Education

• Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA (Associates Degree) 1973
• Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (Bachelor of Science, Political Science) 1975
• Suffolk University School of Law, Boston, MA (Juris Doctorate)1978

Employment

• Kamberg, Berman & Hendel, P.C. Springfield, MA, 1978 – 1982
• Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, MA, Adjunct Professor of Bankruptcy Law, 1980 – 1991
• Hendel & Collins, P.C., Springfield MA, 1982 – 2020
• Fitzgerald Attorneys at Law, P.C., East Longmeadow, MA, 2020 – Present

Civic / Professional Organizations / Recognitions

• Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy (Elected as a Fellow in 2006)
• Martindale-Hubbell Rating:  AV
• The Best Lawyers in America, Woodard & White, Inc., New York, New York, Bankruptcy Law (1988 ‑ Present)
• Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Boston Magazine (2004 – Present)
• Massachusetts Top 100 Lawyers, Boston Magazine (2006, 2008, 2009 and 2013)
• New England Top 100 Lawyers, Boston Magazine (2008)
• American Bankruptcy Institute Northeast Bankruptcy Conference, Advisory Board (2003 – 2008)
• National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Co-Chair, Education Committee for Annual Convention (2009)
• Turnaround Management Association of the Northeast, Inc. Springfield Satellite, Chairman (2002 – 2003)
• Worcester Satellite, Executive Committee (2004 – 2008)
• Hampden County Bar Association Executive Committee (1982 ‑ 1983),
• Chairman, Young Lawyers Division (1982 ‑ 1983)
• Commercial Law League of America Chairman, New England Region (1989 ‑ 1990)
• Vice Chairman, New England Region (1988 ‑ 1989)
• M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literary Program, Western Massachusetts Coordinator (2007)
• Legatus, Western Massachusetts Chapter Founding Member (2006 – 2012)
• Boy Scouts of America, Pioneer Valley Chapter, Troop 90 Troop Committee / Eagle Scout Court of Honor Master of Ceremonies (2002 – 2006)
• National Conference for Community and Justice, Western Massachusetts Banquet Committee (2002 – 2004)
• United Way of Pioneer Valley Professionals Division Campaign Coordinator (2009 – 2010)
• Community Legal Aid Access to Justice Campaign Leadership Committee (2012 – 2014)
• Chairman, Access to Justice Campaign Leadership Committee (2015)
• Saint Thomas More Award, Presented by Hampden Country Bar Association, Saint Thomas More Section, 2018
• Pro Bono Publico Award, Presented by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2019

Bar Admissions

• United States Supreme Court, 1984
• First Circuit Court of Appeals, 1980
• United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1979
• United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1980
• United States District Court for the District of Vermont, 1983
• Supreme Judicial Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1978

Trustee Appointment

• Private Panel of Bankruptcy Trustees, Appointed by the United States Trustee for the District of Massachusetts, 1979 – present (Longest serving Panel Trustee in the United States)

Significant Trustee Appointments

•  Robert N. Lupo (Boston area real estate investor) Docket No. 09-21945-JNF
• OM Industries, Inc. f/k/a Malden Mills, Inc., Chapter 7 Trustee,   (major manufacturer of fleece apparel) Docket No. 07-40124-JBR
• Angy’s Food Products Inc., Chapter 11 Trustee, Chapter 7 Trustee,   (manufacturer of Italian food products) Docket No. 05-60105-HJB
• Meebak, Inc., Chapter 11 Trustee, Chapter 7 Trustee, (auction/consignment business) Docket No. 05-50496-HJB
• Komtek, Inc., Chapter 11 Trustee, Chapter 7 Trustee,  (Worcester manufacturer of specialty steel products) Docket No. 04-44249-HJB
• Softlock.com, Inc., Chapter 11 Trustee, Chapter 7 Trustee, (developer of software for internet publishing) Docket No. 02-42381-HJB

Significant Reported Decisions

• Collins v. Greater Atlantic Mortgage Corporation (In re Lazarus), 478 F.3d 12 (1st Cir.2007)
• In re Hildebrandt, 320 B.R. 40 (1st Cir. BAP 2004)
• In re Leigh, 307 B.R. 324 (Bkrtcy. D. Mass. 2004)
• Ostrander v. City of Springfield, 329 F.3d 204 (1st Cir. 2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1047 (2003)
• In re Daylight Dairy Products, Inc., 125 B.R. 1 (Bkrtcy. D. Mass. 1991)
• Dart and Bogue Co., Inc. v. Slosberg, 202 Conn. 566, 522 A.2d 763 (Conn. 1987)
• In re Northeast Chick Services, Inc., 43 B.R. 326 (Bkrtcy. D. Mass. 1984)