Mr. Keith T. Appleby

Keith Appleby’s practice focuses on creditors’ rights, debtors’ rights, bankruptcy, foreclosures, commercial, corporate, and general business litigation. Keith’s practice includes representation of businesses in all aspects of asset protection, collection, bankruptcy and liquidation cases. Mr. Appleby is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.

Keith's has experience in bankruptcy and creditors' rights includes representation of insurance companies, financial institutions, receivers, equipment lessors, landlords, secured and unsecured parties in bankruptcy reorganizations, and other commercial litigation. Keith represents insurance companies, financial institutions, merchant services processors, and vendors in preferential and fraudulent transfer lawsuits.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

•Banker Lopez Gassler P.A., Tampa, FL
Shareholder, March 2015 to Present
•Hill Ward Henderson, Tampa, FL
Shareholder, Practice Group Leader for the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Group
November 2012 to March 2015
•Fowler White Boggs P.A., Tampa, FL
Shareholder, February 2005 to November 2012

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Presentations
•“You Paid How Much? Valuation Issues in Business and Consumer Cases”, Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, 41st Annual Alexander L. Paskay Bankruptcy Seminar, February 2017.
• Business Restructuring: A Potpourri of Current Problems in Restructuring. Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, 38th Annual Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice, March 21, 2014.
• Domestication of Foreign and Out-of-Country Judgments. Speaker, Judgment Enforcement Seminar, Lorman Education Services, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013.
• Garnishment. Speaker, Judgment Enforcement Seminar, Lorman Education Services, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013.
• Ethics-Allowable Marketing or Improper Solicitation after Universal Building Products. Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, 35th Annual Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice, March 12, 2011.
• Avoidable, Preferential and Fraudulent Transfers. Speaker, Bankruptcy Seminar, Lorman Education Services, February 4, 2010.
• Avoiding Discharge of Judgments in Bankruptcy. Speaker, Bankruptcy Seminar, Lorman Education Services, February 4, 2010.
• Ethics in Foreclosure. Speaker, Real Property Foreclosure: A Step-by-Step Workshop, National Business Institute, September 15, 2009.

DISTINCTIONS

•AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
•The Best Lawyers in America, 2017-2020
•Super Lawyers , 2013-2019; Business Edition 2013
•Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars , 2009-2012
•Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2012-2016, 2018-2019
•Chambers & Partners, 2013