During his 25 years as chair of Polsinelli Shughart's Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring practice group, James E. Bird has focused on bankruptcy, business reorganization, business loan workouts, debtor/creditor rights, and insurance company insolvencies. Mr. Bird represents debtor corporations, secured lenders, unsecured creditor committees, debenture holders, employees, landlords, shareholders, trustees and asset purchasers.
A broad spectrum of industries, including insurance, real estate development, airline, trucking, manufacturing, health care, nonprofit, utilities, agriculture (including farm cooperatives), service and retail, look to Mr. Bird for guidance and representation.