Edward is a creditors’ rights attorney and trusted advisor to the default servicing industry. He has experience representing secured and unsecured creditors in Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. He frequently speaks and advocates for clients at national and local court and industry conferences, including those sponsored by the Mortgage Bankers Association and American Bankruptcy Institute. He also offers on-site client training to provide strategic and practical advice to better help clients evaluate risk, offer compliance solutions, and make systemic changes to operations.

Bar Admissions

Ohio

Supreme Court of Ohio

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Education

• University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2000)
  • Moot Court (National Bankruptcy Team)
• University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1997)

• Potter Stewart Inn of Court, master of the bench, September 2020
• Consumer/Small Business Subcommittee of S.D. Ohio Bankruptcy Court Attorney Advisory Committee, co-chair, August 2020.
• S.D. Ohio Bankruptcy Court Attorney Advisory Committee, July 2020
• National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees Escrow Payment Application Subcommittee,  2019-present
• Cincinnati Bar Association, Board of Trustees, 2012-2016
• S.D. Ohio Bankruptcy Court (Cincinnati) and Cincinnati Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Judicial Liaison Committee, creditor representative, 2011-2016
• S.D. Ohio Bankruptcy Court (Cincinnati) Judicial Liaison Nominating Committee, 2015
• USFN Bankruptcy Subcommittee, chairman, 2016-2018
• S.D. of Ohio Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Committee, 2016
• Cincinnati Bar Association’s Mental Health Initiative Sub-Committee, founding member, 2014
• National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees Mortgage Subcommittee, member, 2012-present
• S.D. Ohio Bankruptcy Court (Cincinnati) Judicial Liaison Committee, chairman, 2008-2011
• Appointed to Board of Directors for the Trustee’s Education Network, Board of Directors, 2010-present
• American Bankruptcy Institute Advisory Board Member for Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, 2010-present
• Cincinnati Bar Association’s Judges Committee on Notaries Public, 2010-present
• Consumer Subcommittee of the S.D. of Ohio Local Bankruptcy Rules, chairman, 2008-2009
• S.D. Ohio Bankruptcy Court Local Rules Committee, 2008
• S.D. Ohio Bankruptcy Court, Columbus Division, Chapter 13 Plan Committee, 2007
• Cincinnati Credit Abuse Resistance Education Program (C.A.R.E.), founding member, 2007
• Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, founding organizer, 2006
• Cincinnati Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee, chairman, 2005-2006
• Cincinnati Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee, vice chairman, 2003-2004
• American Bankruptcy Law Forum, member, 2004-present
• Cincinnati Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee, CLE coordinator, 2003
• Cincinnati Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee, secretary, 2002-2003
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee, 2000-present
• "2023 Roadways to the Bench: Who Me? A Bankruptcy or Magistrate Judge?" Planning Committee.  The “Roadways” event aims to further the judiciary’s goal of casting a wide net to attract the broadest possible pool of qualified applicants from which to select new judges. This goal aligns with the Strategic Plan for the Federal Judiciary, which highlights diversity because it promotes public confidence that the judicial system is fair and objective, November 2022
• Trustee Nominating Committee of the American Bankruptcy Law Forum, July, 2022
• Co-Chair of Federal Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1 Subcommittee of National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees Mortgage Committee, July, 2022
• Inducted into Williamsburg High School Academic Hall of Fame for “outstanding achievement in the field of law, as well as his many publications and service on many boards,” January, 2022