Gary serves as the Chair of Husch Blackwell's Insolvency Department and as a member of the firm's Partner Board. His primary areas of concentration include serving as national and/or regional insolvency counsel for lenders. Gary represents secured lenders and creditors' committees in commercial financial restructurings and bankruptcies and serves as special insolvency counsel for a number of bank clients. In addition, he has served as a Court appointed bankruptcy examiner and Chapter 11 Responsible Person.
Gary represented the Unsecured Creditors' Committee in the Farmland Industries, Inc. bankruptcy which was one of the 20 largest bankruptcies in the world in 2002 with scheduled debt of approximately $1.9 billion. The ultimate payment to unsecured creditors in the case was in excess of 100% of their allowed claims. In addition, Gary has served as creditors' committee counsel in the Chapter 9 proceedings of a school district and a hospital.
Gary has worked on the development of a Case Management System for the firm which provides a secure extranet management approach for management of the cases of our clients and sharing attorney-client electronic information and files. This secure client access application allows clients convenient, 24/7 access to shared private files and reports which provide case information needed to effectively keep clients informed; manage the matters we handle for clients; provide custom reports to the management of clients; and provide cost savings to clients.
Awards & Recognitions
· American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow
· Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy, 1995-2012
· Best of the U.S., Best Attorneys, 2007-2009
· Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2005-2011; Top 100 in Missouri and Kansas, 2005, 2008-2009; Top 50 in Kansas City, 2005
Professional Associations & Memberships
· American Bankruptcy Institute
· American Bar Association, Business Bankruptcy Sub-Committee, Presenter at National Meetings and Member
· American Bar Foundation, Fellow
· Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Commercial & Bankruptcy Committee, Past Chair and Presenter
· Missouri Bankers Association, Bank Counsel Division, Past Chair
· The Missouri Bar, Commercial & Bankruptcy Committee, Presenter and Member
Civic Involvement
· Assistance League of Greater Kansas City, Advisory Board
· "Kick with Nick" Lowery Fundraiser for Cerebral Palsy, Past Chair
· Liberty Hospital Foundation, Board of Directors
· Liberty, Missouri Board of Education, Past President and Board Member
· Liberty, Missouri Public School Foundation, Past Board Member
· Missouri Boys State, Board of Directors, Lifetime Member
· William Jewell College National Alumni Association, Past President
· William Jewell College, Board of Trustees and Member of the Executive Committee
Clerkships
· U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Missouri, 1982-1983
News & Publications
News
10.19.11, Super Lawyers 2011 Names 71 Husch Blackwell Attorneys from Missouri and Nebraska; an Additional 15 Listed as Rising Stars
9.6.11, More Than 100 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012
10.13.10, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2010 Names 64 Husch Blackwell Attorneys; An Additional 20 Listed as Rising Stars
10.22.09, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2009 Names 73 Husch Blackwell Sanders Attorneys
9.24.08, Husch Blackwell Sanders Attorneys Named Best of the Bar by Kansas City Business Journal
3.26.08, The American College of Bankruptcy Inducts Barnes as Fellow
Publications
2.16.10, Sentencing Commission Signals Change in Effective Compliance Program Requirements
5.1.09, Chrysler Files Chapter 11
1.1.94, Small Business Bankruptcy Reorganizations, Retirement, Pension and Profit Sharing Plans
Employment and Compensation of Professionals, Missouri Bankruptcy Practice
Overview of the 'Ins and Outs' of the Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy Cases, Missouri Business Law Quarterly