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Widener University School of Law
One Logan Square
18th & Cherry Streets, 27th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6933
Fax: 215.568.0300
Biography
James Matour is Chair of the firm's Bankruptcy group. He concentrates his practice in corporate reorganization, bankruptcy, and commercial workouts, and has more than 30 years of experience representing debtors, creditors, and other parties in bankruptcy cases. He also has extensive experience handling corporate transactions and business litigation. Jim is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and is listed in both Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Best Lawyers in America.
Jim is a founding Director of the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, a contributing editor of The Bankruptcy Strategist, and a member of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Turnaround Management Association. A 1980 cum laude graduate of Widener University School of Law, he served on Law Review and was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society. In 1976, he received his BA in Psychology from LaSalle University.
Jim is a frequent lecturer at attorney and judicial conferences on bankruptcy and distressed business topics. He also teaches a course on "Turnarounds and Bankruptcy" as part of the Lehigh University MBA program.
Education
Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, 1980, JD, cum laude
LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1976, BA
Honors and Awards
- Named by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine as a top attorney in Bankruptcy Law (2004 – 2011) as the result of a statewide poll of lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America, selected as a Best Lawyer in America in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, 2007 – 2012
- Named a Leader in Bankruptcy/Restructuring by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2006 – 2011
- Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 1978 – 1980
Publications
- Various articles, The Bankruptcy Strategist, 1985 – 1999
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Turnaround Management Association
- Health Care Insolvency Committee, American Bankruptcy Institute, 1995 – Present
- Contributing Editor, The Bankruptcy Strategist, 1985 – 2000
Community
- Union League of Philadelphia, Member, 1994 - Present
- Abraham Lincoln Foundation, Board of Trustees
- Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Board of Trustees
Teaching / Lecturing
- “Turnarounds and Bankruptcy,” Lehigh University College of Business and Economics, 2012
- "Successful Workouts," Reed Seminars Video, 2009
- "Representing Directors and Officers," Bench-Bar Conference, 2009
- "Fundamentals of Chapter 11," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2008
- "Chapter 11 Issues," Pennsylvania Judicial Conference, 2007
- "Asset Protection," Philadelphia Bar Association, 2007
Pro Bono
- Director, Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, 1994 – Present
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania