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  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Licensed for 30 years
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About John

Board Certified - Business Bankruptcy - American Board of Certification

Board Certified - Consumer Bankruptcy -American Board of Certification

Concentration in Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors (ABCs)

Formerly worked for the US Department. of Justice, Office of the U.S. Trustee

Representing Debtors in Chapters 11, 7 and 13.

Representing Creditors in Chapters 11 & 7

Representing Trustees in Chapters 11 & 7

Representing Assignees, Assingors and worked as Assignee in ABCs

Adjunct Professor (4 years) teaching Bankruptcy Workshop at Nova Southeastern University.

Practice areas

  1. Bankruptcy and debt: 100%

    We handle Chapters 7, 11 and 13. We do debt negotiation, Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors and represent bankruptcy trustees.

    30 years

Languages spoken

English

Contact

Moffa & Bierman

3081 East Commercial Boulevard, Suite 204
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33308

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      License
      StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
      FLMember in Good Standing199206/01/2022
      We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
      Avvo Contributions
      Legal answers39
      Legal guides1
      Awards
      Award nameGrantorDate Granted
      AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review RatedMartindale-Hubbell2015
      Consumer BankruptcyAmerican Board of Certification2015
      Business BankruptcyAmerican Board of Certification2015
      Outstanding Performance RatingUS Department of Justice/Office of the US Trustee1995
      Outstanding Performance RatingUS Department of Justice/Office of the US Trustee1994
      Book Award - Bankruptcy WorkshopNova Southeastern University1991
      Book Award - Civil ClinicNova Southeastern University1991
      work experience
      TitleCompany nameDuration
      AttorneyMoffa, Bonacquisti & Breuer, PLLC2006 - Present
      AttorneyJohn A Moffa, P.A.1999 - 2006
      AttorneyMoffa & Moffa1996 - 1999
      AttorneyUnited States Trustee1992 - 1996
      associations
      Association namePosition nameDuration
      Florida Bar, Seventeenth Circuit Grievance Committee "G"Member2012 - Present
      Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of FloridaMember2011 - Present
      American Bankruptcy InstituteMember2009 - Present
      Eleventh Circuit Court of AppealsMember2000 - Present
      Southern District of FloridaMember1994 - Present
      Middle District of FloridaMember1992 - Present
      Bankruptcy Legal Assistant's AssociationMember2012 - 2013
      Phi Delta Phi legal fraternityMember1991 - 1992
      education
      School nameDegreeGraduated
      Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law CenterJD - Juris Doctor1992
      Lehigh UniversityBS - Bachelor of Science1973
      speaking engagements
      Conference nameTitleDate
      Broward County Bar AssociationIndividual Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases2012
      Broward CPAsBankruptcy2009
      legal cases
      Case nameOutcome
      Interstate Investment Group, LLCApproximatley $1,000,000.00 brought into the bankruptcy estate to date with litigation forthcoming
      Oceans Casino Cruises/SunCruzExpect a benefit to creditors below the administrative level
      Dalimil JanataDebtor's discharge denied. All general unsecured creditors paid in full. CIty of Hollywood received hundreds of thousand of dollars paid toward "code violaiton" and city was thrilled.

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      John was my light at the end of the tunnel.

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      LessJohn A Moffa's response: We handled this matter to make a statement that poor lawyering in bankruptcy needs to be "punished" By the time this lady found us, her "bankruptcy attorney" had lost her home to a foreclosure sale her trying to save it. We went after her prior attorney and were able to achieve a settlement of over $30,000 for this lady. We cannot allow bad lawyering to hurt people. She deserved better!

      Moffa, Bonacquisti & Breuer are the best in town!

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      LessJohn A Moffa's response: This was a complicated Individual Chapter 11 case with numerous properties. We ended up with OVER 600 voting classes due to the number of recorded judgments, but we were able to confirm a plan that valued most of the properties at the current market value and re-worked the mortgages to more favorable terms and rates. Most of the mortgages were made "assumable" in the confirmed Plan.

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      Lawyer Timothy S. Kingcade

      Timothy Kingcade, Chapter 7 bankruptcy Attorney on Jan 16, 2013
      Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

      John is one of the best bankruptcy attorneys in the State of Florida. He is extremely competent to represent debtors, creditors and trustees. His customer service is also impeccable as he returns calls and emails promptly.

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      Robert Slotkin, Chapter 11 bankruptcy Attorney on May 29, 2012
      Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

      I endorse this lawyer without reservation. John is easy to talk to, practical and very knowledgeable. I continue to refer clients to him and always get good feedback. he is never too busy to talk to me or to a client off the clock

      Lawyer Marc Philip Barmat

      Marc Barmat, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Oct 5, 2015
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      Lawyer Annika Marie Miranda

      Annika Miranda, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Oct 23, 2013
      Relationship: Worked for lawyer

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      Lawyer James Wade Schwitalla

      James Schwitalla, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Oct 20, 2013
      Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

      John has the experience, intellect and dedication to help you with any bankruptcy matter you may have.

      Lawyer Julianne R. Frank

      Julianne Frank, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Oct 10, 2013
      Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

      Experience is one of the most important attributes of successful practice and John is as experienced as they come. He is also one of those lawyers who offers the personal touch. Clients can be comfortable they will get one on one attention.

      Lawyer Yanique Johnson

      Yanique Johnson, Chapter 13 bankruptcy Attorney on Jul 13, 2013
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      Lawyer Joel Stephen Knee

      Joel Knee, Chapter 13 bankruptcy Attorney on Jul 12, 2013
      Relationship: Co-worker

      I endorse this lawyer.

      Lawyer Jeffrey David Solomon

      Jeffrey Solomon, Chapter 11 bankruptcy Attorney on Jul 10, 2013
      Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

      I endorse this lawyer. I have known John for a long time and he is an excellent bankruptcy attorney.

      Lawyer Thomas Louis Abrams

      Thomas Abrams, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Jul 10, 2013
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      Lawyer David Lloyd Merrill

      David Merrill, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on May 9, 2013
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      I endorse this lawyer.

      Lawyer Stephen Charles Breuer

      Stephen Breuer, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Feb 11, 2013
      Relationship: Worked for lawyer

      I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Moffa is a very knowledgeable and experienced Bankruptcy attorney.

      Lawyer Sandy P Jones

      Sandy Jones, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Nov 28, 2012
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      I endorse this lawyer.

      Lawyer David L. Hirsch

      David Hirsch, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Jun 11, 2012
      Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

      I endorse this lawyer. He was very gracious and responded very knowledgeably to a tough bankruptcy question that few would have had any real knowledge of and I believe he is a very competent attoreny in this field.

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      Edward Kone, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Feb 17, 2011
      Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

      I have referred cases to John Moffa for years and people thank me profusely for sending them over to John. He is highly competent and highly professional and he takes great pride in being a lawyer. Consequently, he is the only attorney I refer bankruptices to.

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