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Biography
Larry Schantz is a Partner in the Firm's Miami office and a member of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Department. His practice focuses on financial problems, creditors' rights, out-of-court workouts and restructuring debts. Mr. Schantz is a recognized bankruptcy specialist in corporate reorganizations and negotiations. He has practiced in business reorganizations, Chapter 11 and out-of-court workouts for more than 40 years.
Mr. Schantz is a Certified Mediator for the Circuit Court and County Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Broward County and Palm Beach County, Florida. He has been consistently listed in The Best Lawyers in America, and a recent survey by the American Research Corporation of Florida attorneys selected Schantz as one of the Leading Florida Attorneys in the area of Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial Creditor/Debtor.
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey
- J.D. - 1963
- Honors: Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Honors: President, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
- University of Wisconsin
- B.A. - 1960
- Honors: With High Honors
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1972
- Florida, 1973
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- New York
Professional Associations
- Dade County Bar Association, Member
- Florida Bar Association, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
- Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, Past President and Member
- Southern District Law League of America
- Board of Directors Temple Emanu-El of Greater Miami, Associate Chairman
- Commercial Law League of America, Member
Honors
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated Lawyer
- Super Lawyers in 2006 and 2007
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Leading Florida Attorneys in the area of Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial Creditor/Debtor, American Research Corporation of Florida attorneys
Pro-Bono Activities
- Florida Friends of the Bar-Ilan University in Israel, President
- Greater Miami Jewish Federation Board of Directors, Member
- Temple Emanu-El of Greater Miami, former President/Member
Fraternities or Sororities
- Phi Delta Pi