Mark R. Owens, a partner in the Indianapolis, Indiana and Wilmington, Delaware offices of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, is a member of the Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring and Business Departments. His practice includes business, commercial, bankruptcy, and creditors' rights issues, including workouts and loan restructurings; representation of secured and unsecured creditors, creditors' committees, preference defendants, lessors and landlords in bankruptcy cases; repossessions and general collections; and Uniform Commercial Code issues. Mr. Owens has experience with various commercial issues and has been involved in commercial litigation in numerous courts throughout the country, including in the federal courts in the District of Delaware and Southern District of New York and in various state courts in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Delaware. In 2011, Mr. Owens was recognized by Best Lawyers as a "Rising Star" in the areas of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights.
Mr. Owens received his J.D. cum laude from Widener University School of Law in 1999 where he served two years on the Widener Journal of Public Law, including one year as internal editor. He also received a M.Ed. from Bloomsburg University in 1999 and a B.B.A., magna cum laude, from Wilkes University in 1995.
Mr. Owens served as a law clerk to the Honorable John J. Thomas, Chief United States Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Owens is licensed to practice law in the states of Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware; and is also admitted to the Court of Appeals for the 2nd, and 3rd Circuits; and U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania, District of New Jersey, District of Delaware, and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Indianapolis Bar Association.
Publications
09/10/2009, Commercial Finance & Insolvency Bulletin - September 2009
10/31/2007, Auto Supplier Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 4 - October 2007
10/15/2006, Auto Supplier Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 5
10/01/2006, Navigating the Consignment Rules under UCC Article 9
10/01/2006, Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law - "Bankruptcy Briefs"
09/18/2006, Auto Supplier Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 4
08/03/2006, Auto Supplier Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 3
06/23/2006, Auto Supplier Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 2
05/26/2006, Auto Supplier Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 1
Events
· Gathering Clouds or Raging Storm? (Grand Rapids)
· Gathering Clouds or Raging Storm? (Indianapolis)
(Also at Wilmington, Delaware Office)