Press Release
Wilmington Attorney Mike Busenkell Certified In Business Bankruptcy Law
September 29, 2009
WILMINGTON, DEL.—The American Board of Certification announced that Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC., attorney Michael G. Busenkell has successfully completed the requirements for national certification in business bankruptcy law.
To become certified, Mr. Busenkell satisfied the following requirements:
Full-time practice of law for at least five years;
Good standing in the bars of all states in which a license to practice law is held;
Devoted at least 30% of practice time and at least 400 hours to bankruptcy related matters in the last three years;
Documented involvement in business bankruptcy by providing information on cases practiced;
Demonstrated commitment to continuing legal education by earning at least 60 hours of bankruptcy education in the past three years.
Passed an extensive, day-long written examination covering business bankruptcy issues.
The American Board of Certification (ABC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public and improving the quality of the bankruptcy bar. The rigorous ABC certification standards are designed to encourage bankruptcy practitioners to strive toward excellence and to recognize those attorneys who are experts in the bankruptcy field. The ABC offers separate certification programs in business and consumer bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. All three ABC certification programs are accredited by the American Bar Association. For a complete listing of certified attorneys, go to www.abcworld.org.
Even Congress has recognized the value of certification by adding it to the list of Section 330 compensation factors in the new bankruptcy law. Legislators and courts recognize that the successful operation of the bankruptcy system depends upon the involvement of professionals with special expertise. This new law recognizes that Board certification provides a simple, meaningful, and objective measure of skill and expertise in the bankruptcy field.
The ABC is co-sponsored by The American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America. The ABC Board of Directors consists of many of the nation’s finest bankruptcy and creditors’ rights lawyers, former judges and law professors.
Mike Busenkell concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate bankruptcy, creditors' rights and commercial and corporate litigation. He has represented the interests of all types of parties in many large bankruptcies, including representation of debtors and debtors-in-possession, secured lenders, unsecured creditors and trustee in chapter 7 and chapter 11 proceedings, and representation of post-confirmation estates. He practices in Womble Carlyle’s Wilmington, Del., office.
To become certified, Mr. Busenkell satisfied the following requirements:
Full-time practice of law for at least five years;
Good standing in the bars of all states in which a license to practice law is held;
Devoted at least 30% of practice time and at least 400 hours to bankruptcy related matters in the last three years;
Documented involvement in business bankruptcy by providing information on cases practiced;
Demonstrated commitment to continuing legal education by earning at least 60 hours of bankruptcy education in the past three years.
Passed an extensive, day-long written examination covering business bankruptcy issues.
The American Board of Certification (ABC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public and improving the quality of the bankruptcy bar. The rigorous ABC certification standards are designed to encourage bankruptcy practitioners to strive toward excellence and to recognize those attorneys who are experts in the bankruptcy field. The ABC offers separate certification programs in business and consumer bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. All three ABC certification programs are accredited by the American Bar Association. For a complete listing of certified attorneys, go to www.abcworld.org.
Even Congress has recognized the value of certification by adding it to the list of Section 330 compensation factors in the new bankruptcy law. Legislators and courts recognize that the successful operation of the bankruptcy system depends upon the involvement of professionals with special expertise. This new law recognizes that Board certification provides a simple, meaningful, and objective measure of skill and expertise in the bankruptcy field.
The ABC is co-sponsored by The American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America. The ABC Board of Directors consists of many of the nation’s finest bankruptcy and creditors’ rights lawyers, former judges and law professors.
Mike Busenkell concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate bankruptcy, creditors' rights and commercial and corporate litigation. He has represented the interests of all types of parties in many large bankruptcies, including representation of debtors and debtors-in-possession, secured lenders, unsecured creditors and trustee in chapter 7 and chapter 11 proceedings, and representation of post-confirmation estates. He practices in Womble Carlyle’s Wilmington, Del., office.