Barry D. Kleban

BARRY D. KLEBAN practices in the areas of business bankruptcy, insolvency, and commercial transactions with emphasis in representing businesses and their owners in out-of-court reorganizations and debtors and creditors’ committees in business bankruptcies. His commercial experience includes transactions in the construction, health care, real estate, manufacturing and transportation industries, among many others.

Mr. Kleban is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, on which he is a member of the Steering Committee. He has served on the Boards of Directors of the Miquon School and the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, and he has lectured extensively in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights.

  • Recognized in Chambers USA (2019-2023) in the area of Bankruptcy/Restructuring. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated (2023) - Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • Listed in Super Lawyers® (2004-2023), a Thomson Reuters business, in the area of Bankruptcy. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • Included in Best Lawyers® (2006-2024), a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation - Bankruptcy.  He was also recognized as the 2024 "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation - Bankruptcy in the Philadelphia area. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).

BARRY D. KLEBAN practices in the areas of business bankruptcy, insolvency, and commercial transactions with emphasis in representing businesses and their owners in out-of-court reorganizations and debtors and creditors’ committees in business bankruptcies. His commercial experience includes transactions in the construction, health care, real estate, manufacturing and transportation industries, among many others.

Mr. Kleban is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, on which he is a member of the Steering Committee. He has served on the Boards of Directors of the Miquon School and the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, and he has lectured extensively in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights.

  • Recognized in Chambers USA (2019-2023) in the area of Bankruptcy/Restructuring. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated (2023) - Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • Listed in Super Lawyers® (2004-2023), a Thomson Reuters business, in the area of Bankruptcy. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • Included in Best Lawyers® (2006-2024), a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation - Bankruptcy.  He was also recognized as the 2024 "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation - Bankruptcy in the Philadelphia area. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).

Education

University of Pennsylvania (J.D. 1977)
Penn State (B.A. 1972)

Admissions

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, MDPA
U.S. District Court, EDPA
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit