August 1, 2017
ABI Journal
Patricia is a titan of the bankruptcy Bar. She has been practicing at a high level and with high sophistication for a couple of decades and has a lot of respect.
Chambers USA 2024
Overview
Patricia Redmond has over four decades of experience representing debtors, U.S. and foreign fiduciaries, secured and unsecured creditors, and official committees and purchasers of troubled companies and their assets in insolvency matters. Her practice focuses on significant Florida Chapter 11 reorganizations, out-of-court restructuring, and bankruptcy litigation and related appeals. She specializes in cases requiring novel and creative solutions and strategies using bankruptcy options to reach beneficial outcomes.
Trish has represented significant players in most of the large restructuring cases in Florida, yet she has also devoted countless hours to providing pro bono legal services to thousands of underprivileged and low-income individuals, children and families. Trish is an adjunct professor of law and a frequent presenter, both locally and nationally, on topics related to bankruptcy law. In recognition of her significant contributions to the community and the legal profession, Trish has received several prestigious accolades, including the ABA Business Law Section’s Jean Allard Glass Cutter Award and The Florida Bar’s Tobias Simon Bro Bono Service Award.
For decades, Trish has held various leadership roles in the insolvency space including President for the American Bankruptcy Institute (“ABI”) and the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida (“BBASDFL”). She also served as Chair of the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the American Bar Association. She is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, where she is the current President, having formerly served as the Chair of the Board of Regents. Trish also founded the Bankruptcy Assistance Clinic at St. Thomas University School of Law and the University of Miami. Trish presently serves on the Uniform Law Commission’s Drafting Committee on Assignment for Benefit of Creditors and frequently presents on this topic.
Trish is the author of various articles on ethics, individual Chapter 11 and equitable subordination. She has also recently written on the treatment of non-voting classes in Chapter 11 cases, the modernization of local rules requiring “wet ink” signatures and the impact of COVID-related decisions on the Chevron deference.
Notable Experience
- Bankruptcy with concentration in creditors’ rights and corporate restructuring in Bankruptcy Court and in out-of-court workouts.
- Extensive experience in representation of creditors’ committees, secured creditors and debtors in Chapter 11 cases.
Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1979
- B.A., University of Miami, 1975
Admissions
- Florida
- Pennsylvania
- United States District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Federal Trial Bar
Professional & Community Involvement
- American College of Bankruptcy (XV Class)
- President, 2024-2025
- Chair, Board of Regents, 2022-2023
- Chair, Distinguished Law Student Committee, 2015-Present
- Uniform Law Commission (ULC), Drafting Committee on Assignment for Benefit of Creditors, 2022-2023
- American College of Bankruptcy Foundation, 2005-2011
- Secretary, 2008-2011
- Board of Directors, 2005-2008
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), 2003-Present
- Chairperson of the Board of Directors, 2015-2016
- Immediate Past President, 2014
- President, 2013-2014
- President-Elect, 2012-2013
- Vice President of Development, 2009-2012
- Miami Caribbean Insolvency Co-Chair, 2006-2008
- Executive Committee, Member at Large, 2007-Present
- Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop Co-Chair, 2006-2007
- Caribbean Insolvency Symposium Conference Co-Chair, 2005-Present
- Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop Advisory Board, 2004-Present
- Board of Directors, 2003-Present
- American Bar Association, 1983-Present
- Adviser, Uniform Fraudulent Act Drafting Committee
- Adviser, Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors Study Group
- Chair, Subcommittee on Leadership Development, 2014-Present
- Chair, Business Bankruptcy Committee, 2011-2014
- Commercial Financial Services Committee, 2008-2011
- Co-Chair, Programs and Publications Subcommittee, 2005-2008
- Vice Chair, Secured Creditors Sub-Committee, 2005
- Business Law Section, Creditor Committees, 2001
- Co-Chair, Task Force in Bankruptcy and Data Collection, 1997-Present
- Co-Chair Task Force on Abuse in Chapter 11, 1995-1997
- American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers, Fellow, 2018-Present
- Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida
- President, 1988-1989
- First Vice President, 1986-1987
- Second Vice President, 1985-1986
- Secretary, 1984-1985
- Board of Directors, 1989-Present
- CLE Committee, Bankruptcy Bar Retreat, 1986-1987, 1991- 1992
- Special Liaison with The Florida Bar and Dade County Bar Association and other Voluntary and Specialty Bar Associations, 1989-1990
- U.S. Trustee Liaison Committee, 1994-Present
- Commercial Law League of America, Insolvency Section, 1978- Present
- Court-Appointed Trustee and Examiner in Bankruptcy Cases
- Dade County Bar Association
- Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 2006-2007
- Board of Directors, 2018-Present
- Eleanor R. and Judge A. Jay Cristol Bankruptcy Pro Bono Assistance Clinic, 2000-Present
- Federal Bar Association, Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 1998-1999
- Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL)
- The Florida Bar
- Business Law Section, 1980-Present
- Co-Chair, with respect to 2023 Amendments to the Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors Statute
- International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (“IWIRC”)
- Network Director, 2002-2008
- International Conference Committee Co-Chair, 2001
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
- University of Miami School of Law
- Adjunct Professor of Law, 1999-Present
- Founder of Bankruptcy Assistance Clinic, 2004-Present
- Chairman, Workshop on Bankruptcy Skills, 1990
- St. Thomas University School of Law
- Adjunct Professor of Law, 2000-2005; 1991-1994
- Moderator, Bankruptcy Panel, 1993
- Board of Advisors, 1996-Present
- Founder of the Bankruptcy Assistance Clinic, 2000
Recognition
- Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (South Florida), Band 1, 2010-Present
- University of Miami School of Law, William M. Hoeveler Ethics & Public Service Award, 2024
- Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite, 2004-2008, 2021
- Hall of Fame, 2009-2022
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 1995-Present
- Miami Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Lawyer of the Year, 2015, 2018
- Miami Litigation – Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year, 2014, 2019, 2025
- Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, 2019
- International Financial Law Review 1000 (IFLR1000), Highly Regarded – Florida, Restructuring and Insolvency, 2018-Present
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-Present
- Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers, 2007-2012, 2014-2024
- Top 50 Women Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2024
- Top 100 Miami Super Lawyers, 2010-2024
- Top 25 Women South Miami Super Lawyers, 2006
- South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers in South Florida Bankruptcy, 2006-2012, 2014-2017, 2019-2021
- Iron Arrow Honor Society
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers, 2020
- American Bar Association Business Law Section Jean Allard Glass Cutter Award, 2017
- Pro Bono Honor Roll, U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of the Southern District of Florida, 2016
- Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014
- International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Woman of the Year in Restructuring, 2013
- Richard Hausler Gold Apple Award, Outstanding Adjunct Professor University of Miami School of Law 2003, 2011
- Minette Massey Award, University of Miami School of Law, 2010
- Thomas Davidson Outstanding Alumni Award, University of Miami School of Law, 2009
- Melnick Award, Outstanding Woman Restructuring Professional (IWIRC), 2006
- Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 2002
- United States Bankruptcy Bar for the Southern District of Florida, Pro Bono Award, 2002
- Miami Today, Gold Medal Award 2002
- Dade County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Award, 1989, 1999, 2007
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell