Bankruptcy

ALFN BANKRUPTCY COMMITTEE
The ALFN Bankruptcy Committee focuses on recent cases, bankruptcy rules changes and other issues affecting mortgage servicers. The committee focuses on national, industry-wide issues, local bankruptcy rules and rule changes, new debt collection strategies, standing, and MERS, among others. The committee meets quarterly by teleconference and may schedule other calls as needed. The committee is responsible for coordinating ALFN webinars on Bankruptcy topics; hosting one guest speaker teleconference; and authoring/coordinating a BK insert in the Winter ALFN ANGLE digital magazine and contributing other legal updates for distribution. 

ALFN INTERSECT: FORECLOSURE + BANKRUPTCY
The ALFN Bankruptcy Committee assists in planning the Bankruptcy content for our annual Intersect event each Fall. Click here to learn more about Intersect. 

Click here to join the Bankruptcy Committee (website login required).
 

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Bankruptcy Leadership Team:

• Chair (Law Firm/Foreclosure Trustee member, must be an Attorney)
  • Christopher DeNardo, Esq. – Diaz Anselmo & Associares P.A. – cdenardo@dallegal.com (term ends 12/31/25, then moves to Chair for a 2-year term that ends 12/31/27)

 

• Vice Chair (Law Firm/Foreclosure Trustee member, must be an Attorney)
  • Jeffrey Fraser, Esq. – ALAW - jfraser@albertellilaw.com (term ends 12/31/27, then moves to Chair for a 2-year term that ends 12/31/29)

 

• Servicer Chair (Servicer/GSE, can be an Attorney or non-Attorney)
  • Vacant Position (term ends 12/31/27, may be re-elected for another 2-year term)

 

• Chair Emeritus (immediate past Chair) (Law Firm/Foreclosure Trustee member, must be an Attorney)
  • Vacant Position

 

• ALFN Staff Liaison
  • Susan McMillan (formerly Susan Rosen) – ALFN – smcmillan@alfn.org

 

• ALFN Board Liaison
  • Jim Timberlake, Esq. – Baer Timberlake – jim@baertimberlake.com

 
Appointed Leadership Positions – Not Members of the Committee’s Leadership Team:

• Secretary (Law Firm/Foreclosure Trustee member or Associate Member, can be an Attorney or non-Attorney)
  • Alexander (Sandy) Budd, Esq. – RLGC Law Group, PLLC - abudd@rlglawny.com (term ends 12/31/27, may be re-appointed for another 2-year term or may run for leadership team after term ends) 

 

• Events & Content Subcommittee – 2 Co-Chairs (Law Firm/Foreclosure Trustee member, must be an Attorney
  • Steven Kelly, Esq. – Stern & Eisenberg, PC - skelly@sterneisenberg.com (term ends 12/31/27, may be re-appointed for another 2-year term or may run for leadership team after term ends) 
  • Daniel Ross, Esq. – Ghidotti Berger, LLP - dross@ghidottiberger.com (term ends 12/31/27, may be re-appointed for another 2-year term or may run for leadership team after term ends)