Skip to Main Content.

Solutions

Biography

Mr. Vecchione has spent the bulk of his professional career representing parties, mainly debtors, in the restructuring of their financial affairs. At the same time, for 21 years, he was an adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School, offering a course in debtor-creditor relations and bankruptcy.

 

In 1991, Mr. Vecchione was inducted as a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy. In 1992, he was honored by Seton Hall Law School as the Outstanding Alumnus and in 1993, he was elected to Fellowship in the American Bar Foundation. Mr. Vecchione represents distressed debtors (including law firms) in the restructuring of their financial affairs, both outside of court and in court under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. He also represents trustees and other fiduciaries in both state and federal court. Some of Mr. Vecchione’s notable career achievements include:

 

    • Successfully confirming a chapter 11 plan of reorganization on behalf of American Family Publishers

 

    • Serving as lead of a team of attorneys representing the Trustee in the chapter 11 case of Marvel Enterprise in Delaware

 

    • Serving as co-counsel for New Valley Corporation (successor to Western Union) in its successful reorganization

 

    • Crafting a plan of reorganization for Bloomfield College, a four-year college, marking the first college to successfully reorganize under the Bankruptcy Act

 

  • Representing two major law firms in their insolvency proceedings, one inside Chapter 11 and one outside of court

Other Info About Frank

Experience

Legal Work Highlights

Representative Matters in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals

  • Bittner v. Borne Chemical Co., 691 F.2d 134 (3rd Cir. 1982) (Earliest Circuit Court case dealing with estimation of claims under Section 502(c) of Bankruptcy Code)
  • In re New Valley Corp., 89 F.3d 143 (3rd Cir. 1996) (Pension plan issue)
  • In re Swedeland Development Grp. Inc., 16 F.3d 552 (3rd Cir. 1994) (Adequate protection of secured party)
  • In re Route 37 Business Park Assoc., 987 F.2d 154 (3rd Cir. 1992) (Classification of claims)
  • In re Edward S. Christian, 804 F.2d 46 (3rd Cir. 1986) (Motion to dismiss bankruptcy petition)

Education

Seton Hall University School of Law|Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

LL.B.|B.A.

|

|

Courts

Frank is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

State of New Jersey

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Listed in Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

 

Listed in Best Lawyers®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Named Newark, NJ “Lawyer of the Year” – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2010
Named Newark, NJ “Lawyer of the Year” – Litigation – Bankruptcy, 2012

 

Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list, Bankruptcy: Business

 

AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

 

Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 1993

 

Seton Hall Law School, Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, 1992

 

Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Institute, 1991

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Seton Hall University School of Law
Adjunct Professor, Debtor/Creditor and Bankruptcy

 

Bloomfield College
Trustee, 1978-1987

 

Essex County Bar Association

 

New Jersey State Bar Association
Chairman, Debtor/Creditor Section, 1978-1980

 

American Bar Association