Jim Moon is a member of Meland Russin’s Restructuring & Bankruptcy Group. He focuses his practice on creditors’ rights, workouts, bankruptcy and commercial loan transactions. His work includes representing official committees and individual creditors in complex Chapter 11 proceedings, adversary proceedings in bankruptcy courts and out-of-court restructurings.  Prior to joining the firm in 2008, Mr. Moon was an associate at Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, LLP.

Education:

J.D., 2000, University of Connecticut School of Law
- With Honors

B.G.S., 1995,  University of Connecticut

Bar Admission:

Florida, Connecticut, New York, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, the Middle District of Florida, the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York.

Professional Affiliations:

President-Elect of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Forida for 2009-2010. 

Articles, Publications and Lectures:

“One Size Does Not Fit All: Information Sharing Requirements for Official Committees Pursuant to Section 1102(b)(3),” Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, September 2007. 

Fifth Amendment Apogee: How the Supreme Court’s Ruling in United States v. Balsys Checked American Ideas of Personal Liberty at Our Borders, 32 Conn.L.Rev. 351 (1999). 

“When a creditor is not a creditor: Failure to file a proof of claim may jeopardize party in interest standing,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, December 2005.

Professional Memberships:

Dade County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Bankruptcy Bar Association
New York State Office of Court Administration