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Hartford
Email: rkaelin@murthalaw.com
Phone: 860-240-6036
Fax: 860-240-6150
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Bar & Court Admissions
- Connecticut
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, District of Vermont
Education
- Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1992)
- Miami University (B.A., 1988)
Robert E. Kaelin
Robert E. Kaelin, a partner, serves as co-chair of the Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Group and chairs the Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Group.
A seasoned commercial litigator, Bob advocates for clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts as well as in arbitration and mediation forums. He is a veteran of bench and jury trials and serves as a panel arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. His clients include community banks, national restaurant chains and commercial real estate companies.
Much of Bob’s commercial litigation practice revolves around:
• Foreclosures
• Replevin actions
• Connecticut Prejudgment Remedy Statue actions
• Business disputes
• Breach of Contract/Fraud actions
• Franchise agreement claims
• Uniform Commercial Code actions
• Tortious interference claims
• Lanham Act claims
Bob’s robust bankruptcy practice includes representation of:
• Creditors’ Committees in Chapter 11 proceedings in Connecticut
• Creditors in Chapter 7 and 11 proceedings across the United States
• Debtors in Chapter 11 business reorganizations
• Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustees as special counsel
• Secured creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 cases
• Commercial landlords in bankruptcy proceedings
• Plaintiffs and defendants in bankruptcy avoidance and dischargeability actions
In addition, Bob represents commercial landlords and tenants in various disputes. He regularly appears in Housing Court Sessions in Connecticut on commercial eviction and landlord collection matters. Well-versed on the enforcement of exclusive use provision and Common Area Maintenance (CAM) audit claims, he has written and lectured on Connecticut’s Summary Process Eviction Statute.
Outside of the office, Bob enjoys spending time with his family and is an avid skier and golfer.
Representative Matters include:
- Recently served as a Private Arbitrator in a complex commercial arbitration regarding numerous claims centering around a stock buy back agreement.
- Recently served as an “Expert” in a legal malpractice action centering around issues involving the Connecticut Prejudgment Remedy Act and bankruptcy law.
- Recently won summary judgment on behalf of a bank seeking to enforce its rights under a shopping center ground lease as leasehold mortgagee.
- Representing the Alleged Debtor in a contested involuntary Capter 11 petition in the Virgin Islands Bankruptcy Court - St. Croix In re Sanitas Partners V.1., LLC.
- Representing the official committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Kleen Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services Inc. Chapter 11 in the New Hampshire Bankruptcy Court.
- Represented a large regional Bank in work-out with related borrowers that were in default under several multi-million dollar loans.
- Successfully represented a former franchisee in obtaining a denial of a motion for preliminary injunction on a breach of contract and Lanham claim in the Connecticut District Court. and recently won the Arbitration on behalf of the former franchisee.
- Successfully defended commercial landlord in fraud, misrepresentation, and CUTPA claims with trial judgment in favor of landlord on all counts (and affirmed on appeal).
- Serving as lead counsel for the plaintiff in a federal court action seeking to set aside and recover over $28 million in fraudulently transferred assets (and enforcing a $3.275 billion dollar federal criminal restitution order).
- Representing national restaurant chain on franchise matters, including, but not limited to, terminations, work-outs, franchisee bankruptcies and litigation.
- Regularly represents lenders in bankruptcy proceedings (Chapter 11 and Chapter 7) in Connecticut and Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court.
- Representing developers and real estate owners on commercial eviction and collection matters, as well as CAM dispute litigation.
- Representing several clients in pursuing the enforcement of foreign judgments here in Connecticut.
- Represented international corporation and several employees in breach of contract/fraud action in the Southern District of New York, including successful motion to dismiss thereby dismissing the claims against the individuals and successful motion for partial summary judgment eliminating the fraud claim.
