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Provided by Matthew Hale
Matt Hale is a practical business restructuring attorney who deals regularly in all aspects of complex commercial insolvency matters and related litigation. Matt focuses on assisting businesses and their owners in navigating the restructuring process, both in-court and out-of-court. More broadly, he represents debtors, creditors, committees, and trustees in business bankruptcy cases, seeking to maximize value for stakeholders. Matt prides himself on developing creative solutions to complicated problems.
In addition to his bankruptcy practice, he also represents fiduciaries and other parties in Florida assignment for the benefit of creditors cases and receivership cases. Matt also advocates for clients in a variety of commercial litigation matters, including fraudulent transfer actions, preference actions, litigation against directors and officers, complex creditor enforcement litigation, business owner disputes, real estate litigation, and contract disputes.
Matt Hale joined Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, P.A. after serving as a term law clerk for the Honorable Karen S. Jennemann, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District of Florida. He received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Florida State University College of Law, where he served as an editor of the Florida State University Law Review and earned invitation to the Order of the Coif. He received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Economics, from the University of Florida.
Florida Bar Business Law Section, Chair of Bankruptcy/UCC Committee
Turnaround Management Association – Florida, General Counsel
Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, Board of Directors
American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Hillsborough County Bar Association
Tampa Connection Class of 2017
Speaking Engagements and Publications-
Panelist, TMA Florida Annual Conference, March 2026 – “Private Equity in Chapter 11 Cases: From DIP Financing to Chapter 11 Plan”
Panelist, Judges Panel, TMA Florida Annual Conference, March 2024
Panelist, Chapter 11 Updates and Core Issues, American Bankruptcy Institute Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Seminar, February 2024
Panelist, Know When to Hold ’Em, Know When to Fold ’Em – Loans vs. Merchant Cash Advances, Southwest Florida Bankruptcy Professional Association, September 2023
Panelist, How to Survive Subchapter V as a Secured Lender, TMA Florida, September 2023
Panelist, Merchant Cash Advance and Bankruptcy Issues, Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, May 2023
Panelist and Moderator, Insight from the Bench and the U.S. Trustee Program, TMA Florida Winter Conference, April 2023
Panelist, “Pick Your Partner”: New FL amendments to UCC 9-406 & 9-408, Florida Bar Business Law Section & Florida Bankers Association, August 2022
Moderator and Panelist, TMA Florida Winter Conference – Alternatives to Bankruptcy Panel, March 2020
Moderator, TMA Florida NetGen Presents: If I Knew Then What I Know Now – A Practical Guide from the Seasoned Professionals, October 2019
Electronic Exhibits in the Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy Courts CLE, Moderator, July 2015
Pick Your Partner”—New Florida Amendments to UCC Article 9, Matthew B. Hale, Florida Banking Magazine, November 2022
Involuntary Bankruptcy: A Powerful Weapon, But Use Extreme Caution, Co-author with Susan Sharp, The Federal Lawyer Magazine, September 2018
Can We Dismiss Structured Dismissals? The Scope of Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp, Matthew B. Hale, The Cramdown, Summer 2017
Supreme Court Preview: Redefining “Actual Fraud” in Husky International Electronics v. Ritz, Matthew B. Hale, The Cramdown, Spring 2016
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off: Structure Dismissals in Chapter 11 Cases, Russel M. Blain, Daniel R. Fogarty, & Matthew B. Hale, Article for Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute 2016
Clark v. Rameker: Supreme Court Says Inherited IRAs are not “Retirement Funds,” Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy Court, Matthew B. Hale, Court Connection, July 2014
Matt lives in South Tampa with his wife and three little girls. Outside the office, he enjoys any opportunity to go fishing or play golf. Matt’s interests also include backcountry hiking in remote locations. He has hiked the John Muir Trail (211 mi.) through the Sierra Nevada mountains in California and has summitted Mt. Rainier in Washington.
Florida State University College of Law,
J.D.
2013
University of Florida
B.S.
2010
The Florida Bar (all state courts)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Listed by Chambers and Partners, “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” in the area of Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2023-2026)
Listed as an “Associate to Watch” in Chambers and Partners (2021-2024)
Listed as “Rising Star” in the area of Bankruptcy: Business in “Florida Super Lawyers” (2018-Present)
Listed as “Up & Comer” in the “Florida Legal Elite” edition of Florida Trend Magazine (2018-2020, 2022-Present)
Listed as “One to Watch” in Best Lawyers in America (2020–Present)
Provided by Chambers
Matthew Hale is a highly regarded practitioner with notable experience in Chapter 11 proceedings, representing both creditors and debtors.
Provided by Chambers
Matthew is a sharp bankruptcy attorney.
Matthew is a sharp bankruptcy attorney.