Hon. Vincent F. Papalia

Hon. Vincent F. Papalia is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of New Jersey in Newark, sworn in on Dec. 29, 2014, following a 30-year career in private practice. For 20 years, he had been a partner with the law firm of Saiber LLC and the head of its Bankruptcy and Creditors? Rights Department. Prior to joining Saiber LLC, he was an associate and then a partner with Clapp & Eisenberg, P.C. For virtually his entire career, Judge Papalia focused his practice on representing various parties-in-interest in bankruptcy and foreclosure-related litigation and proceedings before federal, state and bankruptcy courts. He also served for many years as a court-appointed mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey and was vice-chair of the District V-A Ethics Committee from 2013-14. He also chaired the Debtor-Creditor Committee of the Essex County Bar Association. Judge Papalia has authored or co-authored numerous articles on bankruptcy and creditors? rights issues and has often spoken on those topics. While in private practice, he was listed in Chambers USA and New Jersey?s Best Lawyers. Judge Papalia received his B.B.A. in 1980 summa cum laude from Pace University and his J.D. cum laude from Fordham University School of Law in 1984, where he was a member of its law review.