Western Illinois
B.S.
(1976)
Vermont Law School
J.D.
(1980)
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Partner
Obuchowski & Emens-Butler
(2003-)
Partner
Obuchowski Law Office / Obuchowski & Reis / Mayer, Berk & Obuchowski
(1986-03)
Chapter 7 Trustee
District of Vermont
(1987-)
Attorney
Law Office of Joseph C. Palmisano
(1984-86)
Estate Admin.
United State Bankruptcy Court (Vermont)
(1983-84)
Attorney
Law Office of Jerome I. Meyers
(1983)
Law Clerk, Hon. Charles J. Marro
United States Bankruptcy Court
(1982)
Assistant Atty Gen.
Illinois Attorney General's Office (Tyrone Fahner - A.G.)
(1981-82)
AFFILIATIONS
American Bankruptcy Institute
(1989-)
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (1988-): Board of Directors (2009-)
Bankruptcy Law Committee - Vermont Bar Association
Chair
(1997-00)
Vermont Bar Association
(1982-)
American Bankruptcy Board of Certification, Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law
Board Certified
(Nov. 1992-)
District of Vermont Early Neutral Evaluation Panel and Court Approved Mediator
(Nov. 2001-)
Counsel of Certified Bankruptcy Specialists
(1994-97)
PUBLICATIONS
Author
"More Work for Trustee, Less Compensation - A Review of Trends in IFP Fee Waivers in Chapter 7 Filings,"NABTalk, Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Vol. 26, Issue 1
(Spring 2010)
Author
"'I Feel Poorer': A Chapter 7 Trustee's Definition of the Acronym 'IFP' under BAPCPA,"NABTalk, Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
(Winter 2006)
Contributing Editor
"Recent Cases," NABTalk
Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
(2002, 03)
Author
Classification Issues Arising in Chapter 13 Plans and Chapter 7 Trustee ยง326 Compensation in Cases Converted to Chapter 13
American Bankruptcy Institute, Northeast Regional Meeting
(Jul 2001)
Contributing Author
New Developments in Vermont Bankruptcy Practice - Chapter 7
Vermont Bar Association
(May 2002 and May 2000)
Co-author
Vermont's Amended Retirement Account Exemption
Vermont Bar Journal
(1999)
Author
Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Avoiding the Pitfalls in Your Real Estate Practice
Vermont Attorney Title Company
(1999)
Contributing Author
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Nov 1997; Basic Bankruptcy Law, Sep 1996; Bankruptcy Skills Course, Nov 1993; Basic Bankruptcy: Code Overview and Trustee in Bankruptcy, 1992
Vermont Bar Association
AWARDS
Vermont Bar Association
,
Recognition award for pro bono representation of clients before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Vermont
(Mar 2000)