Short Bio
Jonathan’s practice focuses on a wide variety of bankruptcy and litigation matters, including representation of debtors, creditors, and trustees in business and individual bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings, foreclosure and debt collection proceedings, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and other complex commercial litigation matters. Jonathan has practiced at the trial and appellate level in both state and federal courts throughout Florida and various other states. Prior to private practice, Jonathan clerked for the Honorable Erik P. Kimball, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida. Jonathan currently resides in Windermere with his wife and four children.
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2021-2023
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2023
- Florida Rising Stars, 2017-2022
Education
- Florida State University, College of Law, Juris Doctor
- University of Florida, B.A., summa cum laude
Professional & Community Involvement
- Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association (President, 2022)
- Adult Literacy League (President, 2021)
- Middle District of Florida Pro Se Assistance Clinic Inc.
Publications
- American Bankruptcy Institute Journal: Congress . Giveth and Congress Taketh Away: The “Retroactive” Availability of Subchapter V
- Orlando Business Journal: New Bankruptcy Laws Expand Relief for Small Companies, Farmers and Veterans
- Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law: Payments on Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Loans Cannot Be Avoided in Bankruptcy
- American Bankruptcy Institute Journal: Road Map to Defending Constructive Fraudulent Transfers to Servicers of MBS Loans
- American Bankruptcy Institute Journal: How To Compel Surrender Of Real Property In Bankruptcy
- Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law: Rent Assignments in Bankruptcy: An Eleventh Circuit Analysis
- The Briefs: "Trade Vendors Beware: Liability For Fraudulent Transfers"
Speaking Engagements
- Nuts and Bolts of Bankruptcy Law (National Business Institute, April 27, 2021)
- PPP Loans, Subchapter V and Bankruptcy Law Accountants Should Know (Florida Institute of CPAs, February 24, 2021)
- Case Law Update: Subchapter V and the Retroactive Effect of the SBRA and CARES Act (Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association Webinar on Vimeo, May 1, 2020)
- Service and Notice in Bankruptcy (Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association, February 20, 2020)
- Not-For-Profit Companies in Bankruptcy: Insiders, Donors, and Other Considerations, Moderator (Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association, January 16, 2020)
- E-Signatures and Electronic Contracts: What Every Attorney Needs to Know (National Business Institute Webinar, April 25, 2019)
- Electronic Signatures and Commercial Contracts: Creating Admissible and Enforceable Agreements under ESIGN, UETA, and the UCC (Clear Law Institute Webinar, February 20, 2019)
- The Failla Fallout: What Consumer Bankruptcy Practitioners Need to Know About Surrender (Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association Annual Seminar, May 5, 2017)
- How to Compel Surrender of Real Property in Bankruptcy (Orange County Bar Association Seminar, January 27, 2017)
Representative Decisions
- BenShot, LLC v. 2 Monkey Trading, LLC (In re 2 Monkey Trading, LLC), 650 B.R. 521 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2023)
- In re Failla, 838 F.3d 1170 (11th Cir. 2016)
- Failla v. Citibank, N.A., 542 B.R. 606 (S.D. Fla. 2015)
- In re Udalov, 2022 Bankr. LEXIS 1861 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. Feb. 11, 2022)
- Vazquez v. Professional Bureau of Collections of Maryland, Inc., 217 F. Supp. 3d 1348 (M.D. Fla. 2016)
- Altier v. Federal National Mortgage Association, 2013 WL 6388521 (N.D. Fla. 2013)
Languages
- English