Neil Ackerman is a past Law Clerk for a Bankruptcy Judge in the Eastern District of New York, and was a member of the Panel of Trustees in the Central Islip Bankruptcy Court between 1994 and 2011.. He has 30 years’ experience in representing individuals in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 Bankruptcy cases; trustees in Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases; corporations (including public corporations) in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy cases; defendants who are being sued in bankruptcy cases, for preferences, fraudulent conveyances, or other reasons; and Investors' Committees, Creditors' Committees, and Bondholders' Committees in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy cases. Mr. Ackerman has also represented clients in all types of real estate transactions (including in foreclosures, negotiating refinancing agreements, and in purchases and sales of properties, mortgages, and loan portfolios); and corporations in corporate and other business transactions.

Admitted to practice law in State of New York, and in Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, since 1982

Law School: American University Law School, Washington, DC: graduated cum laude in 1981. (While at this Law School, was a member of the Law Review, and wrote an article entitled "Considering the Two-Tier Model of the Fourth Amendment", which was published by the American University Law Review.) .

College: State University of New York at Binghamton: graduated magna cum laude with B.A., majoring in Philosophy and Political Science, in 1978

"A V" rated in Martindale-Hubbell Directory of Attorneys (the highest rating given to attorneys, based on competence and ethics) since 1987. Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Chief Law Clerk for the Hon. Cecelia H. Goetz, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York, in 1982. Editor, Bankruptcy for Bankers, Banking Law Journal, 1999-2000. Named “Expert of the Month” in June 2000 by expert.com. Interviewed on CNBC and News 12-Long Island. Interviewed by, and quoted in, article published in Inc. Magazine on Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights Law, and in many articles published in New York Newsday.

Author of published articles on Bankruptcy Law and other law, including: "Inquiries Are Key To Buyer and Lenders after 'Nominal Or No Consideration' Transfers", New York Law Journal; "Second Circuit Joins in Securities Fraud Debate", New York Law Journal, reprinted in RICO Law Reporter; Bankruptcy for Bankers: "Although Courts Often State That Creditors' Liens Pass Through Debtors' Bankruptcy Cases Unaffected, Secured Creditors That Fail to File Claims Against Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 Debtors, Or That Do Not Monitor Debtors' Chapter 11 or Chapter 13 Cases, may be at some risk", Banking Law Journal; Bankruptcy for Bankers: "Courts Generally are Reluctant to Bar Creditors From Taking Action Against Non-Debtors, Although Some Cases May Warrant Section 105(a) Injunctions of Such Actions", Banking Law Journal; Bankruptcy for Bankers: "Prejudgment Relief: Attachment of a Debtor's Assets and Orders Barring a Debtor from Transferring its Property Can Protect Bank Seeking To Collect a Debt", Banking Law Journal; "Beyond the Veil: Concealed Assets, Creditors Seek to Enforce Claims", New York Law Journal; "Debtor Discharges and Reversed Fraudulent Conveyances", New York Law Journal; "U.S. Supreme Court Settles Two Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Issues", New York Law Journal; "Single Asset Real Estate Chapter 11 Bankruptcies", Long Island Business News; "Stripdowns of Home Mortgages in Chapter 13 Bankruptcies", and Long Island Business News; "Returning Payments from Debtors", Long Island Business News

Lecturer at legal seminars on Bankruptcy and Real Estate issues to attorneys, trade Associations, high school and college students, and the general public, for which outlines were prepared and distributed to attendees, including:Eastern District of New York Meeting of Chapter 7 Panel Trustees to EDNY chapter 7 trustees and United States Trustee: “Chapter 7 Trustees on Ethical Dilemmas: Stepping over the Ethical Line, (a) Dealing with Aggressive Debtors/Creditors and (b) Dealing with Attorneys/Professionals who assist clients in transferring non-exempt assets”; National Business Institute: "How to Protect Secured Interests in Bankruptcy in New York"; National Business Institute: "Advanced Real Estate Law in New York: Lien and Credit Issues (Both Inside and Outside of Bankruptcy)"; Nassau Academy of Law: "Hands-on Workshop in Bankruptcy Law for Attorneys"; Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law: "Changes under Title III of the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984"; Suffolk Academy of Law: 2 different lectures, on "Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Revisited: The Marathon Case" and "The New Bankruptcy Rules"..




As "mentor" on Bankr. Law for Bar Association of Nassau County, New York since 1989, receive and answer phone call inquiries on Bankr. Law from attorneys

Bankruptcy Law Committee of Nassau County Bar Association, Commercial Law League, American Bankruptcy Institute, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees