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Biography

Anthony Sodono, III, is the Chair of our Bankruptcy Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and debtor/creditor rights, and commercial litigation. He represents debtors, Chapter 11 and 7 trustees, serves as assignee under deeds of assignment for the benefit of creditors, and has represented federal and state court receivers. Anthony serves as a Receiver in an action commenced by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and has served as Liquidating Receiver for the Federal Trade Commission. He is an approved Bankruptcy Court Mediator, a certified foreclosure mediator, and has served as Chairman of the Board and Independent Director of various companies. He also serves as a Fiscal Agent and Special Master in several cases and regularly practices before the courts in New Jersey and New York. In addition, Anthony is an Adjunct Profession at Seton Hall University

Anthony previously served as an Assistant United States Trustee for the United States Department of Justice, where he oversaw complex Chapter 11 cases in the Federal Bankruptcy Courts in New Jersey and supervised bankruptcy trustees. He also served as an Internal Revenue Service Agent.

Anthony served as the judicial law clerk to the Honorable Daniel J. Moore, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of New Jersey, and later practiced with Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman and Leonard, P.A. He concentrated his practice in the areas of corporate reorganizations, debtor/creditor rights, bankruptcy, and commercial litigation and represented Chapter 11 and 7 trustees, debtors, landlords, creditors’ committees, lenders, and receivers.

Anthony also served as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.

Anthony is a frequent lecturer for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education and for the Bankruptcy Law Foundation’s Financial Literacy Project. He is also a contributing author to the ICLE Bankruptcy Skills Series Textbook and the New Jersey Bankruptcy Manual, for which he wrote the chapter relating to the United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee.

In 2013, Anthony was appointed by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner to serve for the Supreme Court of New Jersey, District Ethics Committee, Essex County, District VA, where he is currently serving his fourth term. Anthony has been recognized throughout his career for his professional excellence and public service. He was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 and has been recognized as a New Jersey Super Lawyer® from 2012-2026. He has maintained an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell® since 2003, reflecting the highest levels of professional excellence and ethical standards. Anthony was recognized by Seton Hall Law School’s Peter W. Rodino Society with its Outstanding Achievement Award in 2025 and was named a Top Legal Mind by Inside New Jersey in 2013. His commitment to pro bono service has earned numerous honors, including Pro Bono Attorney of the Year from Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (2007), a Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Pro Bono Service from the Legal Services Foundation of Essex County (2007), the Equal Justice Medal from Legal Services of New Jersey (2008), and recognition from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey for pro bono service (2010). In 2004, Anthony was recognized by the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his work with the Bankruptcy Fraud Task Force, which achieved notable success in major crime control efforts.

Anthony served as Chair of New Jersey State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section.

Anthony received his B.S. degree in Accounting, cum laude, from Kean University in 1985 and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, in 1990. Anthony is admitted to practice in the States of New Jersey and New York, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Tax Court, United States District Court – District of New Jersey, and the Supreme Court of New Jersey.