Neuner, Steven R. Esq.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, Bankruptcy and Commercial Practice

Year Joined Organization: 1993

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Neuner's practice focuses in the areas of Bankruptcy, Commercial and Business Law, Strategic Business and Asset Protection Planning and Real Estate. He has been and continues to be a member of the panel of Bankruptcy Trustees appointed to administer Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in New Jersey. In that capacity, he regularly supervises and administers assets totaling over Two Million Dollars in value and over 600 cases per year involving everything from individuals to businesses with multi-million dollar annual sales. He has served as Creditor's Committee Counsel and Chapter 11 Operating Trustee for several businesses. In addition to serving as a Bankruptcy Trustee, Mr. Neuner represents businesses and individuals seeking bankruptcy protection under the reorganization provisions of Chapters 11 and 13 and in liquidation proceedings under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. He also helps business and individual creditors to protect their rights in bankruptcy proceedings. He regularly appears in the United States Bankruptcy Court. He is called upon on a regular basis to be a speaker or seminar panelist discussing topics of interest to the bankruptcy bar. He has authored several articles discussing topics of current interest to Bankruptcy Practitioners. Since 1993, he has been certified as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist.

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights
• Mediation
• Real Estate
• Business Law
• Commercial Law and Litigation

Representative Clients

• Barry Sharer, CPA (Bankruptcy Trustee)
• Alfred T. Giuliano (Bankruptcy Trustee)
• Rentrak Corporation (Inventory Leasing
• First Federal Bank of Charleston (Secured Lending)
• American Lenders Facilities Inc. (Secured Lending)
• Federal Acceptance Corp. (Secured Lending)
• Glenning Co. LLC (Restaurant;Chap 11 Debtor in Posession)
• Teremark, LLC (Chapter 11 Debtor in Possession)
• Illuminating Experiences Inc. (wholesale Lighting)
• Thomas Subranni, Chapter 7 Trustee
• MoneyGram International
• Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority (Bankruptcy Counsel)
• John Hargrave Esq. (Bankruptcy Trustee)

Representative Cases

• Sharps Run Associates, L.P. (Steven R. Neuner, Trustee v. C.G. Realty Capital Ventures-I, L.P.), 157 B.R. 766 (D.N.J. 1993)
• Neuner and Curriden v Innovative Mortgage Solutions et als , (Bkrtcy.D.N.J 2007)
• In re Messina, 386 Fed.Appx. 152, 2010 WL 2712141 (Third Circuit Court of Appeals 2010)
• In re Messina, 2011 WL 322018 (US Dist Ct, Dist of NJ 2011)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1980
• Pennsylvania, 1979
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1980
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991

Certification/Specialties

• Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification, 1998
• Business Bankruptcy, Commercial Law League Academy, 1993
• NJ Superior Court Civil Mediator, 2006
• Mediator, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Dist of New Jersey, 2006
• NJ Superior Court Mortgage Foreclosure Mediator, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, 1990 - Present (Trustee Member, President's Circle)
• Burlington County Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
• Camden County Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
• Marlton Rotary Club, 1983 - 1986 (President)
• Marlton Rotary Club, 1983 - 1986 (Member)
• American Bankruptcy Institute, 1996 - Present (Member)
• New Jersey Bankruptcy Trustee Association, 1996 - 1998 (Secretary-Treasurer)
• New Jersey Bankruptcy Trustee Association, 1999 - 2001 (President)
• New Jersey Bankruptcy Trustee Association, 1998 - 1999 (Vice-President)
• New Jersey Bankruptcy Inns of Court, 2005 - Present (Master)
• American Bankruptcy Institute, 1993 - Present (Member)
• Commercial Law League of America, 1991 - Present (Member)
• New Jersey State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, 1980 - Present (Member)
• Cherry Hill Rotary Club, 1996 - 2002 (Member)
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2008 - Present

Honors and Awards

• Selected as one of New Jersey's Top 100 Super Lawyers, March 1, 2007 - December 31, 2012
• Designated a Master in Bankruptcy Law by Bankruptcy Inns of Court, November 1, 2005 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Presenter, "Pitfalls Operating in the Zone of Insolvency and Related Topics", Annual Conference of New Jersey Society of CPA's, 2003
• Master/Presenter, Program on Bankruptcy Issues and Problems in Divorce Context, Forkin Matrimonial Inns of Court, 1998 - 1999
• Seminar Panelist, William H. Gindin Bankruptcy Law Committee Bench-Bar Conference, 1992 - 1993
• Seminar Panelist, William H. Gindin Bankruptcy Law Committee Bench-Bar Conference, 1999 - Present
• Seminar Panelist, William H. Gindin Bankruptcy Law Committee Bench-Bar Conference, 2001 - 2003
• Seminar Panelist, Camden-Burlington County Joint Bankruptcy Conference, 1999
• Seminar Panelist, 17th Annual Camden County Bankruptcy Law Conference, Voorhees, NJ, January 26, 2006
• Seminar Panelist, Interplay Between Bankruptcy and Family Law, Camden County Bar Association, Voorhees, NJ, November 16, 2009
• Seminar Panelist "What Judges Clerks and Trustees Want You to Know", NBI Trial Practice Bankruptcy Forum, Philadelphia, PA, June 2, 2009
• Presenter, "Bankruptcy-What a CPA Needs to Know", New Jersey Society of CPA's, Southern Division

Pro Bono Activities

• Rutgers-Camden Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 1992 - Present
• Director, American Red Cross Blood Services, Penn-Jersey Region, 2000 - 2003
• Trustee, New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyers Foundation, 2005 - 2006
• Coordinator, Trainer and Presenter, New Jersey Bankruptcy Law Foundation Financial Literacy Project

Past Employment Positions

• Wizmur, Neuner and Ventura, Partner, 1987 - 1993
• Sagot, Wizmur and Neuner, Partner, 1983 - 1987
• Leonard M. Sagot and Associates, Philadelphia, PA, Associate, 1981 - 1983

Education

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey, 1979
  J.D.
• University of California, Santa Cruz, California, 1974
  B.A.
  Major: Politics
• Reed College, Portland, Oregon

References

• Barry Sharer, Trustee
• Alfred T. Giuliano, CPA, Giuliano Miller and Co.
• Stanton D. Meltzer, CPA, Gold Meltzer Plasky and Wise

Published Works

• Protecting Your Fees When Your Client Files for Bankruptcy, New Jersey Trial Lawyer, July, 1990
• Staying Retained and Protecting Your Fees when a Client files for bankruptcy, New Jersey Law Journal, February, 1998
• Treating the Accident Victim and Getting Paid, Journal of New Jersey Dental Association, Spring, 2000

Address

Willow Ridge Executive Office Park
750 Route 73 South
Suite 210
Marlton, NJ 08053-4133

Phones

856-596-2828

Faxes

856-985-6176

Emails

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Websites

http://www.nv-njlaw.com