- Best Lawyers Selects Bob Kaelin as 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Hartford, CT for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- August 19, 2021 - 40 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
- July 6, 2021 - Robert E. Kaelin Elected Counselor of Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court
- February 3, 2021 - Robert E. Kaelin Named Chair of Retail and Hospitality Practice Group
- October 23, 2020 - Robert E. Kaelin Now Serves As American Arbitration Association Panel Commercial Arbitrator
- August 20, 2020 - 48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
- October 30, 2019 - 37 Murtha Cullina LLP Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
- August 15, 2019 - 33 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Four Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- May 17, 2019 - Murtha Cullina LLP Wins Third Consecutive Litigation Department of the Year Award From Connecticut Law Tribune
- August 15, 2018 - 32 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Two Named Lawyer of the Year
- March 1, 2018 - Seven Attorneys Named James W. Cooper Fellows of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
- January 30, 2018 - Keith S. Varian and Robert E. Kaelin Named Co-Chairs of Community Banking Practice Group
- October 18, 2017 - 38 Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
- August 15, 2017 - 35 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Three Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- May 17, 2017 - Robert E. Kaelin Installed as President of The Hartford County Bar Association
- August 16, 2016 - Attorneys Receive "Best Lawyers" Recognition
- Murtha Cullina Attorney Robert Kaelin Named Co-Chair of Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Group
- February 8, 2021 - Hartford Business Journal: Despite punishing pandemic and friendlier rules, fewer CT biz file for bankruptcy
- February 3, 2017 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: So What Does a Bankruptcy Carve-Out Clause Really Mean? Delaware Bankruptcy Court Concludes It is Not a Cap on Fees After All
- June 29, 2016 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: U. S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit Decision: National Bank is a Citizen Only of the State in Which its Main Office is Located
- May 19, 2016 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: When and How Can a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee Liquidate Your Collateral?
- April 13, 2016 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: The District of Massachusetts Calls for Review of Practice of “Surrendering” Underwater Property
- March 30, 2016 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: Dot Your “I”s and Cross your “T”s: When It Comes to Perfecting Your Security Interest
- October 27, 2022 - Bob Kaelin presented at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Annual Law Conference in Orlando on "Lease Restructuring & Terminations - Who has the Leverage...Today?"
- September 8, 2022 - Bob Kaelin, Taruna Garg, Dan Cohn & Jonathan Horne presented to the CT Turnaround Managers Association (TMA) Chapter on "Buying/Selling Distressed Assets: Bankruptcy 363 or UCC Article 9"
- Bob Kaelin to Speak at the ICSC+U.S. LAW Conference Discussing Lease Restructuring and Terminations
- Bob Kaelin and Taruna Garg to Present Program on Buying/Selling Distressed Assets for the Connecticut Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association
- Murtha Cullina to Speak at and Sponsor the American Bankruptcy Institute's 2022 Northeast Conference
- May 19, 2022 - Bob Kaelin presented on a Thomson Reuters, Norton Bankruptcy Law Series Webinar on “Advance Preference and Avoidance Actions in Bankruptcy”
- February 27, 2022 - Bob Kaelin Presenting Claims Litigation and Recent Developments in Preference Litigation at Norton Bankruptcy Seminar
- May 19, 2021 - Bob Kaelin Panelist For 2021 Norton Bankruptcy Law Series - Avoidance Actions in Bankruptcy Cases
- April 17, 2020 - Bob Kaelin Co-Presenting Webinar on COVID-19 and the Contract Issues that Arise for the Connecticut Bar Association Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section
- February 24, 2020 - Bob Kaelin presented on “Recent Developments in Chapter 7” at the Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute
- February 23, 2020 - Bob Kaelin presented on “Claims Litigation” at the Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute
- October 15, 2019 - Bob Kaelin Presenting at the annual ICSC Law Conference on “Retail Bankruptcy: If Only I Knew Then, What I Know Now”
- June 1, 2019 - Bob Kaelin Presenting to the Institute for Supply Management (CT Chapter) on Advanced Contract Issues
- February 1, 2019 - Bob Kaelin Presenting on Recent Developments in Chapter 7 Cases at Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute
- February 1, 2018 - Bob Kaelin Presenting on Recent Developments in Chapter 7 Cases at Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute
- March 28, 2017 - Bob Kaelin and Melissa Federico Speaking On Advanced Contract Issues to CT Institute for Supply Management
- March 15, 2017 - Robert Kaelin to present live webcast seminar "Advanced Fraudulent Transfer Law in Bankruptcy"
- February 4-6, 2017 - Bob Kaelin Speaking At Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute
- May 2016 - Robert Kaelin to speak at a Norton Institute/WestLegalEd Teleseminar on “Avoidance Issues in Bankruptcy Cases"
- March 2016 - Bob Kaelin presented to the Institute for Supply Management (CT Chapter) on “Best Practices for Bidding and Contracting.”
