AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

The Best Lawyers in America, 2004-2010

Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification

Chambers USA, 2004-2009; listed as a leading Bankruptcy lawyer in Florida

Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2004-2009; ranked in the top 2% of practicing Florida Bar Members

Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2009; listed as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in 2007-2008

John D. Emmanuel practices in the area of commercial, bankruptcy and creditor's rights litigation including Uniform Commercial Code, real estate litigation, business litigation and arbitration with an emphasis on contract, real estate, and partnership disputes.

Representative Experience

• Represented public manufacturing company in litigation with one of its former dealers (Middle District of Florida)
• Represented largest creditor in the Pan American Hospital Ch. 11 Case (So. District of Florida)
• Represented health care company in large private arbitration proceeding (Tampa, Florida)
• Represented numerous official and unofficial committees in various Chapter 11 cases

Presentations

• "Due Diligence Concerns in Loan Transactions," Co-Authored with Donald Kirk, Counsel to Counsel Magazine, November/December 2009
• "Protecting Your Company's Interests in Bankruptcy Proceedings," Co-Speaker, ACC West Central Florida Chapter Meeting, Tampa, FL, March 2009
• University of Florida College of Law, Guest Lecturer 
• Beta Alpha Psi National Accounting Fraternity, Speaker