FRANK EATON

Tel: 646-998-5577
Fax: 646-998-8284
Email: featon@grifflegal.com

FRANK EATON is Of Counsel to Griffin Hamersky LLP. Mr. Eaton has been practicing complex commercial insolvency and bankruptcy law for over 30 years.  During his career, he has represented debtors and creditors in major complex bankruptcy and restructuring matters in a variety of industries, including retail, real estate, manufacturing, communications, transportation, healthcare, sports and energy throughout the United States, Canada and Latin America.  In addition, Mr. Eaton has represented numerous bidders and purchasers of distressed assets and advises board of directors regarding their fiduciary duties.  Most recently, Mr. Eaton successfully confirmed the chapter 11 case of the only aquafarm in the United States licensed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to breed and harvest endangered species of Caspian and Beluga sturgeon meat and caviar.

Mr. Eaton has regularly appeared in bankruptcy courts across the United States.

Mr. Eaton has written numerous articles on bankruptcy issues and regularly appears on CLE panels.  Mr. Eaton is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the American Bar Association.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Eaton built and ran Noise New York, a recording studio located in NYC, where he recorded and produced scores of records and demo tapes.

BAR ADMISSIONS 

    • State Court Admissions

        • New York

         • New Jersey

        • Florida

    • Federal Court Admissions 

        • United States District Court, Southern District of New York

        • United States District Court, Western District of New York

        •United States District Court, Eastern District of New York

        •United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

        •United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan 

        •United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

 EDUCATION

   • Rutgers University School of Law

        • Juris Doctor            

   • Oberlin College

        • Bachelor of Arts

        • Concentration: History