Catherine Finnerty - an East Orange, Camden (NJ) Bankruptcy Law Lawyer

East Orange Bankruptcy Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Bankruptcy Law

Attorney Information

Overview

Ms. Finnerty is currently an Associate Attorney with Goldman & Beslow, LLC, a boutique consumer bankruptcy firm, having joined the practice full-time in 2019. Prior to joining Goldman & Beslow, LLC, Ms. Finnerty was a solo practitioner in New Jersey practicing consumer bankruptcy and residential real estate. Ms. Finnerty also previously worked in New York in the fields of bankruptcy and corporate reorganization at the firms of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in the bankruptcy department, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP in the creditors' rights and bankruptcy department and Latham & Watkins LLP in the corporate restructuring and bankruptcy department.

Catherine Finnerty received two B.A. Degrees cum laude in Political Science and Spanish Literature from Barnard College of Columbia University in 1990 and a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1996 where she served as a member of the Law Review and received the American Jurisprudence Award for Torts.

Ms. Finnerty is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the American Bankruptcy Institute. She is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association where she currently serves as Secretary of the Solo and Small Firm Section.

Catherine is licensed to practice law in the States of New Jersey and New York and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Education

Legal Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1996
  J.D.
  Honors: American Jurisprudence Award for Torts
  Law Review: New York University Law Review, Member
Non Legal Education
- Barnard College of Columbia University, 1990
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Political Science
- Barnard College of Columbia University, 1990
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Spanish Literature

Current Employment Position(s)

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Associate Attorney
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Bar Admissions

New Jersey
New York
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York

Other Affiliations

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (Member)
American Bankruptcy Institute (Member)
New Jersey State Bar Association (Member)
New Jersey State Bar Association (Secretary of the Solo and Small Firm Section)

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Contact

East Orange, NJ

7 Glenwood Avenue
Suite 311B
East Orange, NJ 07017

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Phone: 973-414-8069

Fax: 973-675-5886

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Website: https://www.nj-bankruptcylaw.com

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