New Jersey Business Bankruptcy Lawyers, Neuner and Ventura

Board Certified-Business Bankruptcy Law*
American Board of Certification
Neuner & Ventura, LLP
Willow Ridge Executive Office Park
750 Route 73 South-Suite 210
Marlton, New Jersey 08053-4133

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Phone: (856) 596-2828
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Fax: (856) 985-6176

Selected as one of the 5% of New Jersey attorneys designated "Superlawyers" from 2007 - 2012.
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Served as bankruptcy trustee in new jersey for 22 years.
Actively involved in bankruptcy law and education for over 28 years.

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Steve Neuner focuses his attention in the areas of Bankruptcy, Commercial and Business Law, Strategic Business and Asset Protection Planning and Real Estate. For 22 years, from 1987 to 2009, he served as a member of the panel of Bankruptcy Trustees appointed to administer Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in New Jersey. In that capacity, he regularly supervised and administered millions of dollars in assets and over 500 cases per year involving everything from individuals to businesses with multi-million dollar annual sales. He has served as Creditor's Committee Counsel and Chapter 11 Operating Trustee for several businesses, and as a Receiver appointed by the Superior Court of New Jersey. Mr. Neuner represents businesses and individuals with financial difficulties, including those seeking bankruptcy protection under the reorganization provisions of Chapters 11 and 13 and in liquidation proceedings under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. He also helps business and individual creditors to protect their rights in and out of bankruptcy. He regularly appears in the United States Bankruptcy Court. He is called upon on a regular basis to be a speaker or seminar panelist discussing topics of interest to the bankruptcy bar, and the accounting profession. He has authored several articles discussing topics of current interest. Since 1993, he has been certified as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist. He was admitted to the panel of mediators for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey and the Superior Court of New Jersey, after completing mediation training. He also serves as a Foreclosure Mediator in several South Jersey counties.
He has authored several articles discussing topics of current interest. See our Articles page.
He hosts the New Jersey Bankruptcy Law Blog with current news and commentary about events and topics in or related to his field.

Steve and his wife have lived in Cherry Hill since 1982. He is active in a variety of community concerns, including a program to promote financial literacy among high school and college students.

Position:

Partner, Bankruptcy and Commercial Practice

Areas of Practice

Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights
Mediation
Real Estate
Business Law
Commercial Law and Litigation

Litigation:

70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certifications & Specialties:

Business Bankruptcy, American Board of Certification, 1998 to present
Business Bankruptcy, Commercial Law League Academy, 1993-1998
NJ Superior Court Civil Mediator, 2006 to present;
Mediator, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Dist of New Jersey, 2006 to present;
NJ Superior Court Mortgage Foreclosure mediator, 2008 to present

Admitted:

New Jersey, 1980
Pennsylvania, 1979
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1980
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3d Circuit, 1981
United States Supreme Court, 1991

Education:

J.D., Rutgers School of Law - Camden, Camden, NJ, 1979
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, California, 1974
Reed College, Portland, Oregon

Published Works:

The New Section 724(b): Congress's Drafting Error Can Save Counsel's Fees on Conversion to Chapter 7, NABTalk, the magazine of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Winter 2009

Protecting Your Fees When Your Client Files for Bankruptcy, New Jersey Trial Lawyer, July, 1990

Staying Retained and Protecting Your Fees when a Client files for bankruptcy, New Jersey Law Journal, February, 1998

Treating the Accident Victim and Getting Paid, Journal of New Jersey Dental Association, Spring 2000

Representative Cases:

Sharps Run Associates, L.P. (Steven R. Neuner, Trustee v. C.G. Realty Capital Ventures-I, L.P.), 1993, D.N.J., 157 B.R. 766

Neuner and Curriden v Innovative Mortgage Solutions et als (In re Curriden), 2007 WL 2669431 (Bkrtcy.D.N.J.)(Consumer Fraud Act case arising from "mortgage rescue" scam; modified by subsequent unreported decision resulting in judgment for $260,000.00)

Representative Clients:

