Locating Debtors and Recovering Assets: Legal Strategies for Skip Tracing and Cryptocurrency Investigations

Evan T. Miller | Saul Ewing LLP

Evan T. Miller is a member of the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice at Saul Ewing LLP, where he handles corporate bankruptcy and restructuring matters for debtors, including under Subchapter V — and trustees. His representations include official committees of unsecured creditors, asset purchasers, vendors, and landlords. Clients in industries including blockchain and cryptocurrency, technology, insurance, restaurants, retail, health care, and aviation look to Evan for counsel on corporate restructurings both in and out of court. His cryptocurrency and blockchain work includes advice on the treatment of digital assets in bankruptcy, including Bitcoin and NFTs. Evan also serves as an expert witness in the areas of restructuring and insolvency, frequently speaks on related topics, and serves as editor of the 2024 edition of Strategic Alternatives For and Against Distressed Businesses.

• Education & Credentials

Evan earned his J.D., cum laude, from Widener University Delaware Law School in 2009, where he served as Internal Managing Editor of the Widener Law Review and was a member of the Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honor Society. He holds a B.A. from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (2004) and is admitted to the bar in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, as well as multiple federal courts including the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

• Recognition & Leadership

Evan has been named one of “America’s Leading Lawyers in Bankruptcy/Restructuring” by Chambers USA annually since 2022, named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, selected for Benchmark Litigation’s 40 and Under Hot List for Bankruptcy Litigation, named to the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders list, and selected as a Fellow by the American Bar Foundation.

• Professional Involvement

Evan is a certified mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and is listed on the court’s Register of Mediators and Arbitrators. He is a member of the firm’s Client Intake Committee and served as a legal intern to the Chief Judge of the Family Court of the State of Delaware and a judicial extern to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

• Experience

Evan’s representations span all sides of complex bankruptcy matters. As debtor’s counsel, he has handled cases including American Blue Ribbon Holdings, Superior Air Charter ($70 million debt reorganization), and Verengo Inc. As trustee’s counsel, he advised on the Mallinckrodt $1.6 billion Senior Notes bankruptcy and served Chapter 7 trustees for Stirling Energy Systems and American Remanufacturers. He has also represented unsecured creditor committees in cases including Libbey Inc. and Xtera Communications, and landlords including YouFit Health Clubs and 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide.

Alex “SkipGuru” Price | LocateSmarter

Alex “SkipGuru” Price is a nationally recognized expert in the art of skip tracing and human behavioral data, with more than 35 years of experience in skip tracing, collections, public speaking, and professional training. He is the author of the Skip Tracers National Certification Program, the Military Installations Guide, and the Florida Records Guide. Alex previously owned Renegade Research, a national skip tracing firm, before joining the data industry as EVP of Masterfile and Director of Client Servers for Digital Recognition Network. He currently serves as Director of Training and Development for LocateSmarter. Alex is the only skip tracer ever admitted to membership in both the American Recovery Association and Time Finance Adjusters. He resides in Mobile, Alabama with his wife and children.

• Education & Credentials

Alex is the author of the Skip Tracers National Certification Program, the Military Installations Guide, and the Florida Records Guide, foundational reference materials widely used in the skip tracing profession.

• Recognition & Leadership

Alex is the only skip tracer in the history of the profession to hold membership in both the American Recovery Association and Time Finance Adjusters.

• Professional Involvement

Alex is a national speaker and podcast guest who has spent more than 35 years training professionals in skip tracing and collections.

• Experience

Alex founded and operated Renegade Research, a national skip tracing firm, before serving as EVP of Masterfile and Director of Client Servers for Digital Recognition Network. He currently leads training and development at LocateSmarter.

Stefanie Sollecito | SJS Forensics

Stefanie Jedra Sollecito is the Founder of SJS Forensic Advisory, LLC, where she delivers forensic accounting, business valuation, and litigation support services across matrimonial litigation, civil litigation, and estate and gift transactions. With more than a decade of experience, Stefanie has built a reputation for providing clarity and insight in complex financial matters. She has presented expert witness testimony in matrimonial and civil litigation cases and is a frequent speaker on business valuation and forensic accounting. Stefanie also develops and presents continuing legal education seminars to law firms and bar associations.

