Hayley handles a broad range of cases focusing on matters involving litigation in bankruptcy cases, Assignment for the Benefit of Creditor cases, and out-of-court workouts.

Hayley represents a broad spectrum of clients, including bankruptcy trustees, in their administration of Chapter 7 debtor cases, including all aspects of analyzing avenues of recovery, the sale of bankruptcy estate assets, and the pursuit of avoidance actions and other litigation claims.She also advises debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, and creditors’ committees in relation to their rights in Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court proceedings. Hayley also represents fiduciaries in various capacities, most frequently, assignee’s in state court assignments for the benefit of creditors.

Hayley served as 2021-2022 president of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida and was named by Chambers and Partners Up and Coming for Bankruptcy Litigation- Florida, 2023, as a Rising Star by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine in 2023 and was named among Florida Trend’s Legal Elite for 2021. She was also selected by the American Bankruptcy Institute as an honoree in their 2023 40 Under 40 class.

Education
  • J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law, cum laude, 2013
  • B.S., University of Texas at Austin, Public Relations and Business, 2010
Business Background
  • Of Counsel, Bast Amron LLP
  • Associate, Bast Amron LLP
  • Law Clerk, Bast Amron LLP
  • Law Clerk, Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A.
  • Judicial Intern, U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida
  • Legal Extern, Santa Fe College, Office of General Counsel, Gainesville, Florida
  • Summer Associate, Stearns Weaver Miller
Bar and Court Admissions
  • Florida Bar
  • U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Professional & Community Activities
Professional Recognition
  • Chambers and Partners Up and Coming for Bankruptcy Litigation- Florida, 2022, 2023
  • American Bankruptcy Institute 2023 class of “40 Under 40
  • Nominee for the IWIRC Florida annual Excellence Awards in the “Emerging Leader” category
  • Daily Business Review’s annual Florida Legal Awards in the “On the Rise” category, 2022
  • Best Lawyers In America Ones to Watch – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation – Bankruptcy, 2022-2024
  • Florida Super Lawyers -Rising Stars, Bankruptcy: Business, 2016-2023
  • Florida Trend, Florida’s Legal Elite, 2018-2020
  • “Bankruptcy Group’s President Wants An Accessible Bar,” LAW360 Florida Pulse, February 2022
Presentations
  • Panelist, American Bankruptcy Institute New York City Conference, “D&O Litigation and Coverage Issues in Bankruptcy: Voidable Clauses, Who Owns Policy Proceeds, and Who Can Assert Claims,” May 2024
  • Panelist, Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida “State Court Lawyers: How to Succeed & Avoid Pitfalls in Bankruptcy,” April 2022
  • Panelist, Florida International University College of Law “Bankruptcy Law: What You Should Know & Why You Should Practice It,” March 2022
  • Panelist, All Before Dinner “Bankruptcy 101,” October 2021
  • Panelist, University of Miami School of Law Annual Bankruptcy Skills Workshop, June 2019
Areas of Practice
  • Bankruptcy
  • Fiduciary Representation
  • Insolvency Litigation