Peter D. Russin

Hon. Peter D. Russin is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Florida in Fort Lauderdale, appointed on Aug. 14, 2020. Prior to his appointment in 1993, he co-founded Meland Russin Budwick,  a boutique commercial litigation and bankruptcy firm in Miami, where he routinely represented corporate debtors, secured lenders, creditors’ committees and trustees in insolvency proceedings, as well as asset-purchasers in bankruptcy. He also counseled clients through out-of-court workouts and private debt restructuring. AV-rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, Judge Russin was listed in Chambers USA for creditors’ rights and The Best Lawyers in America, among others. Before taking the bench, he was a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator. Throughout his career, Judge Russin has written and lectured extensively on insolvency and commercial litigation topics. He is also a past president of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida. Judge Russin received his B.A. with departmental honors in 1985 from Tulane University and his J.D. in 1988 from George Washington University Law School.