Dennis is Co-Chair of the Firm's Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights & Business Restructuring Group. His litigation practice involves general bankruptcy representation, including preference defense and dischargeability litigation, commercial debtor representation, creditor's rights matters, including commercial collections, mechanic's liens, attachments, and fraudulent conveyance litigation.
Representative Matters
· Counsel for creditors committee in massive fraud case where a substantial recovery occurred
· Represented site contractor in a substantial complex mechanic's lien matter involving a residential subdivision
· Represented creditor with respect to $1.8 million preference defense
· Served as local counsel for bankruptcy of mortgage loan subsidiary whose parent was taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Recognition and Honors
· Best Lawyers in America, 2002-2012
· Norfolk Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Lawyer of the Year; Best Lawyers in America, 2012
· Virginia Super Lawyers; Law & Politics, 2008-2011
· Virginia Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition; Law & Politics, 2009-2010
· Virginia's Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2008-2011
· AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
· University Scholar; University of Pittsburgh
Associations
· American Bar Association
· American Bankruptcy Institute
· Virginia State Bar; Past President, Bankruptcy Bar Association
· Virginia Bar Association; Past President, Bankruptcy Bar
· Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association; Co-Founder, Past President
· Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association