Biography
Bankruptcy Attorney, Florida
Jeffrey Fraser is a Senior Partner and presides over the firm’s Bankruptcy Practice. In this pivotal role, he works closely with each state’s managing attorneys to develop legal strategies and provide comprehensive training.
Jeffrey is deeply embedded in the national bankruptcy community. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), the nation’s largest multi-disciplinary association of bankruptcy professionals, where he contributes to governance and strategic leadership. He also serves as Coordinating Editor of the Consumer Corner column in the ABI Journal, covering consumer bankruptcy trends, case law, and developments impacting the field. In addition, Jeffrey chairs the ABI Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, which produces analyses and recommendations on the operation of consumer Chapter 7, 11, and 13 cases, and serves as Co-Chair of the Consumer Bankruptcy Extravaganza (CPEX), a national virtual conference focused on consumer bankruptcy law.
At the state and district level, Jeffrey is actively involved in the Southern District of Florida’s Bankruptcy Bar. He currently chairs the Access and Engagement Committee of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, which works to enhance communication, access, and inclusion within the bankruptcy system. He served on the district’s Lawyer Advisory Committee (LAC) from 2020 to 2025, including as Chair in 2020, 2021, and again in 2023 to 2024, and previously chaired the Local Rule Committee in 2019 and 2020.
Jeffrey also serves as Vice-Chair of the ALFN Bankruptcy Committee, which focuses on case law, rule changes, and issues affecting mortgage servicers, and contributes to the Legal League Publications Committee. He has been a contributor to the annual University of Miami Bankruptcy Skills Workshop since 2023, supporting planning, content development, and speaker identification.
Originally from Jamaica, Jeffrey is a former President of the Jamaican-American Bar Association, where he organized community workshops on bankruptcy and foreclosure, coordinated law school panels, and represented the association at the Commercial Law Convention in Kingston, Jamaica.
Jeffrey’s contributions have earned him recognition from Super Lawyers® as a Florida Rising Star for five consecutive years, from 2019 to 2023. He was honored as a Blackshear Fellow by the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) in 2017, named to the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 40 Under 40 in 2020, and received the ALFN JPEG: Picture the Future Award in 2022. He has shared insights on consumer bankruptcy matters through articles in publications including the ABI Journal, ALFN ANGLE, and DS News.
With a strong reputation for both legal expertise and ethical standards, Jeffrey holds the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Rating, the highest recognition available, awarded since 2020. He is dedicated to practicing law with humility, integrity, and gratitude.