Daniel J. Stermer

Daniel Stermer joined our Miami office in 2009, bringing with him more than 20 years of private and public sector experience, including serving as an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Legal Affairs, State of Florida; as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York; and as an Assistant District Attorney with the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office.

Mr. Stermer is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the State of Florida, is a graduate of Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he earned his Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts degrees, respectively. Mr. Stermer is a member of the Florida Bar, Business Law Section, Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, Receivership Study Group; the Florida Bar, Business Law Section, Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors Study Group; the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida; the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association; the Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association; the Northern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association; the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER), and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Stermer was named in the 2022 – 2012 South Florida Legal Guide’s list of Top CPA and Financial Professionals; and in the 2009 Daily Business Review’s list of Most Effective Lawyers – South Florida. Mr. Stermer is a Florida Supreme Court certified mediator.

Notable Assignments

• Appointed Creditor Trustee in Chapter 7 to investigate/prosecute/liquidate recovery actions on behalf of creditors (In re: ATIF)
• Appointed Chief Restructuring Officer in Chapter 11 by all stakeholders to manage, market and sell operating shopping center (In re: Melbourne Beach, LLC)
• Appointed Receiver in state enforcement action, particularly Office of the Attorney General, alleging deceptive trade practices related to marketing and sale of computer services (OAG v. Client Experts Care, LLC et al.)
• Appointed Receiver in state enforcement action, particularly Office of the Attorney General, alleging deceptive trade practices related to purported land trust/property protection entities (OAG v. Robert J. Vitale et al.)
• Appointed Receiver in state enforcement action, particularly Office of the Attorney General, alleging deceptive trade practices related to travel/vacation package businesses (OAG v. Suncoast Incentives et al.)
• Appointed Assignee in precious metals firm liquidation involving over 1,450 consumers and $29.5MM in investments that resulted in owner of entities being sentenced to 151 months in federal prison (In re: Global Bullion Exchange/Diversified Investment Group)
• Appointed Receiver in state enforcement action, particularly Office of Financial Regulation, alleging deceptive practices related to a mortgage modification business (OFR v. Outreach Housing)
• Appointed Receiver in state enforcement action, particularly Office of the Attorney General, alleging deceptive trade practices related to debt settlement/consolidation services (OAG v. Hess Kennedy et al.)
• Appointed Trustee in a criminal prosecution commenced by the United States Attorney’s Office as a condition of bail for an individual defendant (USA v. Frank O’Donnell)
• Appointed Receiver in a federal enforcement action, particularly Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging deceptive practices related to the sale of unregistered securities (SEC v. Virtual Cash Card)