James H. Shenwick

James H. Shenwick

Business / Contracts, Debtor & Creditor, Real Estate (Transactional)

Scarsdale, New York

Personal Introduction

James (Jim) Shenwick is the principal and owner of Shenwick & Associates. HIs practice areas are personal and business bankruptcy, bankruptcy litigation, short sales, workouts, asset protection planning, offers in compromise with the IRS, office leasing, representing “underwater taxi medallion owners”, “failed restaurants” and Defaulted SBA EIDL loans. Shenwick & Associates is a small law firm that is disciplined, cost effective and leverages technology to zealously represent clients legally and strategically.

Practice Composition

Transactional

Education

Boston University School of Law
Boston University School of Law Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.) (1982)
New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law LL.M., Taxation (1983)
The Wharton School
The Wharton School Bachelor Degree, Accounting & Economics (1979)

Practice Summary

Jim Shenwick has practiced law for 30 years. Jim specializes in: - Filing bankruptcy petitions for individuals and businesses (over 500 to date) -Doing out of Court workouts for Debtors & Creditors -Asset Protection Planning -Working with Borrowers who have defaulted on SBA EIDL Loans -Bankruptcy Litigation - Defending Adversary Proceedings brought by Bankruptcy Trustees for fraudulent conveyances - Filing offers in compromise with IRS - Reviewing and negotiating office leases for Tenants (over 250 to date) - Workouts and short sales for real estate clients - Reviewing and negotiating AIA Construction documents for owners with contractors and architects

Response Time

1 day

Awards

Martindale-Hubbell- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubbell- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated

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Client Reviews

4.92/5.0 Aggregate Score (51 reviews)

Bar Admissions

New York