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Amy Drushal and Lara Roeske Fernandez Author Article for ALM’S The Corporate Counselor

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, News
"BEST PRACTICES IN CREDIT REPORTING" 3/3/2017 Amy Drushal and Lara Roeske Fernandez authored an article published in the March 2017 edition of ALM’s The Corporate Counselor discussing an emerging trend in Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) litigation involving Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Under Chapter 13 bankruptcies, the debtor proposes a repayment…
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Lara Roeske Fernandez Appointed to The American Board of Certification’s Board of Directors

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, News
Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Shareholder Lara Roeske Fernandez has been appointed to American Board of Certification’s Board of Directors. The American Board of Certification (ABC), sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America, is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public and improving the…
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The Harmonious Coexistence (or not) of the FDCPA and the BAPCPA

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Publications
As seen in The Florida Bar Out-of-State, Fall 2016. By: Megan W. Murray and Ashlyn Robinson The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been actively reviewing its policies and procedures in recent months, and in July 2016 the U.S. watchdog for consumer finances unveiled its latest proposal to tighten regulations on the multibillion-dollar debt collection…
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The Eleventh Circuit Speaks: The Bankruptcy Code Does Not Preempt the FDCPA

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Publications
As seen in The Cramdown, Summer 2016.  By: Amy Drushal After a number of decisions from the District Courts in the Eleventh Circuit post-Crawford v. LVNV Funding, LLC, 758 F.3d 1254, 1261 (11th Cir. 2014), the Eleventh Circuit has now answered the question that it left open and that has been the subject of much discussion: whether…
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Thirty-Two Trenam Attorneys Listed in 2016 Best Lawyers in America Including Two as Lawyer of the Year

By Appellate, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Business Transactions, Construction, Eminent Domain and Property Rights Litigation, Estate and Trust Planning, Financial Services, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, News, Real Estate and Lending Transactions, Securities, Tax, Technology Company Transactions
TAMPA, FL – Trenam is pleased to announce that 32 of the firm's attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers in America 2016. These attorneys are selected as the top lawyers practicing in Florida according to their peers. The following attorneys were recognized as 2016 Best Lawyers in America: * Listed as 2016 Tampa…
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Nineteen Trenam Law Attorneys Named to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite: Firm is Ranked #1 With Most Women Named to Legal Elite

By Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, News
Trenam is pleased to announce that 19 of the firm's attorneys have been named to Florida Trend magazine's 2016 Legal Elite list. The publication's ranking made Trenam the top firm in the state for most women honorees. Additionally, Robert A. Decker was included in Florida Trend's Legal Elite Hall of Fame, which was created to honor…
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