New Haven, Connecticut, January 19, 2016,  Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. is pleased to announce that attorney Douglas S. Skalka has been approved by the American Board of Certification (ABC) Standards Committee for recertification as a Business Bankruptcy Law Specialist for an additional five years. He first achieved this certification in 1995 and has been recertified each subsequent review. Attorney Skalka is one of only eight attorneys in Connecticut who hold this certification.

The American Board of Certification is the nation’s premier legal specialty certification organization certifying attorneys as specialists in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law. The American Board of Certification's (ABC) programs are designed to identify and recognize those attorneys in consumer or business bankruptcy who have met or exceeded rigorous certification standards relating to experience, continuing legal education, integrity, and peer review; in addition to demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of the law in their specialty area.

Attorney Skalka, a principal at Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, specializes in bankruptcy, commercial finance, business reorganization and asset-based lending transactions. He holds numerous distinctions including an AV-Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, Best Lawyers in America 2006-2016, Connecticut Super Lawyers Top 10 2014, and New England Super Lawyers Top 100 2013-2015.

Attorney Skalka is former Co-Chair of the Stamford Regional Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee and the New Haven County Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee.  He is a member of the American Bar Association Business Law Section, a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, and a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section.