{"id":8422,"date":"2013-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/norris-mclaughlin-marcus-names-five-new-members\/"},"modified":"2013-02-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T00:00:00","slug":"norris-mclaughlin-marcus-names-five-new-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/news\/norris-mclaughlin-marcus-names-five-new-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Names Melissa Pe\u00f1a New Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bridgewater, NJ (February 4, 2013) \u2013 The Bridgewater-based law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., announced that <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/Attorneys\/melissa-a-pena\/\">Melissa A. Pe\u00f1a<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> has been named a Member of the firm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pe\u00f1a<\/strong>, a resident of New York, New York, concentrates her practice on bankruptcy and creditors\u2019 rights law and complex commercial litigation. She frequently represents debtors, creditors\u2019 committees, trustees, landlords, and other creditors in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and other jurisdictions. \u00a0Pe\u00f1a also represents banking institutions in work-outs and commercial foreclosure matters. \u00a0She handles shareholder disputes and creditors\u2019 rights litigation. \u00a0She frequently appears before the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey. \u00a0She also negotiates settlements and mediates cases in both private and court-ordered mediations.<\/p>\n<p>Pe\u00f1a earned her J.D., <em>cum laude<\/em>, from Washington College of Law at American University in 2003 and her B.A., <em>magna cum laude<\/em>, in Political Science from George Washington University in 2000. \u00a0She is a member of the International Women\u2019s Insolvency &amp; Restructuring Confederation, National Association of Women Lawyers, \u00a0 American Bankruptcy Institute, and New York County Lawyers\u2019 Association, and serves as the Co-Chairperson of the Meritas Financial Services and Creditors&#8217; Rights and Bankruptcy Sections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridgewater, NJ (February 4, 2013) \u2013 The Bridgewater-based law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., announced that Melissa A. 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