Roger M. Whelan

Background

Whelan, Roger M. was born on November 12, 1936 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States.

Education

Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1959. Juris Doctor, 1962).

Career

Worked at Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in General Federal, Corporate, Commercial, Administrative and International Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1962, District of Columbia. 1968, United States. Supreme Court.

1985, United States.

District Court, District of Maryland. Delta Theta Phi. Author: "Bankruptcy—A Remedy for the Financially Distressed Client," District of Columbia Bar Journal, May, 1968. "The Bankruptcy Rules: A Procedural Step Forward," American Bar Association Judge"s Journal, October, 1974.

"The Bankruptcy Code, A New Beginning," Trial Magazine, September-October, 1979.

"Compliance Handbook Foreign Consumer Bankruptcy," 2nd Education, Business Publications, Incorporated., 1985. "Practice Under The 1984 Amendments," University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 55 Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Arts.2. 206, 1984. "District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals Survey of Bankruptcy Divisions," Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, Callaghan & Company, 1989.

"The Bankruptcy Code - A New Beginning Participant II," Trial (National Legal News Magazine), Volume 15, Number.

9, October 1979, pp. xx, 56. "Lenders" Rights," Mortgage Banking Journal, October 1984 issue. Company-Author: "Representing Small Businesses," Wiley Law Publications, 1986.

"How Unsecured Creditors Can Effectively Cope with Chapter 11-CC14," Business Strategies, 1990.

Instructor, 1975—, Appointed Distinguished Lecturer, 1980, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America. Lecturer, District of Columbia Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1976—.

Special Lecturer for Widener University, Delaware Law School, 1980, 1982, 1983 and 1984. Appointed as Special Master by United States.

District Judge Charles Richey, 1978.

Appointed United States. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Columbia, 1972-1983. Member, American Judicature Society, 1972-1983.

Member, Board of Directors, American College of Bankruptcy, 1995—.

Member, Board of Governors, Consumer Finance Quarterly, 1995—. Member, Bankruptcy Law Subcommittee, The District of Columbia Bar, 1982-1984.

Member, Sections on: Litigation. Bankruptcy; Chairman, Bankruptcy Litigation Section, 1984-1986.

Member, Executive Committee, 1993—, Federal Bar Association.

Member, Board of Directors, Bankruptcy Arbitration and Mediation Services. Member: Judicial Administration Division. Banking and Commercial Law Division, 1972—.

Chairman, Courts and Community Committee, 1976-1977, American Bar Association.

Member: National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (Governor, 1974-1978). American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1991—).

Fellow and Regent, American College of Bankruptcy. Master Emeritus, Walter Chandler American Inn of Court.

One of the largest full-service firms in the Washington, District of Columbia area, Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge has almost forty years of experience representing local, national, and international clients in a full array of legal practice areas.

Using the firm"s extensive interdisciplinary resources, Shaw Pittman"s 250 attorneys work closely with clients to develop creative and cost-effective approaches to their legal questions. Shaw Pittman is proud of its commitment to its clients and of the legislative, administrative and judicial strategies it develops to help them meet their objectives.

Achievements

• Roger M. Whelan has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Bankruptcy?A Remedy for the Financially Distressed Client," District of Columbia Bar Journal, May, 1968. "The Bankruptcy Rules: A Procedural Step Forward," American Bar Association Judge's Journal, October, 1974. "The Bankruptcy Code, A New Beginning," Trial Magazine, September-October, 1979.
    
    "Compliance Handbook For Consumer Bankruptcy," 2nd Education, Business Publications, Inc., 1985. "Practice Under The 1984 Amendments," University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 55 Pa. Bachelor of Arts.2. 206, 1984.
    
    "District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals Survey of Bankruptcy Divisions," Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, Callaghan & Company, 1989. "The Bankruptcy Code - A New Beginning Part II," Trial (National Legal News Magazine), Volume 15, No. 9, October 1979, pp. xx, 56.
    
    "Lenders' Rights," Mortgage Banking Journal, October 1984 issue. Co-Author: "Representing Small Businesses," Wiley Law Publications, 1986. "How Unsecured Creditors Can Effectively Cope with Chapter 11-CC14," Business Strategies, 1990.
    
    Instructor, 1975?, Appointed Distinguished Lecturer, 1980, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America. Lecturer, District of Columbia Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1976?. Special Lecturer for Widener University, Delaware Law School, 1980, 1982, 1983 and 1984.
    
    Appointed as Special Master by United States. District Judge Charles Richey, 1978. Appointed United States.
    
    Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Columbia, 1972-1983.

Membership

Member, American Judicature Society, 1972-1983. Member, Board of Directors, American College of Bankruptcy, 1995—. Member, Board of Governors, Consumer Finance Quarterly, 1995—.

Member, Bankruptcy Law Subcommittee, The District of Columbia Bar, 1982-1984.

Member, Sections on: Litigation. Bankruptcy; Chairman, Bankruptcy Litigation Section, 1984-1986.

Member, Executive Committee, 1993—, Federal Bar Association. Member, Board of Directors, Bankruptcy Arbitration and Mediation Services.

Member: Judicial Administration Division.

Banking and Commercial Law Division, 1972—. Chairman, Courts and Community Committee, 1976-1977, American Bar Association. Member: National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (Governor, 1974-1978).

American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1991—).

Fellow and Regent, American College of Bankruptcy. Master Emeritus, Walter Chandler American Inn of Court.