Principal
Matthew McGowan works principally in the areas of bankruptcy,
receivership and insolvency law. Prior to joining the
Firm in 1985, Mr. McGowan was an attorney in the United
States Trustee's office in Boston, Massachusetts, representing
that office in Chapter 11 cases in Boston, MA, Providence,
RI, and Manchester, NH.
The focus of his practice is the representation of
select corporate and other debtors, banks, credit unions
and other institutional lenders, creditors' committees,
acquirers, lessors and other parties in workouts, bankruptcy reorganizations, liquidations, and litigation,
as well as state court receiverships.
Mr. McGowan also serves as counsel to numerous consumer
lenders, including representing their interests in bankruptcy
and related litigation and appeals, both regionally
and nationally.
He was a Chapter 7 trustee in Rhode Island for 14
years and continues to serve as a state court appointed
receiver, trustee, arbitrator, mediator and master in
insolvency matters. He is board certified by the American
Bankruptcy Board of Certification in both business and
consumer bankruptcy law, has authored published articles,
contributed to a national bankruptcy publication, and
has spoken extensively about bankruptcy and insolvency
matters. He formerly taught bankruptcy law at Roger
Williams University School of Law. He is a graduate
of the University of Rhode Island and Catholic University
of America School of Law.
Matthew McGowan can be contacted at: mmcgowan@smsllaw.com
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