Education
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1995
  • University of Virginia, B.A., 1992
Bar & Court Admissions
  • New Jersey, 1995
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1995
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2000
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2000
TEL: 201-525-6233
FAX: 201-678-6233
wusatine@coleschotz.com
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Legal Secretary: Aishling Turek
TEL: 201-489-3000, ext. 5008
aturek@coleschotz.com

Warren Usatine's practice covers all aspects of litigation and insolvency matters in both the state and federal courts.  He has extensive experience in chancery court commercial litigation matters, as well as representation of Chapter 11 debtors and creditors.

Mr. Usatine frequently lectures on various aspects of bankruptcy law to new lawyers as part of New Jersey's Institute for Continuing Legal Education. He has served as a panelist in the annual William H. Gindin Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference.

Noteworthy

Mr. Usatine has been awarded an AV rating for his professionalism and the quality of his legal work from Martindale-Hubbell, the premier directory of legal professionals. He has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in the prestigious 2007 Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation and one of New Jersey’s Rising Stars in Bankruptcy Law.  In 2004, Mr. Usatine was selected by the New Jersey Law Journal as one of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40 to watch for the next decade.

News

Publications

Time is of the Essence in Bankruptcy Proceedings, Bergen Barrister

Court Holds That LLCs Survive a Member's Bankruptcy, New Jersey Law Journal

It Pays to Be Diligent, New Jersey Law Journal

Competing Proceedings: A Debtor's Dilemma, New Jersey Law Journal

The "New" New Value Exception: The Supreme Court's Decision in 203 North LaSalle Street Partnership, New Jersey State Bar Association Newsletter

Professional Activities

  • New Jersey Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Master
 
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