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ARTHUR SPECTOR is a shareholder of Berger Singerman in the firm's Fort Lauderdale office and serves as the team manager for the firm's Business Reorganization Team. Mr. Spector focuses his practice on business reorganization and litigation on behalf of debtors, creditors, trustees, committees, parties interested in acquiring companies or assets, and parties sued by any of the foregoing. Mr. Spector is admitted to practice in Florida, Michigan and New York. He was a United States Bankruptcy Judge in the Eastern District of Michigan for eighteen years (1984-2002), where he was Chief Judge the last three years. He authored 170 published judicial opinions, including 25 in the Dow Corning case alone. Before taking the bench, Mr. Spector was engaged in the general practice of law in Bay City, Michigan, with an emphasis on bankruptcy and litigation. From 1974 through 1976, Mr. Spector served as an assistant district attorney in New York County, New York. Mr. Spector is a contributing editor for Norton Bankruptcy Law & Practice 3d. He has authored numerous law review articles and monographs. Mr. Spector was an adjunct Professor of Law at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, and instructed at law schools, and innumerable professional and judicial seminars, including Mealey's Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference, December 6-7, 2004. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, where he served on the Board of Governors and committees. Mr. Spector earned his juris doctorate cum laude in 1974 at the Boston University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree at the City College of New York in 1971. He was ranked in Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Chambers & Partners USA Guide (2005-2008), an annual listing of the leading business lawyers. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. Since 2006, Mr. Spector has been named to the "Florida Super Lawyers" list compiled by Law & Politics magazine, which recognizes Florida's leading lawyers as chosen by their colleagues. Mr. Spector has achieved an AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell.
