EDUCATION
Law School:
University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., 1985
College:
Bowling Green State University, B.A., 1982
COURT ADMISSIONS
1985, Ohio
1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Practice Areas
- Business Bankruptcy, Debtor/Creditor Rights, and Workouts
- Corporate & Tax Law
- Real Estate & Commercial Leasing
Notable Accomplishments
- Named 2015 and 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” in Columbus, Ohio for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency Reorganization Law by Best Lawyers in America
- Named as a “Leader in their Field” in Columbus, Ohio for Bankruptcy/Restructuring by Chambers and Partners for Chambers USA 2014
Listed in: Ohio Super Lawyers.
Speaker/Presenter at multiple programs, including the following:
- “Bankruptcy in Ohio,” Lorman Education Services
- “Selling Distressed Businesses,” Ohio State Bar Association, Annual Convention
- “Chapter 11 Asset Sales,” Bankruptcy Law Institute, Columbus Bar Association
- “How to Collect A Judgment; A Primer,” Lorman Education Services
- “Caught in the Bankruptcy Whirlpool,” Ohio Continuing Legal Education Institute
- “Solving Practical Problems in Business Bankruptcies,” Ohio Continuing Legal Education Institute
- “Basics of Chapter 11 Practice,” Ohio Continuing Legal Education Institute
- “Receiverships and Sales of Real Property,” Ohio State Bar Association, Annual Convention
- “Individual Chapter 11 Cases: The Evolving Hybrid Reorganization,” William J. O’Neill Great Lakes Regional Bankruptcy Institute
- “Bankruptcy Update,” Ohio State Bar Association, Self-Study CLE
- “Chapter 11 Fact Pattern & Walkthrough,” Bankruptcy Law Institute, Columbus Bar Association