Martin J Weis

- Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights

- Restructuring

- Banking & Financial Services

- Bankruptcy Litigation

Municipalites

Martin J. Weis is a partner in Dilworth Paxson's Philadelphia and Wilmington offices, where he concentrates his practice in bankruptcy, restructuring, and creditors' rights. Over the course of his career, he has represented nearly every constituency that appears in a bankruptcy case, including debtors, secured creditors, official and unofficial committees, trade creditors, taxing authorities, employees, officers and directors, landlords, critical vendors, leasing companies, and asset purchasers.

Mr. Weis's secured creditor representations span both traditional and non-traditional lenders, and includes litigation in state and federal courts. His state court experience includes trial and appellate matters in Pennsylvania and Delaware, including the Delaware Superior Court and the Court of Chancery, and his practice reaches nationally including through representation of defendants in bankruptcy adversary proceedings, creditors in state court receiverships, and leasing companies in bankruptcy matters across multiple jurisdictions.

He has been recognized in Chambers USA as a Leader in his field in the bankruptcy/restructuring category every year from 2006 through 2026, and mediates cases for the Delaware and Middle and Eastern District of Pennsylvania bankruptcy courts in both commercial and consumer matters.

Mr. Weis is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, and before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third and Seventh Circuits, along with numerous federal district courts.

- Represents debtors, secured creditors, official and unofficial committees, trade creditors, taxing authorities, landlords, critical vendors, leasing companies and asset purchasers in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases nationwide.

- Represents traditional and non-traditional secured lenders in workouts and contested bankruptcy proceedings in both state and federal courts.

- Tries and argues commercial matters in Pennsylvania and Delaware trial and appellate courts, including the Delaware Superior Court and Court of Chancery.

- Defends parties in bankruptcy adversary proceedings and represents creditors in state court receiverships across multiple jurisdictions.

- Represents leasing companies in bankruptcy matters, and advises officers, directors and employees on their rights and exposure in corporate insolvency proceedings.

- Handles bankruptcy and creditors' rights matters for clients in the automotive, biotech, chemical, financial services, behavioral health, railroad, pharmaceutical, internet service provider, trucking, real estate development and food industries.

- Serves as a mediator for the Delaware and Middle and Eastern District of Pennsylvania bankruptcy courts in both commercial and consumer cases, and as an arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

- Financial Services

- Industrials, Engineering and Manufacturing

- Insurance

- Property, Construction and Infrastructure

- Transport