School of Law (J.D. 1975)

MEMBERSHIPS

American Bar Association
Delaware State Bar Association
Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court
American Bankruptcy Institute
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, Member of the Board of Directors (Secretary)

PRACTICE AREAS

Bankruptcy

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

Chapter 11 matters:
1.  Counsel for Warranty Claimants Committee-Gates

Engineering, Inc.
2.  Counsel for Commonwealth of Guam- Continental Airlines, Inc.
3.  Co-Counsel for Unsecured Creditors Committee-Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
4.  Co-Counsel for large creditor in Budget Group, Inc.

 

Chapter 7 matters:
1.  Net 2000 Communications, Inc.
2.  Atlantic Gulf Communities Corp.
3.  Conston, Inc. (Chp. 7 appointment of converted Chp. 11 case)
4.  Oneita Industries, Inc. (Chp. 7 appointment of converted Chp.11 case)
5.  Coded Communications Corp., Inc.  (Chp. 7 appointment of converted Chp. 11 case)