Douglas S. Skalka Attains Recertification in Business Bankruptcy Law from the American Board of Certification

December 19, 2019

Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. is pleased to announce that attorney Douglas S. Skalka has been approved by the American Board of Certification (ABC) Standards Committee for recertification as a Business Bankruptcy Law Specialist through June 30, 2024. He first achieved this certification in 1995 and has been recertified each subsequent review. Attorney Skalka is one of only six attorneys in Connecticut who hold this certification.

The American Board of Certification is the nation’s premier legal specialty certification organization certifying attorneys as specialists in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law. ABC recognizes those attorneys in consumer or business bankruptcy who have met or exceeded rigorous certification standards relating to experience, continuing legal education, integrity, and peer review; in addition to demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of the law in their specialty area.

Attorney Skalka, a principal at Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, specializes in bankruptcy, commercial finance, business reorganization and asset-based lending transactions. He holds numerous distinctions including Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent rating, Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy: Business, 2007-2019 and Best Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2006-2020.

Attorney Skalka is a member of the American and Connecticut Bar Associations and Chair of the New Haven County Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee. He is an executive board member of the Connecticut Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association and a Lifetime Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation.

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