Michael R. Herz

Michael R. Herz is a partner with Fox Rothschild LLP in Morristown, N.J., and centers his practice on complex bankruptcy and insolvency matters. His represents chapter 7 and chapter 11 trustees, creditor committees, post-confirmation trusts, individual creditors (including financial institutions, loan servicers and landlords) and debtors in all phases of the bankruptcy process. He also has experience in adversary proceedings and other bankruptcy-related litigation, and he has facilitated the recovery and administration of millions of dollars in assets and claims. An active member of the ABI, Mr. Herz is a contributing editor to the ABI Journal and serves on the advisory board for ABI’s Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop. He is also a prolific industry thought leader who has published articles in the ABIJournal, Law360, Bloomberg Law, The Legal Intelligencer and the New Jersey Law Journal, among others. In trustee cases, Mr. Herz has earned a reputation for uncovering fraudulent conduct and track-ing down hidden assets. For businesses in the cannabis sector that encounter financial difficulties, he advises and has written and presented on alternatives to traditional bankruptcy, including assignments for the benefits of creditors, receiverships and workouts. Mr. Herz also represents student loan servicers as creditors in bankruptcy court and in defending claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and theTelephone Consumer Protection Act, and he has written and spoken on this and other bankruptcy-related topics. In addition, he is an editor of and a frequent contributor to his firm’s “In Solvency” blog, which covers bankruptcy and financial restructuring issues. Mr. Herz received his B.A. with high honors in2003 from Brandeis University and his J.D. in 2008 from Brooklyn Law School.