Attorney Profiles

Michael L. Detzky 
Staten Island, New York
phone 718-442-4424
fax 718-273-4847
email Email Me

Michael L. Detzky has been representing individuals and business in bankruptcy for over thirty years. He served as a member of the private panel of Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey in Trenton for over 15 years and lectures extensively on bankruptcy issues for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing legal education and the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Detzky brings a unique element to Corash & Hollender, P.C. As a highly respected member of the New Jersey Bankruptcy Bar, he will enable clients with both Staten Island and New Jersey connections to seamlessly accomplish their legal objectives in New York - New Jersey multistate situations.

He graduated from Rutgers College with Highest Honors in 1975 where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and earned his law degree from Rutgers Law School in 1978.

Mr. Detzky has received the Martindale-Hubbell "AV" peer-rating, the highest such rating available to any individual lawyer. The "AV" rating shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence. He or she has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.

He is currently a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Monmouth County Bar Association, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Mr. Detzky is a Captain in the United States Navy Reserve Judge Advocate General's Corps.

He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and the U.S. District Court for New Jersey and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York as well as the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Criminal Appeals for the Armed Forces.

 

Areas of Practice:
Bankruptcy Law
Immigration and Naturalization
Military Law and Courts Martial Defense
Real Estate
Criminal Law & Traffic Matters
Litigation Percentage:
10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Certified Defense Counsel for all Armed Services, Judge Advocate General of the Navy


Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1978
New York, 1984
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1978
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1984
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1986
Education:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1978
J.D.


Rutgers College, Brunswick, New Jersey, 1975
A.B.
Honors: With Highest Honors
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: National Collegiate Honor Society


Representative Clients:
HMS HOST Corporation
Anton Paar USA
Dialight Corp.
Systems 3000, Inc.
References:
The Bank of New York, Freehold, NJ
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer and Instructor, Bankruptcy Matters, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Education Legal Education


Honors and Awards:
Recipient, Outstanding Service to the Bar, New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 1983


Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Peer-Rating


Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Jersey State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1984 - 1985
Member, Trustee


New Jersey State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1983 - 1984
Chairman


Monmouth County Bar Association
Member


American Immigration Lawyer's Association
Member


National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Member


United States Trustee for New Jersey


Past Employment Positions:
Detzky & Hunter, LLC


Hon. Milton B. Conford, Presiding Judge for Administration for the Appellate Division of New Jersey Superior Court, Clerk, 1978 - 1979


Languages:
Spanish
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Beta Kappa
Zeta Beta Tau