TAMPA and SARASOTA, FL – The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Mark D. Hildreth, Partner in the Sarasota office and co-administrator of the firm’s Financial Institutions practice group, attended the Annual Forty-Hour Bankruptcy Mediation Training Program sponsored by The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) in collaboration with the St. John’s University Law School’s Center for Bankruptcy Studies and the Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution in New York City.  The intensive 5 day program included instruction in mediation theory and practice as well as numerous simulation events for the participants. 

Mark works with his clients on all types of loan enforcement matters throughout Florida including commercial foreclosures, complex workout and Chapter 11 bankruptcy situations as well as litigation involving various types of business law and creditor rights.  Mark also represents receivers and bankruptcy trustees on a select basis and handles cases involving assignments for the benefit of creditors.

In 1992, Mark was one of the first attorneys in the nation to receive Board Certification in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification.  The American Board of Certification's programs are designed to identify and recognize those attorneys in consumer or business bankruptcy who have met or exceeded rigorous certification standards relating to experience, continuing legal education, integrity, and peer review; in addition to demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of the law in their specialty area.   Mark is AV^® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Mark received his J.D. and B.A. from Florida State University.

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 250 lawyers and five offices in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.  Shumaker is a premier provider of quality legal services.  Whether it's commitment to clients or work in the community, involvement lies at the core of all of Shumaker’s initiatives.