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H. Bradley Staggs Shareholder Chair of the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group Member, Board of Directors
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Business Reorganizations
Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts
Trustee and Creditors’ Committee Representation
Creditors’ Rights
Bankruptcy Appellate Practice
Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors
Experience
As Chair of the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, Brad Staggs’ practice focuses on the restructuring and liquidation of companies in a wide array of industries. Mr. Staggs has represented Chapter 11 debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, institutional lenders, trustees and creditors’ committees in many complex bankruptcy cases. Mr. Staggs also specializes in advising clients in the acquisition of distressed companies or their assets. Mr. Staggs’ expertise encompasses mass tort Chapter 11 cases, having represented Celotex Corporation in one of the largest asbestos-related Chapter 11 cases ever filed. In addition, Mr. Staggs has experience in insurance-related bankruptcies, having successfully confirmed a Chapter 11 plan for one of Florida’s largest workers’ compensation self-insurance trusts. Prior to joining Bush Ross, Mr. Staggs was a member of the Business Reorganization department of the preeminent New York law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Bar Admissions
Mr. Staggs is admitted to practice in Florida and New York, the United States District Court for the Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Education
Duke University, B.A., cum laude, 1985
University of Florida, J.D., with high honors, 1988
Associate Editor, University of Florida Law Review
Order of the Coif
Recognitions, Associations and Professional Activities
Since 1995, Mr. Staggs has been certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification. Mr. Staggs is a member of the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Staggs has authored numerous articles, including articles published in the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal and the University of Florida Law Review. He has also authored several chapters for publications of the Florida Bar. Mr. Staggs has been named to Florida's "Legal Elite" by Florida Trend Magazine and has been recognized as a "Super Lawyer" by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine. Mr. Staggs has been awarded an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Personal
Mr. Staggs was born in San Bernardino, California and raised in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. | 