Professional Bio:

 Bankruptcy senior attorney Bankruptcy Senior Counsel for NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NEE NYSE) , Juno Beach, Florida, a clean energy leader and one of the largest wholesale generators of electric power and renewable energy from the wind and sun in North America. Shirley Palumbo currently provides transactional structure and court representation on bankruptcy, insolvency, and restructuring matters related to distressed investments and counterparties.  She is Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification and has been recognized with the Martindale Hubell’s highest ranking in both legal ability and ethical standards.  She has extensive experience in the areas of bankruptcy, debt restructuring, insolvency, creditor’s rights, foreclosures, mediation and dischargeability issues; and has represented unsecured creditors, secured creditors, institutional lenders and trustees across the State of Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Ms. Palumbo is a member of the Florida bar and Puerto Rico (federal) bar and is admitted to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.  Ms. Palumbo holds a Master of Law Degree (LL.M.) in International Law from the University of Miami, as well as a Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree from St. Thomas University. She is in the Secured Creditor's Leadership Committee of the American Bankruptc Institute (ABI), and a member of INSOL. On a local level she is Co-Chair of the Communicaions Committee of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar, a member of the BK/UCC committee and member of the Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association