The topics Mr. Hartman presented were: 

• The Automatic Stay
• Filing a Proof of Claim
• Examinations of the Debtor
• Whether to Institute an Involuntary Bankruptcy
• Objections to a Debtor’s Discharge
• Actions to Determine if a Particular Debt is Non-Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
• Dismissal for Cause, or for Abuse, of a Chapter 7 Case
• Dismissal or Conversion of a Chapter 11 Case
• Dismissal for a “Bad Faith” Filing
• Defense of Preference Actions
• Fraudulent Conveyance Actions
• When to Seek the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee
• When to Seek the Appointment of an Examiner
• Procedures to Be Properly Retained as the Accountant for the Debtor

Roy M. Hartman, a Director and Trial Counsel at Sacher Zelman Hartman, heads the Firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Litigation Practice Group. He represents secured and unsecured creditors in actions involving fraudulent conveyances, preferences, relief from the automatic stay, use of cash collateral and adequate protection, a denial of a bankruptcy discharge, the non-dischargeability of a particular debt, the appointment of a trustee, objections to bankruptcy plans, and objections to claims, among other matters. He has also been successful in numerous commercial foreclosure actions for lenders, and has frequently obtained and retained receivers, and pre-judgment writs of garnishment, replevin and attachment. He has successfully defended letter of credit claims and lender liability actions.

Mr. Hartman is also a member of the Firm’s Complex Litigation Practice Group which represents accounting firms, banks and financial institutions, and private litigants, including regulated professionals, in such diverse matters as securities litigation, RICO, and other complex litigation matters.  

Based upon his 35 years as a litigator, bankruptcy attorney, and business advisor, Mr. Hartman has also become a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator.

Mr. Hartman is a frequent lecturer to accountants and attorneys on matters pertaining to professional liability claims, best practices guidance, securities regulation, Sarbanes-Oxley, lender liability, creditors’ rights, and bankruptcy issues, among other topics.

Roy can be reached at (305) 371-8797 and rhartman@sacherzelman.com