Joseph H. Lemkin

Joseph H. Lemkin

Shareholder

Phone: 609.791.7022
Fax: 609.895.7395

jlemkin@stark-stark.com

Hamilton, NJ

100 American Metro Boulevard
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Secondary phone: 800.535.3425
Fax: 609.896.0629

Joseph H. Lemkin is a Shareholder and member of Stark & Stark’s Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Group. Mr. Lemkin’s practice primarily focuses on the areas of bankruptcy law, commercial litigation, business reorganization, and related matters, with a particular emphasis on creditors’ rights. Mr. Lemkin has extensive experience representing mortgage lenders in both consumer and commercial bankruptcy proceedings, as well as secured creditors, creditors’ committees, debtors and trade creditors, and bankruptcy trustees. The scope of his representation has included litigation matters, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and chapters 7, 13, and 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

Mr. Lemkin has served as national litigation/bankruptcy counsel for a major financial lending institution regarding a portfolio of loans to healthcare providers, which included medical, dental, and veterinary practices. He has also defended and prosecuted numerous adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court, including preference, fraudulent transfer, and other avoidance actions. Additionally, Mr. Lemkin represents an international consumer products company as national bankruptcy counsel, with numerous high-profile cases pending in the Southern District of New York and Delaware.

Prior to joining Stark & Stark, Mr. Lemkin was the Chairman of the bankruptcy group at a New Jersey based business law firm, and was a former partner at the AmLaw 100 firm of Duane Morris.

  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Jewish Bar Association of New Jersey - President and Founding Member
  • MAC Angels Foundation, Board Member
  • Rutgers University Alumni Association, Director Emeritus
  • Rutgers Touchdown Club, President
  • Rutgers Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Development Board Chair
  • United Way of Mercer County, Strike Out Hunger Committee
  • Best Lawyers List issued by Woodward/White, Inc. (Methodology)
    • 2024; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

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  • Speaker, National Chemical Credit Association Annual Education Conference. February 8-10, 2023.
  • Speaker, “New Jersey Bankruptcy Court Procedural and Practical Tips”. MCBA Xtreme CLE. October 19, 2022.
  • Moderator, Jewish Heritage Month Presentation: “By the Grace of the Game”: Virtual Book Talk and Q&A with Author Dan Grunfeld. Stark & Stark Webinar. May 10, 2022.
  • Panelist, Financial Fitness And Economic Growth – BBA Events. Brooklyn Bar Association. June 23, 2021.
  • Panelist, Plenary: Is Retail the New Energy? TMA Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium. June 7, 2017.
  • Speaker, Bankruptcy Litigation Procedure and Nuances, Bankruptcy Litigation 101. National Business Institute. November 2013.
  • Speaker, Ethics in Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Litigation 101. National Business Institute. November 2013.
  • Speaker, Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy: Line-by-Line Workshop, Means Testing. National Business Institute. December 2012.
  • Speaker, Bankruptcy: Key Considerations for Corporate Counsel. Duane Morris/Sobel & Co., LLC CLE Symposium. March 16, 2011.
  • Speaker, What to Do When Your Tenant or Landlord Files for Bankruptcy. Sax Macy Fromm & Co., PC. August 24, 2010.
  • Speaker, What to Do When Your Tenant of Landlord Files for Bankruptcy. Duane Morris CLE Symposium. June 2, 2010.
  • Speaker, Key Issues for Consideration When a Supplier Files for Bankruptcy. Unilever North America. March 13, 2009.

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Hamilton, NJ

100 American Metro Boulevard
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Phone: 609.896.9060
Secondary phone: 800.535.3425
Fax: 609.896.0629
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Marlton, NJ

40 Lake Center, 401 NJ-73, Suite 130
Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: 856.874.4443
Secondary phone: 888.241.7424
Fax: 856.874.0133
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777 Township Line Road, Suite 120
Yardley, PA 19067
Phone: 267.907.9600
Fax: 267.907.9659
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New York, NY

5 Pennsylvania Plaza 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10001
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Philadelphia, PA

The Bellevue 200 S Broad St #600
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 267.907.9600
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Fax: 215.564.6245
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Bridgeton, NJ

78 W Broad St
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
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