Adam M. Gottsegen, Esq.
Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Creditor Bankruptcy
- Creditors’ Rights and Collections
- Foreclosures
Biography:
Adam Gottsegen concentrates his practice in bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. Adam represents a variety of businesses in the lending and financing industry who seek to protect their contractual rights and security interests in both real and personal property. His clients include banks, credit unions, and consumer and commercial lenders.
Adam regularly represents creditors in collection proceedings, claim and delivery hearings, foreclosure actions, and bankruptcy matters. He has extensive experience appearing before the Bankruptcy Courts for all federal districts in North Carolina and broad litigation experience at the state court level.
Prior to joining Smith Debnam, Adam served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable J. Rich Leonard, Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
North Carolina State Bar
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, Western District of North Carolina
J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 2002; Moot Court Board, 2002-02; Moot Court Judge’s Committee, 2001-02; Criminal Law Moot Court Team, 2000-01
B.A., Psychology, Vanderbilt University, 1998
North Carolina Bar Association; Bankruptcy Section
Wake County Bar Association; Young Lawyers’ Division; Chairperson, WCBA-YLD Ask-A-Lawyer, 2004
Rotary Club of North Raleigh, Board of Directors
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce; Leadership Raleigh Program Member, 2008-09
Leadership Raleigh Alumni Association, Board of Directors
The Young Advocates, Member
An Initial Look at Bankruptcy Reform Legislation, Legal Insights, April 2005
Bankruptcy Court’s Interpretation of Disposable Income Has Unanticipated Effect on Unsecured Creditors, Legal Insights, October 2007
Attorney Announcements:
Smith Debnam Attorney Honored as a 2011 Emerging Legal Leader
Practicing: Bankruptcy