- February 2016 - Bob Kaelin spoke at the 30th Annual Bankruptcy Litigation Institute in Park City, Utah on “Preference Litigation” and “Recent Developments in Chapter 7 Cases.”
- February 2015 - Robert Kaelin to be a Faculty Speaker at the 29th Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute on (i) "Preference and Avoidance Litigation" and (ii) " Recent Developments in Chapter 7"
- May 2015 - Robert Kaelin to speak at the Connecticut Bar Association on "Advanced Fraudulent Transfer Law"
- April 2015 - Robert Kaelin to present at the Connecticut Assisted Living Association on "Strategies for Avoiding Bad Debts"
- February 2014 - Robert Kaelin to be a Faculty Speaker at the 28th Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute on (i) "Preference and Avoidance Litigation" and (ii) " Recent Developments in Chapter 7"
- October 2013 - Robert Kaelin to be a Round Table Speaker on "Common Mistakes Landlords Make When Evicting Tenants" at the International Council of Shopping Centers Annual Law Conference
- February 2013 - Robert Kaelin to speak on "Advanced Fraudulent Transfer Law" for CBA Seminar
- February 2013 - Robert Kaelin to be a Faculty Speaker at the 27th Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute on (i) "Priviledges and Discover y Issues in Bankruptcy" and (ii) "Recent Developments in Chapter 7"
- May 3, 2016 - Connecticut Collections: How to get paid if you are owed money? Part 1: Pre and Post-Judgement Collection Specifics
- May 3, 2016 - Connecticut Collections: How to get paid if you are owed money? Part 2: Prejudgment Remedy ("PJR")
- May 3, 2016 - Connecticut Collections: How to get paid if you are owed money? Part 3: Steps in the Collection Process
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Northeast Bankruptcy Conference Advisory Board
- Connecticut Bar Association, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, Executive Committee, Former Chair; Connecticut Bankruptcy Conference, Chair (2018-2021); Litigation Section
- Hartford County Bar Association, President (2017-2018), President- Elect (2016-2017), Treasurer (2015-2016)
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court, Counselor (2021-2022), President (2022-2023)
- Turnaround Management Association, Connecticut Chapter Board of Directors (2022-)
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Holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
-
James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
-
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2018 (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)
-
Listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® in the areas of Business Litigation and Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights from 2009-2018 (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.)
- Glastonbury Republican Town Committee (former)
- Minnechaug Swim & Tennis Club (Past President)
Robert E. Kaelin, a partner, serves as co-chair of the Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Group and chairs the Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Group.
A seasoned commercial litigator, Bob advocates for clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts as well as in arbitration and mediation forums. He is a veteran of bench and jury trials and serves as a panel arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. His clients include community banks, national restaurant chains and commercial real estate companies.
