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Nancy Isaacson
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Nancy is a bankruptcy and insolvency attorney who focuses on trustee and creditor rights law. She provides representation in debtor, creditor and trustee disputes under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as well as common law causes of action. She assists clients in financial distress, provides support in court-approved reorganizations, and has experience in the enforcement and defense of claw back provisions under federal and state law.

Nancy serves as a Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 11 Subchapter V Trustee for debtors in federal bankruptcy proceedings and has represented appellants in cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She has achieved a national profile in her area of practice through her involvement in several large bankruptcy matters representing tort claimants and landlords. She is an approved mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

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Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 1985
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1985
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, 2000
  • Third Circuit Court of Appeals, 2002
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2009

Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1985
  • Rutgers University, B.A., 1978

Other Experience

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey: Chapter 5 and 7 Trustee; Court-Approved Mediator

Recognition

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (a trademark of Woodward/White, Inc.) in the Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy practice areas (2011 – present)
  • Listed in Super Lawyers - New Jersey Edition (a Thomson Reuters business) in the Bankruptcy: Business and Business Litigation practice areas (2011 – present)
  • Listed in the Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers (a publication of Lawdragon Inc.) (2023 – 2025, 2020)
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent (a trademark of Internet Brands, Inc.)
  • Recipient of the 2018 IWIRC-NJ Woman of the Year Award from the International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation New Jersey Network

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Memberships

  • Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
  • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees: Subchapter V Committee, Member Ambassadors Committee
  • New Jersey State Bar Association: Bankruptcy Section
  • International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) New Jersey Network
  • Jewish Bar Association of New Jersey: Inaugural Board Member and Secretary

Personal

  • South Orange-Maplewood Independent Minyan
  • Hadassah Attorney’s Council
  • Former law secretary to the Honorable Leo Yanoff, J.S.C. (1985-1986)

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