Results

Debtors seek to discharge their pre-bankruptcy debt. In re Guerrieri, In re Hallett, and In re Kellogg are instances of matters where the firm represented people who discharged over $50 million dollars of debt in the aggregate.

Orderly wind down their operations in exercise of their principals’ fiduciary duties because of, for example, financial distress or pending litigation. In re Balusa, Inc., In re Bomber Industries, Inc., In re Colorado Pie, LLC, In re Netstructures, Inc., In re St. Anselm Exploration Company, and In re Ultra Energy Solutions, Inc. are some instances where the firm has represented companies undertake an organized liquidation pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code.

Confirmation of plans of reorganization or liquidation. Kevin has been counsel to Littleton Day Surgery Center, LLC, Supra Telecommunication and Information Systems, Inc., and VESCO Consulting Services, LLC in their Chapter 11 reorganization cases, helping them confirm plans and exit bankruptcy with healthy balance sheets and resolve other pre-bankruptcy problems.

Creditors like landlords, insurance companies, ex-spouses, trade vendors, judgment holders and lienholders share the common goals of protecting their interests and maximizing their returns. Beyond that, because creditors are unique in what they are owed, the specific circumstances giving rise to the debt, the debtor’s operations and finances as well as other bankruptcy-related events, and the creditors’ own circumstances and goals, representation necessarily entails very specific analyses, plans, and implementation. Some creditors want relief from stay to pursue their rights out of bankruptcy, like what happened in In re Abeinsa Teyma General Partnership (Chapter 11), In re High Plains Computing, Inc. (Chapter 11), and In re Hruby. Many like secured creditors RBS Asset Finance, Inc. and M&M Excavation Co endeavor to utilize their secured positions to maximize their recovery. Some like the landlords in In re Al Silwady, Inc., In re BL Restaurants Holdings, LLC, In re Charming Charlie Holdings, Inc., In re Forever 21, Inc., In re Sears Holdings Corporation, In re Sugarfina Inc., In re Sports Authority Holdings, Inc., In re the Gymboree Corporation, In re Telescope Management Group, LLC, and In re Way to Grow, Inc., while also seeking to maximize their recovery, set about to protect and enforce the terms of their non-residential real property leases. Still others like Marrick Medical Finance, LLC assert their rights by, among other things, prevailing on objecting to the discharge the debtor’s debtor to them as what happened in In re Chernushin, the Chapter 7 individual debtor case of a disbarred attorney.

In In re IW Group, LLC, the firm represented the buyer purchase real property from a Chapter 11 debtor for over $3 million. In In re Milner Distribution Alliance, Inc. and In re Confluence Energy, LLC, Kevin represented Navajo Manufacturing Company and Confluence Equipment Co., LLC, respectively, purchase substantially all of the assets of Chapter 11 debtors.

For instance, in Simplicity Ground Services, LLC v. Tsouris, Kevin obtained a state court judgment for treble damages, fees, and costs against an employee who stole from his employer. And in Pauli v. Schneider, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado ruled in Kevin’s client’s favor, an individual debtor, following a dischargeability trial. The published decision is here.

In re Moosman is an example of a case where Kevin represented a Chapter 7 trustee in his efforts to obtain favorable judgments at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and then U.S. District Court levels on an insurance issue. The District Court published opinion is here.

The firm works hard to settle matters with as little fighting as possible as, if successful, it saves time, money, and mitigates risk, among other benefits. Often this happens in the context of pending bankruptcy cases like in In re Metaphysical Research Society, Inc. where a consensual resolution led to the debtor client voluntarily agreeing to dismiss its bankruptcy case. Or it can happen through litigation such as in Green v. Lifevest Publishing, Inc. where litigation commenced by Kevin’s client led to a settlement and ultimate dismissal of the case. Though not always matters of public record, the firm has also capably helped numerous people and businesses work-out or otherwise resolve, often through settlement, adverse situations like those arising from broken business relationships, debtor-creditor issues, and familial disputes.

Kevin has successfully represented receivers like Eric Grothe and Plan Administrators as in In re Big Sandy Holding Co.

Further, Kevin has represented various other constituents as an attorney.