Thompson & Knight Attorney Receives Legal Services of New York City Pro Bono Service Award

Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to congratulate Ira L. Herman for receiving a Legal Services of New York City (LSNY) 2007 Pro Bono Service Award for his service on the Steering Committee for the New York City Bankruptcy Assistance Project (NYC BAP). The NYC BAP is a part of the LSNY network of legal services programs located throughout New York City. The awards were distributed at the LSNY Pro Bono Recognition Awards Reception on June 13, 2007 in New York.

The NYC BAP was launched in February 2006 in response to the passage of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, which made it more difficult for consumers to obtain relief from debts through bankruptcy. Through this project, attorneys from firms throughout New York City help low-wage workers file bankruptcy petitions in order to stabilize their lives and help them remain in the workforce. The Steering Committee oversees the work of the NYC BAP. To date, the NYC BAP has trained more than 200 attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide bankruptcy relief to indigent debtors. The success rate for petitions prepared by NYC BAP participants has been 100%.

Herman is a Partner in the Corporate Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group of Thompson & Knight’s New York office. He has more than 25 years of legal experience and focuses his practice on the representation of secured and unsecured creditor interests, debtors, committees, purchasers, indenture trustees, and Chapter 11 and 7 trustees in business bankruptcy cases, restructuring transactions, and workouts.

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