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Address
2600 Buhl Building
535 Griswold Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226 (Wayne Co.)
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(Main Office) The firm practices throughout the State of Michigan. It specializes in insolvency, Chapter 11 proceedings, and bankruptcy litigation, including preference and fraudulent conveyance litigation. The members of the firm have extensive experience and skills in their areas of practice. The firm clients are mainly businesses, creditors' committees and Chapter 11 trustees. The firm also represents Chapter 7 trustees extensively. Personalized service and attention to each client's legal matter is of utmost importance to the firm. Statement of PracticeAllard & Fish, P.C., specializes in Bankruptcy, Reorganizations, Insolvency Workouts, International Insolvency Law, Health Care Insolvency Law, Commercial Law, Taxation, Real Estate, and Litigation. Firm Size: 6
David W. Allard (Member) born Ft. Benning, Georgia, October 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.B.A., 1969); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Member, Wayne State University Moot Court, 1971. National Bankruptcy Review Commission Panel Member: Small Business Reorganizations Working Group, 1996-1997; National Bankruptcy Review Commission Panel Member: Service and Ethics Working Group, 1997. Author: "Means Testing, Dismissal and Conversion Under the New Law," 24 Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 8 (July/Aug. 2005); "An Introduction to Means Testing, Dismissal and Conversion," 21 NABTalk 3 (2005); "Personal Liability of Trustees and Debtors in Possession: A Review of the Varying Standards of Care in the United States," 106 Comm. L. J. 4 (Winter 2001); "Personal Liability - A Trustee's Dilemma," 9 NABTalk 4 (1993); "Personal Liability in 1995 - Still a Trustee's Dilemma," 11 NABTalk 4 (1995); "Trustee and Debtor-in-Possession Liability in the Year 2000," 16 NABTalk 2 (2000). Co-Author: "The Means Test: Part III, Keeping Up with Dismissals under BAPCPA," 26 Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 16 (Apr. 2007); "The Means Test Part II: Deductions: More Ambiguity in the Era of Means Testing," 26 Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 14 (March 2007); "The Means Test: Seeing Clearly the CMI," 26 Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 12 (Feb. 2007); "BAPCPA's Bankruptcy Balance - Will New Homestead Provisions Upset Equilibrium Between Creditors and Debtors?" 22 NABTalk 1 (2005). Lecturer: Best Practices in Representing Debtors: From Preparing Papers to Reaffirmation Agreements, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2009; Maramma and Conversion Issues, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2008; Coordinator, Chapter 11 Trustee Liability, American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, 2008; Eligibility Issues in Consumer Cases, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2007; Means Testing, Federal bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, 2007; Means Testing American Bankruptcy Institute, 2006; Coordinator, Employee Benefit Plan, Before and After BAPCPA, American Bar Association, Section on Business Law, 2006, Consumer Bankruptcy Reform, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2006; Means Testing, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2005 and 2006; Homestead Exemptions, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2005; Chapter 7 Trustee Ethics Issues, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2004; Health Care and Bankruptcy, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2004; Coordinator, Bankruptcy Issues from the Enron Examination, American Bar Association Section of Business Law, 2004; Coordinator, The Reorganization of Retail Giants, the Kmart Story, American Bar Association Section of Business Law, 2003; Moderator, Chapter 11 Liquidation Vehicles, American Bar Association Section of Business Law, 2002; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Annual Conference, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2007; American Bankruptcy Institute Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, 1995, 2000 and 2004; American Bankruptcy Institute Southeastern States Bankruptcy Workshop, 2000; United States Trustees Chapter 7 Trustee Training Seminar, 2000; United States Trustee Program Managers Conference: "Qualities of a Good Trustee," 1997. Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for Eastern District of Michigan, 1982; Chairperson, Subcommittee on Trustees and Examiners, American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, 2004-2007, Vice-Chairperson, 2002-2003; National Bankruptcy Data Transmission Group Advisory Panel, 2001-2003; Co-Chairperson, Joint Committee to Study Distribution Statistics, 1997; Chairperson, CLLA/NABT Educational Seminar, 1994; Past President, Trustee Association of Eastern District of Michigan, 1990-1992. National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Board of Directors, 1993-2000; Immediate Past President, 2001-2003; President, 2000-2001; President-Elect, 1999-2000; Vice-President, 1997-1999; Treasurer, 1995-1997; Liaison Committee with U.S. Trustee Chairperson, 1999-2000; Liaison Committee with U.S. Trustee, 1993, 1998, 2002 and 2003; UST/NABT Trustee Training Co-Chairperson, 1998-1999; Statistics Committee Chairperson, 1997-1998, Lake Tahoe, NV, Convention Committee Chairperson, 1996; EOUST Fee Guidelines Committee Chairperson, 1995; Education Committee Chairperson, 1994-1995; CLLA/NABT Education Seminar, 1994; Legislative Committee, 1993. Member: Federal and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Trustees and Receivers Subcommittee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Creditors' Rights Committee); American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Bankruptcy Administration and Professional Compensation Committees); INSOL; Consumer Bankruptcy Association; Southeast Michigan Marrow Donor Program (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1995). [U.S Marine Corps Reserve, 1969-1975]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Reorganization Law; Workouts Law; Commercial Law; Trust Administration; Receivership Administration.Email: David W. Allard