Much of Bob’s commercial litigation practice revolves around:
• Foreclosures
• Replevin actions
• Connecticut Prejudgment Remedy Statue actions
• Business disputes
• Breach of Contract/Fraud actions
• Franchise agreement claims
• Uniform Commercial Code actions
• Tortious interference claims
• Lanham Act claims
Bob’s robust bankruptcy practice includes representation of:
• Creditors’ Committees in Chapter 11 proceedings in Connecticut
• Creditors in Chapter 7 and 11 proceedings across the United States
• Debtors in Chapter 11 business reorganizations
• Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustees as special counsel
• Secured creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 cases
• Commercial landlords in bankruptcy proceedings
• Plaintiffs and defendants in bankruptcy avoidance and dischargeability actions
In addition, Bob represents commercial landlords and tenants in various disputes. He regularly appears in Housing Court Sessions in Connecticut on commercial eviction and landlord collection matters. Well-versed on the enforcement of exclusive use provision and Common Area Maintenance (CAM) audit claims, he has written and lectured on Connecticut’s Summary Process Eviction Statute.
Outside of the office, Bob enjoys spending time with his family and is an avid skier and golfer.
Representative Matters include:
- Recently served as a Private Arbitrator in a complex commercial arbitration regarding numerous claims centering around a stock buy back agreement.
- Recently served as an “Expert” in a legal malpractice action centering around issues involving the Connecticut Prejudgment Remedy Act and bankruptcy law.
- Recently won summary judgment on behalf of a bank seeking to enforce its rights under a shopping center ground lease as leasehold mortgagee.
- Representing the Alleged Debtor in a contested involuntary Capter 11 petition in the Virgin Islands Bankruptcy Court - St. Croix In re Sanitas Partners V.1., LLC.
- Representing the official committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Kleen Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services Inc. Chapter 11 in the New Hampshire Bankruptcy Court.
- Represented a large regional Bank in work-out with related borrowers that were in default under several multi-million dollar loans.
- Successfully represented a former franchisee in obtaining a denial of a motion for preliminary injunction on a breach of contract and Lanham claim in the Connecticut District Court. and recently won the Arbitration on behalf of the former franchisee.
- Successfully defended commercial landlord in fraud, misrepresentation, and CUTPA claims with trial judgment in favor of landlord on all counts (and affirmed on appeal).
- Serving as lead counsel for the plaintiff in a federal court action seeking to set aside and recover over $28 million in fraudulently transferred assets (and enforcing a $3.275 billion dollar federal criminal restitution order).
- Representing national restaurant chain on franchise matters, including, but not limited to, terminations, work-outs, franchisee bankruptcies and litigation.
- Regularly represents lenders in bankruptcy proceedings (Chapter 11 and Chapter 7) in Connecticut and Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court.
- Representing developers and real estate owners on commercial eviction and collection matters, as well as CAM dispute litigation.
- Representing several clients in pursuing the enforcement of foreign judgments here in Connecticut.
- Represented international corporation and several employees in breach of contract/fraud action in the Southern District of New York, including successful motion to dismiss thereby dismissing the claims against the individuals and successful motion for partial summary judgment eliminating the fraud claim.
