Honors/Awards:

• Recognized in Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2013
• Recognized in Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2014
• Mercer Law Review, Member, Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, 1994-1996

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Board Member, Atlanta Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, 2014
• Board of Directors, Atlanta Chapter, 2014-present
• Georgia, 1996

Pro bono/Community Service:

• TMA National, Education Committee, 2015
• TMA National Annual Meeting, Planning Committee, 2014

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• Bankruptcy Moderator, “Making Sure that Your D&O Policy Doesn't Fail You When Your Company Runs Aground!,” Atlanta TMA, Atlanta, Georgia, August 25, 2017
• Speaker, "Recharacterization of Debt to Equity and Equitable Subordination," Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Institute, Greensboro, Georgia, December 14, 2017
• Speaker, “When Words Really Matter; Understanding the Effect of Bankruptcy and Insolvency on Coverage under Directors and Officers’ Insurance Policies,” Carolinas Chapter TMA, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 27, 2017
• Moderator, “How Good Are Receivership Sales? The Practical Advantages and Disadvantages of Receivership Sales,” Atlanta TMA, Atlanta, Georgia, November 18, 2016
• Moderator, “Doing Distressed Deals Without Getting Sued: What Every Private Equity Fund, Asset Purchaser, Director, Officer, Investment Banker, and Turnaround Professional Should Know to Avoid Liability,” Atlanta TMA, November 2015
• Moderator, “Everything You Don’t Want to Learn About Directors & Officers’ Insurance Policies . . . After It’s Too Late!,” TMA National Webinar, September 2015
• Moderator, "Section 363 Sales Are Not the Only Game in Town: Distressed M&A Outside of Bankruptcy," Atlanta TMA, November 2014

Verdicts/Settlements:

• In re Tattersall Club Corporation (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
• In re Bland Farms (Bankr. S.D. Ga.)
• In re West Jefferson Amusement and Public Park Authority (Bankr. N.D. Ala.)
• In re Sea Island Company, et al. (Bankr. S.D. Ga.)
• In re Pike Nursery Holding, Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
• In re Formica Corp., et al. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y)
• In re Winder Renewable Methane, Inc. (Bankr. E.D. La.)
• In re Andersen 2000, Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
• In re Printmasters Acquisition Corp., et al. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
• In re Lynx Chemical Group, Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
• In re MetroHealth Indiana, Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
• In re Morris Brown College (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
• In re Exclusive Resorts, Inc., et al. (Bankr. D. Conn.)
• In re Phillips Pet Food & Supplies, Inc. (Bankr. Mass.)
• In re Catalyst Natural Gas, LLC, et al. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
• In re Verilink Corporation, et al. (Bankr. N.D. Ala.)
• In re Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. (Bankr. D. Del)

Educational Background:

• University of Georgia, B.A., 1993