Joel M. Grafstein

Milestones:

• Initial Member of Panel Chapter 7 Trustees, 1978-1982 appointed by Carter Administration 1977.
• CLE Instructor 1982 to Present. Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Pro Bono Service 2012.
• Member of Pro Bono Network (1997-present). Guest on Fox 61 as expert on new Bankruptcy Law.
• Guest on WFSB as expert on new Bankruptcy Law.
• Guest on WTIC as expert on new Bankruptcy Law.
• Guest expert on Fox61 News Behind the Headlines. Director Legal Affairs FEMA Region 1 1976-1988.
• Consulted as authority by New York Times, Hartford Courant, Journal Inquirer and Hartford Business Journal.

Publications:

• “Bankruptcy Litigation 101” National Business Institute (2013)
• “Bankruptcy Basics-Boot Camp” National Business Institute (2012)
• “Collections-Seeking and Collecting Judgments” National Business Institute (2012)
• “Consumer Bankruptcy” National Business Institute (2010)
• “Fundamentals of Bankruptcy” Connecticut Bar Association
• “Bankruptcy for Beginners” Connecticut Bar Association (2007)
• “Aligning Your Practice a Guide for Lawyers for the New Bankruptcy Law,” National Business Institute (2005)
• “Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law”, National Business Institutes, (2003-2004)
• “Connecticut Collection Law,” Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1985-1993
• “Connecticut Mortgage Foreclosures,” Professional Education Systems, Inc., (1983 and 1984)
• “Enforcing Secured Claims in Connecticut,” Professional Educational Systems, Inc., (1985)
• “Mortgage Foreclosures Start to Finish,” Professional Educational Systems, Inc., (1990)
• “Workouts, Distressed Real Estate & Bankruptcy,” Lorman Education (1990)
• “Mortgage Foreclosures,” Professional Educational Systems, Inc. 2000
• “Problem Loans in Connecticut,” National Business Institutes, (1988). Co-author: 1984 Supplement, Caron, Connecticut Foreclosures.
  

Admitted to practice

• Connecticut, 1973
• New York, 1973
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

Education

• Law School: New York Law School
• J.D., 1973
• New York University
• LL.M. (corporate law), 1974

Professional Memberships

• Connecticut Bar Association
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys