TAMPA, FLORIDA – The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Tampa partner, Steven M. Berman, has been elected to the American Bankruptcy Institute Board of Directors for a three year term, effective April 19, 2018.

The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) is the nation’s largest association of bankruptcy professionals, made up of more than 12,000 members in multi-disciplinary roles, including attorneys, auctioneers, bankers, judges, lenders, professors, turnaround specialists, accountants and others. The ABI is committed to serving their members with high-quality conferences, comprehensive continuing education, effective legal research, and dynamic networking opportunities.

Steve practices as a business bankruptcy litigator representing creditors, distressed debt lenders, trustees, committees and business entities litigating disputes in bankruptcy court.

Practicing now for more than 28 years, Steve is Board Certified by the American Board of Certification in both Creditors' Rights Law and Business Bankruptcy Law and is a member of the Florida, California, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico Bars. He received his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and his B.S. from Florida State University.

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 265 lawyers and seven offices in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.  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.