Attorney Profiles

Peter C. Hughes 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
phone (215) 575-7282
fax (215) 575-7200
email Email Me

Areas of Focus:

Partner, Litigation Department and Bankruptcy Group. Mr. Hughes's practice is primarily focused on bankruptcy, creditors' rights, and commercial litigation. He appears regularly in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington, Delaware. He has represented a variety of creditors (both secured and unsecured) and debtors in bankruptcy-related matters including:

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS  

  • Today's Man, Inc. with respect to a lender liability action
  • Metro Commercial Real Estate, Inc. with respect to various contract disputes
  • Merrill Lynch Asset Management as a secured creditor in the bankruptcy cases of Geotek Communications, Inc. and its related entities  
  • Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, with respect to preference litigation
  • Debtors in Sterling Healthcare Corporation, a national provider of psychiatric care 
  • Novacare Holdings, Inc. as a constructive trust claimant in Mariner Post Acute Network, Inc. 
  • Debtors as special counsel in Today's Man, Inc.  
  • Landlords in the Lernout & Hauspie, Sun Healthcare, Mariner Post Acute Network, and Hechinger bankruptcies 
  • Donald J. Trump and Trump's Castle Associates as secured creditors in the Sugarhouse Realty, Inc. bankruptcy cases 
  • Secured creditor with respect to the bankruptcy of PermitsNOW.com 
  • Various parties in preference litigation
    • Education:
    The George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia, 1991
    JD
    Honors: With Honors


    Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1986
    B.S.
    Major:  Engineering


    Professional Activities:
    Member, George Washington University Law Review


    Member, George Washington University Moot Court Board


    Member, Eastern District Bankruptcy Conference


    Member, American Bankruptcy Institute


    Bar Admissions:
    Pennsylvania, 1991
    New Jersey
    Delaware
    U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
    U.S. District Court District of Delaware
    Publications:
    Attorneys' Fees for Administrative Proceedings Under The HCPA and Contingency Enhancements, 58 George Washington Law Review 909, 1990


    Honors and Awards:
    Mr. Hughes is "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest peer review rating provided by the national legal directory.


    Designated a "New Jersey Super Lawyer", 2006 - 2008

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