Dean Merritt Dinner is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy law, debtor and creditor rights, commercial debt workouts and litigation and 5 other areas of law. Dean received a B.S. degree from University of Colorado at Boulder in 1976, and has been licensed for 47 years. Dean practices at Sacks Tierney P.A. in Scottsdale, AZ.
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Payment InformationPayment & Cost FeaturesFixed hourly rates
Fixed fees available
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Firm InformationPositionShareholderFirm NameSacks Tierney P.A.
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Representative Cases & TransactionsTransactionsRepresentation of secured creditors, surety companies, unsecured creditors, committees, lessors, trustees and debtors in Chapter 7, 11, 12 and 13 proceedings; Representation of clients in bankruptcy cases involving such diverse matters as real estate, construction, manufacturing, high tech equipment, trucking, airlines, food production, surety claims, intellectual property, oil and gas, multi-tiered marketing, factoring and asset based lending; Represented a debtor oil and gas company in a Chapter 11 reorganization involving $55 million in debt and obtained a confirmed plan of reorganization; Represented a factoring company with a multi-million-dollar secured claim in a printing company Chapter 11 case where debtor tried to subordinate the claim to DIP financing; Pursued multi-million-dollar reclamation and unsecured claims on behalf of vendors in the Circle K bankruptcy case; Obtained a multi-million-dollar state court verdict on a fraudulent transfer action; Negotiated and documented DIP financing transactions for both factoring companies and asset based lenders; Successfully defended a non-dischargeability action brought by a bank against a client; Represented an unsecured creditors committee, resulting in a consensual plan of reorganization; Represented bond holders involving the bankruptcy sale of HUD low-income apartments.
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1985, Arizona
9th Circuit
1979, Colorado
1979, Georgia
US District Court
1979, District of Colorado
1979, District of Georgia
1979, Northern District of Georgia
1985, US Court of Appeals
1985, District of Arizona
MembershipsAmerican Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy
Litigation)
Scottsdale Bar Association (Treasurer, 2011
Board of Directors, 2010-2012
President, 2012)
Maricopa County Bar Association
The Colorado Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
State Bar of Arizona (Bankruptcy Advisory, Commission in Charge of Certification Process for Bankruptcy Specialist
Chair, 2001
Co-chair, Bankruptcy Section, Fast Track Bankruptcy Committee, 2000). -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolEmory University
Class of 1979
J.D.
Other EducationUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
Class of 1976
B.S.
Legal CertificationsCertified Specialist, Bankruptcy Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization
Dean Merritt Dinner
4250 North Drinkwater Boulevard, 4th FloorScottsdale, AZ 85251-3693U.S.A.
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