Collier Handbook for Trustees and Debtors in Possession

Sander L. Esserman is a partner of the Dallas, Texas firm of Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, A Professional Corporation. He is a specialist in reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code.

Frank S. Marinas is a shareholder of Maschmeyer Marinas P.C. in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Mr. Marinas' practice concentrates in the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency related matters, business reorganizations and liquidation, creditors' rights and commercial litigation. He has represented Chapter 7 and 11 trustees, Chapter 11 debtors, creditors' and equity security holders' committees, commercial landlords, equipment lessors, private lenders and asset purchasers. Mr. Marinas is a member of the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Prior to focusing on commercial bankruptcy matters, he served as a Law Clerk from 1998 to 2000 for the Honorable David A. Scholl of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Marinas is a graduate of the American University Washington College of Law (Ll.M., 1994), the Interamerican University School of Law (J.D., 1992) and Syracuse University (B.S., 1988).

Paul B. Maschmeyer is a shareholder of Maschmeyer Marinas P.C. in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Mr. Maschmeyer's practice concentrates in the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency related matters, business reorganizations and liquidation, creditors' rights and commercial litigation. He has represented trustees in many bankruptcy liquidations, official creditors' committees and debtors in numerous chapter 11 reorganizations. Mr. Maschmeyer is a member of the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project. He is certified as a Business Bankruptcy Law Specialist by the American Bankruptcy Board of Certification, and has been recognized by Philadelphia Magazine as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the practice area of Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights. He is a graduate of the Delaware School of Law (J.D., 1984) and the University of Dayton (B.S., 1975).

The Hon. Mark X. Mullin was appointed to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth division on September 18, 2015. He received his B.S.B.A. degree in accounting from Creighton University in 1979 and his J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1986. Prior to attending law school, Judge Mullin held CPA licenses in Nebraska and Texas and was employed by the international accounting firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (n/k/a KPMG). After graduating from law school in 1986, Judge Mullin joined the Dallas, Texas, office of Haynes and Boone, LLP, where he became a member of the Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring practice group. Judge Mullin has served in many leadership roles in local and national legal organizations, including serving as President of the Bankruptcy Section of the Dallas Bar Association, President and Executive Committee Member of the Hon. John C. Ford American Inn of Court, and Education Director and Co-Chair of the Secured Credit Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Judge Mullin was also named as a 2010 honoree inducted into the DFW Serjeants of the Inn.

Michael R. Rochelle is a partner of the Dallas, Texas firm of Rochelle Hutcheson & McCullough, LLP. He is also a Contributing Author for Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide, and a specialist in reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code.