About Bruce
Bruce J. Wisotsky has represented debtors, creditors’ committees, equity committees, trustees, landlords, and other individual creditors in Chapter 11 and 7 bankruptcy proceedings in New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Florida, and other jurisdictions. He has also represented assignees for the benefit of creditors in state court insolvency proceedings. A significant portion of Bruce’s practice has involved out-of-court restructurings, either as counsel to companies and individuals experiencing financial difficulties or their creditors.Bruce lectures on bankruptcy issues before the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Essex County Bar Association. He has addressed topics including prosecution and defense of preference actions, treatment of tax claims in bankruptcy proceedings, executory contract issues, and retention bonus issues. Bruce is a member of the New Jersey Regional Advisory Board of the Anti-Defamation League. He also served as an officer and counsel to Help Darfur Now, a non-profit corporation that raises funds to purchase food and medicine for refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan.Bar AdmissionsNew JerseyPennsylvaniaU.S. District Court- District of New Jersey- Eastern District of PennsylvaniaAreas of PracticeBankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, and Financial RestructuringProfessional AffiliationsNew Jersey State Bar Association- Corporate and Bankruptcy SectionsEssex County Bar AssociationAmerican Bankruptcy InstituteTurnaround Management AssociationEducationTemple University School of Law- J.D.Temple University- B.A., magna cum laude
Bruce J. Wisotsky has represented debtors, creditors’ committees, equity committees, trustees, landlords, and other individual creditors in Chapter 11 and 7 bankruptcy proceedings in New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Florida, and other jurisdictions. He has also represented assignees for the benefit of creditors in state court insolvency proceedings. A significant portion of Bruce’s practice has involved out-of-court restructurings, either as counsel to companies and individuals experiencing financial difficulties or their creditors.
Bruce lectures on bankruptcy issues before the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Essex County Bar Association. He has addressed topics including prosecution and defense of preference actions, treatment of tax claims in bankruptcy proceedings, executory contract issues, and retention bonus issues. Bruce is a member of the New Jersey Regional Advisory Board of the Anti-Defamation League. He also served as an officer and counsel to Help Darfur Now, a non-profit corporation that raises funds to purchase food and medicine for refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan.
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- Lawyer of the Year: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Woodbridge (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Bankruptcy, Woodbridge (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Bankruptcy, Woodbridge (2016)
- Recognized: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Special Focus: Chapter 12
- Special Focus: Commercial
- Special Focus: Committee Representation
- Special Focus: Creditors' Rights
- Special Focus: Debtors' Rights
- Special Focus: Trustee Representation
- Special Focus: Workouts and Restructurings
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- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent®