Marie-Ann Greenberg, Esq.

The Chapter 13 Standing Trustee serves the bankruptcy community by providing professional and efficient administration of Chapter 13 cases in an unbiased and fair manner.

Facilitating communication between the debtor and the creditors

The trustee collects the monthly payments from the debtor, and distributes the funds to the creditors according to the terms of the approved plan.

The trustee's duties also include making recommendations to the court regarding the plan's confirmation or modification.

A Fair Intermediary

Overall, the Chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee acts as a neutral intermediary between the debtor and the creditors, ensuring that the bankruptcy process proceeds smoothly, and the interests of both parties are protected to the extent possible under the bankruptcy laws.

STANDNG TRUSTEE

Marie-Ann Greenberg, Esq.

Chapter 13 Standing Trustee

Marie-Ann Greenberg serves as the Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the District of New Jersey, Newark Vicinage. She was appointed in 2004.
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Prior to her appointment Ms. Greenberg was a member of Fein Such Kahn & Shepard where she managed the foreclosure and bankruptcy practice.

She is an alumna of S.U.N.Y at Stony Brook and New York Law School. In 2019 she was honored as a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and sits on the Board of Directors, Pro Bono Grant Committee, Third Circuit Educational Committee & Circuit Admissions Council.
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She is a graduate of New York Law School and S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook.

Ms. Greenberg is engaged in many activities including:
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Chair of the Consumer Sub-Committee & Member, Lawyers Advisory Committee to the Board of Judges, US Bankruptcy Court District of NJ.

Executive Board, National Data Center, 2008-2018 and Board Member, 2020-current and Chair of the Grant Committee.
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Advisory Board, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey.
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Master, Bankruptcy Inns of Court.
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Speaker/Moderator, William H. Gindin Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference for several years.
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Guest Speaker, Mount St. Dominic Academy [on economics and women in the workforce] 2019; Co-Chair, Fundraiser 2018-2020; Executive Committee Parent Association 2018-2020.

U19 Parent Coordinator, Camelback/PASEF Ski Race Team, 2017-2020

Member, NACTT, IWIRC, NJ State Bar Association

Speaker/Moderator, Chapter 13 Symposium for the Association of the Federal Bar of N.J. 2021, 2022, 2024 & 2026.

Frequent author, guest speaker on consumer bankruptcy topics nationally.

ATTORNEY TO THE STANDNG TRUSTEE

Joseph D. Petrolino, Jr., Esq.

Attorney to the Standing Trustee

Education:
· Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 1993
· Touro College School of Law, J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1996

Bar Admissions:
· New Jersey, 1996
· U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1996
· New York, 1997
· U.S. District Court, Eastern & Southern Districts of New York, 1997

Background:
Mr. Petrolino practices in the areas of bankruptcy law and litigation.
Prior to his employ with the Chapter 13 Trustee, Mr. Petrolino had his
own law practice representing debtors in area of Consumer
Bankruptcy.

Mr. Petrolino has lectured on numerous occasions in the area of
Chapter 13 Administration to attorneys, debtors & court personnel. He
was also a contributory author to the ICLE's new Jersey Bankruptcy
Manual.

ATTORNEY TO THE STANDNG TRUSTEE

Brian M. Knapp, Esq.

Attorney to the Standing Trustee

Education:· Pace University, B.A., Cum Laude 2001
· Villanova University, School of Law, J.D., 2004

Bar Admissions:
· New Jersey, 2004
· Pennsylvania, 2004
· U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2005

Background:
Mr. Knapp practices in the areas of bankruptcy law and litigation. Prior
to his employ with the Chapter 13 Trustee, Mr. Knapp was the
managing attorney for the law firm Macey & Aleman, P.C. Mr. Knapp
focused his practice in the area of consumer bankruptcy law.