Mr. Gelberg is admitted to practice in all the United States District Courts in the State of New York. Admission to the United States District Court is necessary to practice in the United States Bankruptcy Courts in that district. In addition, he is admitted to the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Additionally, he is admitted to practice in the United States Tax Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Mr. Gelberg has been involved in numerous appeals from the Bankruptcy Court. Many of the decisions have been published and are cited by other Courts in their decisions.
Mr. Gelberg was appointed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York as a Chapter 13 Trustee in 1983 and thereafter by the United States Trustee for the Second Circuit, a division of the United States Department of Justice. Mr. Gelberg has also been appointed as a Trustee in the Southern District of New York.
Honors & Awards
Mr. Gelberg was appointed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York as a Chapter 13 Trustee in 1983 and thereafter by the United States Trustee for the Second Circuit, a division of the United States Department of Justice. Mr. Gelberg has also been appointed as a Trustee in the Southern District of New York.
Bar/Professional Activity
Speaker: AFCC Program at The Association of the Bar of the City of New York 2009; Nassau County Bar Association Super CLE Sunday 2008.
Pro Bono/Community Service
Nassau County Bar Association Pro Bono Attorney of the Year 2008, Suffolk County Bar Association Attorney of the Month December 2009.
Verdicts & Settlements
In re Mendelson, US Bankruptcy Court, EDNY, Pension distributions not counted by Court in computing chapter 13 plan payments on Means Test objection by trustee. , 2009
Newsletters
Twice published articles authored in 2009., NARI