Barbara A. Hart
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| Ms. Hart is a shareholder with the law firm of Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, P.A., having joined the firm in 2009. Since joining Stichter Riedel, Ms. Hart has focused much of her practice on the sale of distressed assets and the workout of commercial debts, both in and out of state and federal courts, and in cases with assets that have included: golf courses, shopping centers and entertainment complexes, restaurants, hotels, office buildings, warehouses, industrial and environmentally sensitive properties, undeveloped land, leasehold interests and healthcare contracts. Ms. Hart has practiced in the area of bankruptcy and commercial litigation since graduating with honors from Stetson University College of Law in 2001, where she served as the Managing Editor of the Stetson Law Review, and was the recipient of the Judge Stanley Milledge Award and the McBride Family Scholarship. Prior to joining Stichter Riedel, Ms. Hart had extensive experience with the representation of both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy cases, out of court workouts, and state court proceedings. Ms. Hart also served a two year term as law clerk for the Honorable Judge K. Rodney May, United Stated Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida. |
| HONORS & DISTINCTIONS |
| • Rated “AV” in Martindale-Hubbell • Former Chair, TBBBA Credit Abuse Resistance Education (C.A.R.E) Program • Listed as Florida "Rising Star," in the area of bankruptcy/insolvency practice in "Florida Super Lawyers" 2011 • Listed as Florida "Super Lawyer," in the area of bankruptcy/insolvency practice in "Florida Super Lawyers" 2015 |
| MEMBERSHIPS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT |
| • Member, American Bar Association • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute • Member, Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (TBBBA) • Member, International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation • Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association • Member, Turnaround Management Association • Member, Florida Bar Business Law Section |
| PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS |
| • Property of the Estate: Some Close Questions; co-authored with Harley E. Riedel • Two Worlds Collide: The Interplay Between State and Bankruptcy Courts; co-authored with Russell M. Blain and Mark F. Robens • Panelist, American Law Institute, "Tips for Handling the Complex Real Estate Transaction." • Panelist, Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, "Commercial Real Estate Leases and other Variable Contract Rights in Bankruptcy |
| REPRESENTATION Ms. Hart has served as lead or co-counsel for debtors in Chapter 11 cases, and for both plaintiffs and defendants in complicated, commercial foreclosure actions. Some of these are listed below: |
| • HRK Holdings, LLC and HRK Industries, LLC- ongoing Chapter 11 reorganization of a 675 acre
industrial development site. • St. Pete Beach Properties, LLC- confirmed Chapter 11 reorganization of a hotel development project and resolution of disputes with Cadence Bank. • Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (In Special Liquidation)- representation of Special Liquidator as plaintiff in foreclosure action related to Channelside Bay Plaza and as defendant is an eviction action by the Tampa Port Authority. • Representation of numerous real estate developers in resolution of construction loans ranging from $1 million dollars to over $100 million dollars. • The Villas Condominiums Association, Inc. v. Villas Funding Company, Inc., et al., - successfully defended $15 million dollar Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Against Manager of Condo Converter and Officer through appeal to the Second DCA • Universal Health Care Group Inc. |
| REPORTED DECISIONS |
| • In re Dubovoy, 377 B.R. 7058 (Bankr. M.D. Fla 2006) • Villas Condominiums Ass'n, Inc. v. Manuel, et al., 95 so.3d 233 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012) |
| PRESS RELEASES |
| Barbara A. Hart Participates in American Law Institute Panel Discussion - October 28, 2014 |
| Barbara A. Hart Participates in Panel Discussion for the TBBBA - September 2014 |
| Court-approved Asset Sale Closes in Chapter 11 Case – March 2014 |
| Barbara A. Hart & B. Michael Bachman Jr. Become Shareholders – July 2013 |
| Universal Health Care Group, Inc. Files Chapter 11 Petition – February 6, 2013 |
| Chapter 11 Plan Confirmed in St. Pete Beach Properties, LLC – November 1, 2012 |
| State Court Judgment Dismissing $15 Million Dollar Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Against Manager Of Condo Converter And Officer Of Manager Becomes Final – August 17, 2012 |
| Firm Successfully Defends $15 Million Dollar Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Against Manager Of Condo Converter And Officer Of Manager – June 17, 2011 |
| Stichter Riedel Confirms Chapter 11 Cases For Owners of Property Being Developed In Georgia – November 2011 |
| ATTORNEYS AMY DENTON HARRIS AND BARBARA HART RECEIVE AV RATING FROM MARTINDALE-HUBBELL - SPRING 2010 |
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| • Stetson University College of Law in 2001, Juris Doctor, cum laude • University of South Florida, Master of Public Health, 1991 • Tusculum College, Bachelor of Science, 1988 |
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| • The Florida Bar (all State courts) • United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida • United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
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