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John P. Di Iorio

A partner in ShapiroCroland Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation departments, John has represented debtors, creditors, trustees, landlords and other parties-in-interest in bankruptcy courts in New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Florida and California. He has also been appointed a receiver and been designated as an assignee for the benefit of creditors in state court proceedings. In addition, John has litigated a variety of debtor/creditor and commercial law issues in federal and state courts. John’s varied litigation experience includes bankruptcy, insurance, construction, suretyship, real estate and Uniform Commercial Code matters.

A cum laude graduate of Brooklyn College of the City of New York and St. John’s University School of Law, John is admitted to practice before both the federal and state courts of New Jersey and New York. John has also served as a master in the Bankruptcy Inns of Court and lectured on bankruptcy law. In addition, he has mediated commercial litigation matters in state court.

A partner in ShapiroCroland Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation departments, John has represented debtors, creditors, trustees, landlords and other parties-in-interest in bankruptcy courts in New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Florida and California. He has also been appointed a receiver and been designated as an assignee for the benefit of creditors in state court proceedings. In addition, John has litigated a variety of debtor/creditor and commercial law issues in federal and state courts. John’s varied litigation experience includes bankruptcy, insurance, construction, suretyship, real estate and Uniform Commercial Code matters.

A cum laude graduate of Brooklyn College of the City of New York and St. John’s University School of Law, John is admitted to practice before both the federal and state courts of New Jersey and New York. John has also served as a master in the Bankruptcy Inns of Court and lectured on bankruptcy law. In addition, he has mediated commercial litigation matters in state court.

  • J.D., St. John’s University School of Law (1983)
  • B.S., cum laude, Brooklyn College (1980)
  • Bankruptcy and business litigation involving debtors’ and creditors’ rights, partnership and corporate litigation, business torts and various contract disputes.
  • State of New Jersey
  • State of New York
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

New Jersey Super Lawyer (2010-2021)

Best Lawyers in America (2010-2019)

New Jersey Super Lawyer (2010-2019)


New York Area’s Top Lawyers (2010)
“AV” Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell (2017-2019)


Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Special Presidential Quality Award.

  • Minority Shareholder Disputes – An Update on New Jersey Chancery Courts. NJSBA Midyear Convention, Madrid Spain (October 2017)
  • Negotiating Arbitration Agreements. NJSBA Midyear Convention, Madrid Spain  (October 2017) NJSBA Annual Convention, Atlantic City (May 2018)
  • Hot Topics in Chancery Practice, NJSBA Annual Convention, Atlantic City (May 2016)
  • Probate Litigation: A Jambalaya of Issues, NJSBA Midyear Convention, New Orleans, LA    (Nov. 2015)
  • Receiverships and Other Court Appointments, NJSBA Annual Convention, Atlantic City (May 2015)
  • Mediation of Complex Commercial Litigation Cases, NJSBA Midyear Convention, Rome, Italy (November 2013), Annual Convention, Atlantic City (May 2014) and, NJSBA Midyear Convention, Paris, France (November 2014), Midyear Convention, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2016)
  • NJ Board on Continuing Legal Education Approved Seminar, Passaic County Bar Association. “Survival in the Courts: General Equity, Chancery Division”. (June 2012 and 2015)
  • Chancery Practice: Justice Robert L. Clifford Inns of Court (April 2011)
  • ICLE Business Law Symposium: Ethical Ramifications in Doing Business with a Client (April 2011)
  • NJ Board on Continuing Legal Education Approved Seminar: “The How & Why of Depositions: A Nuts & Bolts Primer” (June 2010)
  • Master, Vincent J. Comissa, D. Joseph DeVito and Daniel J. Moore Bankruptcy Inns of Court
  • Treasurer, New Jersey State Bar Association (Bankruptcy Section)
  • Member, Bergen County Bar Association (Debtor-Creditor Section)

I recommend John DiIorio, Esq. for bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights matters.
Ernest Ehling
Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Ernest Ehling

Published Decisions

  • Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc. v. D & T Hotels, LLC, 2013 U.S.  Dist. Lexis 172331 (D.N.J. 2013)
  • U.S. Gypum Co. v. Pfizer, Inc. (In re G-I Holdings, Inc.), 2013 U.S.  Dist. Lexis 90183 (D.N.J. 2013), vacated and remanded  755 F. 3d 195 (3d Cir. 2014)
  • In re Vizstara, LLC, 2011 Bankr. Lexis 3689 (D.N.J. 2011)
  • Thomason Auto Group, LLC v. China America Cooperative Automotive, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. Lexis 22669 (D.N.J. 2009)
  • In re Stamou, 2009 WL 1025161 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2009)
  • In re Moore, 354 B.R. 667 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2006), aff’d, 298 Fed.  App. 109 (2d Cir. 2008)
  • In re Shiver, 396 B.R. 110 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.2008)
  • In re Raimondo, 2007 WL 2248068 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2007)
  • Matter of Halvajian, 216 B.R. 502 (D.N.J. 1998) aff’d. 168 F.3d 178 (3d  Cir.1998)
  • Matter of Newark Airport / Hotel, Ltd. Partnership, 156 B.R. 444  (Bank. D.N.J.), aff’d. 155 B.R. 93 (D.N.J. 1993)
  • In re System Freight, Inc., 1991 U.S. Dist. Lexis 2674 (D.N.J. 1991)
  • In re Emilio Cavallini, Ltd., 112 B.R. 73 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1990)

 

Significant Representations

    • Serving as court-appointed statutory receiver of failed mortgage banking company, secured over $4 million in assets for creditors, including $1 million settlement in accounting malpractice action and $950,000 settlement in action brought against company’s limited partner
    • Represented Creditors Committee in Physicians Computer Network, Inc. bankruptcy, where creditors received 100% distribution.
    • Secured $1.7 million settlement in Velocita, Inc. bankruptcy for surety company on account of its mechanics’ liens

Articles & Publications
Co-Author, Protection of Limited Liability Company Interests From Judgment Creditors, New Jersey Law Journal, May 7, 2015