Donald F. Campbell Jr.
Don focuses his practice in the areas of bankruptcy, bankruptcy litigation, commercial foreclosures, receiverships, creditors rights, workouts, commercial loans and related financial transactions. He has extensive experience in representing secured and unsecured lenders, landlords, debtors, and bankruptcy trustees in all aspects of insolvency and reorganization-related matters including preference claims, fraudulent transfer actions, and the non-dischargeability of debts. Don is a certified foreclosure mediator and has successfully mediated a number of foreclosure matters.
Practice Areas
Practice Focus
- Creditors and Debtors Rights
- Bankruptcy Law
Professional Activities
- Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association
- Member of the Monmouth County Bar Association
- Member of the Bankruptcy Inn of Court for the District of New Jersey
- Member of the American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member of the Turnaround Management Association
- Register of Mediators for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
Other Professional and Personal Information
Prior to joining the firm, Don served a judicial clerkship for the Honorable Robert A. Fall, J.A.D. He obtained his law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law, a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Kean University and his undergraduate degree from Villanova University. He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1996-2001 as a 2nd Lieutenant, Airborne, and is a recipient of the Patriots of America Award.Admissions
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Education
- Kean University, M.P.A. (2002)
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D. (2001)
- Villanova University, B.A. (1996)
Honors/Awards
- Voted 2023 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in Woodbridge Area
- Voted a 2021 Monmouth County Top Lawyer,* Monmouth Health & Life, October 2021
- Voted a 2020 Monmouth County Top Lawyer,* Monmouth Health & Life, October 2020
- Voted a 2019 Monmouth County Top Lawyer,* Monmouth Health & Life, November 2019
- Voted a 2018 Monmouth County Top Lawyer,* Monmouth Health & Life, November 2018
- Appointed by Monmouth County Chancery Court as Special Master to conduct the foreclosure sale of a farm located in two counties
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers* since 2018
News
- 21 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Attorneys Recognized as 2025 Best Lawyers® Award Recipients
- Twenty-Two GH&C Attorneys Recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
- 24 Lawyers from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Were Recognized in the 2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America®
- Four Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Named 2023 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in Woodbridge Area
- Several GH&C Attorneys Named "Monmouth County's Top Lawyers 2021"
- 24 Lawyers from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P. C. Were Recognized in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
- 23 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® List
- 23 Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Named to 2020 Best Lawyers® List
- 22 Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Named to 2019 Best Lawyers® List
- Donald Campbell Appointed Special Master
- 22 Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Named to 2018 Best Lawyers® List
- What Does the Standard Recently Issued by the FASB Mean for Corporate Mangers?
- GH&C's Commercial Litigation Department Successful Representation Report: February 2012
- Hotel Chain Files for Bankruptcy
- Service Provider Fails to Come Through for Verizon Wireless
- Trying to Force a Distributor into Chapter 11
- Supreme Court Stops Bad Faith Chapter 7 Debtor's Conversion to Chapter 13
Articles/Publications
- "Donald Campbell Appointed Special Master to Conduct Foreclosure Sale of a Farm Located in Two Counties," Bankruptcy Blog NJ, December 5, 2017
- "Real Property Mortgages, Section 707(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, and the Applicable Appellate Standard: How the Ninth Circuit Distinguished Between Questions of Law And Fact," Bankruptcy Blog NJ, October 24, 2017
- "House Passes 'The Financial Institutional Bankruptcy Act of 2014,'" Bankruptcy Blog NJ, December 2, 2014
- "Lenders Implement Technology To Encourage Timely Payments," Bankruptcy Blog NJ, September 29, 2014
- "Mexico Homebuilder Homex Files for Bankruptcy, Seeks Financing," Bankruptcy Blog NJ, May 2, 2014
- "Bankruptcy Court Rules Liability Under Prenuptial Agreement Non-Dischargeable, But No Legal Fees Incurred In Bankruptcy Proceedings," Bankruptcy Blog NJ, March 20, 2014
- "Quiznos Follows Sbarro To Bankruptcy Protection," Bankruptcy Blog NJ, March 18, 2014
- "Sbarro Seeks Bankruptcy Protection," Bankruptcy Blog NJ, March 14, 2014
- "Third Circuit Rules Successor Liability Claims Are "Generalized Claims," and Therefore, Property of Banruptcy Estate - Not Individual Creditors," Bankruptcy Blog NJ, March 10, 2014
- "Business Owner Personally Liable To Company Creditor: Paid Himself Before Satisfying Creditor's Judgment," Bankruptcy Blog NJ, January 24, 2014
- Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Newsletter December 2007
Press Mentions
- "GH&C Successfully Represents New Jersey Accounting Firm," May 19, 2014
- "Birdsall Indictments Threaten Firm's Existence," The Asbury Park Press, April 8, 2013
- Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Names Donald F. Campbell, Jr. Shareholder
- "Hotel Chain Files for Bankruptcy," The Asbury Park Press, June 16, 2009
- "Service Provider Fails to Come Through for Verizon Wireless" NJ BIZ
Seminars/Presentations
- "Preferences, Fraudulent Transfers, and Dischargeability of Debts," Seminar Hosted By The Chadler Group, June 11, 2014
- Moderator, "The Birdsall Bankruptcy: A Case Study in a Challenging and Multifaceted Insolvency Proceeding," Turnaround Management Association, April 2014