Lambert Coffin
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Bruce B. Hochman

bhochman@lambertcoffin.com
207.874.4000 ext. 112
Bruce’s practice is dedicated to representing a broad base of banking and private business clients in connection with all aspects of bankruptcy proceedings, workouts and commercial restructurings, insolvency, receiverships, foreclosure actions, and other financial distress and insolvency matters. He has represented numerous creditors before the Federal Bankruptcy Courts of Maine and has served as special counsel to the trustee in several proceedings. He has also been counsel to unsecured creditor’s committees in many chapter 11 proceedings in Maine. He is a frequent speaker on creditor’s rights and obligations, collection and foreclosure law and bankruptcy issues.
Bruce B. Hochman
PRACTICE AREAS:
EDUCATION
University of Northern Colorado, B.S.
Gonzaga University
   School of Law, J.D.
BAR ADMISSIONS
States of North Carolina and Maine
United States District Courts for the
   Eastern District of North Carolina
   and the District of Maine
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Appeals
   First Circuit and D.C. Circuit
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Maine State Bar Association
Cumberland County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Maine Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
American Bankruptcy Institute
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Past Member and Vice-Chair,
   Board of Directors, Portland 
   Chapter of the American Red
   Cross
Leadership Maine, Zeta Class
Board Member, Jobs for Maine
   Graduates
Casco Bay YMCA Capital Campaign
   Fundraiser
Yarmouth Clam Festival Volunteer
“I work every day to find multiple ways to resolve a particular legal dispute so that I provide my clients with both conventional and unconventional solutions to their legal problems.”

Bruce also works collaboratively with clients to resolve complex financial problems through negotiating extensions for financial agreements and implementing forbearance agreements. He works with banks and lending institutions as well as business debtors to appropriately restructure and close loans.

Bruce has substantial trial experience both in federal and state courts, and provides knowledgeable advice and counsel for clients in claims related to financial issues. For more than twenty-five years, he has successfully represented a wide range of businesses and individuals in commercial litigation involving construction disputes, mechanic’s liens, arbitrations and contract negotiations.

Bruce and his wife have two grown children and live on Peaks Island, Maine with their Labrador retrievers. They enjoy outdoor activities, cooking, alpine skiing and music.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS:  

Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors:   
   In Re: Levinsky’s, Inc., (95-20670)
   Strictly Formal (95-20815)
   Joe King’s Shoe Shop, Inc. d/b/a Soccer Mainea (99-21024)
   In Re:  Kent, Inc., (02-12274)
   In Re:  Retail Investments, Inc. d/b/a Joe Jones Ski and Bike (07-20512);   
Counsel to MSM Enterprises, LTD, (05-20695) chapter 11 debtor owner of 8 Burger
   King franchises.

 



 

Lambert Coffin | Attorneys at Law | Portland, ME  207.874.4000

 
P.O. Box 15215 | 477 Congress Street | Portland, Maine 04112-5215 | Tel. 207.874.4000 | Fax 207.874.4040
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