Areas of Practice
Mediation and Arbitration; Bankruptcy Law,
Creditors’ Rights, Workouts, Commercial Litigation
Education
J.D., University of
Houston (with honors), 1985
M.S., Florida State University,
1972
B.A., University of Florida,
1969
Profile
Judy primarily represents lenders, unsecured
creditors, lessors and creditors’ committees in business bankruptcy
cases and workouts. Representation includes commercial and
bankruptcy litigation and Chapter 11 debtor representation. She
also advises national consumer lenders on bankruptcy and debt collection
practices and policy, and serves as an arbitrator and mediator in
commercial and bankruptcy litigation.
Representative Experience:
Secured creditors in Chapter 11 cases
in contested matters involving:
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protection of
cash collateral
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debtor-in-possession
financing
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challenges to
secured position
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Plans
of Reorganization
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objections to
confirmation
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trustee
appointment
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executory contract issues
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asset sales
Committees
of Unsecured Creditors in Chapter 11 cases of convenience stores, textile,
furniture, toy, retail, golf resort, trading card, steel fabricating,
manufacturing, franchised food and other industries
Debtors
in Chapter 11 cases in various manufacturing, retail, service and distribution
sectors
Purchases
of assets from debtors prior to and within bankruptcy cases
Mediator
in preference adversaries in Quality Stores, Wolf Camera, Durango and other bankruptcies
Bankruptcy
and commercial litigation including preference and fraudulent conveyance
defense, consumer class action defense, discharge and dischargeability adversary
actions, substantive consolidation litigation, lender liability and sanctions
defense
Selected Professional/Community Activities
American Bankruptcy Institute, 1988 - present
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Faculty,
ABI Litigation Skills Seminar, 2003
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Chair,
ABI
Hawaii
Conference, 2003 - 04
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Vice
President, 2001 - 2003
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Executive
Committee, 1998 - 2003
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Board
of Directors, 1996 - 2003
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Chair
of American Bankruptcy Institute Annual Southeast Regional Workshop,
1996 - 2000
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Contributing
editor, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1996 - present
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Co-Chair, Pension and Benefits Committee, 2005 -
present
Councilor,
North Carolina State Bar, 2003 - present
Chair
and Executive
Board, North Carolina Conference of Bar Presidents, 1998 - present
Lecturer
on Advanced Commercial Workouts, Executive Enterprises, 1996 - present
Chair,
International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation -
Carolinas, 2001 - present
National
Bankruptcy Chair of the State Capital Global Law Firm Group, 1995 - 2005
President,
Mecklenburg County Bar, 1997 - 1998
Board of
Directors and Secretary, Childrens’
Law
Center
, 2000 - 2004
Board of
Directors, US Law Network, 2005 - 2008
Notable Accomplishments
Ranked among Law & Politics magazine’s North Carolina “Super Lawyers” 2006 –
2008 and “Top 50 Female Lawyers” (Bankruptcy) 2006 – 2007
Recognized in Business North Carolina Magazine’s “Legal Elite” in
Bankruptcy, 2002 – 2007
American Bankruptcy Institute Award for Outstanding Contribution, 1998
Selected one of The Charlotte Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in
Business, 1997
Publications & Lectures
Author
of:
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Handbook for
Unsecured Creditors Committees
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ABI Collection
Handbook - Everything the Collection Professional Needs to Know About
Bankruptcy
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Multiple articles on bankruptcy topics
Contributing Editor
on:
Frequent lecturer at local,
state and national seminars on bankruptcy, workouts and commercial
litigation topics
Pre-Law
Experience
Thirteen years in the long-term residential
health care industry with experience in planning, management, programs,
financial sector and regulatory compliance in nursing homes, assisted living
facilities and residential treatment facilities for mentally ill and
mentally retarded.
