Michael Macco

MICHAEL J. MACCO is a partner in the law firm of Macco & Corey P.C., where he practices exclusively in the area of bankruptcy and insolvency law. In addition to representing individuals and corporations seeking bankruptcy relief, Mr. Macco has also represented financial institutions, banks, car refinance companies, various creditors as well as individual and corporate debtors and Trustees. He graduated with a B.A. degree from St. John’s University and a J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School. Mr. Macco is the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee for the Eastern District of New York for approximately 26 years as well as the Chapter 12 Trustee for the Eastern District of New York. He is a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association, where he formerly served as Chairman of the Bankruptcy Committee and the Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association. Mr. Macco has lectured on bankruptcy and creditor issues before various professional organizations, including the New York County Lawyers Association, the Suffolk County and Nassau County bar associations, the Practicing Law Institute, the National Business Institute and the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees. Mr. Macco is a volunteer for the Suffolk County Pro Bono Association and the Assistance for Lawyers Program for the Suffolk County Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy
• Insolvency Law

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1982
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1982
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1992

Education

• Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York
  • J.D.
• St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York
  • B.A.

Classes/Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy Law, New York Technical Institute & Long Island University’s C.W. Post Campus
• Lecturer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Issues, New York County Lawyers Association
• Lecturer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Issues, Suffolk County Bar Association
• Lecturer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Issues, Nassau County Bar Association
• Lecturer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Issues, Practicing Law Institute
• Lecturer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Issues, National Business Institute
• Lecturer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Issues, National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Bankruptcy Bar Association, Member
• Suffolk County Bar Association, Member
• Suffolk County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Committee, Former Chairman
• Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, Member

Pro Bono Activities

• Pro Bono Bankruptcy Panel, Member
• Eastern District of New York, U.S. Standing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Trustee, 1984 to Present
• New York Technical Institute & Long Island University’s C.W. Post Campus, Member
• Eastern District of New York, U.S. Standing Chapter 12, Trustee
• Suffolk County Pro Bono Association, Volunteer
• Suffolk County Bar Association, Assistance for Lawyers Program, Volunteer
  

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