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Overview
Lauren Baio Pultro is a Partner in the Adams & Reese Washington, D.C. office practicing primarily in Financial Services, including commercial restructuring and bankruptcy, and commercial litigation. Lauren manages small commercial loan asset management programs for various banks; represents banks, financial institutions, and floorplan lenders in complex restructuring deals, chapter 11 and 7 commercial bankruptcies nationwide; and handles commercial litigation matters stemming from failed loan restructurings.
Before joining Adams & Reese, Lauren was in-house counsel at Sodexo, Inc., a Fortune Global 500 company providing food, alcohol, and facilities management services globally. In that role, she served as bankruptcy and commercial litigation counsel to the company in its North America headquarters. Prior to Sodexo, Lauren was an attorney at GrayRobinson, P.A. in its Washington, D.C. and Tampa offices handling restructuring and bankruptcy, debt workout, and commercial litigation matters on behalf of financial institutions, businesses, and governmental entities.
Lauren is an elected Governor on The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors representing the interest of nearly 30,000 young lawyers under the age of 36, and/or within the first five years of practice throughout Florida, and on behalf of out-of-state Florida Bar young lawyers. Additionally, Lauren serves on the International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation as the DC Network’s Secretary.
Lauren earned her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law and was the Assistant Executive Editor on Stetson Law Review. During law school, she focused her studies primarily in bankruptcy and interned with the Department of Justice Office of the U.S. Trustee and the late Honorable Michael G. Williamson, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida.
Lauren continues to give back to her alma mater as a Law Review and alumni mentor to current law students, and serves as a practice judge for Stetson’s Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition teams. She also provides pro bono services through Three Rivers Legal Services and is active in the DC community with the Capitol Area Food Bank.
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Education
- Stetson University College of Law, J.D.; Stetson Law Review, Assistant Executive Editor; Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society | 2017
- Rollins College, B.A. Political Science | 2011
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Court Admissions
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Related Services
- Achieving dismissal with prejudice on behalf of a governmental entity in an Equal Protection Clause action brought by a residential home builder in the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida (Weekley Homes, LLC v. Bd. of County Commissioners, 8:20-CV-03103-AEP, 2022 WL 2066107, M.D. Fla., June 8, 2022).
- Handling the interests of secured and unsecured creditors in chapter 7, 13, and 11 bankruptcies nationwide, including unsecured creditors’ committee representation, claims preparation and objections, adversary proceedings, and avoidance actions.
- Advising corporate executives on litigation and bankruptcy risks throughout multiple segments, including government contract procurement and bid protests, patent infringement matters, healthcare and facility management, and university and sports complex contracts.
- Serving as general counsel to quasi-governmental entities and other special districts, municipalities, and counties, handling litigation matters on their behalf.
Education
- Stetson University College of Law, J.D.; Stetson Law Review, Assistant Executive Editor; Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society | 2017
- Rollins College, B.A. Political Science | 2011
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Court Admissions
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Related Services
Recognitions
- Iris Elijah Outstanding New Board Member Award, The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, 2025
- National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Next Generation Program Class of 2024
Education
- Stetson University College of Law, J.D.; Stetson Law Review, Assistant Executive Editor; Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society | 2017
- Rollins College, B.A. Political Science | 2011
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Court Admissions
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Related Services
Affiliations
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International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation | DC Network Board of Directors; Co-Chair, 2026-Present; Secretary, 2024-2025
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American Bankruptcy Institute | Commercial Fraud Committee, Communications Chair
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Virginia Bar Association Bankruptcy Section | Council Member
Education
- Stetson University College of Law, J.D.; Stetson Law Review, Assistant Executive Editor; Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society | 2017
- Rollins College, B.A. Political Science | 2011
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Court Admissions
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia