Elizabeth M. Bohn
Partner

Florida

Email: eb@jordenusa.com
Phone: 305.347.6879
Fax: 305.372.9928

Elizabeth M. Bohn is a partner and trial attorney in the Miami office of JORDEN BURT LLP where her practice focus includes complex commercial litigation, creditors' rights and bankruptcy. She has over 20 years' experience representing banks, finance companies, lenders and other creditors in state, federal and bankruptcy court litigation. She is a frequent speaker on loan workout, creditors' rights and bankruptcy issues and has lectured on topics including federal and state Fair Debt Collection laws, secured transactions, loan workout issues, enforcement of judgments and bankruptcy law. Ms. Bohn also has substantial practice and trial experience in lender liability, insurance, contract disputes, employer-employee disputes including wrongful termination, fraud, defense of consumer claims and P & C defense.

Representative Matters

• Gath v. St. Lucie County- Fort Pierce Fire District, et al., 640 So. 2d 138 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)
• W.C.P.S. of Florida, Inc. v. Standard Brands of America, et al., 707 So. 2d 416 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)
• Harvard Farms, Inc. v. National Cas. Co., 617 So. 2d. 400 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)
• In Re Hollinger, 245 B.R. 691 (N.D. Fla. 2000); vacated, upon remand from 11th Cir. Ct. App. 2001 WL 1042566 (N.D. Fla. 2001)
• Plural Realty Inc., v. Michael Bende, 152 BR 677 (Bankr. S. D. Fla. 1993)
• Schneider v. National Cas. Co., 623 So. 2d 798 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.1993)
• Steve Saks v. National Cas. Co., 623 So. 2d 853 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.1993)

Speeches and Publications

• Author and speaker: "Foreclosure and Repossession in Florida State and Bankruptcy Courts," Lorman Education Services, 2007
• Author: "Faster, But not Cheaper: Trends and Decisions in Business Bankruptcies after BAPCPA," Business Law Today, Sep-Oct. 2007
• Author/Speaker: "Safeco v. Burr: Supreme Court decides what a"willful" violation means under Fair Credit Reporting Act," ABA Banking Law Committee Forum, August, 2007
• Co-Author and Speaker: "Enforcing Creditors Rights in Florida after the New Bankruptcy Law," Lorman Educational Seminars, September 2006
• Panelist: "Good Debt Gone Bad: FDCPA and Bankruptcy Traps for Unsecured Creditors," ABA Annual Meeting, August 2006
• Author: "Time to Reorganize: But how? A look at the new bankruptcy law," Business Law Today, March-April 2006
• Panelist: "The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 - Practical Impact of the Amendments upon Business, Financial and Transactional Lawyers," presented by the Commercial Financial Services and Banking Law Committees at the ABA Annual Meeting, August 2005
• Panelist: "The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005: Basics of the Business Related Provisions," presented by the Business Bankruptcy Litigation Committee at the ABA Annual Meeting, August 2005
• Author: "Federal and State Laws Regulating Consumer Debt Collection Practices: Traps for the Unwary Nationwide Lender, Loan Servicer, and Debt Collector," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, April 2005
• Panelist: "The Loan is not Performing - Now What?," presented by the Loan Workout Subcommittee/Commercial Financial Services Committee at the ABA Business Law Section meeting, April 2005
• Author and Speaker: "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedures in Florida," National Business Institute, September 2004
• Speaker: "SCS Credit v. Till: What Hath the Supreme Court Wrought in Approving the Formula Approach to Setting Cramdown Interest Rates?," presented by Loan Workout/Bankruptcy Subcommittee/Banking Law Committee at the ABA Annual Meeting, August 2004
• Author and Speaker: "How to Avoid Costly Mistakes: The Florida Attorney's Guide to Complying with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act," National Business Institute, 2004
• Co-Author: "Managed Care Organizations and Their Liability for Treatment Decisions," ABA Health Law Section "The Health Lawyer," August 2003
• Author and Speaker: "Proving Fraud in Proceedings Objecting to Dischargeability of Debts under §523(a)(2) and Objections to Discharge under §727 (a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code," presented by the Bankruptcy Litigation/Creditors' Rights Committee of the ABA Annual Meeting, 2003
• Author and Speaker: "Residential and Commercial Evictions in Florida," National Business Institute, 2003
• Author and Speaker: "FDCPA for the Florida Practitioner," National Business Institute, 2002
• Author: "An End to Debtor Class Actions for Bankruptcy Code Violations?," Expect Focus, Spring 2001
• Author: "The Great Viatical Scam: Time for a Second Look at Incontestability Laws?," Expect Focus®, Spring 1999
• Author: "The Impact of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act on Spousal Guaranties," presented in house at Northern Trust Bank, 1997
• Author: "Are Extended Warranty Contracts Insurance?," Expect Focus, Summer 1997
• Author: "The Impact of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act on Spousal Guaranties," Expect Focus, Fall 1997
• Author and Speaker: "Overview of Florida's Construction Lien Law," Construction Law and Real Property Committees of the Dade County Bar Association, 1996
• Author and Speaker: "How to Get Results in Collection of Delinquent Debts in Florida," National Business Institute, 1995 and 1996
• Author and Speaker: "Florida Repossession of Personal Property Pre-Bankruptcy," National Business Institute, 1994
• Author and Speaker: "Fundamentals of Article 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code," Florida Bar Seminar, 1993
• Faculty Member: National Institute of Trial Advocacy Deposition Program at Nova University Law School, 1993
• Author and Speaker: "Secured Transactions, Florida Mechanic's Lien Law and Bankruptcy Issues," private seminar presented to GE Appliance Financial Services, Louisville, Kentucky, 1989