Michael practices in the areas of bankruptcy/creditors' rights, construction litigation and commercial litigation.  Michael regularly represents commercial banks, secured parties, lessors, bankruptcy trustees, creditors' committees and debtors in all facets of bankruptcy and civil litigation. Michael has defended and prosecuted hundreds of avoidance actions in bankruptcy proceedings including prosecuting over 500 preferences adversary proceedings in the U.S. Flow bankruptcy.

Representative Experience

• Assisted numerous banks and financial institutions in loan restructurings and commercial loan workouts
• Represented banks and other secured parties in actions to foreclose and repossess collateral
• Represented creditors in numerous Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcies in courts across the country
• Prepared and negotiated loan documents, including loan agreements, promissory notes, guarantees and security agreements
• Prosecuted and defended hundreds of fraudulent transfers and preference actions in bankruptcy courts across the country
• Successfully represented bankruptcy trustee in an appeal to the Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel involving application of the Builder's Trust Fund Act
• Represented businesses in commercial disputes in state and federal court
• Prosecuted and defended numerous construction lien foreclosure cases

Honors and Awards

• Member, Indiana Law Journal
• Order of the Coif

Bar Associations

Publications

• Construction Lien Changes Demand Attention

Professional Affiliations

• American Bankruptcy Institute
  

Community Affiliations

• Grand Rapids Jaycees