Matthew B. Hale
Top rated Bankruptcy attorney in Tampa, Florida
Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, P.A.
Practice areas: Bankruptcy, Creditor Debtor Rights, Business Litigation
Licensed in Florida since: 2014
Education: Florida State University College of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2018 - 2026 Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, P.A.
110 East Madison StreetSuite 200
Tampa, FL 33602 Phone: 813-229-0144 Email: Matthew B. Hale Visit website
Matthew Hale deals regularly in all aspects of complex commercial insolvency matters, primarily representing debtors, creditors, and other interested parties in chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Mr. Hale also represents parties in connection with fraudulent transfer actions, preference actions, and litigation against directors and officers. Outside of bankruptcy, Mr. Hale has been involved in state court assignment for the benefit of creditors proceedings, receivership proceedings, real estate litigation, fraudulent transfer litigation, and other general commercial litigation. He also has transactional experience in workouts and distressed sale transactions.
First Admitted: 2014, Florida
Professional Webpage: http://srbp.com/srbp/our-attorneys/matthew-b-hale
Bar / Professional Activity
- Florida Bar Business Law Section, Vice Chair of Marketing, Promotions, and Sponsorship Committee
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Eleventh Circuit Editor - ABI Volo Project
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association, Eleventh Circuit Writer for the Circuit Writer's Project
- American Bar Association
- Turnaround Management Association, TMA Florida Board Member, Tampa Bay Regional Co-Director
- Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association
- Tampa Connection, 2017
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Represented official committee of unsecured creditors in chapter 11 proceeding of a merchant cash advance lender with assets and liabilities in excess of $100,000,000. A consensual liquidating plan was confirmed., 2019
- Confirmed liquidating plan in chapter 11 bankruptcy case of highly leveraged dental practice, resulting in sale of assets to regional dental practice operator, 2017
- Confirmed liquidating plan in chapter 11 bankruptcy case for Continuing Care Retirement Community in Tampa, Florida, following multi-day trial on confirmation, 2018
- Confirmed liquidating plan in chapter 11 bankruptcy case for the largest beef processing facility in Florida, resulting in sale of assets to separate operator, 2017
- Representing a receiver over entities formerly used in a Ponzi scheme, obtained summary judgment against debtor, which resulted in imposition of equitable lien and constructive trust over debtor's homestead property, 2017
- Represented out-of-state bank as secured creditor in chapter 11 bankruptcy case with multi-million dollar claim, obtaining dismissal of bankruptcy case which allowed bank to proceed against its collateral located in three different states, 2016
Transactions
- Represented seller in asset sale of highly leveraged dental practice, 2017
Educational Background
- B.S., Economics, University of Florida, 2010
- J.D., Florida State University College of Law, magna cum laude, 2013
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off: Structure Dismissals in Chapter 11 Cases, Russel M. Blain, Daniel R. Fogarty, & Matthew B. Hale, sbli-inc.org/archive/2016/documents/Lets_Call_the_Whole_Thing_Off.pdf, Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, 2016
- Involuntary Bankruptcy: A Powerful Weapon, But Use Extreme Caution, Co-author with Susan Sharp, The Federal Lawyer Magazine September 2018, 2018
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Karen S. Jennemann, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 2013
Honors
- Listed as “Up & Comer” in the “Florida Legal Elite” edition of Florida Trend Magazine, 2018
- Order of the Coif
- Listed as “Rising Star” in the area of Bankruptcy: Business in “Florida Super Lawyers”, 2018
Office location for Matthew B. Hale
110 East Madison Street
Suite 200
Tampa, FL 33602
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2018 - 2026