This individual requested their name be placed on the Court’s mediator roster as part of the Court's mediation program. The information listed below was submitted by the applicant and is provided without comment by the Court.
Profession:
Attorney
Email:
Office Address:
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP 52 East Gay Street Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone:
614-464-8322
Fax:
614-719-4663
Locations Served:
All
Commercial Practice:
Yes
Consumer Practice:
No
Trustee Experience:
No
Attorney for Trustee Experience:
Yes
Percentage of Bankruptcy Practice:
90%
Initial Year of Bankruptcy Practice:
2001
Additional Information:
- Experience on both defendant and plaintiff side in adversary proceedings nationally, primarily involving chapter 5 avoidance claims, aggregating in the hundreds of proceedings
- Successfully tried issue of insolvency in Delaware adversary proceeding
- Past civil litigation experience, including toxic tort, products liability, intellectual property, and commercial disputes
- Experience representing creditors, plan trustees, financial institutions in bankruptcy and litigation settings
- Routinely represent chapter 7 trustees, primarily in avoidance litigation within the chapter 7 cases
Mediation Background:
- Mediator, US Bankruptcy Court SD of Ohio (Dayton) in adversary proceeding with OUFTA and federal avoidance claims
- Participated in mediations in US Bankruptcy Courts nationally (Ohio, Delaware, Illinois, Florida, and Indiana)
- Completed a 40-hour intensive mediation program, Mediating the Litigated Case, at the internationally recognized Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law