- Best Lawyers Selects Bob Kaelin as 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Hartford, CT for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- August 19, 2021 - 40 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
- July 6, 2021 - Robert E. Kaelin Elected Counselor of Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court
- February 3, 2021 - Robert E. Kaelin Named Chair of Retail and Hospitality Practice Group
- October 23, 2020 - Robert E. Kaelin Now Serves As American Arbitration Association Panel Commercial Arbitrator
- August 20, 2020 - 48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
- October 30, 2019 - 37 Murtha Cullina LLP Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
- August 15, 2019 - 33 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Four Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- May 17, 2019 - Murtha Cullina LLP Wins Third Consecutive Litigation Department of the Year Award From Connecticut Law Tribune
- August 15, 2018 - 32 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Two Named Lawyer of the Year
- March 1, 2018 - Seven Attorneys Named James W. Cooper Fellows of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
- January 30, 2018 - Keith S. Varian and Robert E. Kaelin Named Co-Chairs of Community Banking Practice Group
- October 18, 2017 - 38 Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
- August 15, 2017 - 35 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Three Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- May 17, 2017 - Robert E. Kaelin Installed as President of The Hartford County Bar Association
- August 16, 2016 - Attorneys Receive "Best Lawyers" Recognition
- Murtha Cullina Attorney Robert Kaelin Named Co-Chair of Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Group
- Extension of the Subchapter V Aggregate Debt Limit Under the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act
- May 12, 2022 - Important Connecticut Supreme Court Landlord - Tenant Decision Addressing the Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Resolving the Issue of Who Has the Burden of Proof Regarding the Duty to Mitigate Damages
- November 9, 2021 - Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Group News: Recent Updates Affecting the Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Industry
- October 21, 2021 - Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Group News: Connecticut Quietly Increased Its Homestead Exemption Significantly
- August 27, 2021 - U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down CDC Eviction Moratorium
- April 30, 2021 - Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Group News: Important COVID Updates For Connecticut And Massachusetts
- January 14, 2021 - Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Group News: Bankruptcy Relief for Small Businesses Under Latest Stimulus Bill
- June 16, 2020 - Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Group News: Chapter 11 Reforms Provide Small Business Owners a Faster and Cheaper Way to Keep Control and Reorganize in Troubling Times
- April 3, 2020 - Community Banking Group News: Covid-19 Impact On Commercial Foreclosures In Massachusetts And Connecticut
- March 17, 2020 - Litigation Group News: The Contract Implications of COVID-19
- December 9, 2015 - Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights News: Updated Forms for U.S. Bankruptcy Court
- November 30, 2015 - Retail and Hospitality Group News
- August 31, 2015 - Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights News: 2nd Circuit Rules Not All Liens Pass Through Bankruptcy Unaffected
- June 5, 2015 - Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Group Update: Good News for Banks! Junior Mortgage Liens Protected in Chapter 7 (At Least for Now)
- April 23, 2015 - Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights News
- Auto Dealer Alert
- February 8, 2021 - Hartford Business Journal: Despite punishing pandemic and friendlier rules, fewer CT biz file for bankruptcy
- February 3, 2017 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: So What Does a Bankruptcy Carve-Out Clause Really Mean? Delaware Bankruptcy Court Concludes It is Not a Cap on Fees After All
- June 29, 2016 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: U. S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit Decision: National Bank is a Citizen Only of the State in Which its Main Office is Located
- May 19, 2016 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: When and How Can a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee Liquidate Your Collateral?
- April 13, 2016 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: The District of Massachusetts Calls for Review of Practice of “Surrendering” Underwater Property
- March 30, 2016 - CommunityBankingInsights.com: Dot Your “I”s and Cross your “T”s: When It Comes to Perfecting Your Security Interest
- October 27, 2022 - Bob Kaelin presented at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Annual Law Conference in Orlando on "Lease Restructuring & Terminations - Who has the Leverage...Today?"
- September 8, 2022 - Bob Kaelin, Taruna Garg, Dan Cohn & Jonathan Horne presented to the CT Turnaround Managers Association (TMA) Chapter on "Buying/Selling Distressed Assets: Bankruptcy 363 or UCC Article 9"
- Bob Kaelin to Speak at the ICSC+U.S. LAW Conference Discussing Lease Restructuring and Terminations
