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John J. Winter is Partner and chairman of the Creditors’ Rights Department at Chartwell Law Offices, LLP where he is continuing his representation of commercial lenders. Prior to Chartwell, Mr. Winter resided at Harvey, Pennington Ltd. Acting as Shareholder in charge of Financial Institutions Department. He was member of the firm’s Executive Committee since 2004. Mr. Winter developed the practice to include commercial and residential foreclosures, replevins, liquidation of federally guaranteed commercial loans, loan documentation, and restructuring. While at Harvey, Pennington, Mr. Winter represented banks, commercial factors and trade creditors in connection with secured lending, loan documentation, and loan liquidations, as well as bankruptcy matters, including: stay relief, cash collateral and adequate protection issues; post-petition transactions, debtor-in-possession financing, asset sales, assumption/rejection of executory contracts; claims litigation; creditors’ committee formation and governance; professional retention and compensation; objections to exemptions and discharge; avoidance and turnover actions; plan disclosure, solicitation and confirmation issues. He also documented and closed secured commercial loans, reviewed and negotiated commercial leases. Mr. Winter successfully defended lender liability claims under Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Truth in Lending Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and related consumer protection statutes. Lastly, he reviewed and negotiated commercial real estate leases.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Supreme and Superior Courts of Pennsylvania
Federal District and Bankruptcy Courts for Western District of Pennsylvania
Eastern District of Pennsylvania; November
Supreme and Superior Courts of New Jersey
Federal District and Bankruptcy Courts for District of New Jersey
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Pro Hac Vice appearances in Delaware, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and Eastern District of North Carolina
Allegheny County, Philadelphia County Bar Associations.
PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS
Panelist for National Business Institute on Commercial Loan Documentation in Pennsylvania, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and New Jersey Collection Law
Panelist for Lorman Education Services, on Commercial Loan Documentation in Pennsylvania; and Construction Contracts
Lectures for various clients on Revised UCC Article 9, Workout and Collection Practices, Gramm-Leach Bliley.
EDUCATION
Duquesne University School of Law, J.D. 1986
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1984 Comparative Labor Law, American Labor Law, Comparative Civil Liberties
The Johns Hopkins University, B.A. 1980, in Political Science.
