John D. Eaton

John D. Eaton is a co-founder of Shawde & Eaton, P.L. in Weston, Fla., where he focuses his practice on creditors' rights, specifically the representation of creditors, trustees, debtors in posses- sion, committees and other parties-in-interest all aspects of chapter 7 and 11 cases and adversary proceedings, with a particular emphasis on bankruptcy-related litigation and contested matters. He also has substantial experience in commercial litigation in both state and federal courts. During the course of his career, Mr. Eaton has been primary bankruptcy counsel or has had significant involve- ment in many complex chapter 7 and 11 cases. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants with respect to breach of fiduciary duty and other claims against directors and officers. In addition, he has been representing student loan creditors in bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings since he started his legal career in 1990, and he has represented a patient care ombudsman in health         care business bankruptcy cases involving skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. Mr. Eton has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law since 2008, as a Florida Super Lawyer since 2006, in Florida Trend Magazine's "Legal Elite" from 2007-09 and in 2015, as one of South Florida's "Top Rated Lawyers" for 2012, and in The Legal 500 United States for 2009. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is admitted to practice in Florida and before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Mr. Eaton received his B.S. cum laude from Florida State University and his J.D. with honors from the University of Florida.