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Biography

Mr. Matour concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate reorganization, bankruptcy, and commercial workouts, with more than 25 years' experience representing debtors, creditors and other parties in bankruptcy cases.  He also has extensive experience handling corporate transactions and business litigation.  Mr. Matour is listed in both Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and in Best Lawyers in America. 

Mr. Matour is a founding Director of the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, a contributing editor of The Bankruptcy Strategist, a member of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference and the American Bankruptcy Institute.  He is a 1980 cum laude graduate of Widener University School of Law, where he served on Law Review and was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society.  In 1976, he received his B.A. in Psychology from LaSalle University.

Education

Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, 1980
J.D.
cum laude

LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1976
B.A.
Major: Psychology

Honors and Awards

Law Journal:  Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 1978 - 1980

Named as Leader in Bankruptcy/Restructuring by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business ( 2006, 2007 and 2008) 

Selected as a Best Lawyer in America in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law (2007, 2008 and 2009) as a result of a peer review survey by attorneys in the United States

Named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in Bankruptcy Law in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, as a result of a statewide poll of lawyers and judges conducted by Law & Politics

Publications

Various Articles, The Bankruptcy Strategist, 1985-1999

Professional Associations and Memberships

Philadelphia Bar Association, Member, 1980 - Present
American Bar Association, Member, 1980 - Present
American Bankruptcy Institute, Member of Healthcare Insolvency Committee, 1995 - Present
The Bankruptcy Strategist, Contributing Editor, 1985 - 2000
Union League of Philadelphia, Member, 1994 - Present

Pro Bono

Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, Director, 1994 - Present

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1980
United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1980
United States Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1984