Ms. Rome-Banks is a partner at Binder Malter Harris & Rome-Banks LLP.
Ms. Rome-Banks has over 31 years of bankruptcy and related experience. Ms. Rome-Banks' practice focuses on representing businesses and individual debtors in Chapter 11 cases, representing landlords in all chapters of bankruptcy, and in all types of bankruptcy litigation. Ms. Rome-Banks has considerable experience representing landlords in all aspects of bankruptcy, and has represented landlords in a number of well-known bankruptcies, including CEC Entertainment, Inc., 24 Hour Fitness, Guitar Center, Sears, Kmart, TOYS R US, Mattress Firm, Verity Health Systems, Orchard Supply Hardware, Avenue Stores, DC Solar, Round Table Pizza, Circuit City, Chevy's, Fresh Choice, Mervyn's, Crown Books, Hollywood Video, Napster, Levitz, Tower Record, Jennifer Convertibles, and Lionel Trains bankruptcies. Ms. Rome-Banks also has substantial experience handling complex stay relief motions and defending private lenders and bona fide purchasers following disputed foreclosure sales.
In addition, Ms. Rome-Banks frequently represents small businesses and individual debtors in Chapter 11 cases, and both debtors and creditors in all types of bankruptcy litigation. Ms. Rome-Banks has tried more than a dozen bankruptcy cases and has successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Rome-Banks' litigation experience includes trying a number of dischargeability cases as well as prosecuting and defending fraudulent and avoidable transfer cases. In a recent Chapter 11 case in which she represented an individual debtor, Ms. Rome-Banks was successful in defeating a $4.5 million claim filed against the debtor. In 2011, Ms. Rome-Banks successfully confirmed a Chapter 11 plan for a large franchisee of a major international real estate organization.
Ms. Rome-Banks started her career as a bankruptcy attorney at Murray & Murray before joining Binder Malter Harris & Rome-Banks LLP in 1995.