Michael B. Joseph
Attorney
Michael B. Joseph served as Chapter 13 Trustee for the District of Delaware from 1987 until April 2022. He has also served as a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee (appointed in 1981) and a Chapter 12 Case Trustee. He is a founding director of FJ. Mr. Joseph received his B.A. from Rutgers University (1972) and his J.D. from Widener University Delaware Law School (1975). He is admitted to practice in Delaware (1976), New Jersey (1977), United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1977) and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals (1990).
Mr. Joseph is a Past President of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (2011-2012). He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, a member of the Delaware State Bar Association and its Bankruptcy Section, and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Mr. Joseph has lectured at many national, regional and local bankruptcy seminars, and has been featured and named one of the top 100 lawyers in Delaware in Delaware Today Magazine.
ADMISSIONS
Delaware (1976)
New Jersey (1977)
United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1976)
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1977)
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1977)
EDUCATION
Rutgers University (B.A. 1972)
Widener University Delaware Law School (J.D. 1975)
FELLOWSHIP/MEMBERSHIPS
American College of Bankruptcy
Delaware State Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (Past President)
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2017 Dedicated Service Aware, Bankruptcy Judges and the Consumer Bankruptcy Bar of Delaware
2022 NACTT Dedicated Service Award
2022 Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Recognition of Dedicated Service