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	Francis L. Carter Bankruptcy Phone: (305) 856-2444 E-mail: flc@katzbarron.com Fax: (305) 285-9227 Francis Carter is of counsel and heads the Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights law practice in our Miami office. He has practiced in the insolvency field in South Florida for more than 30 years, and has appeared in numerous real estate and other business reorganization cases and receivership cases, representing borrowers, mortgage lenders, real estate owners and developers, landlords, and purchasers of distressed real estate and other assets, as well as individual principals and guarantors of business debtors. These cases have included retail, office, warehouse, hotel, subdivision, multi-family and marina properties; as well as financial, industrial, commercial, manufacturing, retail, medical, hospitality and other businesses, both domestic and international. Mr. Carter also serves as a mediator in bankruptcy and other civil business cases. Mr. Carter is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America under Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Rights Law since 1991. He is also listed as a Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide and in Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia law School, he is a member of the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar (former Chair, Business Law Section, Bankruptcy/UCC Committee), The District of Columbia Bar, the State Bar of Georgia and The Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida. He also served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. Mr. Carter is a frequent speaker to real estate industry, business and legal groups. Having represented both borrowers and lenders, he understands the essential needs and perspectives of all stakeholders in a distressed project or business enterprise and is uniquely qualified to provide clients with practical as well as legal advice on how to maximize value in a challenging financial and market environment. Areas Of Practice: Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Corporate Distressed Property Bar Admissions: Florida, 1975 District of Columbia, 1972 Georgia, 1970 Education: University of Virginia School of Law, 1970, J.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1967, B.A. Professional Associations and Memberships: The Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida American Bar Institute Ranked as one of South Florida's top lawyers by the South Florida Legal Guide Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy American Bar Association (Member: Litigation, Business Law, Commercial Financial Services, Business Bankruptcy, and Creditors' Rights Litigation committees) The Florida Bar (Past Chairman: Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, 1985-1986; and Member: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) The District of Columbia Bar State Bar of Georgia Awards and Recognition AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Ranked as a Senior Statesman for Florida Bankruptcy in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business Listed in Florida Trend's Legal Elite, 2007 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1991 for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law