Experience
· Special litigation counsel to H. Jason Gold, Chapter 11 trustee for Vijay K. Taneja and related cases pursuing avoidance claims
· Special litigation counsel to Roper Brothers Lumber Company for D&O matters
· Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors of Ennstone, Inc.; committee supported plan confirmed; representing trustee of Ennstone Litigation Trust
· Counsel and designated representative for member of committee in Circuit City Stores Chapter 11 case and member of oversight committee for Circuit City Trust
· Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors of Mohawk Marketing Corporation; committee plan confirmed; representing Mohawk Marketing Liquidation Trust
· Represented the rehabilitator of Land America Title Company and Commonwealth Land Title in the LandAmerica Financial Group Chapter 11 case
· Represented trustees in Rowe Furniture and Storehouse Inc. cases; obtained $6.625 million settlement for D&O claims
· Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors of Craft Machine Works
· Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors of Rennie Petroleum Corporation
· Represented the Tobacco Row Apartments in Richmond, VA, a $20 million historic apartment development, in its successful reorganization which paid all creditors 100% of claims
· Represented debtor in obtaining $19 million plan financing, paying all creditors 100% of claims
· Represented Heilig-Meyers Corporation in its Chapter 11 case
· Represented Fas Mart Convenience Stores in its Chapter 11 case
· Represented Tultex Corporation in its Chapter 11 case
Published Opinions
Bankruptcy Opinions
· Smoot v Tavenner, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 13366 (4th Cir. May 30, 2006) (represented chapter 7 trustee)
· Ruck v. Tavenner, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22493 (E.D. Va. 2006) (represented chapter 7 trustee)
· In re Epley, 2005 Bankr. LEXIS (Bankr. E.D. Va. Dec. 28, 2005) (represented chapter 7 trustee)
· In re Tobacco Road Phase IA, LLP, 338 B.R. 684 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2005) (represented chapter 11 debtor)
· Lubman v. C.A. Guard Masonry Contrs., Inc. (In re Gem Constr. Corp. of Va.), 2000 Bankr. LEXIS 1769 (Bankr. E.D. Va. Jan. 11, 2000) (represented chapter 7 trustee)
Other Opinions
· Caudill v. County of Dinwiddie, 259 Va. 785, 529 S.E.2d 313 (2000) (securities litigation)
· Bass v. City of Richmond Police Dep't, 258 Va. 103, 515 S.E.2d 557 (1999) (workers' compensation)
· Augusta County Sheriff's Dep't v. Overbey, 254 Va. 522, 492 S.E.2d 631 (1997) (workers' compensation)
· Hayes v. 4 E Corp., 2000 Va. App. LEXIS 23 (Va. App. 2000) (workers' compensation)
· Lindenfeld v. City of Richmond Sheriff's Office, 25 Va. App. 775, 492 S.E.2d 506 (1997) (workers' compensation)
General Information
· BV Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell
· Board Member and President-Elect: Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association
· Member: Board of Governors, Bankruptcy Section, Virginia State Bar
· Member: Real Estate Section, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Subcommittee, Virginia State Bar
· Member: Bankruptcy Section Executive Committee, Virginia Bar Association
· Named a "Rising Star," Virginia Super Lawyer - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 &2011
· Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2010, 2011
Presentations & Seminars
· "To Be or Not To Be Employed in Bankruptcy: A Consideration of Ethical Issues" - Panelist with Hon. William F. Stone, Jr. and Robert S. Westermann, Esq., VBA Bankruptcy Law Conference (May 2011)
· "Ethics 'Stew' - A Smorgasbord of Issues involving Ethics in Bankruptcy" - Panelist with Hon. Stephen S. Mitchell, VBA Bankruptcy Law Conference (May 2010)
· "Selling, Buying and Keeping Technology Licenses in Bankruptcy" - Panelist with Douglas R. Gooding, Committee Educational Session (Technology and Telecommunications) Spring 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Bankruptcy Institute.
· "Current Issues involving Ethics in Bankruptcy" - Panelist with Hon. William F. Stone, Jr. and Karen M. Crowley, VBA Bankruptcy Law Conference (April 2009)
· "Bankruptcy Basics - a Primer" - Presenter, Lexwork International (October 2008)
· "Post-Judgment Collections & Bankruptcy Issues" - Presenter, NBI Collections Seminar (October 2007)
· "Bankruptcy Law Essentials for the Employment Law Generalist" - Panelist with Hon. William F. Stone, Jr., and Blackwell N. Shelley, Jr., VBA Annual Meeting (January 2007)
· "Bankruptcy Law Essentials for the Employment Law Generalist" - Panelist with Hon. Kevin R. Huennekens, and Blackwell N. Shelley, Jr., VBA 36th Annual Conference on Labor Relations and Employment Law (October 2006)
· "The Three Phrases No One Wants to Hear: Conflict of Interest, Inadequate Disclosure, and Disgorgement of Fees" - Presenter, VBA Bankruptcy Law Conference (April 2006)
· "No Good Deeds Go Unpunished - Bankruptcy Issues in Real Estate" - Contributor and Panelist, 22nd Annual Real Estate Practice (2004)
· "Lessons Learned in Bankruptcy Workouts" - Panelist, Virginia Bankers Association Lending Executives Symposium (November 2003)
(Resident, Falls Church, VA)