Barry Sharer, CPA (Bankruptcy Trustee)
Alfred T. Giuliano (Bankruptcy Trustee)
John Hargrave Esq. (Bankruptcy Trustee)
Thomas Subranni (Bankruptcy Trustee)
Rentrak Corporation (inventory leasing)

References:

Barry Sharer, CPA/Trustee, 856-435-3200
Alfred T. Giuliano, CPA/Trustee Giuliano Miller and Co. 856-596-7000
Stanton D. Meltzer, CPA, Gold Meltzer Plasky and Wise, 856-727-0100

Public speaking and presentations:

Seminar Panelist, 17th Annual Camden County Bankruptcy Law Conference, Voorhees, NJ, January 26, 2010. Annual review of significant cases and developments.

Seminar Panelist, Interplay Between Bankruptcy and Family Law, presented by Camden County Bar Association, Voorhees, NJ, November 16, 2009. This program explored the complexities of bankruptcy and divorce. Co panelists included Hon. Marie Lihotz, Judge, NJ Superior Court, Appellate Division, and Hon. Judith H. Wizmur, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey.

Seminar Panelist, NBI Trial Practice Bankruptcy Forum "What Judges Clerks and Trustees Want You to Know", Philadelphia, PA, June 2, 2009.

Numerous classes since 2005 with New Jersey high school seniors on credit, credit cards and identity theft as part of the New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyers Foundation Financial Literacy Project, an effort to increase awareness about credit and the pitfalls that can lead to bankruptcy or financial disaster. Steve spearheaded this project and the design of the program. He actively promotes this project throughout New Jersey and elsewhere.

Featured as bankruptcy law authority in EBRU-TV Open Forum, September 2007 on financial literacy/students at risk due to debt problems.

On September 15, 2008 Steve gave a 2 hour presentation to the New Jersey Society of CPA's, Southern Division, on "Bankruptcy-What a CPA Needs to Know" The program covered the costs, risks, and proper use of Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy for both individuals and businesses, as well as how to protect professional fees.

Regular Presentations to New Jersey Bankruptcy Inns of Court, as a Master.

Presenter, 2003 Annual Conference of New Jersey Society of CPA's, Program on "Pitfalls Operating in the Zone of Insolvency and Related Topics"

Master/Presenter, Program on bankruptcy issues and problems in divorce context, Forkin Matrimonial Inns of Court, 1998 - 1999

Affiliations:

New Jersey Coalition for Financial Education. www.njcfe.org

Founding member and regional coordinator of the New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyers Foundation Financial Literacy Project. Mr. Neuner designed the program that is now presented to high school students throughout New Jersey and has actively promoted the project. He regularly presents programs to students and educators on financial literacy topics.

Master, New Jersey Bankruptcy Inns of Court, 2005 to present

Burlington County Bar Association, 1980 - Present
Member
Camden County Bar Association, 1980 - Present
Member

Marlton Rotary Club, 1983-1986 (President), 1985 - 1986
Cherry Hill Rotary Club, 1996 - 2002
Member

National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, 1990 - Present
Member, President's Circle

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2008 to present

New Jersey Bankruptcy Trustee Association, 1994 - Present
President, 1999-2001;Secretary-Treasurer,1996 -
1998;Vice-President,1998 - 1999

American Bankruptcy Institute, 1993 - Present
Member

Commercial Law League of America, 1991 - Present
Member

New Jersey State Bar Association, 1980 - Present
Member of Bankruptcy Law Section

Pro Bono and Public Service Activities:

Rutgers-Camden Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, 1992 - Present

Director, American Red Cross Blood Services, Penn-Jersey Region, 2000-2003

Trustee, New Jersey Bankruptcy Law Foundation, 2005-2006

Coordinator and Co-Founder of New Jersey Bankruptcy Law Foundation Financial Literacy Project.

Personal:

Born, 1952, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Married with 2 children

Steven R. Neuner is a NJ bankruptcy lawyer serving all of South Jersey, including Camden County, Burlington County, Gloucester County, Mercer County, Eastern Pennsylvania and Atlantic County, and surrounding areas

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