Steven Fender, Esq.

Steven Fender focuses his practice on bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Steven has an active practice in federal and state court. Mr. Fender routinely handles chapter 7 trustee adversary proceedings and contested matters. Mr. Fender has more than 20 years of experience litigating and trying cases in all business disputes.

 

Bar Admissions
Florida

Court Admissions
The Florida Bar
U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Speaking Engagements
Mr. Fender is a routine panelist for American Bar Association in-person seminars and webinars and others, including:​

  • Avoidance Updates, Vancouver Spring ABA Meeting, 2019

  • Supreme Court updates, Husky Int'l Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz, Southern District Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association seminar, 2019

  • Ponzi Scheme Updates, San Antonio NCBJ, 2018

  • Bankruptcy Appellate Caselaw Updates, Austin ABA Spring Meeting, 2018

  • Consumer Bankruptcy Nuts and Bolts Webinar Series, ABA Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, 2017-2018

  • Fraud Respecting the Debtor’s Financial Condition Under Section 523 , ABA Consumer Bankruptcy Committee webinar, 2018

  • Section 523(a)(2) Fraud Through Oral Statements, ABA Consumer Bankruptcy Committee webinar, 2018

  • Learn from the Experts! Evidence Tips for Federal Business Litigation and Bankruptcy Lawyers, New Orleans ABA Spring Meeting, 2017

  • Bankruptcy Developments Affecting Businesses Operations, ABA Consumer Bankruptcy Committee webinar, 2017

  • Supreme Court Takes Aim At Fraudulent Conveyance Schemes, ABA Consumer Bankruptcy Committee webinar, 2016

  • The Erosion of Defenses in Fraudulent Transfer Litigation, ABA Consumer Bankruptcy Committee webinar, 2016

  • Emerging Issues in Alter Ego Litigation Arising in Consumer Bankruptcies, 2015

  • Discharging Taxes in Bankruptcy: Late Filed Tax Returns and Dischargeability, ABA Consumer Bankruptcy Committee webinar, 2015.

 

Education

J.D., University of Florida, Levin College of Law, High Honors, Order of the Coif
A.B., Duke University, Magna Cum Laude

Recognitions

Martindale-Hubbell, 5.0/5.0 Rated AV® Preeminent ™
South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Rated Lawyers,” 2012

Publications

Author, “Substantive Consolidation of the Non-Debtor in Florida Southern v. Middle District” The Bankruptcy Bar Association: Southern District of Florida, Bankruptcy Bar Association Journal, Volume Four, 2015

View Mr. Fender’s Significant Cases