Deborah L. Fish (Member) born Grosse Pointe, Michigan, May 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1981); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 1984). Note and Comment Editor, Law Review, 1982-1984. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Commercial Transactions II. Testified before U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee regarding health care bankruptcy aspects of Senate Bill 1301, 1998. National Bankruptcy Review Commission Panel Member: Small Business Reorganizations Working Group, 1997. Contributing Editor: Wiley Bankruptcy Law Update, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001; American Bankruptcy Institute Health Care Insolvency Manual, 1997. Author: "Is Bankruptcy Court a Refuge for Health Care Organizations," 16 Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 18 (Nov. 1997). Lecturer: National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Spring Educational Seminar, 2000, 2001 and 2003; ABI Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2003; Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors Annual Conference, 2000; West Virginia Trustees Annual Seminar, 2000; Federal Judicial Center Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges, 1999; Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Institute, 1999; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Annual Conference, 1996 and 1998; ABI Winter Leadership Conference, 1997; Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1993, 1994 and 2004; National Business Institute, 1991. Member: Federal Bar Association (Member, Eastern District of Michigan Bankruptcy Law Section; Federal Litigation Section); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Health Care Law Section); American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Health Care Committee; International Committee; UCC Committee); Commercial Law League of America (Member, Bankruptcy Section; Creditors Rights Section). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Reorganization Law; Health Care Insolvency Law; International Insolvency Law; Workouts Law; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: Deborah L. Fish
Ralph R. McKee (Member) born Dearborn, Michigan, April 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., 1981; J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Lecturer: Lorman Education Services, Judgment Enforcement in Michigan, 2003 and 2004. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Business Law Section Creditors' Rights Committee). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Reorganization Law; Commercial Law; Property Taxation Law; Litigation.Email: Ralph R. McKee
Daniel M. Katlein (Member) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan; 1998, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with high distinction, 1978); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1980-1981. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Real Property. Author: "Constitutional Law, Fourth Amendment, Custodial Questioning on Less Than Probable Cause for a Full-Fledged Arrest Violates the Fourth Amendment, Dunaway v. New York, 442 U.S. 200 (1979)," 29 Emory L. J. 273 (1980); "Administrative Claims and the Substitution of the United States as Defendant under the Federal Drivers Act: The Catch 22 of the Federal Tort Claims Act?" 29 Emory L. J. 755 (1980). Lecturer: CPA Continuing Education Seminar, 1999; The Association of Insolvency Accountants Seminar on Business Valuations and Asset Recovery, 1998; State Bar of Michigan Seminar on Single Asset Chapter 11 Cases, 1993; Federal Bar Association Seminar on Current Bankruptcy Issues, 1992; Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Seminar on Real Estate Workouts, 1990. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Real Property Section Bankruptcy Debtor Creditor Rights Committee); Colorado Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Bankruptcy Reorganization Committee, Unsecured Trade Creditor Committee). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Reorganization Law; Workouts Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Daniel M. Katlein
——————————Timothy R. Graves (Associate) born Dearborn, Michigan, August 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan. Education: Central Michigan University (B.S., 1998); Wayne State University (J.D., 2002). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Consumer Law Section). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate Law; Litigation.Email: Timothy R. Graves
Lakeysha L. Ivy (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., cum laude, 1996); Emory University (J.D., 2000). Recipient, North side Association for Educational Advancement Scholarship. Recipient; University of Michigan Achievement Award; Push for Learning Award. Member: Detroit Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation; Litigation; Bankruptcy.
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