• Education & Credentials

Stefanie graduated from Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in accounting and a minor in economics. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in New York, Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) by the AICPA, holds the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) designation from the American Society of Appraisers, and holds the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential from the ACFE.

• Recognition & Leadership

Stefanie currently serves as Chapter President of the American Society of Appraisers, New York Chapter, having previously held the roles of Secretary (July 2020–June 2022) and Vice President of Marketing (July 2019–June 2020; July 2023–June 2025).

• Professional Involvement

Stefanie is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the American Society of Appraisers. She develops and presents CLE seminars to law firms and bar associations and is a frequent speaker on forensic accounting and business valuation topics.

• Experience

Stefanie’s engagements include matrimonial litigation, shareholder and partnership disputes, economic damages analyses, and other accounting services. She has served as an expert witness in both matrimonial and civil litigation.

Lynn Izzo | Debt Collection Consultants

Lynn Izzo is the Founder and Managing Principal of Debt Collection Consultants, where she brings a proactive, innovative approach to accounts receivable efficiency and debt collection consulting. Throughout her career, she has delivered professional debt collection and accounts receivable management services to a diversified business client base, helping clients optimize their financial assets through effective resource utilization and relationship building. Known for streamlining procedures for maximum impact on revenue generation and cash flow, Lynn offers hands-on expertise across all facets of successful collection process implementation across diverse industries.

• Education & Credentials

Lynn earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from Keene State College in New Hampshire. She further enhanced her independent consultant practice through the acquisition of a Paralegal Certificate from the University of San Diego.

• Recognition & Leadership

Lynn is recognized for her immense knowledge and understanding of all phases of financial services, legally compliant collection procedures, and judgment enforcement. Clients place their trust in Lynn and Debt Collection Consultants for her ability to identify and resolve complex challenges a capability that stands as one of the most appreciated aspects of the firm’s value proposition.

• Professional Involvement

Lynn’s consultancy practice encompasses a broad range of professional services, including designing, implementing, and enforcing internal collection policies and procedures; conducting on-site consultations; and delivering staff training, customized workshops, and seminars. She also serves clients as an outsourced accounts receivable solution provider and builds sound A/R management programs to enable organizations to collect more efficiently.

• Experience

Lynn has extensive hands-on experience spanning billing and aging analysis, dispute negotiation, correspondence preparation, skip traces and client search, delinquency resolution, and asset management strategies. Her work includes evaluating accounts receivable aging reports, troubleshooting problems, maximizing recoveries, identifying bad debt and high-risk accounts through proactive billing analysis, and expediting payment by drafting appropriate invoice and contract verbiage and payment terms. She also establishes professional working relationships with debtors to facilitate timely resolution and reduces operational costs by achieving successful collection results.

SESSION 1 – Skip Tracing Methods | 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Attorneys receive practical, checklist-driven techniques for locating debtors and their assets, paired with compliance requirements, including FDCPA adherence, that protect practitioners from legal exposure throughout the skip tracing process.

BREAK | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

SESSION 2 – How Human Behavior Influences LPR | 2:10pm – 3:10pm

This session reveals how predictable human routines, the hamster wheel, interact with License Plate Recognition data, teaching attorneys to identify behavioral patterns and perform fast, results-driven skip traces.

BREAK | 3:10pm – 3:20pm

SESSION 3 – Inside the Numbers: Leveraging Discovery to Trace Assets | 3:20pm – 3:50pm

This session guides attorneys through asset tracing engagements, contrasting primary and secondary source documents, categorizing forensic accountant and attorney roles, and building analytical frameworks to expose financial weaknesses and case vulnerabilities.

SESSION 4 – Beyond the Blockchain: A Practitioner’s Playbook for Tracing, Seizing, and Recovering Digital Assets | 3:50pm – 4:20pm

This session delivers actionable cryptocurrency litigation strategy covering blockchain fundamentals, IRS reporting tools, obstruction defenses, and UCC Article 12 implications for establishing legal control over digital asset collateral in bankruptcy.