Russell M. Blain specializes in insolvencies, workouts, and bankruptcies and primarily handles Chapter 11 reorganizations. He is listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," in "America's Leading Lawyers, (2004 ed.) for Business," Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite and as a leading bankruptcy practitioner in the State of Florida. He is active in the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, where he serves as a member of the Executive Council and as chair of the Bankruptcy/Uniform Commercial Code Committee. He has spoken on bankruptcy topics for The Florida Bar and various other seminar sponsors. He has headed up the firm's representation in numerous cases, including Moltech Power Systems and Moltech Corporation, Centurion Hospital of Carrollwood, Ace Auto Parts, Colony Shops, Freedom Ford, Southern Mill Creek, Peoples Restaurants, and Crown Auto Dealerships. Mr. Blain is a member of the American Bar Association and the ABA section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law. He is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, The Florida Bar, the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, the Commercial Law League of America, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Ferguson-White American Inn of Court. He serves on the mediation committee of the Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. He also serves on the Board of Fellows of the University of Tampa. Mr. Blain was born in Tampa, Florida, and was educated at Vanderbilt University, where he received his B.A. magna cum laude in 1974, and at the University of Florida, where he received his J.D. in 1977. He served as Senior Executive Editor of the University of Florida Law Review, and his law review note was selected for publication and received the Gertrude Brick Law Apprentice Award. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa. Mr. Blain was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1977. POSITION: Partner ADMITTED: 1977, Florida LAW SCHOOL: University of Florida, J.D., 1977 COLLEGE: Vanderbilt University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1974