Overview

Emilie Simone is a bankruptcy and litigation attorney who counsels clients in complex financial matters. She has more than 15 years of experience representing individuals and businesses in a variety of matters, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 filings, Chapter 11 adversary proceedings, consumer debt litigation and business loan restructurings.  Prior to joining Pullman & Comley, Emilie was Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Financial Litigation Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.  Before that, she served as a law clerk to Judge Sean H. Lane in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York.  During her career, she has been an attorney both in private practice and at legal services groups, focusing on bankruptcy, restructuring, and consumer debt cases. She is a frequent speaker on a wide range of bankruptcy, tax and business topics.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Emilie used her MBA in accounting as a forensic accountant working on cases involving corporate restructuring, fraud, corporate dissolution, partnership disputes, and business valuations.  As a lawyer, she has utilized this background in private practice to take and defend depositions of expert witnesses in preparation of trial, analyze expert reports, and calculate clients’ positions for settlement negotiations.

Office

  • Bridgeport
    850 Main Street
    P.O. Box 7006
    Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006
  • Bar and Court Admissions

    • New York 
    • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    • *not yet admitted to the Connecticut State Bar, application pending

    Clerkships

    • Law clerk for Judge Sean H. Lane, United States Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of New York

    Education

    St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 2006

    St. John's University, Tobin School of Business, M.B.A., 2007

    State University of New York - Binghamton University, B.S., 2002

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