Mr. Mansfield, an attorney and Founding Partner of Mansfield, Bronstein, & Stone, LLP has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1995. He has served as chief executive and president of several public and private companies for more than twenty years. In 2013, Gary was selected as one of the Most Effective Lawyers in the category of Distressed Real Estate for Mansfield Bronsteins victory on behalf of the Peninsula Condominium Association against U.S. Bank. Mr. Mansfield earned a bachelors degree, cum laude, from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania; a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law; a Master of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Chicagos Graduate School of Business; a Master’s of Law in Elder Law from Stetson University; and, Mr. Mansfield has also completed all course work for a doctorate in Health Services from Nova Southeastern University.

Area of Practice: Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights & Remedies Nauni’s practice focuses in the areas of commercial litigation and complex bankruptcy matters. She has represented creditors in all types of settings including enforcing creditors’ rights and remedies in state court as well as in federal court. She has also been a Court-appointed receiver in a Securities Exchange Commission matter in U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. In October 1998, Nauni was appointed by the United States Trustee, United States Department of Justice, to serve as a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee for the District of Minnesota. She has also been appointed as a Chapter 11 operating trustee in several cases. As a Chapter 11 Trustee, she has operated a large farming operation in Southern Minnesota, a national restaurant franchise, a “gentlemen’s” club, a shopping mall, a large software company, an in-home care service provider, a vehicle repair servicing center and a warehouse distributor of hunting products, including clothing. All of the chapter 11 cases have successfully exited chapter 11 either through liquidation or reorganization. Nauni has other chapter 11 experience as well. She has represented secured and unsecured creditors. She has also served as unsecured creditors committee counsel. As Chapter 7 Trustee, Nauni has been appointed on over 15,000 cases. She has handled many large complex cases. In one particular case, she liquidated over 48 convenience stores dealing with the sale of the properties or the assumption and assignment of leases. Revenues generated in the case exceeded $16 million. She commenced a case against various insiders and related companies based on preference, fraudulent transfers and equitable subordination issues. Through those efforts, she paid all of the mortgagees and unsecured creditors in full, with interest. Through those efforts, I paid all of the secured and unsecured creditors in full, with interest, disbursing over $16 million to the creditors. In other capacities, I have handled complex fraud cases involving 1031 like kind exchanges and other investment-type issues. I have also been involved in a large equity skimming case. I am also a trustee a mining operation in Northern Minnesota. I have sold the plants and equipment realizing millions of dollars for the creditors. In another recent case, I have commenced 148 complaints against entities also bringing in millions of dollars for the estate. I am also a Chapter 11 Liquidating Trustee in a bankruptcy case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware. As the liquidating trustee of Pipeline Foods Liquidating Trust (21-11002), I am successfully liquidating assets and commencing litigation to pursue preferences and accounts receivable; reviewing over 700 claims; objecting to and negotiating settlement of claims.

Area of Practice: Employment Law David Mara is the founding member and president of Mara Law Firm, PC. Mr. Mara has devoted his many years of practice to representing employees in all aspects of California wage and hour law, including, but not limited to, class representation of employees seeking unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, unfair business practices, and meal and rest period violations. California Employment Attorney David Mara also specializes in representing injured civilians working abroad pursuant to a U.S. defense contract. Over the course of his career, Mr. Mara has obtained tens of millions of dollars on behalf of California and Defense Base Act workers. A long-standing member of Consumer Attorneys of California, Mr. Mara is on the shortlist of lawyers the organization selects in California to author briefs in support of workers in California Courts of Appeal and the California Supreme Court. Mr. Mara was co-counsel in the seminal California Supreme Court decision, Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, in which the Court articulated the standards on employee entitlements to and employer obligations for providing meal and rest breaks in California and the availability of class action treatment for those claims. In addition to his trial and appellate work on behalf of California workers, Mr. Mara is also on the cutting edge of shaping California laws, as he is frequently asked to review and offer counter proposals to laws affecting California workers proposed in the California legislature and Congress.

Gregory Marangos is a lead attorney at the Fort Lauderdale/Miami, Florida office of Steinger, Greene and Feiner. He was raised in New England and graduated from Hellenic College in Brookline, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business and Management. Following graduation, Gregory went on to receive his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University Of New Hampshire School Of Law in Concord, New Hampshire. Gregory is a member of the prestigious Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a distinction awarded to attorneys that have successfully resolved a single claim for over 2 million dollars. Gregory has also been selected as a “Super Lawyer” for 2022. While in law school, Gregory had the opportunity to gain valuable experience in numerous areas of law including civil, corporate, and intellectual property. Gregory interned at the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General and in the Legal Department at Sony Music Entertainment in New York City. He was the Vice President of the Student Bar Association, a member of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society and the captain of the Law School’s basketball team. Gregory is also the bassist of platinum selling rock band “Boys Like Girls.” Gregory is dedicated to ensuring that his clients are exceptionally represented and advocates enthusiastically on their behalf. He understands that time is of the essence and works diligently on each case to get the best results for his clients. He has experience involving motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, property and casualty, premises liability, products liability, and other negligence claims.