Justin is an Associate with the firm's Bankruptcy practice where he focuses on Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy law, including the representation of Chapter 11 debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, indenture trustees, Chapter 7 trustees and defendants in bankruptcy litigation.
 
Before joining Becker, Mr. Baumgartner worked at Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, where he worked on Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy law, which included the representation of Chapter 11 debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, Chapter 7 trustees and defendants in bankruptcy litigation.  Prior to that, Justin clerked for the Honorable Diane Davis, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of New York, and the Honorable Brian F. Kenney, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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Publications

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• Tenancy-by-the-Entirety Exemption and What It Means to Be Exempt from the Process:  February 7, 2022  Trustee Talk by Eric R. Perkins and Justin S. Baumgartner   Read More

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• Breaking Deadlock: The Advantages of Using a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee As an Alternative to Seeking the Appointment of a State Court Receiver:  January 25, 2022    Read More

Bankruptcy & Resructuring

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Education

Rutgers Law School, J.D.
American University, B.A.

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Admitted to Practice
New Jersey

New York

 

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