Attorney Profile: Michael Davis

Partner

Michael J. Davis is a partner in the law firm of Springer Brown Covey Gaertner and Davis, LLC.

Mr. Davis has been involved in over 100 Chapter 11 cases representing both Debtors and Creditors and successfully reorganized Debtors that paid creditors 100 cents on the dollar and returned a surplus to shareholders.

Areas of Practice:

Consumer and Corporate Bankruptcy

Commercial Litigation

Bankruptcy Litigation

Loan Workouts & Assignments

Education:

B.A. with honors in 1975 from the University of Notre Dame and received his J.D. in 1980 from Vanderbilt University School of Law

Professional Associations and Memberships:

DuPage County Bar Association, Editorial Board Chief

American Bankruptcy Institute

Past chairperson of the Bankruptcy Committee of the DuPage County Bar Association

Member of the Editorial Board of the DuPage County Brief and is a frequent contributor of articles relating to creditor and debtor issues in Illinois

Mr. Davis is also a frequent speaker on the topic of bankruptcy for Lorman Educational Services and the DuPage County Bar Association

Articles:

The New Bankruptcy Code: Goodbye Consumer Chapter 7 Cases
DuPage County Bar Brief, June 2005

Using Assignments to Liquidate Business
DuPage County Bar Brief, May 2004

Filing Proofs of Claim in Bankruptcy
DuPage County Bar Brief, June 1998

The Effects of Tenancy by the Entirety on Creditor's Claims
DuPage County Bar Brief, January 1997

The Bankruptcy Code Revised Once Again
DuPage County Bar Brief, January 1995

Overeasy on teh Landlord
DuPage County Bar Brief, September 1994

Alternatives to Bankruptcy - The World of Assignments For The Benefit of Creditors
DuPage County Bar Brief, April 1993

Protecting Creditors Through The Discharge Provisions of the Bankruptcy Code
DuPage County Bar Brief, July-August 1993

Corporate Decidions: Practical Consideration in Chapter 11 Reorganization in Bankruptcy
DuPage County Bar Brief, March 1991