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David Barry Madoff
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Biography
DAVID B. MADOFF () has been practicing law for over 25 years, and has been serving as a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee since 1997. He represents with equal vigor individuals, small businesses and large corporations who are experiencing financial distress.
David previously practiced with the New York law firm of Hughes Hubbard & Reed and was a partner of Cohn Khoury Madoff & Whitesell LLP in Boston. He received his B.A. in 1985 from Columbia University and his J.D. in 1988 from Boston University School of Law, where he served as an editor of the Boston University Law Review. He has lectured frequently and written articles for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and other associations in the area of bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation. He has served since 1997 on the panel of Chapter 7 trustees for the District of Massachusetts, Eastern Division.
In every year from 2005 through the present, David was named by Law & Politics and the publishers of Boston Magazine as a Massachusetts and New England Super Lawyer, which honors the top 5 percent of lawyers in Massachusetts and New England. He has alos received the rating of "AV" from Martindale-Hubbell. David estimates that, in his capacity as a trustee and as an attorney representing bankruptcy debtors, he is involved in over 700 bankruptcy cases each year. Mr. Madoff has appeared as a guest on Fox 25 news, and has been quoted in bankruptcy-related articles appearing in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald and the Providence Journal.
In 2005, David was a recipient of the Volunteer Lawyers Project’s Denis Maguire Pro Bono Award for his commitment to the representation of the indigent. In 2015, he received a Pro Bono Publico Excellence Award from the Fisrt Justices of Plymouth, Bristol and Banstable Counties.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Debt
20%
38 years | 1,500 cases
Business
20%
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
20%
38 years | 50 cases
Lawsuits and Disputes
20%
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in New York for 36 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
Licensed in Massachusetts for 37 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
First Justices' Award for Pro Bono Publico Excellence, First Justices, Plymouth, Bristol and Barnstable Counties
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Denis Maguire Pro Bono Award, Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
1987
Editor - Law Review, Boston University
1986
Tauro Scholar, Boston University
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2004 - Present
Partner, Madoff & Khoury LLP
1900 - Present
Partner, Madoff & Khoury LLP
1991 - 2004
Associate/Partner, Cohn Khoury Madoff & Whitesell LLP
1988 - 1991
Associate, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP
Associations
2015 - Present
Norfolk County Bar AssociationMember
1995 - Present
American Bankruptcy InstituteMember
Sample of Legal Cases
In re NordicTrac
Successful
Education
1988
Boston University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1985
Columbia University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1981
The Roxbury Latin School
Speaking Engagements
2013
2013 New England Bankruptcy Law Conference
Saving a Small Business When Chapter 11 Is Not An Option
2008
How to Handle Consumer Bankruptcies
Responsibilities of Debtor's Attorney
2004
Protecting Assets from Creditors
Fraudulent Transfers
1999
Protecting Your Assets
Exemptions: Automatic Asset Protection
Publications
2013
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Issues Arising When Trying To Save A Small Business (Co-Author)
2004
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Fraudulent Transfers: When Is It Too Late to Protect Your Assets, MCLE Protecting Your Assets (1999-2004)
2003
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Journal
Are Bankruptcy Courts Safehouses for NonDebtor Tort Defendants
1999
Protecting Your Assets (MCLE)
Exemptions: Automatic Asset Protection (Co-Author)
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
Can a collection agency garnish my wages on behalf of a person that has passed away?
24 Jun 2015