Nicholas Perino
Senior Associate AttorneyMr. Perino also serves on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s volunteer attorney panel. Members of the panel help represent indigent parties on a pro bono basis in discrete adversary proceedings and contested matters.
Mr. Perino earned his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law. During law school, Mr. Perino worked for the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General. A member of the Charitable Trusts and Organizations division, he helped enforce the proper use of gifts from deceased individuals to the Commonwealth’s numerous charitable organizations.
Mr. Perino was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. He earned his Bachelor’s of Science from Penn State University.
Education
J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, 2006
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2002
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
IllinoisProfessional & Bar Association Memberships
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
Notable Representative Cases
Successful defense of complaint against Debtor for fraud under § 523
Trial proved no intent to defraud and the asserted affirmative defenses of laches and waiver would have barred recovery had fraud been established.
In re Theodore A. Thompson, 426 B.R. 759 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2010): First Chair – Trial on remand for determination of Debtor’s damages
Panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that refusal to return a lawfully repossessed vehicle to Chapter 13 Debtor post-petition was a violation of § 362 and remanded for determination of whether sanctions were warranted for GMAC’s failure to return the vehicle.
Actual damages granted; Punitive damages denied.
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