Lowe, Stein, Hoffman & Allweiss, L.L.P.
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Alicia Martone Bendana
Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, L.L.P.
One Shell Square
701 Poydras St Ste 3600
New Orleans, LA 70139-7735
 		  
Communication Center  
Phone: (504) 581-2450
E-mail: abendana@lshah.com
Fax: (504) 581-2461
Web site: http://www.lshah.com

Position Areas of Practice Bar Admissions
Education Published Works Affiliations

Alicia M. Bendana’s primary area of practice is bankruptcy law. She has considerable and wide-ranging experience representing creditors, bankruptcy trustees, and Chapter 7 and 11 debtors. Ms. Bendana has represented a variety of debtors, including public and private corporations, physicians, attorneys, and other professional persons, in connection with bankruptcy proceedings and informal workouts with creditors, taxing authorities, and other governmental agencies. In addition, she has represented creditors in Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy proceedings with respect to the prosecution of claims and contract rights, the partitioning of marital property, the excepting of debts from discharge, the opposition to plans of reorganization, and the proposition of competing plans. Finally, Ms. Bendana has also represented bankruptcy trustees in connection with their administration of bankruptcy estates including in actions seeking turnover of estate property, objections to proofs of claim, prosecution of debtors’ causes of action, prosecution of avoidance actions and objections to discharge.

She has authored numerous articles for professional publications and is a frequent lecturer at professional programs.

Ms. Bendana received her undergraduate degree from Hollins College and her law degree from Tulane University. During law school, she was the senior managing editor of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal. She serves on the New Orleans Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Committee, and is a council member of the Consumer Protection and Bankruptcy Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association.

Current Employment Position(s):
Of Counsel
Areas Of Practice:
Bankruptcy
Restructuring
Creditors'-Debtors' Rights
Business and Commercial Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Louisiana, 1992
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Education:
Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1992
J.D.

Hollins College, Hollins, Virginia, 1986
B.A.

Published Works:
Bankruptcy Law in Louisiana, Chapter of Louisiana Legal Services and Pro-Bono Desk Manual, Gillis W. Long Poverty Law Center, Loyola University, New Orleans School of Law, 2001
 
Garnishment Chapter of Louisiana Civil Practice Forms, West Group, 2002
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Co-Supervisor, Consumer Foreclosure Advice Clinic, Tulane University School of Law, 1998 - 2003
 
Bankruptcy in Louisiana, Lorman Education Services Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2005; 2004; 2002
 
Family Law and Bankruptcy at the Intersections, Ninth Annual Bankruptcy Law Seminar, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, 2003
 
Liens and Credit Issues, National Business Institute's Advanced Real Estate Law in Louisiana Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2000; 1998
 
Litigation in Bankruptcy Proceedings, New Orleans Bar Association Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1995
Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Orleans Bar Association
Member, Bankruptcy Committee
 
Louisiana State Bar Association, Consumer Protection and Bankruptcy Section
Counsel Member
Birth Information:
May 4, 1964, Patterson, New Jersey, United States of America


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