Eyal Berger

“Trustees rely upon my ability to find a debtor's assets and maximize recovery for the benefit of the debtor's estate. I act as their security blanket, ensuring that their cases have been properly reviewed and administered to the fullest extent allowed under the Bankruptcy Code.”

--Eyal Berger, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights

Since becoming a member of the Florida Bar Eyal has devoted his practice to the representation of creditors' committees, Chapter 7 trustees, liquidating Chapter 11 trustees, and debtors and creditors in matters concerning all manner of tangible and intangible property.

“My inspiration in becoming a bankruptcy attorney has always been the idea that I can help people on all sides of a bankruptcy equation negotiate, settle, and reorganize complex business transactions for everyone’s benefit. When I can help all the parties involved feel as if they’ve left the process in a better position than when they started, I know I made the right career choice.”

Eyal gained first hand appreciation for the U.S. judicial system while serving as Judicial Clerk Extern to the Honorable Michael G. Williamson, Bankruptcy Judge and the Honorable Paul M. Glenn, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida. A certified county court mediator, Eyal is licensed to mediate any civil dispute under $15,000.

Eyal is a former, two-term Executive Managing Editor for the Florida Journal of International Law and the author of Putting Florida Buyers on Par with International Buyers: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Revising Florida Statute 675.109(1)(A)(4),16 Fla. J. Int'l L. 529.

Born in Rehovot, Israel, Eyal grew up in Israel and is fluent in Hebrew.

From Eyal’s Case Files 

Helping a Hospital Heal: When a large private hospital was reorganizing under Chapter 11 protection, Eyal was responsible for successfully reducing the hospital's debt burden by objecting to and striking significant unsubstantiated, unsecured claims.

Education

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2004
• University of Florida, B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1999
• County Certified Mediator

Bar Admissions & Memberships

• Florida 2005
• U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, 2005

Noteworthy

• Judicial Clerk Extern to the Honorable Michael G. Williamson, Bankruptcy Judge and the Honorable Paul M. Glenn, Chief Bankruptcy Judde, Middle District of Florida
• Book Award in Civil Procedure
• Florida Journal of International Law, Executive Managing Editor 2004
• Order of the Coif.
• Fluent in Hebrew

Professional Affiliations

• Broward County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section President
• Dade County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Committee member

Presentations & Publications

"Putting Florida Buyers on Par with International Buyers: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Revising Florida Statute 675.109(1)(A)(4)," 16 Florida Journal of International Law, 529

"New Bankruptcy Act's Effect on Florida's Homestead Exemption," lecturer