Case number: 2:25-bk-17472 - Work 'N Gear, LLC - New Jersey Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Work 'N Gear, LLC

  • Court

    New Jersey (njbke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    Mark Edward Hall

  • Filed

    07/16/2025

  • Last Filing

    09/19/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of New Jersey (Newark)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 25-17472-MEH

Assigned to: Honorable Mark Edward Hall
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  07/16/2025
341 meeting:  08/13/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  10/31/2025
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  01/12/2026

Debtor

Work 'N Gear, LLC

1900 Route 70
Lakewood, NJ 08701
OCEAN-NJ
Tax ID / EIN: 45-0472810

represented by
Maria A.G. Harper

A.Y. Strauss LLC
290 West Mount Pleasant Avenue,
Suite 3260
Livingston, NJ 07039
201-694-1420
Email: mharper@aystrauss.com

Eric Horn

A.Y. Strauss
290 West Mount Pleasant Avenue
Suite 3260
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-287-5006
Fax : 973-226-4104
Email: ehorn@aystrauss.com

David Salhanick

A.Y. Strauss
290 West Mount Pleasant Avenue Suite 3260
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-425-5548
Email: dsalhanick@aystrauss.com

U.S. Trustee

U.S. Trustee

US Dept of Justice
Office of the US Trustee
One Newark Center Ste 2100
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 645-3014

represented by
Rachel Wolf

DOJ-Ust
One Newark Center
Ste 2100
Newark, NJ 07102
202-834-3003
Email: rachel.wolf@usdoj.gov

Creditor Committee

Official Committee Of Unsecured Creditors, Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors

c/o Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Attn: Jeffrey Cohen
Attn: Brent Weisenberg
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973.597.2500

represented by
Colleen Restel

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-6310
Email: crestel@lowenstein.com

Creditor Committee

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

One Lowenstein Drive
Attn: Colleen M. Restel, Esq.
Roseland, NJ 07068
represented by
Colleen Restel

(See above for address)

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
09/18/2026391BNC Certificate of Notice - Order No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 09/18/2026. (Admin.)
09/18/2026390BNC Certificate of Notice - Order No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 09/18/2026. (Admin.)
09/16/2026389Order Granting Application for Compensation for KCP ADVISORY GROUP, LLC, FINANCIAL ADVISORS, fees awarded: $574,402.50, expenses awarded: $2,553.21 (Related Doc # [378]). Service of notice of the entry of this order pursuant to Rule 9022 was made on the appropriate parties. See BNC Certificate of Notice. Signed on 9/16/2026. (as)
09/16/2026388Order Granting Application for Compensation for A.Y. STRAUSS LLC, fees awarded: $413,100.00, expenses awarded: $2,536.05 (Related Doc # [375]). Service of notice of the entry of this order pursuant to Rule 9022 was made on the appropriate parties. See BNC Certificate of Notice. Signed on 9/16/2026. (as)
09/15/2026Minute of Hearing Held, OUTCOME: Matter To Be Decided on the Papers (related document:378 Application for Compensation for KCP ADVISORY GROUP, LLC, FINANCIAL ADVISORS, Work 'N Gear, LLC, Consultant, period: 7/16/2025 to 5/12/2026, CORRECT FEE: $574,402.50, CORRECT EXPENSES: $2,553.21. fee: $574403, expenses: $2553. Filed by Eric Horn, Work 'N Gear, LLC. Hearing scheduled for 9/15/2026 at 10:00 AM, MEH - Courtroom 3E, Newark. Modified on 8/17/2026: TO CLARIFY TEXT (as). Filed by Debtor Work 'N Gear, LLC) (as)
09/15/2026Minute of Hearing Held, OUTCOME: Matter To Be Decided on the Papers (related document:375 Application for Compensation for A.Y. STRAUSS LLC, Work 'N Gear, LLC, Debtor's Attorney, period: 7/16/2025 to 5/12/2026, fee: $413,100.00, expenses: $2,536.05. Filed by Work 'N Gear, LLC. Hearing scheduled for 9/15/2026 at 10:00 AM, MEH - Courtroom 3E, Newark. Modified on 8/12/2026: PROPOSED ORDER NOT FILED. TO CLARIFY TEXT (as). Filed by Debtor Work 'N Gear, LLC) (as)
09/10/2026387BNC Certificate of Notice - Hearing on Application for Compensation. No. of Notices: 265. Notice Date 09/10/2026. (Admin.)
09/08/2026Correction Notice in Electronic Filing (related document:[383] Application for Compensation filed by Debtor Work 'N Gear, LLC). Type of Error: Incorrect hearing date and location on Notice of Fee Application, filed by Eric H. Horn. Please correct, serve and refile the Notice of Fee Application using the Support event found under the Misc. Events category and link to the [383] Application for Compensation. (as)
09/01/2026386Certificate of Service (related document:[383] Application for Compensation filed by Debtor Work 'N Gear, LLC, [385] Document filed by Debtor Work 'N Gear, LLC) filed by Eric Horn on behalf of Work 'N Gear, LLC. (Horn, Eric)
09/01/2026385Document re: Amended Notice of Hearing on Final Fee Application of CBIZ (related document:[383] Application for Compensation filed by Debtor Work 'N Gear, LLC) filed by Eric Horn on behalf of Work 'N Gear, LLC. (Horn, Eric)