Fort Myers Bankruptcy Trustee Luis Rivera Among Panelists to Address Consumer Bankruptcy

Fort Myers, FL, February 03, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Luis Rivera, a Board Certified Business Bankruptcy Law expert, will be a panelist on Friday, February 3 panel at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 41st Annual Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar in Tampa. The presentation, “Consumer Potpourri: Representing the Consumer Debtor; How to Survive Your Client’s 341 Meeting; The Elderly or Incapacitated Client; and Exemption Issues,” will feature Rivera, The Honorable Dennis R. Dow, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Missouri (Kansas City, MO); Robert C. Furr of Furr & Cohen, P.A. (Boca Raton, FL); and Stephanie C. Lieb of Trenam Law (Tampa, FL) as panelists.

Rivera has broad experience in business litigation, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and insolvency counseling. In addition to his law practice, he serves as a U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee for the Middle District of Florida. As a trustee, Rivera is routinely involved in the liquidation of business enterprises, including the recovery and sale of assets; the investigation, development, and prosecution of litigation to recover funds for creditors; and the reconciliation and payment of claims held by creditors.

Rivera is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by Florida Super Lawyers® magazine for eight consecutive years for his work in business litigation. In 2015, he was honored by the Southwest Florida Bankruptcy Bar as the recipient of the Alexander L. Paskay Professionalism Award.

Rivera received his undergraduate degree from Loyola University in New Orleans (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001) and his law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2005). He can be reached at luis.rivera@henlaw.com.

Since 1924, Henderson Franklin has been assisting clients build their homes, businesses and communities in Southwest Florida. Henderson Franklin is the largest, locally-based law firm between Tampa and Miami over 50 attorneys dedicated to providing a wide range of legal services in the areas of business and tax planning, estate planning, family law, commercial and civil litigation, eminent domain, intellectual property, workers' compensation, employment law, real estate, and land use and environmental law. Henderson Franklin operates offices in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Naples and Sanibel Island. For more information on Rivera or Henderson Franklin, please visit www.henlaw.com.