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    Joseph H. Lemkin

    Shareholder

    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.

    Bar/Court Admissions

    • New Jersey 
    • New York

    Education

    • J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, 1994
    • B.A., Rutgers College, 1990

    Thought Leadership

    Honors & Awards

    • 2025 Rutgers Hillel Magen Am Yisrael Award issued by Rutgers University
    • “ROI Influencers Power List: Law” issued by ROI-NJ (methodology)
      • 2025 – 2026
    • 2025 “Leaders in the Law Award” list issued by NJBIZ (methodology)
    • AARP 2024  New Jersey Andrus Award for Community Service Nominee
    • Best Lawyers List issued by Woodward/White, Inc. (methodology)
      • 2024  2026; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

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    Professional Organizations

    • New Jersey State Bar Association – Diversity Committee
    • New York State Bar Association
    • American Bankruptcy Institute
    • Jewish Bar Association of New Jersey – President and Founding Member

    Community Organizations

    • 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
    Business & Commercial Law Blog
    February 9, 2026
    Eddie Bauer LLC, the retail operator of approximately 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
    Business & Commercial Law Blog
    January 8, 2026
    It is our pleasure to announce that Joseph Lemkin, Esq. was recently appointed to the New Jersey–Israel Commission by Governor Phil Murphy. The...
    Business & Commercial Law Blog
    November 24, 2025
    Ohio-based American Signature, Inc., parent to American Signature Furniture and Value City Furniture, filed for bankruptcy protection on November 22,...
    Business & Commercial Law Blog
    November 7, 2025
    Over one thousand creditors were “preferred” as Rite Aid ran up to its first bankruptcy filing in 2023. That is what the trustee appointed to...
    Business & Commercial Law Blog
    July 2, 2025
    Del Monte Foods and numerous affiliates (“Del Monte”) filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of New...
    Del Monte Foods Canned – Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in New Jersey
    Firm News
    March 16, 2026
    Stark & Stark is proud to share that Joseph Lemkin, Esq., Shareholder, has been named to the 2026 Influencers: Power List in the Law category...
    Firm News
    August 21, 2025
    We are excited to highlight the successes of our attorneys featured in the prestigious 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This year, we...
    Firm News
    June 16, 2025
    At Home, the 200-location Plano, Texas based home décor and furniture retail filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday in the District of...
    Firm News
    March 24, 2025
    Stark & Stark are excited to share that Joseph Lemkin, Shareholder at Stark & Stark and President of the Jewish Bar Association of New Jersey...
    Firm News
    August 15, 2024 - Best Lawyers in America
    Stark & Stark is proud to announce that 27 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the list of 2025 Best Lawyers in America and the...

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    Joseph Lemkin, Esq. Named to ROI-NJ Influencers: Power List 2026 – Law

    Stark & Stark is proud to share that Joseph Lemkin, Esq., Shareholder, has been named to the 2026 Influencers: Power List in the Law category...

    Jeffrey A. Krawitz, Esq. and Michael C. Ksiazek, Esq. Secure $1,000,000 Settlement in Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case

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    Joseph Cullen, Esq. and Nicole Durso, Esq. Secure $2,000,000 Settlement in Personal Injury Matter

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