About

Provided by Bodman PLC

Our Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Rights attorneys help clients manage risk and seize opportunities in a financial crisis.

Our attorneys emphasize creative, practical approaches to achieve our clients’ objectives in a timely, cost-effective manner. Our core group of attorneys draws upon the expertise of specialists in other practice areas as needed, including banking, pension benefits, litigation, environmental, tax and real estate.

We have a comprehensive practice in the areas of bankruptcy, reorganization, workouts, and debtor-creditor rights. Because we represent many financial institutions, we regularly represent the interests of lenders in workouts, bankruptcies and troubled credit situations in nearly all industries, using our experience to help preserve collateral value and maximize realization. Our attorneys also assist creditors and creditors’ committees, trustees, purchasers of assets and lessors of real and personal property.  We also assist business clients with acquisitions, financial restructurings, and other debtor-creditor issues. 


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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Michigan

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What the Team is Known For

Bodman is a preeminent law firm in both banking and finance and bankruptcy and restructuring. The law firm maintains a strong focus on debtor-creditor rights, reorganizations and workouts. It offers comprehensive advice to individual creditors, creditor committees and trustees, and represents a wide variety of commercial and community banks and credit unions in Michigan.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jaimee Witten
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Jaimee Witten
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Jaimee Witten is particularly noted for her experience advising banks and other lenders on workouts and bankruptcy proceedings.

Jaimee is an experienced insolvency attorney. She has strong communication skills and always addresses our needs.

Jaimee is a dependable attorney with creative solutions.

Robert J Diehl Jr
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Robert J Diehl Jr
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Robert Diehl is cochair of Bodman's bankruptcy and debtor-creditor rights group. He is a highly experienced attorney who assists with a wide range of bankruptcies, in addition to guiding clients through out-of-court workouts.

Bob does a great job negotiating with debtor counsel. He knows what is needed when it comes to accommodation agreements.

Bob is the best there is in the bankruptcy sector.

He's super smart and strategic but also extremely responsive and competitive.

Bob has gravitas. He's exceptionally smart, never forgets anything and he can move people to his position almost instantly.

Brian Trumbauer
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Brian Trumbauer
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Brian Trumbauer is held in high regard for his ability to assist clients in workout and Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

Brian is a fantastic transactional attorney.

Brian does a great job with documentation preparation and is quick to respond.

Ralph E McDowell
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Ralph E McDowell
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Ralph McDowell is highly regarded for his experience acting on behalf of creditors, particularly banks and financial institutions. He has further expertise in the representation of debtors.

He's a pleasure to deal with even when you're adverse to him.

Ralph is an industry veteran who delivers reliable results.

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Jaimee Witten
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Jaimee Witten
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Robert J Diehl Jr
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Robert J Diehl Jr
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Brian Trumbauer
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Brian Trumbauer
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Ralph E McDowell
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Ralph E McDowell
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