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Aaron Wernick is a leading Florida bankruptcy practitioner who specializes primarily in Chapter 11 debtor representation. He has successfully confirmed over 95% of his Chapter 11 reorganizations, greatly exceeding the national average of 14%[1].
Mr. Wernick is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification, where he also serves on its board of directors. He is licensed to practice in all Federal courts in Florida, as well as the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition, Mr. Wernick is licensed to practice law in California and Wisconsin and is admitted to the Federal courts in California.
Mr. Wernick has profound experience and success in complex restructuring, insolvency, and bankruptcy cases. Aaron has been extensively quoted in the Wall Street Journal as well as in local news sources on bankruptcy matters. He has also served on various moderating panels, with the most recent at the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees on the subject of secured transactions and the UCC. Aaron is rated as a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters and has a 10/10 rating on Avvo.
Mr. Wernick attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in 1994, magna cum laude. After graduation, he was on the faculty at Fudan University in Shanghai, China for a year, having previously studied Mandarin for four years. Subsequently, he attended the University of Wisconsin Law School, graduating with a J.D. in 1999. In law school, he acted as a teaching assistant, conducting classes for law students visiting from various Asian countries. Mr. Wernick then worked for a private equity group, specializing in the acquisition of distressed assets, where he discovered his passion for the bankruptcy world. After acting as a plaintiff’s lawyer in a FINRA arbitration, where the brokerage firm filed Chapter 11, Aaron was hooked on the Chapter 11 process. From there on, he specialized in Chapter 11 practice, representing companies as well as individuals with assets to protect and debts to restructure.
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Acquired: 2009
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Acquired: 2005
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Acquired: 2000
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2255 Glades Rd, Ste 324A, Boca Raton, FL, 33431
780 Fifth Avenue South, Ste 200, Naples, FL, 34102
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Posted by rogan | February 21, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
great results
Aaron was immensely helpful during our 80 year old family business Chapter 11. We were very pleased with the outcome and felt Aaron took a very caring and hands on approach to help us through one of the most difficult times in our company’s 80 year history
Posted by Michael | April 01, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Bankruptcy & Debt
A Steady Voice
Our company was faced with the prospect of going through a reorganization due to long term impact of COVID and some other negative external actions. Aaron and his team were recommended to our company though another attorney, I am very glad we had the recommendation. Aaron guided us through the pr...
Posted by Ana | November 28, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Aaron Wernick is the best attorney for bankruptcy - Outstanding Lawyer
Aaron Wernick represented me in my CH 11 (sub V) bankruptcy case. From my personal experience, I can attest that Aaron is an exceptional, strategic, expert, experienced and results-oriented lawyer. He took a smart, balanced, and customized approach to my case and positioned it for success. He deliver...
Posted by anonymous | September 13, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Bankruptcy & Debt
The MIchael Jordan of Bankruptcies
Aaron has been very professional and sensitive to all matters related to bankruptcy. He was able to give us insights that we would not have known and took the fear out of something that previously we would have never considered. A true quarterback for those in need a strong presence in their corner...
Posted by Frank | January 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Finding the Best - It's worth the effort made and the price paid
As a result of IRS levies and a wage garnishment, when I arrived at Aaron Wernick’s office in January 2016, I had a meager $42 in the bank and a disposable monthly income of $1,500 per month (the legal maximum per IRS formulas/rules). The IRS and I were in a 5 year intense and unresolved 7 figure tax...
"Aaron is without question the best Chapter 11 Bankruptcy attorney I have ever worked with. He is an exceptional lawyer and human being. If you are reading this, you should hire him."
"I endorse this lawyer. I have worked with and against Mr. Wernick on various commercial and bankruptcy matters and find him to be knowledgeable, ethical, professional and very easy to work with. I look forward to working with him again in the future."
"Aaron is a highly skilled attorney. He is both methodical and pragmatic in his approach to legal problems. His counsel is trustworthy. He is a lawyers lawyer."
"I endorse this lawyer. He is thoroughly competent and capable of dissecting complicated legal and factual situations in a manner in which his clients can take comfort and be well advised."
"I endorse this lawyer and his work. Aaron is an intelligent, dilligent lawyer, who is a pleasure to work with and does ensures a terrific level of work and service for his clients."
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2020 - Present
Owner, Wernick Law, PLLC
2012 - 2020
Partner, Furr & Cohen, P.A.
2010 - 2012
Attorney, Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Gora
2018 - Present
American Board of CertificationBoard Member
2014 - Present
South Palm Beach County Bar Association, Bankruptcy CommitteeCo-chair
2012 - Present
Palm Beach County Bar AssociationMember
2011 - Present
Judicial Liaison Committee of the Business Law Section of the FL BarMember
2011 - Present
Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of FloridaMember
1999
JD - Juris Doctor
1994
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2018
UCC Article 9 - Secured Transactions in Bankruptcy
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