Frank F. Velocci

Frank has litigated complex cases involving the investigation of distressed companies and their former executives. His work on these matters resulted in a multimillion-dollar jury verdict in a breach of lease action against a public entity and its attorneys.

He is a frequent lecture panelist on bankruptcy and litigation topics for numerous groups, including the American Bankruptcy Institute and the New Jersey Bar Association. A New Jersey Law Journal article featured Frank as one of the “Saviors of St. Mary’s” for his work on the Chapter 11 reorganization of St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic, New Jersey.

Frank served as a law clerk to the Honorable Rosemary Gambardella, former Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

Representative Experience

• General counsel to St. Mary’s Hospital in negotiations and sale to California based healthcare network
• Representation of national law firms in defense of legal malpractice actions
• Successfully obtained injunction to protect an international distributor of sanitary ware’s exclusive distribution rights from China in the United States and Canada
• Secured a declaration for a former executive that his anticipated employment did not violate a non-complete agreement
• Counsel to the Official Committee of Retirees for Bethlehem Steel Corporation
• Counsel hospitals on Medicare and Medicaid Fraud audits
• Counsel to the Receiver for a massive New Jersey based Ponzi scheme

Personal Interests

Frank makes wine every year, continuing the tradition his father taught him as a child.