Specializing in insolvency and complex commercial matters since 1974
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Since joining Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler P.A. as a shareholder in 1985, Mr. Blain has led the firm's representation of clients in numerous large Chapter 11 cases. His practice, which involves out-of-court workouts and consultation with and advice to clients, as well as litigation in bankruptcy courts, is statewide, and he has served as lead counsel in the representation of debtors in possession in the largest cases ever filed in the Northern District of Florida. He is the immediate past chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and is a past president of the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association.
Mr. Blain is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He is recognized by Super Lawyers magazine as one of the Top 100 lawyers in the State of Florida. He is also listed in the bankruptcy and insolvency category by "Best Lawyers in America," by Chambers & Partners "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," by Florida Trend magazine's "Florida Legal Elite," and by "Who's Who - Legal." He has spoken on bankruptcy topics for The Florida Bar and various other seminar sponsors.
Mr. Blain was born in Tampa, Florida, and was educated at Vanderbilt University, where he received his B.A. magna cum laude in 1974, and at the University of Florida, where he received his J.D. in 1977. He served as Senior Executive Editor of the University of Florida Law Review, and his law review note was selected for publication and received the Gertrude Brick Law Apprentice Award. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa. Mr. Blain was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1977.
| "bright, honest, and doing a really terrific job," and praised for his ability to "think outside the box" - Chambers USA (2017) |
Mr. Blain has served as lead or co-counsel for numerous debtors in complicated and successful Chapter 11 cases. Some of these are listed below:
Mr. Blain serves as a neutral third party mediator to assist parties with the consensual resolution of disputes in bankruptcy cases, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and state and federal district court.
In recent years, Mr. Blain has served as a mediator in more than forty cases, including avoidance actions under the Bankruptcy Code, breach of contract and collection actions, business disputes, and fraud cases.
In 2015, Mr. Blain completed the forty-hour ABI/St. John’s Bankruptcy Mediation Training Program hosted by the American Bankruptcy Institute, St. John’s University School of Law Center for Bankruptcy Studies, and St. John’s Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution. The program is the gold standard of bankruptcy mediation training, and is guided by a distinguished faculty of nationally respected bankruptcy judges, practitioners, and mediators. It requires attendees to participate in a highly interactive four-day program involving lectures, videos, demonstrations, and supervised mediation simulations.
Mr. Blain has argued numerous matters that have resulted in published decisions. Among these published decisions are the following:
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Since joining Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler P.A. as a shareholder in 1985, Mr. Blain has led the firm's representation of clients in numerous large Chapter 11 cases. His practice, which involves out-of-court workouts and consultation with and advice to clients, as well as litigation in bankruptcy courts, is statewide, and he has served as lead counsel in the representation of debtors in possession in the largest cases ever filed in the Northern District of Florida. He is the immediate past chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and is a past president of the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association.
Mr. Blain is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He is recognized by Super Lawyers magazine as one of the Top 100 lawyers in the State of Florida. He is also listed in the bankruptcy and insolvency category by "Best Lawyers in America," by Chambers & Partners "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," by Florida Trend magazine's "Florida Legal Elite," and by "Who's Who - Legal." He has spoken on bankruptcy topics for The Florida Bar and various other seminar sponsors.
Mr. Blain was born in Tampa, Florida, and was educated at Vanderbilt University, where he received his B.A. magna cum laude in 1974, and at the University of Florida, where he received his J.D. in 1977. He served as Senior Executive Editor of the University of Florida Law Review, and his law review note was selected for publication and received the Gertrude Brick Law Apprentice Award. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa. Mr. Blain was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1977.
| "bright, honest, and doing a really terrific job," and praised for his ability to "think outside the box" - Chambers USA (2017) |
Mr. Blain has served as lead or co-counsel for numerous debtors in complicated and successful Chapter 11 cases. Some of these are listed below:
Mr. Blain serves as a neutral third party mediator to assist parties with the consensual resolution of disputes in bankruptcy cases, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and state and federal district court.
In recent years, Mr. Blain has served as a mediator in more than forty cases, including avoidance actions under the Bankruptcy Code, breach of contract and collection actions, business disputes, and fraud cases.
In 2015, Mr. Blain completed the forty-hour ABI/St. John’s Bankruptcy Mediation Training Program hosted by the American Bankruptcy Institute, St. John’s University School of Law Center for Bankruptcy Studies, and St. John’s Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution. The program is the gold standard of bankruptcy mediation training, and is guided by a distinguished faculty of nationally respected bankruptcy judges, practitioners, and mediators. It requires attendees to participate in a highly interactive four-day program involving lectures, videos, demonstrations, and supervised mediation simulations.
Mr. Blain has argued numerous matters that have resulted in published decisions. Among these published decisions are the following: