Henry M. Karwowski | Partner

Phone: 973-323-8670
Fax: 973-243-8677
Email: hkarwowski@trenklawfirm.com

Areas of Practice:
Bankruptcy, Debtor/Creditor Rights, Commercial Litigation, and Business Law

Attorney Biography:
Henry M. Karwowski concentrates his practice in the areas of bankruptcy, debtor/creditor rights, commercial litigation, and business law.

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); he wrote the chapter entitled “Matrimonial Issues” and co-wrote the chapter entitled “Retention and Compensation.” Finally, he has authored articles for publications such as The Bankruptcy Strategist, New Jersey Lawyer, The New Jersey Law Journal, and The Essex County Bar Foundation Chronicle.

Mr. Karwowski has served as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law since 2002; in 2006 and in 2007, he was nominated for the annual Adjunct Professor of the Year Award. Further, Mr. Karwowski has served as a panelist at the Annual New Jersey State Bar Association Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference and as a lecturer for the New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education.

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 and 2007, 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:
"Bearing the Sins of the Father - in Bankruptcy", 2008 Bankruptcy Law Supplement, New Jersey Law Journal

"401(k) Termination Fees and Expenses: Must the Bankruptcy Estate Foot the Bill?", March 2007, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal

"Forfeited Earnest Money Deposits - Subject to a Mortgagee's Security Interest?",
December/January 2006, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal

"Matrimonial Issues in Bankruptcy," June 2005, New Jersey Lawyer

"Retention Issues in Bankruptcy," 2005 Bankruptcy Law Supplement, New Jersey Law Journal
 
"Marshaling Against Guarantors: Not a Fool's Errand?", December/January 2005, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
 
"When a State Law Statute of Limitations Lapses During a Bankruptcy Case - What a Plaintiff Should Know," 2004 Bankruptcy Law Supplement, New Jersey Law Journal
 
"Removal of District Court Actions to Bankruptcy Court May Be Improper," December/January 2004, American Bankruptcy Institute 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
 
"An Issue That Has Confounded Courts: Do Insiders Have Standing To File an Involuntary Petition in Small Cases?", December/January 2003, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
 
"Assignment of Rents: A Brief Overview," August 2002, NJSBA Bankruptcy Law Section Newsletter
 
"Discharging Student Loan Debt: Mission Impossible?", February/March 2002, Essex County Bar Foundation Chronicle
 
"A Split That Affects All Attorneys," 2002 Bankruptcy Law Supplement, New Jersey Law Journal
 
"The Dischargeability of Sales Taxes," July 2001, The Bankruptcy Strategist
 
"The Most Important Issue of All - Getting Paid," 2001 Bankruptcy Law Supplement, New Jersey Law Journal
 
"Tribute: Judge William F. Tuohey," November 2000, Essex County Bar Foundation Chronicle
 
"The Section 546(a) Statute of Limitations: It May Start Running Sooner Than You Think in Chapter 7 Cases," August 2000, NJSBA Bankruptcy Law Section Newsletter