David A. Blansky

David A. Blansky focuses his practice on insolvency with an emphasis on bankruptcy and commercial litigation. He regularly represents trustees, fiduciaries, creditors and debtors. He also handles a wide variety of commercial contract disputes and business litigation matters.

Mr. Blansky is also a Supreme Court of Florida Qualified Arbitrator, and a New York Qualified Part 36 Receiver.

As a recognized leader in his field, he is a frequent lecturer on wide array of topics, including judgment enforcement, civil contempt, bankruptcy law and voidable transactions.  In addition, Mr. Blansky also publishes a weekly legal blog alawyerinflorida.com.

Education

Northeastern University School of Law, J.D.
The American University, B.A.

Admissions

• Florida
• New York
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• United States District Court for Eastern District of New York
• United States Court of Appeals 2^nd Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals 3^rd Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals 11^th Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Affiliations

• Federal Bar Association
• South Broward Bar Association
• Secured Finance Network South Florida Chapter
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida
• Broward County Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Parkland Chamber of Commerce
• Former Chair of the Bankruptcy Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association (2010-2012 term); Former Vice Chair (2009-2010 term)
• Former Member of the Bankruptcy Law Committee of the New York State Bar Association, Business Law Section
• Focus editor of the July/August 2010 issue of The Nassau Lawyer, the journal of the Nassau County Bar Association
• Former Member of the Nassau County Bar Association’s Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force

Recognitions

Since 2011, Mr. Blansky has been annually recognized by Avvo.com with a superb rating for his experience, industry recognition and professional conduct.  In 2020/2021, he was named in The Marquis Who’s Who in American Law registry.

Reported Cases

• In re TGP Communications, LLC, 622 B.R. 795 (S.D.Bankr.Fla.2024)
• In re Teras Breakbulk Ocean Navigation Enterprises, LLC, 658 B.R. 611 (S.D.Fla.2024)
• Tulis v. Gordos North Restaurant Corp, et al. (In re Gordos Restaurant Corp.), 643 B.R. 1 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y. 2022)
• LaMonica v. NEDM Payables Corp. (In re Pretty Girls, Inc.), 644 B.R. 298 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y. 2022)
• LaMonica v. Harrah’s Atl. City Operating Co. (In re JVJ Pharm. Inc.), 618 B.R. 408 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y. 2020), aff’d and remanded, in part, 20 Civ. 7009(JPC) (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 19, 2021)
• Lynch v. Vaccaro (In re Lynch), 795 Fed. Appx. 57 (2d Cir. Feb. 18, 2020)
• Gould v. LaMonica (In re Gould), 790 Fed. Appx. 340 (2d Cir. Jan. 23, 2020)
• In re Truong v. Mergenthaler (In re Truong), 763 Fed. Appx. 150 (3d Cir. 2019)
• In re Gould v. LaMonica, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 214470 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 17, 2018)
• In re 477 W. 142nd Hous. Dev. Fund Corp., 346 F. Supp.3d 413 (S.D.N.Y. 2018)
• Lynch v. Barnard, et al (In re Lynch), 590 B.R. 30 (E.D.N.Y. 2018)
• Brown Publ. Co. Liquidating Trust v. Brown, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14775 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 1, 2017)
• Barnard v. Town of Huntington (In re Joe’s Friendly Serv. & Son, Inc.), 533 B.R. 307 (Bankr.E.D.N.Y. 2016)
• In re Lynn Carol Schneider, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38707, 2015 WL 1412364 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 26, 2015)
• In re Collins, 540 B.R. 54 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. Nov. 3, 2015)
• Schneider v. Barnard, 508 B.R. 533 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 2, 2014)
• Barnard v. Albert (In re Janitorial Close-Out City Corp.), 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 523 (Bankr.E.D.N.Y. Feb. 8, 2013)
• In re Parker, 399 B.R. 577 (Bankr.E.D.N.Y. 2009)
• In re Jacobs, 394 B.R. 646 (Bankr.E.D.N.Y. 2008)
• In re Verma, 2007 WL 2713017 (Bankr.E.D.N.Y. Sep 14, 2007)
• In re Ellenhorn, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43269 (E.D.N.Y. Aug 23, 2005)

Presentations

The In Pari Delicto Defense to Bankruptcy and Other Claims Against Directors, Officers, and Third Parties, Strafford LLC, March 18, 2025.

Bankruptcy Trends and Analysis, Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida, December 1, 2022.

Preference Actions: Clarifying the Trustee’s Pre-Filing Due Diligence Requirements in Section 547(b), Strafford LLC, August 31, 2022.

Judgment Enforcement: A Case Study-Sanchez v. Smith, New York State Bar Association, May 14, 2021.

Amended Section 547(b): New Requirements, New Defenses, Strafford Publications, Inc., September 1, 2020.

Publications

Same Sex Couples May be able to File Joint Bankruptcy Petitions, co-authored with Rachel P. Corcoran, The Nassau Lawyer (Nov. 2011)