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Gene Humphreys

Gene Humphreys

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Gene Humphreys has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in restructuring, insolvency, bankruptcy, and complex business litigation matters. He advises companies facing financial distress on strategic solutions, including bankruptcy proceedings, debt restructurings, workouts, and related commercial matters.

Gene represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, committees, and asset purchasers in bankruptcy cases and out-of-court restructurings across a wide range of industries, including automotive, aviation, banking, healthcare, manufacturing, petroleum, real estate, retail, and nonprofit organizations. His practice also includes commercial litigation involving breach of contract, business torts, fiduciary disputes, Uniform Commercial Code matters, and enforcement of security interests.

In addition, Gene has experience representing clients in environmental and mass tort litigation, including matters involving the petroleum manufacturing and distribution industry.

Career

Joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 2024. Has more than three decades of experience representing clients in bankruptcy, restructuring, insolvency, and commercial litigation matters at both the trial and appellate levels.

Professional Memberships

American Bankruptcy Institute

Kentucky Bar Association

American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Awards

Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2026)

Chambers USA

2026

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Tennessee

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Gene Humphreys is a highly experienced attorney with a wealth of expertise in bankruptcy matters and corporate restructures, acting for a broad range of debtors and creditors.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Gene is a very technically competent lawyer.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • He's a very talented lawyer.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA

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