Seize the moment: Bankruptcy lawyer capitalizes on crisis

Scott Underwood, in the prime of his career, left a powerful national practice to launch his own firm in Tampa. He plans to outlast the pandemic.

Courtesy. Scott Underwood, co-founder of Underwood Murray, a new Tampa law firm specializing in bankruptcy law.
Courtesy. Scott Underwood, co-founder of Underwood Murray, a new Tampa law firm specializing in bankruptcy law.
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As economic wreckage from the coronavirus pandemic continues to pile up, bankruptcies have become commonplace. The COVID-19 crisis has claimed some of the biggest names in American business, particularly retail clothing brands, such as Neiman Marcus, J.Crew and Brooks Brothers. In May, 118-year-old JCPenney succumbed, filing for Chapter 11 protection.

 

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