Helen Davis Davis Chaitman

Background

Chaitman, Helen Davis was born on July 5, 1941 in New York City. Daughter of Philip and Miriam (Pfeffer) D.

Education

Bryn Mawr College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1963). Rutgers University (Juris Doctor, 1976). Articles Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1976.

Career

Worked at Ross & Hardies (Somerset, New Jersey) specializing in Complex Litigation, Lender Liability, Malpractice, Bankruptcy. Admitted to the bar, 1976, New Jersey and United States. District Court, District of New Jersey.

1978, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. 1981, United States. Supreme Court.

1985, Pennsylvania; 1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Articles Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1976. Author: "The Law of Lender Liability," Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 1990. Editor: The Lender Liability Law Report, Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 1987-1995.

"Emerging Theories of Lender Liability," Volume I-IV, American Bar Association, 1985-1987. Author: "The Ten Commandments for Avoiding Lender Liability," U.C.C. Law Journal, Summer, 1989. "The Economics and Psychology of a Workout," NCFA Journal, March 1985.

"The Equitable Subordination of Bank Claims," The Business Lawyer, August, 1984. "Enjoining Payment on a Letter of Credit in Bankruptcy: A Tempest in a Twistcap," The Business Lawyer, November, 1982. Comment, "A Remedy for Disclosure of Psychiatric Confidences," 29 Rutgers Law Review 190, 1975.

Note, "Bulman v. McCrane: New Jersey Debt Limitation Provision," 28 Rutgers Law Review 485, 1975. Chairperson: "Lender Liability," Banking Law Institute, 1987. "Representing the Lender in Litigation," PLI, 1986.

Panelist, "Emerging Theories of Lender Liability," American Bar Association, 1985-1988. "Business Loan Workouts," BLI, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990. "Lender Liability," New York Law Journal Seminars, 1988, 1989.

"Lender Liability," PLI, 1987. "Secured Lending," Banking Law Institute, 1988. "Strategies for Non-Performing Loan Turnaround," Banking Law Institute, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990.

"How to Win a Business Jury Trial," American Bar Association, 1992. "The Woman Advocate," American Bar Association, 1993. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section on Business Law.

Chair, Commercial Financial Services Committee, 1994-1997. Chairperson, Subcommittee on Lender Liability of Commercial Financial Services Committee, 1986-1990). Member, American Law Institute, 1993-1997.

Works

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  • The Law of Lender Liability

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  • The Law of Lender Liability, Revised Edition
  • The law of lender liability

Membership

Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section on Business Law. Chair, Commercial Financial Services Committee, 1994-1998. Chairperson, Subcommittee on Lender Liability of Commercial Financial Services Committee, 1986-1990).

Member, American Law Institute, 1993-1995.

Connections

Married Edmund Chaitman, February 29, 1964 (divorced 1978). Children: Jennifer, Alison. Married George B. Gelman, October 21, 1979.