John is a member of the Tax and Finance Practice Group, and the Bankruptcy and Workout Team Co-Chair. He is also Chair of the Vietnam Team. He works exclusively in the business reorganization process, both in Chapter 11's and state law work outs. He represents debtors, as well as creditors, both secured and unsecured. He has served as a Chapter 7 Trustee for 24 years, a Chapter 12 Trustee for 12 years and has been appointed as creditors' committee counsel. Military Service · United States Marine Corps 1967-1972, Captain Professional Memberships and Affiliations · Kentucky Bar Association · Louisville Bar Association · American Bankruptcy Institute · Terralex® Professional Leadership · Immediate Past President, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2009-2010 · President, American Bankruptcy Institute 2007-2008 · Past Chairman Kentucky Bar Association Bankruptcy Section · Past Chairman National Guidelines in Bankruptcy for Accountants Project, American Bankruptcy Institute Professional Fees & Compensation Committee · Co-Chairman Professional Fees and Compensation Committee for American Bar Institute 1990-1998, 2001-2003 · Past-Chairman, Louisville Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee · Past Vice President Publications, American Bankruptcy Institute 2004 · Past Secretary, American Bankruptcy Institute · Member Executive Committee, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2002 - Present · Director, American Bankruptcy Institute · First Class of Certified Business Bankruptcy Specialists, 1990 American Bankruptcy Board of Certification; Recertified 1997, 2002 · Past Vice President, American Boards of Certification · Past Member, American Board of Certification Board of Directors · Chairman, International Insolvency Practice Group, Terralex® Achievements in Areas of Concentration · Advisory Board Law Review, St. John's University School of Law · Professor at the University of Louisville Law School (Debtor-Creditor Rights) 1976-1996 Honors and Awards · Recognized in the 2007-Present Kentucky Super Lawyers® lists · Recognized in the "Top 50 Attorneys in Kentucky" of the 2009 Kentucky Super Lawyers® list · Listed in The International Who's Who of Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers · Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 1987-2011 in the field of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law · First Annual Publications Award, American Bankruptcy Institution Journal, 1994 · Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, Class of 1999 · Leadership Louisville, Class of 1991 · Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities Civic and Charitable Involvement · Past Director, U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Campaign · Member of Crane House, Louisville, Kentucky · Past President, University of Louisville Alumni Association · Past Director, Kentucky Marine Corps Coordinating Committee Selected Publications and Presentations · Contributing Editor "Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 2nd Edition" 11-volume treatise, Clark Boardman and Callaghan · Co-Author "Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice," 6-volume treatise, Wiley Law Publications · Co-Author "Kentucky Construction Law, Mechanics Lien and Bankruptcy Manual" · Co-Author "A New Chapter in Bankruptcy Law: Chapter 12" · Co-Author Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, published by Callaghan & Co. · Contributing Editor and Author for Environmental and Bankruptcy Column, "Toxins-ARE-Us," ABI Journal · Co-Author "Close Doesn't Count in Horseshoes, Hand Grenades and 541 Disputes Over Insurance Policy Proceeds" 22 American Bankruptcy Institute Journal 34, February 2003 · Featured Speaker, Tucker Law Forum, Washington and Lee Law School, Lexington, VA · Lecturer, Northwest Bankruptcy Conference, Coeur D' Alene, Idaho · Lecturer, Commercial Law League of America Bankruptcy Practice Seminar · Lecturer of Political Science; University of Louisville, 1973-1975, 1989-1991 · Speaker, Stetson University College of Law 14th Annual Bankruptcy Seminar Law and Practice, St. Petersburg, FL · Speaker, Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, Cincinnati, OH 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003 · Speaker, 1991-1992 Kentucky Bar Association Convention and Judicial Conference; Mississippi Bar Annual Convention 1997; Alabama Bar Annual Convention · Speaker, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004 Annual Meetings, American Bankruptcy Institute, Washington, D.C. · Speaker, Professional Education System; A Seminar Chapter 11's sponsored by Creditors Law Center, as well as P.E.S.I.'s Collection Seminar, Chapter 11 Seminars, Chapter 12 Seminars in 18 states · Speaker, University of Kentucky College of Law, CLE Programs, "Real Estate Into the 1990's", "Basic Bankruptcy" · Speaker, Kentucky Bar Association Family Law Seminar, "Bankruptcy and Divorce" · Speaker, Norton Litigation Institutes, Park City, UT; Jackson Hole, WY; San Diego, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Las Vegas, NV · Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Program · Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, Southwest Bankruptcy Conference · Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, Southeastern Bankruptcy Workshop · Speaker, American Bankruptcy Leadership Conference, 1991 through 2003 · Moderator, American Bankruptcy Symposium on Professional Fees and Compensation, Kalispel, Montana · Presenter, International Insolvency Symposium, Berlin, Germany, 2007 · Speaker, "US Chapter 11 Challenges and Opportunities," Hanoi, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2007 · Presenter, "The 2006 PRC Enterprise Law: A New Beginning," Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 2008 · Presenter, Annual General Meeting, Terralex®, Hong Kong, 2009 |