Creditor’s Rights

Attorney Spotlight – Georgi Angelov

2021-05-26T14:04:12-04:00

GEORGI ANGELOV joined the firm in 2016 after his internship with a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge here in the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. He practices exclusively in the area of creditor’s rights litigation in all federal bankruptcy and state courts throughout the state of Florida. He originally hails from Bulgaria where he graduated [...]

Attorney Spotlight – Georgi Angelov2021-05-26T14:04:12-04:00

Attorney Spotlight – Victor H. Veschio

2021-04-15T11:11:59-04:00

Each month Gibbons | Neuman will feature one of its attorneys to show the breadth and depth of our legal services for the community.  First up, Victor H. Veschio. Victor Veschio's 22 years of practice has been exclusively as a creditors’ rights litigator representing national banks, credit union and investors throughout the state of Florida [...]

Attorney Spotlight – Victor H. Veschio2021-04-15T11:11:59-04:00

Life Insurance Proceeds Received 180 Days After Filing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Is Property of the Bankruptcy Estate

2017-07-25T11:43:07-04:00

The Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy Court in the case of In Re: Roscoe (siding with the majority view), recently ruled that Bankruptcy Code Section 1306(a) expands the definition of “estate property” (i.e. property that is available to pay creditors) to include life insurance proceeds for one of the debtors who died after the case [...]

Life Insurance Proceeds Received 180 Days After Filing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Is Property of the Bankruptcy Estate2017-07-25T11:43:07-04:00

TIME-BARRED CLAIMS IN BANKRUPTCY FALL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF FDCPA, SAYS THE SUPREME COURT

2017-06-21T16:26:53-04:00

The Supreme Court of the United States has resolved the issue of whether a Proof of Claim that is filed in a bankruptcy case, which includes some indebtedness which is beyond the statute of limitations, violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).  The Supreme Court, in reversing the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling [...]

TIME-BARRED CLAIMS IN BANKRUPTCY FALL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF FDCPA, SAYS THE SUPREME COURT2017-06-21T16:26:53-04:00

Victor H. Veschio Presents Oral Argument Before The Second District Court Appeal

2017-04-18T10:24:20-04:00

Gibbons | Neuman attorney, Victor H. Veschio, recently presented his oral argument before the Second District Court of Appeal on the issue of whether Florida’s statute of limitations bars a subsequent mortgage foreclosure action where the alleged default date is beyond the applicable 5-year limitation period, but the suit alleging the default also includes “and [...]

Victor H. Veschio Presents Oral Argument Before The Second District Court Appeal2017-04-18T10:24:20-04:00

Gibbons | Neuman Creditors’ Rights Bankruptcy Attorneys Run for Pro Bono Hours

2017-03-20T22:15:39-04:00

Georgi Angelov and Victor Veschio, two of our attorneys who practice in the Creditors’ Rights section of the firm, participated in the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s 5K Pro Bono River Run as part of the team representing the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association of which Georgi and Victor are members.   For this Pro Bono [...]

Gibbons | Neuman Creditors’ Rights Bankruptcy Attorneys Run for Pro Bono Hours2017-03-20T22:15:39-04:00

Gibbons | Neuman Creditor Rights’ Attorneys Presentation at Academy of Holy Names

2017-03-14T14:35:48-04:00

Loretta O’Keeffe and Victor Veschio, two of our attorneys who practice in the Creditors’ Rights section of the firm were invited to give a presentation to high school students at the Academy of Holy Names in Tampa at its “Legal Talk Mini Course” on March 13, 2017.   Their presentations included a discussion of the [...]

Gibbons | Neuman Creditor Rights’ Attorneys Presentation at Academy of Holy Names2017-03-14T14:35:48-04:00

THE 11th CIRCUIT RULES THAT A DEBTOR WHO ELECTS TO SURRENDER REAL PROPERTY IN BANKRUPTCY CANNOT CONTEST A FORECLOSURE IN STATE COURT

2017-02-01T13:19:52-05:00

In the case of In re Failla, 838 F.3d 1170 (11th Cir. 2016), the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals resolved a split among the Bankruptcy Courts as to what “surrender” means within the context of Section 521(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, by ruling that a Debtor who elects to “surrender” real property cannot oppose a [...]

THE 11th CIRCUIT RULES THAT A DEBTOR WHO ELECTS TO SURRENDER REAL PROPERTY IN BANKRUPTCY CANNOT CONTEST A FORECLOSURE IN STATE COURT2017-02-01T13:19:52-05:00

Firm’s Creditors’ Rights Attorney Presented At The Bankruptcy For Beginners Pro Bono Seminar

2016-10-25T15:38:12-04:00

Gibbons | Neuman creditors’ rights attorney, Victor H. Veschio, lectured on client counseling, exemptions and the judgment-proof debtor in the state of Florida. Victor was part of a panel of lawyers and judges presenting before local attorneys on federal bankruptcy practice and procedure. The CLE event was hosted by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of [...]

Firm’s Creditors’ Rights Attorney Presented At The Bankruptcy For Beginners Pro Bono Seminar2016-10-25T15:38:12-04:00

Creditors and Debtors Beware of What Property Is Subject To The Expiration of the Bankruptcy Automatic Stay Following a Prior Bankruptcy Dismissal

2016-09-14T15:30:46-04:00

The Bankruptcy Code provides that if a Debtor had a prior dismissed bankruptcy case within 1 year from filing a new bankruptcy case, the automatic stay expires 30-days from the filing of the new case unless the Debtor seeks an extension of the automatic stay from the Court within the first 30 days. However, the [...]

Creditors and Debtors Beware of What Property Is Subject To The Expiration of the Bankruptcy Automatic Stay Following a Prior Bankruptcy Dismissal2016-09-14T15:30:46-04:00
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