LAWYER PROFILE
Michael P. Coury

Michael P. Coury

USA 2026

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Provided by Glankler Brown, PLLC

USA

Practice Areas

Chapter 11 Business Reorganization; Debtor, Creditor, trustee and committee representation, and Bankruptcy Litigation; Business & Commercial Litigation

Career

Admitted to practice: Tennessee, Mississippi, Federal District Courts for Western & Middle Districts of Tennessee, Eastern District of Arkansas, Northern District of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth & Eleventh Circuits; The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation- Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation; Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy (Sixth Circuit Regent, 2018-21); American Bankruptcy Institute ; American Bar Association, Business Bankruptcy Section; Memphis Bar Association, Director 1993-94, Bankruptcy Section Chair 1992-93; Tennessee Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section Chair 2002, Executive Council 2002-2011; Turnaround Management Association (TMA), President (Tennessee Chapter) 2015-16; Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation; Fellow, Memphis Bar Foundation.

Publications

"Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Proofs of Claim and Proposed Rule Changes," Best of ABI 2011: The Year in Consumer Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Institute (December 2011); Co-Author, "Municipal Bankruptcy: A Guide for Public Finance Attorneys," National Association of Bond Lawyers (October 2011); "Sweat Equity Redux: Does the Absolute Priority Rule Survive Individual Chapter 11 Cases," Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, Issue No. 2 (February 2011)

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Tennessee

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Individual Editorial
Michael Coury of Glankler Brown is a notable bankruptcy lawyer based in Memphis. He regularly represents debtors in bankruptcy proceedings, business reorganizations and workouts.

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Tennessee

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