CFBLA 2026 Board of Directors Nominees
Andrew Ballentine has been a Board member of CFBLA for the past three years. He is a partner at Nardella & Nardella, PLLC. An experienced commercial litigator, Andrew focuses his practice on civil litigation, representing small and mid-sized corporations, commercial landlords, and lenders. He also represents creditors in Chapter 7, 13, and 11 bankruptcy cases, as well as in adversary proceedings. Andrew has extensive experience representing businesses and individuals on a wide range of litigated matters in Florida and federal courts. Andrew represents creditors on Unsecured Creditor Committees in large, complex Chapter 11 bankruptcies, as well as Bankruptcy Trustees.
Prior to joining Nardella, Andrew worked for both small and larger regional law firms. His experience also includes serving as a law clerk for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
In 2019, Andrew was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Andrew’s service to voluntary bar associations includes serving as the Treasurer for the Orlando Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Treasurer for the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Federal Bar Association, and a member-at-large of the Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association.
Seth J. Greenhill, Esq., is the Supervising Attorney of Bankruptcy Operations at Padgett Law Group. Seth is licensed to practice law in the states of Florida, Tennessee, and Ohio as well as Texas Federal Courts. Seth has over a decade of experience representing creditors in bankruptcy matters, such as adversary proceedings, evidentiary hearings, appeals, stay relief motions, plan objections, and defense of secured claims. He graduated cum laude from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center and summa cum laude from Florida Atlantic University. Seth’s zealous representation has led to numerous speaking and educational opportunities in the default servicing industry. He is a regular contributor to industry education and advocacy efforts. In 2022, Seth was the recipient of the ALFN JPEG Picture the Future Award, which is an award given to young leaders making a difference in the default servicing industry. He is a local to the Central Florida area (residing in Melbourne) and hopes to make positive contributions to this organization. Seth can be reached at seth.greenhill@padgettlawgroup.com
Sahil Vijay Patel. What began as an inter-family joke in 2015, Sahil Vijay Patel decided to change the course of his successful eCommerce career and obtain his Juris Doctorate.
Sahil grew up in Jersey City, NJ, born from immigrant parents who struggled financially, he decided at an early age that he wanted to help others. He went to high school in Jersey City and Piscataway, New Jersey – he earned his Bachelor of Arts from Kean University in English.
In 2006, Sahil’s father, Vijay H Patel at the age of 47, suddenly passed, and Sahil took his family’s trajectory at the helm. He created numerous successful start-ups, many of which went on to do millions in revenue, one of which won the coveted 2015 Inc Magazine “Inc 500/5000,” award, placing 366 of the top 5000 companies in the world with revenue of over $10 Million and a growth rate of over 2300%.
In late 2015, he decided to let it all go and go back to his roots of helping others.
After winning the 2015 Inc 5000 award, he closed his successful eCommerce company and moved to Orlando, FL to become a bright eyed – bushy tailed, 1L (first year) at the Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law. Just like all law students – he juggled contracts, torts, civil procedure, property and evidence along with legal writing.
During the pursuit of his Juris Doctorate at the Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, Sahil worked with dozens of pro se petitioners at the Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy Clinic, spent dozens of hours volunteering with the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program and mentored numerous students who went to start successful law practices. From 2018 to 2022, Sahil also served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer for a non-profit, The Commission on Local Debates, which was established as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization to set a higher standard for debates in local races. Not looking for glory, Sahil also secretly spent countless hours preparing thousands of meals for the homeless at The Daily Bread, a nonprofit in Orlando, FL. Sahil has completed over 1000 verified hours of community service in Central, FL and is committed to promoting pro bono services.
Sahil has also helped create over a dozen law firms in the US through mentorships and paid consultations.
Currently, Sahil Vijay Patel is the founder and manager of Sahil Vijay Law, PLLC which offers a slew of quick services and traditional legal solutions. Sahil speaks Gujarati, Hindi and is learning Spanish.