BANKRUPTCY REPRESENTATION FOR MORE THAN
70 YEARS COMBINED
Joel M. Grafstein, Esq.
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Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 13
- Bankruptcy Litigation
Current Employment Position
- Member
Professional Associations
- Connecticut Bar Association, Board of Directors: Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 1999 to 2012
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Classes & Seminars
- Initial Member of Panel Chapter 7 Trustees, 1978-1982 appointed by Carter Administration 1977
- CLE Instructor, 1982 to Present
Published Works
- Connecticut Foreclosures, Professional Education System, 1990
- Bankruptcy Manual, Connecticut Bar Association, 1988
- Enforcing Secured Claims in Connecticut, Professional Education System, 1989
- “Bankruptcy Litigation 101” National Business Institute, 2013
- “Bankruptcy Basics-Boot Camp” National Business Institute, 2012
- “Collections-Seeking and Collecting Judgments” National Business Institute, 2012
- “Consumer Bankruptcy” National Business Institute, 2010
- “Fundamentals of Bankruptcy” Connecticut Bar Association
- “Bankruptcy for Beginners” Connecticut Bar Association, 2007
- “Aligning Your Practice a Guide for Lawyers for the New Bankruptcy Law,” National Business Institute, 2005
- “Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law”, National Business Institutes, 2003-2004
- “Connecticut Collection Law,” Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1985-1993
- “Connecticut Mortgage Foreclosures,” Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1983 and 1984
- “Enforcing Secured Claims in Connecticut,” Professional Educational Systems, Inc., 1985
- “Mortgage Foreclosures Start to Finish,” Professional Educational Systems, Inc., 1990
- “Workouts, Distressed Real Estate & Bankruptcy,” Lorman Education, 1990
- “Mortgage Foreclosures,” Professional Educational Systems, Inc., 2000
- “Problem Loans in Connecticut,” National Business Institutes, (1988). Co-author: 1984 Supplement, Caron, Connecticut Foreclosures
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1973
- Connecticut, 1973
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1974
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York
- LL.M. - 1974
- Major: Corporate Law
- New York Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1973
- University of Bridgeport
- B.S. - 1970
- Major: Education
Honors
- Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Pro Bono Service, 2012
Pro-Bono Activities
- Member of Pro Bono Network, 1997 to Present
Representative Clients
- Jewett City Savings Bank
- Pan Am Aircraft Employees Federal Credit Union
- Sears, Roebuck & Co.
- The Connecticut Bank & Trust Co.
- Connecticut Laborers Legal Services