Attorney Biography:
Henry M. Karwowski concentrates his practice in the areas of bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, debtor/creditor rights, and commercial litigation.
Mr. Karwowski is the author of New Jersey Bankruptcy Rules Annotated, a comprehensive guide to the rules governing bankruptcy practice and procedure in New Jersey. The book has been reviewed in the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal and New Jersey Lawyer Magazine. According to the Journal, it is “the best bankruptcy rules book in the country.”
In August 2009, Mr. Karwowski was named among The New Jersey Law Journal‘s “40 Under 40.”
Since 2002, Mr. Karwowski has served as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law, at which he has taught Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights; Business Associations; and Legal Writing. In 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, he was nominated for the annual Adjunct Professor of the Year Award.
Further, Mr. Karwowski has served as a lecturer at the New Jersey Judicial College and the New Jersey State Bar Association Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference and for the New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education.
Mr. Karwowski is a Contributing Editor to the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, the leading bankruptcy publication in the country, for which he has written articles since 2003. In addition, he is a Contributing Author of the New Jersey Bankruptcy Manual (2nd Edition, 2006, ICLE).
Mr. Karwowski is a member of the Lawyers Advisory Committee to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. He serves as Chairman of the Local Rules Subcommittee.
In 2003, Mr. Karwowski successfully argued the matter of In re Bernea Smith before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The panel included former Third Circuit and current Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
In 1998-99, Mr. Karwowski served as a law clerk for the Honorable Rosemary Gambardella, Chief Judge, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. In 1997, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Rosemary Gambardella, the Honorable William F. Tuohey, and the Honorable Novalyn Winfield in the same court.
In 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, Mr. Karwowski was named a “New Jersey Rising Star” by New Jersey Monthly Magazine.
Education:
Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., 1996
Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, B.A., 1993
Henry Rutgers Scholar
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Admitted:
New Jersey, 1996
New York, 1997
United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 2000
United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 2000
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2000
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2002
Publications:
“Sanctions in Bankruptcy: A Brief Overview,” 2012 Bankruptcy Law Supplement, New Jersey Law Journal
“Matrimonial Issues in Bankruptcy,” June 2005, New Jersey Lawyer
“Retention Issues in Bankruptcy,” 2005 Bankruptcy Law Supplement, New Jersey Law Journal
“Third Circuit: Tuition Debt is Dischargeable,” May/June 2003, Essex County Bar Foundation Chronicle
“Section 362(h): Use It or Lose it?”, 2003 Bankruptcy Law Supplement, New Jersey Law Journal
“Assignment of Rents: A Brief Overview,” August 2002, NJSBA Bankruptcy Law Section Newsletter
“A Split That Affects All Attorneys,” 2002 Bankruptcy Law Supplement, New Jersey Law Journal
“The Dischargeability of Sales Taxes,” July 2001, The Bankruptcy Strategist
“Tribute: Judge William F. Tuohey,” November 2000, Essex County Bar Foundation Chronicle
Henry M. Karwowski | Partner
Tel: 973-323-8670 | Fax: 973-243-8677
hkarwowski@trenklawfirm.com
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