Jed Horwitt, Partner

Email: jhorwitt@zeislaw.com

Tel:      (203) 368-4234
Direct:    (203) 368-5490
Fax:      (203) 367-9678
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Practice Areas

• Bankruptcy Reorganization
• Commercial Litigation
• Creditors’/Debtors’ Rights
• Securities Investor Protection Act Litigation
• Financial Workouts

Jed Horwitt is a shareholder in Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. with over 20 years of experience in the area of bankruptcy and debtors’ and creditors’ rights. Jed’s practice focuses primarily on the representation of businesses contemplating Chapter 11 reorganization, creditors’ committees in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and high net worth individuals who are seeking protection from their creditors. He has represented many significant Connecticut companies in successful reor He is currently the lead attorney representing the Chapter 7 Trustee In re Michael S. Goldberg, a significant Ponzi Scheme bankruptcy case. Jed was the liquidating trustee In re Handy and Harmon Refining Group, Inc. and In re Attleboro Refining Company, Inc., together one of the world’s largest precious metals refineries, wherein allowed unsecured claims were paid 100 percent. Jed has also represented numerous creditors in litigation against debtors and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) in the context of broker/dealer liquidations under the Securities Investor Protection Act. Jed was an officer of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section from 1992 until 2000 (serving as Chairman his last two years) and is currently on its board. He is an editor for Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 2d, “Stockbroker Liquidation” and has lectured extensively on bankruptcy law and creditors’ rights.

Jed received his J.D. (Cum Laude) from Cornell University in 1987 and his B.S. (Cum Laude) from Ithaca College in 1981. After graduation from law school and before coming to Connecticut, Jed practiced for two years in New York City at what is now KMZ-Rosenman, LLC. Following that, Jed practiced for two years at the New Haven based law firm of Wiggin & Dana until joining Zeisler & Zeisler in 1991.

Education

• Cornell University J.D., cum laude, 1987
• Ithaca College B.S., cum laude, 1981

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, New York U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut, Southern District of New York

Publications and Presentations

• Contributing Editor, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 2d, Stockbroker Liquidation, 1993.

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