by Jeff Folkersen | Jul 8, 2014 | Blog
In a recent Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, “An Ethanol Dream Dashed Six Years Ago Turns to Bankruptcy,” Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. Partner, Kirk B. Burkley, spoke on behalf of creditors impacted by Commonwealth Renewable Energy Inc’s chapter 11...
by Jeff Folkersen | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog
What are executory contracts, when are they used and how are they viewed by the Bankruptcy Code? Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. Managing Partner, Robert S. Bernstein, answers these questions and more in this 5MLM episode. If you have any topics that you’d like to hear...
by Jeff Folkersen | Jun 24, 2014 | Blog, Press Releases
Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. announced today that Kit F. Pettit has been named a Partner with the law firm, responsible for the management of the firm’s growing Real Estate and Oil, Gas and Energy practices. Kit has been a valued asset since he joined the firm in 2010....
by Jeff Folkersen | Jun 12, 2014 | Blog
Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. Today the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision that helped further define what constitutes a fresh start as opposed to a free pass for debtors seeking to exempt assets in bankruptcy. In Clark v. Rameker, Justice Sotomayor...
by Jeff Folkersen | Jun 12, 2014 | Blog
By Jennifer C. Johnson, Esq. A Trust is a legal instrument in which a Grantor transfers legal ownership to a Trustee (or Trustees) for the benefit of the Beneficiary (or Beneficiaries). The Grantor writes his or her own rules for the management of the trust assets. ...
