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Jim Coutinho | Partner

EDUCATION

Law School:
Capital University Law School, J.D., 2007
Cum Laude, Order of the Curia (National Legal Honor Society)

College:
The Ohio State University, 2004
B.A., Economics

COURT ADMISSIONS

2007, Ohio
2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
2014, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Practice Areas

  • Business Bankruptcy, Debtor/Creditor Rights, and Workouts
  • Receiverships
  • Real Estate & Commercial Leasing
  • Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

Notable Accomplishments

  • Member of the Independent Panel of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees, Columbus, OH

  • Member of the Independent Panel of Chapter 11, Subchapter V Bankruptcy Trustees, Southern District of Ohio
  • Named as a SuperLawyer for 2022, the first year eligible.
  • Named as a SuperLawyer Rising Star for 2017 through 2021

Speaker:

  • “Receiverships,” Ohio State Bar Association Business Law Institute 2023.
  • “Title Issues in Bankruptcy,” Westcor Land Title Insurance Company Seminar 2022.
  • “Receiverships: Another tool for the insolvency attorney,” Credit Education Coalition Winter Seminar 2021.
  • “Business Law Update: COVID-19 and Small Business Bankruptcy,” Ohio Bar Association, 2020.
  • “Mortgage Lien Avoidance Update,” Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference, 2019.
  • “Attorney Advisory Committee – Chapter 11 Subcommittee Update,” Bankruptcy Law Institute, Columbus Bar Association, 2019.
  • “Interplay Between Bankruptcy and Receivership Laws,”Bankruptcy Law Institute, Columbus Bar Association, 2016.
  • “Perspectives on Professionalism,” Bankruptcy Law Institute, Columbus Bar Association, 2015.
  • “Local and National Case Law Update,” Bankruptcy Law Institute, Columbus Bar Association, 2014.
  • “Unbundling Legal Services in Consumer Cases,” Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee, 2014.Keynote Address, Bankruptcy CLE, Legal Aid Society of Columbus, 2013.
  • “Local Case Law Update,” Bankruptcy Law Institute, Columbus Bar Association, 2013.
  • “Mortgage Avoidance Update,” Chapter 7 Trustee Training, Southern District of Ohio, 2012.
  • “Setting a Course to Avoid Liens,” Southern District of Ohio Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference, 2012.
  • “Revisiting Stern v. Marshall,” Eighth Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2012.
  • “Stern v. Marshall,” Bankruptcy Law Institute, Columbus Bar Association, 2012.
  • “Local Case Law Update,” Bankruptcy Law Institute, Columbus Bar Association, 2012.
  • “Burning Down the House: Fallout from Mortgage Avoidance Cases,” Credit Education Coalition Fall Seminar, 2011.
  • “Stern v. Marshall,” Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee, 2011.
  • “Local Case Law Update,” Bankruptcy Law Institute, Columbus Bar Association, 2011.
  • “Bankruptcy Litigation Procedure and Nuances” & “Adversary Proceedings – Discovery, Evidence, Settlements,” National Business Institute, 2011.
  • “Basic Finances,” Volunteers of America, Veteran Alumni Employment Program, 2011.
  • “Local Case Law Update,” Bankruptcy Law Institute, Columbus Bar Association, 2010.