PRACTICE AREAS
Stephen F. Chiccarelli practices extensively in credit and debtor bankruptcy litigation, general collections litigation and construction and lien law issues as they relate to collection and bankruptcy. EducationPaul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1985 Member, LSU Student Bar Association Ethics Committee. Staff member and contributing writer, LSU Law Center Newspaper, The Civilian. Staff member, LSU Law Center Yearbook, L'Avocate. Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1982 Bachelor of Arts in History, 1982 Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York College of Arts and Sciences Dean's List, three semesters. Awarded Isaac Rosenbloom Scholarship for academic excellence. Internship: Honorable Joseph F. Falco, Chief City Court Judge, Syracuse, New York. August 1981 to August 1982. Employment History8/85 - 1/87 Law Clerk, Honorable LeRoy Smallenberger (8/85 to 8/86), United States Bankruptcy Judge, Shreveport, Louisiana and 1/87 - Present Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, 23rd Floor, One American Place, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70825 (Associate, 1/87 - 12/90, Partner, 1/91 - Present) Extensive creditor and debtor bankruptcy litigation experience. Major clients represented include Prudential Insurance Company; Regions Bank; Lowe's; IBM; Westinghouse Electric Corporation; CMC Steel Group; WESCO; Bank One; Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Professional AssociationsAdmitted to the Bar of Louisiana, October 1985. Admitted to Practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, and United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1985. Admitted to Practice by the United States Supreme Court, 1997. American Bar Association Louisiana Bar Association Baton Rouge Bar Association American Bankruptcy Institute Louisiana Bankers Association - 1993 - 1994 Legislative and Bank Counsel Committees; 1995 to Present Bank Counsel Committee Louisiana Bar Journal Editorial Board - 1998 - 2001 Louisiana Bar Journal, Recent Developments Section for Bankruptcy and Consumer Law - Contributing Writer - 1997 - 2001 Louisiana Bar Association, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Committee Chairman, 2004 to present Louisiana Bar Association Probation Monitor, 2003 to present National Association of Credit Managers Publications"Bankruptcy Law," Professor A. Levasseur (trans.) An Introduction to the Law of the U.S.A. (Dalloz, 1993) "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedure" seminar for National Business Institute, June, 1993 "How to Protect Secured Interests in Bankruptcy in Louisiana" seminar for National Business Institute, February, 1994 "Asset Protection Planning in Louisiana" seminar for National Business Institute, June, 1994 "Successful Judgment Collections" seminar for National Business Institute, November, 1994 "Louisiana Foreclosure and Repossession" seminar for National Business Institute, February, 1995 "Problems with Trustee Appointments in Chapter 11 Cases" co-author with Joseph E. Friend and Michael A. Crawford for American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, Volume 4, 1996 "Court Disqualifies Counsel for Cajun Electric's Members' Committee," co-author with Michael A. Crawford for American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Volume XVI, No. 6, July/August 1997 "Louisiana Foreclosure and Repossession" seminar for National Business Institute, September, 1997 "Chapter 12 Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer with Regular Income" for Louisiana Bankers Association 1997 Agriculture Conference, November, 1997 "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedure" seminar for National Business Institute, December 1997 "Protecting Creditors from Bankruptcy and Bad Debt Loss" seminar for Heritage Professional Publishing, December, 1997 "Year 2000 Update," Southern States Retail Association, 1997 Winter Conference, January, 1998, Lafayette, Louisiana "Marketing and Y2K," Louisiana Sales and Marketing Executive Group Conference, March, 1998 "Year 2000 Compliance," Louisiana Insurers' Conference 1998 Spring Seminar, March, 1998 "A Round Table Discussion with the State's Law School Leaders," Louisiana Bar Journal, Vol 47, No. 1, August, 1999 "A Practical Guide to Conducting Y2K Due Diligence and Recent State and Federal Legislation" Seminar and Presentation for the State of Louisiana, Division of Administration Louisiana Year 2000 Coordination Project "Bankruptcy During a Family Law Case: Now you have trouble" Seminar and Presentation, Louisiana Bar Association, December, 2001 "Louisiana Bankruptcy: A Creditors Perspective" Seminar Presentation on Ethics and Conflict of Interest, National Business Institute, February, 2002 "Regarding Open Account Collection Statute La. R.S. 9:2781, Louisiana NSF Check Statute La. R.S. 9:2782, Louisiana Private Works Act La. R.S. 9:4081, et. seq. and Louisiana Public Works Act La. R.S. 38:2241, et seq." Presentation to National Association of Credit Managers, April, 2002, Baton Rouge, Louisiana "Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, How To Comply" Seminar, National Business Institute, September, 2002 "Bankruptcy Basics" Seminar and Presentation for the National Association of Credit Managers All South Credit Conference, September, 2003 and October, 2002 Meeting of National Association of Credit Managers' Louisiana Chapter, New Orleans, Louisiana "Revised UCC Chapter 9 Secured Transactions" Seminar and Presentation for the National Association of Credit Managers' All South Credit Conference, September, 2003
Presentations"Critical Vendor and Preference Issues in Bankruptcy" for the National Association of Credit Managers Southwest, Industrial Chemical Manufacturers and Distributors Group, October, 2003, San Antonio, Texas "Secured Creditor Issues in Bankruptcy" Seminar and Presentation for the Louisiana Banker's Association's Bank Counsel Conference, October, 2003 "Louisiana Lien Law" Presentation and Seminar for National Association of Credit Managers Southwest, May, 2004, Dallas, Texas Community InvolvementMember, Christ the King Roman Catholic Church 1995 Treasurer, East Baton Rouge Parish Young Republicans Baton Rouge Food Bank Catholic Charities/Boys Hope East Baton Rouge Parish Election Commissioner
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