Robert S. Bernstein
General Counsel @Bernstein-Burkley
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WORK HISTORY
General Counsel @Bernstein-Burkley
Pittsburgh, PA, US
The General Counsel role works with the Managing Partner and senior leadership team as the principal attorney and primary legal adviser to the board and shareholders.
EDUCATION
Duquesne University
JD, Law
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
Juris Doctor, Law
Leadership Pittsburgh
LPXXVI, Regional Leadership
ABOUT ROBERT S. BERNSTEIN
Born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1954Admitted to the bars of Pennsylvania 1981; Florida 1983; West Virginia 1987; New York Federal jurisdictions: the United States District Court for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania and the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; and the United States Supreme CourtUniversity of Pittsburgh (B.A, 1976); Duquesne University (J.D, 1981)Lease Enforcement Attorneys Network, Founder and ChairmanFellow, American College of Bankruptcy Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA): Legal Committee County Bar Association: Chair, Professional Ethics Committee (20••••05); Chair, Technology Utilization Committee (19••••01); Chair, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section (1992) Association for Conflict Resolution, member, trained Mediator Duquesne University Law Alumni Association: President (19••••95) American Bankruptcy Institute: Member Temple Sinai, Pittsburgh, PA : President, Board of Trustees (20••••07) PublicationsBernstein\'s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology - Published since 1990 \"How, When and Why to Seek the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee\"- Journal of Commercial Bank Lending - September 1990 \"When a Tenant Files Bankruptcy\"- Shopping Center World - December 1990 \"How to Avoid Bankruptcy When Things are Tough\"- Pittsburgh Legal Journal Monthly Edition - January 1991 \"Bridging the Abyss: Reorganization without Bankruptcy\"- CPA Journal - Summer 1991 \"Pre-Bankruptcy Lease Termination: Overlooked Benefit?\"- The Monitor - September 1997 \"A Primer on Preferential Transfers in Bankruptcy\"- Creditworthy News - Fall - Winter 1997-98 \"A Short Series on Security Interests for Credit Managers\"- Creditworthy News - Spring 1998 \"Protecting Lease Transactions in Indian Areas\"- Equipment Leasing Newsletter - January 2003Specialties: I am a board-certified specialist in Business Bankruptcy and in Creditors\' Rights by the American Board of Certification. I am a trained mediator, as well. I concentrate my practice on business bankruptcy, creditors\' right and business law.
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