ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Writing a book is a tremendous challenge and was made possible by the help of many friends and mentors. I wish to thank the Honorable Judge James Tancredi, Professor Ken Walsleben, Attorneys Peter Tamposi, Terry Kirwan, Joe Selinger, Kristin Wainwright, and Martin Nussbaum. Thanks also to my turnaround mentors and colleagues: Dave Sands, Van Lanier, Leonard Levie, Larry Small, Paul Fioravanti, Harrison Sangster, and Dave Cryer. And fellow authors: Bobby Guy, Mark Filippell, Drew Rozell, Jim Shein, Francis Ignatius Mortimer, Jonathan Friedland, James Sprayregen, and Carley Adler Nussbaum, each of whom provided invaluable guidance as I was trying to find my way through this endeavor.

Special thanks to my editor at Wiley, Sheck Cho, my project editor Elisha Benjamin, my production editor, Sharmila Srinivasan, copyeditor, Tami Trask, and proofreader, Michael Isralewitz.