Bankruptcy                                                           

• Represented a firearm distributor as a debtor in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the Southern District of Ohio Bankruptcy Court.
• Represented primary secured lender in a single asset Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the Central District of California Bankruptcy Court in connection with the negotiation of a plan which resulted in the client taking possession of the subject property through the plan and completing construction.
• Represented the primary secured lender in a Chapter 12 bankruptcy case in the District of Kansas Bankruptcy Court in connection with negotiating plan treatment.

• Led the effort to reopen a bankruptcy case in the Southern District of Mississippi to obtain court authorization for a contested asset purchase over the objection of a member of the debtor-in-possession lender group, successfully navigating competing stakeholder interests and securing court approval of the transaction.

Litigation

• Successfully appealed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration in the Kansas Court of Appeals.

• Represented mortgage servicers in multiple consumer mortgage litigation matters, including successfully moving to dismiss claims under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, successfully moving for summary judgment, and defending these awards on appeal.
• Represented a special service in enforcement of a matured CMBS loan secured by a senior living facility, obtaining appointment of a receiver to protect the collateral and continuing business operations while successfully negotiating a resolution through a deed in lieu of foreclosure.  
• Represented a special servicer in a contested commercial foreclosure and leveraged key evidence obtained during expedited discovery to obtain a consensual receiver order on favorable terms immediately before the scheduled evidentiary hearing.