John W. Weiss Appointed to Lawyers Advisory Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court District of New Jersey
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. is proud to announce that John W. Weiss, chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights practice, has been appointed to the Lawyers Advisory Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court District of New Jersey. The Lawyers Advisory Committee has served as an important bridge between the bench and the bar in the District for over 25 years, as it was constituted for the purpose of providing the Board of Judges with counsel regarding the practice of law before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. It is also charged with regularly soliciting the bar for commentary regarding bankruptcy practice and providing those comments to the Board of Judges for consideration.
In addition to his role with the LAC, Weiss is also a member of the Chapter 11 Local Rules Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, and is active with the New York City Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA NYC Chapter), currently serving on the Board, the Executive Committee, the Governance Committee, and as General Counsel for the Chapter, and previously serving on the Nominations Committee, as chair of the Membership Committee, and in various other roles over the years. Weiss is also actively involved in the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), and has served as the ABI’s Ethics and Compensation Committee co-chair and newsletter editor, and on the Planning Committee and as a panelist for the ABI’s annual New York City Bankruptcy Conference.
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