- Bob Kaelin and Taruna Garg to Present Program on Buying/Selling Distressed Assets for the Connecticut Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association
- Murtha Cullina to Speak at and Sponsor the American Bankruptcy Institute's 2022 Northeast Conference
- May 19, 2022 - Bob Kaelin presented on a Thomson Reuters, Norton Bankruptcy Law Series Webinar on “Advance Preference and Avoidance Actions in Bankruptcy”
- February 27, 2022 - Bob Kaelin Presenting Claims Litigation and Recent Developments in Preference Litigation at Norton Bankruptcy Seminar
- May 19, 2021 - Bob Kaelin Panelist For 2021 Norton Bankruptcy Law Series - Avoidance Actions in Bankruptcy Cases
- April 17, 2020 - Bob Kaelin Co-Presenting Webinar on COVID-19 and the Contract Issues that Arise for the Connecticut Bar Association Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section
- February 24, 2020 - Bob Kaelin presented on “Recent Developments in Chapter 7” at the Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute
- February 23, 2020 - Bob Kaelin presented on “Claims Litigation” at the Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute
- October 15, 2019 - Bob Kaelin Presenting at the annual ICSC Law Conference on “Retail Bankruptcy: If Only I Knew Then, What I Know Now”
- June 1, 2019 - Bob Kaelin Presenting to the Institute for Supply Management (CT Chapter) on Advanced Contract Issues
- February 1, 2019 - Bob Kaelin Presenting on Recent Developments in Chapter 7 Cases at Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute
- February 1, 2018 - Bob Kaelin Presenting on Recent Developments in Chapter 7 Cases at Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute
- March 28, 2017 - Bob Kaelin and Melissa Federico Speaking On Advanced Contract Issues to CT Institute for Supply Management
- March 15, 2017 - Robert Kaelin to present live webcast seminar "Advanced Fraudulent Transfer Law in Bankruptcy"
- February 4-6, 2017 - Bob Kaelin Speaking At Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute
- May 2016 - Robert Kaelin to speak at a Norton Institute/WestLegalEd Teleseminar on “Avoidance Issues in Bankruptcy Cases"
- March 2016 - Bob Kaelin presented to the Institute for Supply Management (CT Chapter) on “Best Practices for Bidding and Contracting.”
- February 2016 - Bob Kaelin spoke at the 30th Annual Bankruptcy Litigation Institute in Park City, Utah on “Preference Litigation” and “Recent Developments in Chapter 7 Cases.”
- February 2015 - Robert Kaelin to be a Faculty Speaker at the 29th Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute on (i) "Preference and Avoidance Litigation" and (ii) " Recent Developments in Chapter 7"
- May 2015 - Robert Kaelin to speak at the Connecticut Bar Association on "Advanced Fraudulent Transfer Law"
- April 2015 - Robert Kaelin to present at the Connecticut Assisted Living Association on "Strategies for Avoiding Bad Debts"
- February 2014 - Robert Kaelin to be a Faculty Speaker at the 28th Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute on (i) "Preference and Avoidance Litigation" and (ii) " Recent Developments in Chapter 7"
- October 2013 - Robert Kaelin to be a Round Table Speaker on "Common Mistakes Landlords Make When Evicting Tenants" at the International Council of Shopping Centers Annual Law Conference
- February 2013 - Robert Kaelin to speak on "Advanced Fraudulent Transfer Law" for CBA Seminar
- February 2013 - Robert Kaelin to be a Faculty Speaker at the 27th Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute on (i) "Priviledges and Discover y Issues in Bankruptcy" and (ii) "Recent Developments in Chapter 7"
- May 3, 2016 - Connecticut Collections: How to get paid if you are owed money? Part 1: Pre and Post-Judgement Collection Specifics
- May 3, 2016 - Connecticut Collections: How to get paid if you are owed money? Part 2: Prejudgment Remedy ("PJR")
- May 3, 2016 - Connecticut Collections: How to get paid if you are owed money? Part 3: Steps in the Collection Process
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Northeast Bankruptcy Conference Advisory Board
- Connecticut Bar Association, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, Executive Committee, Former Chair; Connecticut Bankruptcy Conference, Chair (2018-2021); Litigation Section
- Hartford County Bar Association, President (2017-2018), President- Elect (2016-2017), Treasurer (2015-2016)
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court, Counselor (2021-2022), President (2022-2023)
- Turnaround Management Association, Connecticut Chapter Board of Directors (2022-)
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Holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
-
James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
-
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2018 (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)
-
Listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® in the areas of Business Litigation and Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights from 2009-2018 (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.)
- Glastonbury Republican Town Committee (former)
- Minnechaug Swim & Tennis Club (Past President)
- Connecticut
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, District of Vermont
- Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1992)
- Miami University (B.A., 1988)