Randy Nussbaum
Randy Nussbaum
Scottsdale
Arizona (AZ)
Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Business/Corporate
Real Estate
Profile
Randy Nussbaum is a founding shareholder of Nussbaum Gillis & Dinner, P.C., an AV- Preeminent rated Scottsdale law firm specializing in complex and unusual bankruptcies, commercial litigation, construction and corporate law, transactional, real estate, tax law, and general business law. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, and his law degree from Arizona State University, graduating in the top 25% of his class.
He is a member of the State Bar of Arizona (Bankruptcy, Real Estate and Construction Sections), Scottsdale Bar Association and Maricopa County Bar Association. Mr. Nussbaum is a former Director of the Scottsdale Bar Association and current Director of the Maricopa County Bar Foundation. He is admitted to practice before the Arizona Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, and the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Mr. Nussbaum’s practice concentrates in the areas of bankruptcy—in which he is both a national and state certified specialist—real estate, construction, and contracting law. He is a frequent lecturer and author for the State and Maricopa County Bar Associations, the Arizona State University Alumni Association and a number of professional and trade groups on bankruptcy, construction and real estate topics. Mr. Nussbaum has spoken at regional presentations sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute on a variety of bankruptcy-related subjects. He also chairs a yearly seminar on bankruptcy Chapter 13’s sponsored by the ASU Law School Alumni Association.
Selected To
Southwest Super Lawyers 2011
Southwest Super Lawyers 2010
Southwest Super Lawyers 2009
Southwest Super Lawyers 2008
Southwest Super Lawyers 2007
Certifications and Credentials
About Randy Nussbaum
Admitted: 1980, Arizona
Professional Webpage: www.ngdlaw.com/attorneys/nussbaum.htm
Honors and Awards:
- AV-Preeminent Peer Review RatedBest Lawyers in America® (Bankruptcy), 2010, 2011Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2009-2011
Bar/Professional Activity:
- American Bankruptcy Institute; MemberArizona State Bar; Member, Bankruptcy, Construction and Real Estate Law SectionsArizona Trustee Association; MemberMaricopa County Bar Association; Board MemberMaricopa County Bar Foundation; Chair, 2010-2011Scottsdale Bar Association; Member and Former Board Member
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts: Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2010; Chair, 2011Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts: Night Run for the Arts, Chair, 2007-2009Scottsdale Leadership: Class Member, 1990; Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2006City of Scottsdale Environmental Quality Advisory Board, Member, 1999-2005Phoenix Theatre: Member, Board of Directors, 1995-2002
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Fundamentals of Chapter 7; Chapter 13; Lorman Education Services, Bankruptcy Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (January 2009), Presenter and Author, Fundamentals of Chapter 7; Chapter 13, Lorman Education Services, 2009
- Arizona Mortgage Deficiency Lawsuits; AZ Short Sale Experts, in conjunction with The Real Estate Academy of Learning; Short Sale Issues in Real Estate: an Industry Forum Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (February 2009), Presenter and Author, Arizona Mortgage Deficiency Lawsuits, AZ Short Sale Experts, 2009
- Fundamentals of Chapter 7; Chapter 13; East Valley Bar Association, Bankruptcy for the Non-Bankruptcy Practitioner Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (February 2009), Presenter and Author, Fundamentals of Chapter 7; Chapter 13, East Valley Bar Association, 2009
- Fundamentals of Chapter 7; Chapter 13; NACM Healthcare Credit Exchange Group, Overview of Bankruptcy Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (February 2009), Presenter and Author, Fundamentals of Chapter 7; Chapter 13, NACM Healthcare Credit Exchange Group, 2009
- Fundamentals of Chapter 7; Chapter 13; Scottsdale Bar Association, The Down & Dirty Nuts & Bolts of Consumer and Commercial Bankruptcy Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (March 2009), Presenter and Author, Fundamentals of Chapter 7; Chapter 13, Scottsdale Bar Association, 2009
- Can Individual Debtors Benefit by Filing Chapter 11 Instead of Chapter 13?; The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Alumni Association, The Consummate Chapter 13 Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (April 2009), Presenter and Author, Can Individual Debtors Benefit by Filing Chapter 11 Instead of Chapter 13?, The Sandra Day O’Connor College Of Law Alumni Association, 2009
- Bankruptcy Reform and its Impact on the Debtors, Creditors and the System; National Business Institute, Collection Law from Start to Finish Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (May 2009), Presenter and Author, Bankruptcy Reform and its Impact on the Debtors, National Business Institute, 2009
- Short Sales; State Bar of Arizona, 2009 Annual Convention, Phoenix, Arizona (June 2009), Presenter and Author, Short Sales, State Bar Of Arizona, 2009
