Jessica M. Molano

Staff Attorney

New York
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Overview

Jessica Molano focuses her practice on bankruptcy and asset sales. She is currently a member of the BakerHostetler team serving as court-appointed counsel to the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS), an unprecedented recovery effort involving hundreds of actions.

Select Experience

  • Develop cases based on factual evidence, including analyzing discover documents and categorizing evidence,
  • Research and draft legal memoranda and other related litigation documents.
  • Researched, drafted and cite checked judicial orders and opinions on various motions, including motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss, motions to sell private property, motions for relief from the automatic stay and other bankruptcy-related matters.
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Experience

  • Develop cases based on factual evidence, including analyzing discover documents and categorizing evidence,
  • Research and draft legal memoranda and other related litigation documents.
  • Researched, drafted and cite checked judicial orders and opinions on various motions, including motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss, motions to sell private property, motions for relief from the automatic stay and other bankruptcy-related matters.

Recognitions and Memberships

Memberships

  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
    • Social Media Chair for the Carolinas Network (2021)

Community

  • CUNY Citizenship Now
  • NYC Urban Debate League: Volunteer Judge
  • CHULA Club

Prior Positions

  • The Honorable Lena M. James, Honorable Benjamin Kahn and Honorable Catharine R. Aron, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of North Carolina: Judicial Law Clerk (2020 to 2021)
  • The Honorable Chief Judge Thad J. Collins, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Iowa: Judicial Extern (2019)
  • New York State Office of the Attorney General, Litigation Unit: Legal Intern (2018)

Admissions

  • New York
  • Iowa [Inactive]

Education

  • J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 2020; Associate Managing Editor, Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems; Director, Iowa Law Roy L. Stephenson Trial Advocacy Competition
  • B.A., The City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2014, cum laude

Languages

  • Portuguese
  • Spanish