Bankruptcy & Insolvency Law

• Chapter 7 Panel Trustee since 1976
• Chapter 11 Trustee
• Representation of Debtors in Business Chapter 7 & 11 Proceedings
• Receiver in State & Federal Cases

Admitted to Practice

• State of Tennessee (1976)
• U.S. District Court & Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tenn. (1976)
• Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (1982)
• U.S. Supreme Court (1983)

Educational Background

• Hillsdale College B.S.  summa cum laude (1973)
• Vanderbilt University School of Law J.D.  (1976)

Associations

• National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (Past President)
• Mid-South Commercial Law Institute (Past Director/Officer)
• Tennessee Bar Foundation
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Nashville, Tennessee & American Bar Associations

Past & Current Involvements

• Acted as Trustee or Attorney for Trustee in over 50 reported Bankruptcy decisions
• Acted as Legislative liason for NABT, worked with the Bankruptcy Review Commission, and testified before the House Sub-committee on Bankruptcy Reform (1995-2000)
• Contributing Editor for NABTalk from 1989 – 2010 (Recent Case Developments)
• Regular Speaker at Bankruptcy Seminars, at the local and national level
• Co-authored (with Sam Crocker) the article “Impact of the 2005 Bankruptcy Amendments on Chapter 7 Trustees”, published in Volume 79, Issue 2, 2005 of The American Law Journal

Cases of Interest

• Hermitage Hotel (Receiver)
• Robert McLean (Trustee in Ponzi Scheme case)
• Indigo Hotel (Chapter 11 Trustee)
• General Spring & Wire (Chapter 11 Trustee)
• George Jones (Trustee)
• Fulghum Construction Co. (Chapter 7 Trustee)
• RBM Company (Chapter 11 Trustee for 5 Ramada Inns and 3 Holiday Inns)