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Hodgson Russ partner Richard L. Weisz a speaker at Broome County Bar Association bankruptcy seminar

March 21, 2005
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Contact:  Lisa Kane
518.465.2333
lkane@hodgsonruss.com

ALBANY, N.Y. — Richard L. Weisz, Esq., a partner in Hodgson Russ LLP's Bankruptcy & Commercial Litigation Practice Group, was a featured speaker at a recent Broome County Bar Association seminar held in Binghamton.

In his presentation, Mr. Weisz covered the impact of bankruptcy filings on personal injury litigation; treatment of property, maintenance, and other support provisions when paying spouse fees in bankruptcy; and buying, selling, and leasing real estate with bankrupt parties.

The CLE seminar, entitled "Bankruptcy: Basics and Some Special Issues," covered a wide range of topics including an introduction to the bankruptcy process, representation of creditors, clients' rights and responsibilities under bankruptcy code, and electronic filing.

Mr. Weisz was also on the advisory committee for the American Bar Association's inaugural Bench & Bar Bankruptcy Conference, held March 10-12 in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Weisz has represented debtors, creditors, and creditors' committees in Chapter 11 business reorganization proceedings. He has conducted trials on business valuation and corporate dissolutions, contested foreclosure proceedings, trade secret and unfair competition, administrative hearings, wrongful eviction, antitrust, and breach of contract. He has argued appeals to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court.

With approximately 200 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is the 205th largest law firm headquartered in the United States, as reported by the National Law Journal. It is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. In addition, Hodgson Russ was recently named one of the country's most admired employers by American Employer Digest. Hodgson Russ's Albany office is currently celebrating its 15th anniversary. The Firm, which was established in 1817 and is among the oldest law firms in the U.S., is the only law firm that can count two former U.S. presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, among its alumni. The six offices of Hodgson Russ are located in Albany, Buffalo, Johnstown, and New York City, New York; Boca Raton, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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