Stephen Z Starr

Stephen Z Starr

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New York, NY

About

Starr & Starr, PLLC, founded in 1992 and based in New York, NY, is a boutique law firm focused on bankruptcy, debtor‑creditor matters, commercial collections, judgment enforcement, and related litigation in New York and New Jersey. The firm represents individuals, entrepreneurs, and companies—serving both debtors and creditors, domestic and international. Services include personal bankruptcy under Chapters 7, 13, and 11; business liquidations under Chapter 7; and reorganizations under Chapter 11, including small business cases under the Small Business Reorganization Act. The team also handles out‑of‑court workouts, Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, and voluntary corporate dissolutions.

Starr & Starr, PLLC prosecutes and defends bankruptcy and civil disputes, including preference and fraudulent transfer actions, and manages judgment enforcement through sister‑state and foreign judgment domestication, confessions of judgment, pre‑judgment attachment, and converting federal judgments from other districts into New York State judgments. The firm appears regularly in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey, and in arbitrations before the AAA and JAMS. With over 60 years of combined experience and Board Certification in Business Bankruptcy Law from the American Board of Certification, the firm serves clients across the five boroughs, Long Island, Westchester, and Northern New Jersey.


Highlights

34 years in business
Serves New York, NY

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Stephen Z Starr

260 Madison Ave., 17th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Wed
Thu
Fri
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9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed
Closed
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Work Experience

Member
Starr & Starr, PLLC
2006 - Present
Associate
Paul Hastings
2001 - 2006
Associate
Curtis, Mallet Prevost , Colt & Mosle, LLP
1997 - 2001
Associate
Smith & Hilbig LLP
1996 - 1997
Associate
J.S. Cohen Law Firm
1992 - 1995

Education

University of Southern California Law School
1991
Columbia University
1987

Associations & Affiliations

Commercial Law League of America
Board of Governors
Commercial Law League of America
Board of Governors
Commercial Law League of America, Bankruptcy Section
Chair
New York City Bar Association, Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction
Member
Commercial Law League of America, Bankruptcy Section
Secretary
New York City Bar Association, Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction
Member
Commercial Law League of America, Bankruptcy Section
Member of Executive Committee
New York City Bar Association, Comittee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction
Member
Commercial Law League of America, Bankruptcy Section
Member of Executive Committee
Commercial Law League of America, Bankruptcy Section
Member
American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Bankruptcy & Insolvency Litigation Committee
Co-Chair of Preference Subcommittee
American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Bankruptcy & Insolvency Litigation Committee
Co-Chair of Preference Subcommittee

Honors & Awards

Volunteer of the Year
Los Angeles Free Clinic
1996

Publications

9 Bankruptcy Litigation: Newsletter of the Bankruptcy Committee of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Associatio
2002

Speaking Engagements

Exemption Planning in Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy & Exemptio Planning
2009
The Distressed Real Estate Seminar
Key Bankruptcy Issues
2002
Annual Meeting
What Intellectual Lawyers Need to Know About Bankruptcy
2002
Annual Meeting
Intellectual Property & Bankruptcy
2001

Licensing and credentials

License
Issued: 01/01/1992
License
Issued: 01/01/1994
License
Issued: 01/01/1995
License
Issued: 01/01/1995