JEREMY L. RETHERFORD is a Partner with the firm and a member of the firm's Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy practice group as well as the firm's Litigation practice group. In his practice, Jeremy regularly represents lenders and other creditors in bankruptcy cases, adversary proceedings and litigation arising in both state and federal courts. This representation routinely involves judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, receiverships, DIP financing, fraudulent conveyance and preference litigation, loan work-outs, real property disputes and collection matters. Jeremy also represents contractors and subcontractors in the perfection and enforcement of materialman and mechanic liens as well as property owners in the defense of actions to perfect materialman and mechanic liens. In addition, Jeremy represents commercial landlords in landlord/tenant disputes as well homeowner associations and condominium associations in the collection of assessments.
Jeremy is a member of the Alabama State Bar and Mississippi State Bar. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Mississippi Law Journal and a member of the school's Moot Court team.
Jeremy also is a frequent speaker at seminars regarding landlord/tenant disputes, bankruptcy topics and foreclosure issues.
Representative Experience
· Represent secured lender in appointment of receiver and judicial foreclosure of multi-family housing
· Represent mortgage lender in defense of predatory lending claims
· Represent creditor in objection to dischargeability of debt
· Represent building material supplier in perfection and enforcement of materialman liens
· Represent commercial landlord in eviction of tenants and collection of unpaid rent
· Represent asset-based lender in enforcement of security interest in collateral
· Represent creditor in wrongful repossession action
· Represent loan participant in loan participation agreement dispute
Professional Activities
· Alabama State Bar
· Mississippi State Bar
· Birmingham Bar Association
· American Bankruptcy Institute
· American Bar Association
· Turnaround Management Association
· Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama Roundtable
News
December 10, 2009, Balch & Bingham LLP Welcomes Five New Partners in Alabama
March 08, 2007, Commercial Finance Association Reception
Publications
April 2011, Legal Landscape: Current Topics of Interest. Alabama Bankers Magazine
Thomas G. Amason, III, H. Hampton Boles, Daniel R. Hugunine, M. Lee Johnsey, Jr., Richard L. Pearson, John D. Pickering, Jeremy L. Retherford
Spring 2009, Business Litigation Newsletter.
R. Mark Alexander, Jr., Matthew B. Ames, Natalie M. Christensen Beasman, Jonathan P. Dyal, Jeremy L. Retherford
Speaking Engagements
April 8, 2009, Commercial & Residential Evictions
April 2009, Real Property Foreclosure: A Step-by-Step Workshop
February 13, 2009, 2009 Alabama Banking Law Update
November 2008, Commercial & Residential Evictions in Alabama
November 6, 2007, Drafting and Enforcing Commercial Leases
September 25, 2007, Landlord-Tenant Law
July 27, 2007, Foreclosure & Repossession in Alabama
January 24, 2007, Landlord-Tenant Law & The Effect of the New Uniform Residential & Landlord-Tenant Act
June 27, 2006, Landlord-Tenant Law: For the Experienced Practitioner
January 27, 2005, Bankruptcy in Alabama: A Creditor's Perspective