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Bauer Participates in Bench-and-Bar Conference

Morris S. Bauer                                             [Photo Credit: Lynn Goodwin.]

Morris S. Bauer, a partner at  Norris McLaughlin in Bridgewater, joined a panel of judges and attorneys on April 23 to present at the 2021 Honorable William H. Gindin Bench Bar Conference, hosted by the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey. The panel discussed the "Ins and Outs of Confirming a Chapter 11 Plan: How to Confirm a Chapter 11 Plan Whether Individual, Complex, Small Business or Subchapter V." In a statement, Bauer called his participation "both a pleasure and an honor," adding, "I look forward to continuing my work with the ABFNJ." The all-day virtual conference included two roundtable discussions with the New Jersey federal bench and judges from the New Jersey bankruptcy bench. Discussion topics included bankruptcy appeals to the District Court and the Third Circuit; current legal and court operational issues; and updates in various areas of the law. In his practice, Bauer is a member of the bankruptcy and creditors' rights group, representing debtors, creditor committees, banks, and other secured creditors, trade creditors, and landlords in Chapter 11 proceedings. Bauer has also been appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court as a Chapter 11 trustee, a liquidating trustee, an assignee for the benefit of creditors, and a bankruptcy mediator. He also has represented banks and equipment lenders in commercial foreclosure and commercial collection matters. He's active with he New Jersey Bankruptcy Inn of Court, among other organizations. Bauer earned his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law and his B.S. from Dickinson College.

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