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Bankruptcy Law Attorneys in Jacksonville, FL

Our law firm is a recognized leader in bankruptcy litigation and corporate restructuring in Florida. We have decades of experience representing some of the most high-profile businesses in the state and beyond.


The firm’s bankruptcy practice team has represented debtors and creditors in major business reorganizations, including leading the restructuring of several New York Stock Exchange companies.

We also counsel financially troubled companies outside of bankruptcy proceedings, including navigating restructuring alternatives, fiduciary duties and governance issues. We’re also experienced in assignments for the benefit of creditors and bankruptcy liquidations.

Our attorneys have litigated disputes — including fraudulent conveyances, preferences, objections to exemptions and substantive consolidation issues — in all Florida bankruptcy courts. Steve Busey, who leads the practice, is ranked as an “Eminent Practitioner” in Bankruptcy Litigation by Chambers and Partners. He is the only lawyer in the state of Florida to receive that recognition.

The firm’s bankruptcy clients include debtors, creditors committees, secured and unsecured banks and other institutional lenders, commercial landlords and trustees, in all types of bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings.

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Smith Hulsey & Busey received 16 tier-one regional rankings for the Jacksonville metropolitan area in the 2024 edition of the Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" guide.
Twenty-one Smith Hulsey & Busey lawyers — more than 62% of the firm — are recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers® in America, the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publication.
Ten Smith Hulsey & Busey attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 edition of Super Lawyers, the prominent legal ranking published by Thomson Reuters.