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Kristan L. Howard

Attorney

Kristan L. Howard is a member of Flaster/Greenberg's Real Estate and Bankruptcy, Financial Restructuring and Risk Management Practice Groups. Ms. Howard concentrates her practice in bankruptcy and all aspects of real estate law. 

Ms. Howard’s experience in bankruptcy includes both commercial and consumer-related bankruptcy issues. Ms. Howard advises her clients' in-house counsel and business people on all phases of the bankruptcy process and works with them to modify existing policies and procedures to minimize risk. Her practice also involves prosecuting and defending bankruptcy litigation and claim objections, resolving contract assumption/rejection issues, and litigating automatic stay issues.

Ms. Howard’s real estate practice includes representation of private clients, financial institutions and commercial developers in connection with the acquisition, financing, development and leasing of commercial, residential and mixed-use projects.

Prior to joining Flaster/Greenberg, Ms. Howard was an associate at Archer & Greiner PC, with a focus on real property transactions. She previously served as a student law clerk for the Honorable Cynthia Rufe, Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Representative Matters

  • Providing bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related support to general counsel’s office of Fortune 100 worldwide financial services company
  • Representation of Chapter 7 trustee
  • Drafting and negotiating commercial leases on behalf of landlords and tenants
  • Drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, construction agreements and related acquisition for major home builders and commercial property developers
  • Representing private clients and commercial lenders in matters of real estate closings and related acquisition, and construction loan closings
  • Assisting clients with the creation and administration of community and condominium associations

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
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Education

  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 2005
    • Associate Editor, Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
    • President, Corporate Law Society
  • Boston University, B.A., Economic and International Relations, cum laude, 2002

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