Stephen B. Ravin is a highly seasoned insolvency and bankruptcy attorney, with more than 40 years of experience. He has served as a fiduciary and fiduciaries' counsel throughout his career in both federal and state courts. He also has vast experience representing individual and corporate debtors, creditors, creditors' committees and asset purchasers.
He regularly handles out-of-court workouts in numerous industries, including retail, health care, manufacturing, chemical and telecom.
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Stephen is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of New York as well as before the Supreme Court of the State of Florida.
Prior to joining Saul Ewing, Stephen worked in two insolvency boutique law firms in New Jersey. He frequently writes and lectures and has recently co-hosted a podcast series about corporate bankruptcy.
Fiduciary and Fiduciaries’ Counsel
Selected representative matters where Stephen has served as a state court fiduciary or counsel for fiduciary include:
- Sixth Avenue Electronics (Counsel to Assignee f/b/o Creditors)
- Jenkinson, Inc. (Fountains of Wayne) (Assignee)
- Homeclick LLC (Counsel to Assignee)
- Tile and Stone Sales, Inc (Receiver)
Counsel to Creditors' Committees
Selected representative matters where Stephen has served as counsel to creditors' committees include:
- Channel Home Centers
- NBO Menswear
- Best Manufacturing, Inc.
Counsel to Debtors
Selected representative matters where Stephen has served as counsel to debtors include:
- Jersey City Medical Center
- GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
Counsel to Future Claims Representatives
Selected representative matters where Stephen has served as counsel to future claims representatives include:
- Congoleum
- Burns and Roe Enterprises, Inc.
Corporate Litigation
- Hertz Corporation - represented a group of franchisees/licensees; retirees and an individual franchisee/licensee regarding contract rejection damages.
- Florida
- New Jersey
- New York
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Florida Supreme Court
Degrees
- J.D., University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center), 1977
- B.A., Boston University, 1973
Honors & Awards
- Stephen B. Ravin was included in The Best Lawyers in America list, Bankruptcy Litigation, 2025 to present. Learn more about The Best Lawyers selection methodology. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
- Stephen B. Ravin was included in The Best Lawyers in America list, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2024 to present. Learn more about The Best Lawyers selection methodology. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
- Honored as a Mentor by the New Jersey Law Journal's Professional Excellence Awards, 2019
- Stephen B. Ravin was included in the 2018 list of Top Bankruptcy Attorney by New Jersey Super Lawyers . No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
- Mentor of the Year Award, New York Institute of Credit, 2012
- Stephen B. Ravin was selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2010 to present. Explore the description of Super Lawyers' selection methodology. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
- Stephen B. Ravin was included in the 2012 list of "Bergen's Top Lawyers" by 201 Magazine. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
- AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Involvement
- Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, Debtor/Creditor Section
- Former Board Member, Essex County Bar Association
- Turnaround Management Association
- Former National Board and Committee Chair
- Former President, New Jersey Chapter
- Current Board Member, New Jersey Chapter
- Board Member, Garden State Credit Association
- Vice Chairman and Incoming Chairman, New York Institute of Credit
Community Connections
- Former Board Member, Dress for Success Northern New Jersey Chapter
- Former President, Mountain Lakes, N.J. Volunteer Fire Department
After Work
Stephen enjoys a very occasional round of golf, a bit of fishing, Netflix and tending to the family.