Frank S. Marinas

FRANK S. MARINAS is an associate in the firm. Mr. Marinas focuses his practice primarily in bankruptcy and insolvency issues, commercial litigation, with an emphasis on debtor/creditor rights, and appellate matters in federal courts. He has a wide variety of representations, including:

• Chapter 11 Debtors
• Chapter 7 Trustees
• Both plaintiffs and defendants in the prosecution and defense of preference, fraudulent transfer, equitable subordination, non-dischargeability, plan confirmation and automatic stay disputes

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Marinas served as a law clerk to the Honorable David A. Scholl in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Education: L.l.M., The American University, Washington College of Law, 1994; J.D., Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, 1992; B.A. in Political Science, Geography and Spanish, Syracuse University, 1988.

Admissions: Pennsylvania: U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Publications: Author – Bankruptcy: The Debtor’s Exemptions After the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, Looking Out, Nov. 1997; CERCLA: A Comparative Analysis, 10 L.L.M. Global Network 7 (1997); Environmental Taxation: Remedy or Poison, 9 L.L.M. Bulletin 5 (1994). Collaborator with other members of the firm on the revisions to the 2007 Collier Handbook for Trustees.

Affiliations/Professional Organizations: Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.

Languages: Spanish

Email: FMarinas@cmklaw.com