Atty. Richard E. Lear
Richard E. Lear practices primarily in the litigation area emphasizing insolvency, Chapter 11, and creditors’ rights and bankruptcy issues.
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Richard E. Lear is an attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia, practforg at Holland & Knight LLP. Admitted to practice in District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar, Virginia, Virginia State Bar, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Bar Association, and Maryland, Maryland State Bar Association. Educated at University of New Hampshire (BA). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Bankruptcy (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026). Serands clients in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Richard E. Lear practices primarily in the litigation area emphasizing insolvency, Chapter 11, and creditors’ rights and bankruptcy issues
- For 25 years, Mr. Lear has served as counsel for institutional lenders, franchisors, leasing companies and landlords in connection with individual and business Chapter 11 cases and in workouts
- He has also counseled clients regarding the effect of bankruptcy and insolvency on proposed bond refundings, conventional loan refinancings and other transactions
- He also has substantial experience advising clients with respect to transactional insolvency issues, such as bankruptcy-remote structures, substantive consolidation, true sales, preference and fraudulent transfer analysis and with drafting and reviewing reasoned legal opinions on bankruptcy issues, including in connection with the securitization of financial assets
- Mr. Lear has lectured on several occasions on bankruptcy issues at various seminars sponsored by local, regional and state bar associations
- Since 2009, Mr. Lear has been an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies where he teaches a course in real estate bankruptcy in Georgetown's Master of Professional Studies in Real Estate Program
- Over the past 20 years, Mr. Lear has authored numerous articles and seminar outlines addressing bankruptcy issues
- He also founded in 1998 and is the editor of, and a regular contributor to, the Holland & Knight national Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights newsletter
- Mr. Lear served as law clerk to the Honorable Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr., Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1983-1985
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Why local counsel matters in District of Columbia
Practforg law in District of Columbia. Legal matters in District of Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Washington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate District of Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in District of Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in District of Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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