Free MEMORANDUM in Support - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:05-cv-00072-JJF

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THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

COURT

In re:

) Chapter 7

STUDENT FINANCE CORPORATION,
Debtor.

Case No. 02-11620-JBR

Adversary Proceeding No. 04-58003 (DDS)
CHARLES A. STANZIALE, JR., CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE OF STUDENT
FINANCE
vs.

CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP, and MICHAEL AQUINO, Defendant(s).

CERTIFICATE OF MERIT The undersigned, DonaldJ. Crecca,herebycertifiesas follows:

1.

I am an attorney the lawfinn of Schwartz with Tobiaand Stanziale, P.A.

and a member of the Bar of the State of New Jersey.

2.

The above-captioned actioninvolves professional liabilityclaimsagainst

defendants, McGladrey Pullen, & LLPandMichael Aquino, suchclaimsare defined as in

Pennsylvania of CivilProcedure Rule 1042.1.Pennsylvania of CivilProcedures Rule 1043.01 requires filingof a Certificate Meritwithrespect any professional the of to
liability claim.

3.

I hereby certify anappropriate that licensed professional, a certified public

accountant, supplied has written statements thereexists reasonable that a probability that

thecare, orknowledge skill exercised exhibitedthepractice thework is the or in or that subject thecomplaint thepartof thedefendants, of on McGladreyPullen, and & LLP

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Aquino, fell outside acceptable professional standards and that such conduct was

a cause in bringing about the harm referenced in the complaint.

Dated: February 22, 2005 Wilmington, Delaware

THE BAYARD FIRM

Charlene D. Davis, Esquire (No. 2336) Daniel K. Astin, Esquire (No. 4068) Christopher A. Ward, Esquire CNo. 3877)
222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900

Wilmington, Delaware 19899 Phone: (302) 655-5000
-and-

SCHWARTZ, TOBIA and STANZIALE,
P.A.

/s/ Donald

J. Crecca

Donald J. Crecca, Esquire Jeffery T. Testa, Esquire Kip's Castle, 22 Crestmont Road Montclair, New Jersey 07042 Phone: (973) 746-6000
Counsel for Charles A. Stanziale, Jr.

as Chapter 7 Trustee

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