Information on the Maryland Bankruptcy Trustee
The Role of the Maryland Bankruptcy Trustee
The Maryland bankruptcy trustees are responsible for overseeing the administration of cases filed under Chapters 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Trustees are appointed by the U.S. Trustee Program, a division of the Department of Justice. It’s important to distinguish the bankruptcy trustee, a private individual administering your case, from the Office of the U.S. Trustee, which supervises bankruptcy trustees to ensure compliance with their obligations. The USTO also prosecutes cases of bankruptcy fraud.
While most trustees are licensed attorneys, although I’ve seen some that are accountants or certified public accountants (CPA’s), they operate independently from the Bankruptcy Court and are subject to oversight, audits, and performance evaluations by the U.S. Trustee’s office.
The bankruptcy trustee is responsible for managing bankruptcy estates, conducting Section 341 Meetings of Creditors, and ensuring compliance with federal procedures. The 341 Meeting is a key part of the trustee’s job. The trustee conducts the 341 Meeting of Creditors, which typically occurs a few weeks after you file. Here, you meet with the trustee and answer questions under oath about your financial situation. Creditors may attend, but they rarely do.
Bankruptcy trustees don’t represent you; they represent the bankruptcy estate, which includes all of your assets. Their primary role is to protect those assets, scrutinize your financial disclosures, and, if any assets aren’t exempt (i.e., not legally protected), sell them off to repay your creditors (liquidation).
In Chapter 13, the trustee acts more like a payment processor, collecting your monthly plan payments and distributing them to creditors according to the court-approved schedule.
Trustees are also empowered to investigate any potential fraud or improper financial transactions, such as payments made to a family member shortly before filing. If they suspect foul play, they can take legal action to recover assets and protect the integrity of the bankruptcy estate.
Below is the list of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 trustees in the state of Maryland.
Monique D. Almy
1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004
E-mail: malmy@crowell.com
Phone: (202) 624-2935
Fax: (202) 628-5116
Marc H. Baer
458 Main Street
Reisterstown, MD 21136
E-mail: mbaer@waldmangrossfeld.com
Phone: (443) 712-2529
Fax: (410) 437-6270
Merrill Cohen
P. O. Box 53
Harbeson, DE 19951
E-mail: merrillc@cohenbaldinger.com
Phone: (302) 200-9271
Morgan W. Fisher
18 West St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
E-mail: mwf@morganfisherlaw.com
Phone: (410) 626-6111
Steven H. Greenfeld
325 Ellington Boulevard, #610
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
E-mail: steveng@cohenbaldinger.com
Phone: (301) 881-8300
Zvi Guttman
P.O. Box 32308
Baltimore, MD 21282
E-mail: Zvi@ZviGuttman.com
Phone: (410) 580-0500
Fax: (410) 580-0700
Patricia B. Jefferson
100 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202 -1153
E-mail: pjefferson@milesstockbridge.com
Phone: (410) 385-3406
Craig B. Leavers
P.O. Box 306
Cockeysville, MD 21030
E-mail: craig@leaverslaw.com
Phone: (443) 318-4526
Janet M. Nesse
6404 Ivy Lane, Suite 820
Greenbelt, MD 20770
E-mail: jnesse@mhlawyers.com
Phone: (301) 441-2420
Cheryl E. Rose
9812 Falls Road,#114-334
Potomac, MD 20854 -3963
E-mail: trusteerose@aol.com
Phone: (301) 527-7789
Fax: (301) 527-1233
Gary A. Rosen
13017 Wisteria Drive
Suite 327
Germantown, MD 20874
E-mail: trusteerosen@gmail.com
Phone: (301) 251-0202
Roger Schlossberg
PO Box 2067
Hagerstown, MD 21742 -2067
E-mail: trustee@schlosslaw.com
Phone: (301) 739-8610
Chapter 13 Trustees
Timothy P. Branigan
9891 Broken Land Parkway, #301
Columbia, MD 21046
Phone: (410) 290-9120
Fax: (410) 290-9121
Rebecca A. Herr
185 Admiral Cochrane Dr.
Suite 240
Annapolis, MD 21401
E-mail: bherr@ch13md.com
Phone: (301) 805-4700
Brian Tucci
P.O. Box 1110
Millersville, MD 21108
E-mail: inquiries@ch13balt.com
Phone: (410) 825-5923
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