- Options Available to a Creditor to Obtain Payment from a Contractor Despite the Contractor’s Bankruptcy filing; Bankruptcy Reform and its Impact on the Debtors, Creditors and the System; Chapter 13/Divorce; Maricopa County Bar Association, Bankruptcy for Non-Bankruptcy Attorneys Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (June 2009), Presenter and Author, Options Available to a Creditor to Obtain Payment from a Contractor Despite the Contractor’s Bankruptcy filing; Bankruptcy Reform and its Impact on the Debtors, Creditors and the System; Chapter 13/Divorce, MCBA, 2009
- Bankruptcy Reform and its Impact on the Debtors, Creditors and the System; Arizona Collectors Association, Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona (September 2009), Presenter and Author, Bankruptcy Reform and its Impact on the Debtors, Arizona Collectors Association, 2009
- Short Sales; Debtors’ Counsel Network, Real Estate and Mortgage Workshop, Mesa, Arizona (September 2009), Presenter and Author, Short Sales, Debtors’ Counsel Network, 2009
- Prebankruptcy Planning; American Bankruptcy Institute, 17th Annual Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, Lake Tahoe, Nevada (September 2009), Presenter and Author, Prebankruptcy Planning, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2009
- Short Sales; Arizona Trustee Association, 22nd Annual ATA Convention & Education Seminar, Sedona, Arizona (September 2009), Presenter and Author, Short Sales, ATA, 2009
- Interplay between Divorce and Bankruptcy and Chapter 13/Divorce; PESI Arizona Bankruptcy Practice Seminar, Scottsdale, Arizona (October 2009), Presenter and Author, Interplay between Divorce and Bankruptcy and Chapter 13/Divorce, 2009
- What Judges, Clerks and Trustees Want you to Know; Panel Member, National Business Institute Trial Practice Judicial Forum, Bankruptcy Forum, Phoenix, Arizona (October 2009), Presenter, What Judges, Clerks and Trustees Want you to Know, National Business Institute Trial Practice Judicial Forum, 2009
- Arizona Mortgage Deficiency Lawsuits and Unresolved Deficiency Issues; Phoenix Association of Realtors; Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors; West Maricopa Association of Realtors; Southeast Valley Regional Association of Realtors, The Future of Short Sales and the Arizona Economy Seminars (November 2009), Presenter and Author, Arizona Mortgage Deficiency Lawsuits and Unresolved Deficiency Issues, Arizona Association Of Realtors, 2009
- Fundamentals of Chapter 7; Chapter 13; Lorman Education Services, Bankruptcy in Arizona Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (January 2010), Presenter and Author, Fundamentals of Chapter 7; Chapter 13, Bankruptcy In Arizona, 2010
- Short Sales; Arizona Mortgage Deficiency Lawsuits; Unresolved Deficiency Issues; Arizona Best Real Estate Seminar (February 2010), Presenter and Author, Short Sales; Arizona Mortgage Deficiency Lawsuits, Arizona Best Real Estate, 2010
- Short Sales; Arizona Mortgage Deficiency Lawsuits; Unresolved Deficiency Issues; Scottsdale Bar Association (March 2010), Presenter and Author, Short Sales; Arizona Mortgage Deficiency Lawsuits, SBA, 2010
- General Bankruptcy Appellate Tips; Maricopa County Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Section CLE, The Bankruptcy Appeals Process Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (April 2010), Presenter and Author, General Bankruptcy Appellate Tips, MCBA, 2010
- Current Bankruptcy Opinions Including the Supreme Court Cases Holding 1) Bankruptcy Lawyers are Debt Relief Agencies and 2) Allowing Chapter 13 Plan to Discharge a Student Loan; Arizona Trustee Association Luncheon (April 2010), Presenter and Author, Current Bankruptcy Opinions Including the Supreme Court Cases Holding. 1) Bankruptcy Lawyers are Debt Relief Agencies and 2) Allowing Chapter 13 Plan to Discharge a Student Loan, Arizona Trustee Association, 2010
- Malpractice Tips and Getting Paid; Maricopa County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law 101: Session II, Phoenix, Arizona (June 2010), Presenter and Author, Malpractice Tips and Getting Paid, MCBA, 2010
- Bankruptcy Reform and its Impact on the Debtors, Creditors and the System; National Business Institute, Collection Law from Start to Finish Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (May 2010), Presenter and Author, Bankruptcy Reform and its Impact on the Debtors, National Business Institute, 2010
Video:
- REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS: Recent changes to a state foreclosure law may have unintended consequences. The changes were an attempt to protect banks from financial losses when they foreclose on homes purchased by speculators. Critics say the changes go too far and may cause a new wave of bankruptcies. Tanya Wheeless of the Arizona Bankers Association and Scottsdale-based bankruptcy attorney, Randy Nussbaum discuss the law set to take effect September 30th., Real Estate Solutions, 2009
Educational Background:
- Arizona State University, B.A., cum laude, 1977; Arizona State University, J.D., 1980
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