Provided by Michael P. Coury
USA
Practice Areas
Chapter 11 Business Reorganization; Debtor, Creditor, trustee and committee representation, and Bankruptcy Litigation; Business & Commercial Litigation
Career
Admitted to practice: Tennessee, Mississippi, Federal District Courts for Western & Middle Districts of Tennessee, Eastern District of Arkansas, Northern District of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth & Eleventh Circuits; The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation- Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation; Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights.
Professional Memberships
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy (Sixth Circuit Regent, 2018-21); American Bankruptcy Institute ;American Bar Association, Business Bankruptcy Section; Memphis Bar Association, Director 1993-94, Bankruptcy Section Chair 1992-93; Tennessee Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section Chair 2002, Executive Council 2002-2011; Turnaround Management Association (TMA), President (Tennessee Chapter) 2015-16; Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation; Fellow, Memphis Bar Foundation.
Publications
"Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Proofs of Claim and Proposed Rule Changes," Best of ABI 2011: The Year in Consumer Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Institute (December 2011); Co-Author, "Municipal Bankruptcy: A Guide for Public Finance Attorneys," National Association of Bond Lawyers (October 2011); "Sweat Equity Redux: Does the Absolute Priority Rule Survive Individual Chapter 11 Cases," Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, Issue No. 2 (February 2011)