Louis A. Modugno
New Jersey
Trif & Modugno LLC
89 Headquarters Plaza
North Tower, Suite 1201
Morristown, NJ 07960
Tel: (973) 547-3611
Email:
lmodugno@tm-firm.com
Web:
www.tm-firm.com
Louis A. Modugno is a founding partner of Trif & Modugno LLC, a full-service regional law firm with offices in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. He is a seasoned trial lawyer, strategic business advisor, skilled negotiator, crisis manager, and he possesses unique problem-solving skills forged in courtrooms, experience as a certified public accountant and involvement in significant business and restructuring transactions.
Mr. Modugno represents debtors, borrowers, trustees, assignees, assignors, receivers, lenders, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, shareholders, insurers, lessors and virtually all parties in interest in bankruptcy, receivership, assignment and work-out matters. He has significant insurance industry specific bankruptcy experience and has represented numerous insurers and sureties in bankruptcy cases throughout the United States.
Mr. Modugno has also been listed in Super Lawyers® (2007-2020), a Thomson Reuters business, in the areas of Bankruptcy: Business, General Litigation, and Construction Litigation: Business and has been been listed in their Top 100 Lawyers.
In 2006, Mr. Modugno was named one of New Jersey’s “Top 40 Lawyers under 40” by the New Jersey Law Journal. In addition, Martindale-Hubbell awarded Mr. Modugno its AV Peer Review Rating, its highest level of professional excellence and he has been listed in Best Lawyers® every year since 2015.
Mr. Modugno is a member of the American Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Pennsylvania State Bar Association and the Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. Mr. Modugno lectures on numerous issues at seminars presented by the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, The Essex County Bar Association, The American Bankruptcy Institute, The American Bar Association Fidelity and Surety Law Section, the Association of Corporate Growth and numerous clients.
In 2014, Governor Chris Christie named Mr. Modugno as a Commissioner on the State of New Jersey School Ethics Commission. He served as a Commissioner until 2018. In 2018, Governor Christie appointed Mr. Modugno to serve as a Trustee of Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital. He continues to serve as a Trustee. Mr. Modugno also serves on various non-profit boards and volunteers his time of behalf of charitable and religious organizations.
Admissions
- State of New Jersey
- State of New York
- State of Pennsylvania
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Middle District of Pennsylvania
- Southern District of New York
- Eastern District of New York
- Western District of New York
- Northern District of New York
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
- Fairfield University (cum laude, 1990)
- Seton Hall Law School (magna cum laude, 1995)
Attorneys at Trif & Modugno have extensive experience with bankruptcy, restructuring, and insolvency issues. Specifically, shareholders and members of distressed companies, banks/lenders, creditors, vendors, trustees, receivers, assignees and purchasers of distressed assets often seek our counsel because of our creativeness, responsiveness and efficiency when it comes to protecting their rights in state and federal courts. Specifically, Trif & Modugno attorneys have extensive experience in all aspects of bankruptcy, reorganization, assignments, commercial loan workout/restructuring and creditor rights.
On the Debtor and Company side, our attorneys work with management and company advisors to define a critical path from inception to closing on the desired restructuring, sale or other resolution. Representative clients include those in the construction, real estate development, health care, retail, intellectual property, food service, pharmaceutical, supply chain, distribution, franchise, energy, manufacturing and transportation industries.
On the creditor side, we are well versed in recognizing and understanding clients’ business interests and risk tolerance. We represent clients in all chapters and aspects of bankruptcy filings including representation in adversary proceedings brought by or against creditors involving, among other things, preference claims, reclamation claims, defaults (including collection of amounts due), possession of collateral and the enforcement of rights and remedies pursuant to mortgages and security interests arising under the Uniform Commercial Code.
We always seek to find the most cost-effective, practical and favorable business solution for our clients without litigation. Notwithstanding, when necessary, our clients and adversaries know that we are always prepared and ready to tenaciously litigate and win disputes in the courtroom.
Trif & Modugno LLC, a full-service regional law firm with offices in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, is known for its commitment to providing clients with strategic and effective solutions to achieve their legal and business goals. As a client-centric firm, the attorneys at Trif & Modugno take pride in delivering expert results and guidance without sacrificing personal attention.
Our culture and guiding principles set the firm apart. The firm’s respected attorneys are innovative, deliberative and intensely focused on timely and accurately responding to our clients’ needs. Our team of exceptional attorneys work collaboratively to deliver strategic guidance and favorable results to individuals and organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to family-owned businesses.
Although we are often called on to craft creative solutions for potential transactions, thoughtful opinions and develop strategic recommendations, our clients have made us the “go-to” firm for disputes that cannot be resolved amicably or where a business solution cannot be achieved. Our clients and adversaries know that the attorneys at Trif & Modugno are always prepared and ready to tenaciously litigate and win disputes in the courtroom or arbitration proceeding.