Attorney Details

Southern District and Eastern District of New York

English

(Admitted in NY-‘99 and amp; NJ-‘07; Federal Districts of SDNY, EDNY, New Jersey and amp; the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces) 11/09 – Present: Of Counsel, Law Office of Lee W. Chang, Esq., Westfield, NJ

Appeared for well known NY and NJ Bankruptcy firms on hundreds of Bankruptcy cases: Chapter 7 and 13 Trustee’s 341(a) Meeting of Creditors, Chapter 13 confirmations, bankruptcy motion hearings, loan modification mediations, etc.

6/09 – 11/09: Litigator, Scarinci Hollenbeck, Lyndhurst, NJ

Defended effectively insurance providers, corporate clients and municipalities resolving corporate registration, insurance coverage, property damage, personal injury, trademark, Uniform Commercial Code and regulatory issues.

Independent planning of cases for trial or settlement in Federal and State courts in New York and New Jersey: drafted Answers with counter claims, cross claims and third-party complaints; analysis and oral presentation of motions for summary judgment and to dismiss; discoveries and motions to compel involving cases with over 20,000 pages of documents; depositions of experts and witnesses; court appearances for motion practice, arbitration and settlement.

4/07 – 6/09: Senior Associate, George W. Wright and amp; Associates, LLC, Hackensack, NJ

Represented successfully motor carriers, local household goods agents and insurers (such as Chubbs, FedEx Ground, etc.) in litigations and settlements resolving collection, insurance claims, interstate trade and contractual issues.

- Managed independently heavy caseloads involving appearances before NJDCA, Federal and State courts in New York and New Jersey; enforced judgments in foreign jurisdictions. - Thorough analysis of complex property claims (using accounting and spreadsheets), inspection of claimed items, examination of opposing parties and use of appraisal experts achieving settlements or dismissals in favor of our clients. 7/05 – 4/07: Associate, DeOrchis, Wiener and amp; Partners, LLP, New York, NY

- Represented corporations (such as Zim, MSC, Farrell Lines and CT Transport, etc.), insurers, and banks in collection, admiralty, transportation, commercial, insurance claim, personal injury and foreign judgment cases.

- Prepared complex motions and demonstrated strong Alternative Dispute Resolution skills to obtain favorable resolutions: presented motions for summary judgment and lucid accounts of the researched facts and evidence, which led to discontinuance of claims; drafted motion to vacate plaintiff’s default judgment and planned successful negotiations.

- Pursued a successful indemnity action against a shipper liable for loss of cargo value in Tianjin, China; communication and coordination with foreign law firms regarding foreign procedures and authentication of foreign judgments.

- Negotiated hold harmless terms and drafted Letters of Credit, etc. for commercial bank, protecting its interest.