Jim Coutinho | Partner

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), 2023 & 2024
• Named as a SuperLawyer Rising Star for 2017 through 2021
• Selected for National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges “NextGen” program, 2014
• Attorney Advisory Committee, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Ohio – Chapter 11 Subcommittee, 2017-2024
• Columbus Bankruptcy Pro Bono Project, 2012-2024
• Columbus Bankruptcy Judicial Liaison Committee, Member 2019-2012, Chair 2013-2014
• Columbus Bar Association, President’s Award, 2014
• Eagle Scout, 1995

Speaker:

• Guest Lecturer, Finance/Econ Undergrad & Graduate Courses on Bankruptcy & Restructuring, The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, 2022-2024.
• “Chapter 7 Trustee Panel, Exemptions & Business Cases,” Credit Education Coalition Fall Seminar 2023.
• “Subchapter V Trustee Panel,” Southern District of Ohio Bench Bar Conference 2023.
• Guest Speaker on Importance of Pro Bono Work, Bankruptcy Pro Bono Project Fresh Start Gala, 2023
• “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.