Matters
- Outside general counsel to a diverse group of companies in a range of industries including real estate, health clubs, insurance, hospitality and petroleum.
- Recovered more than $7 million for the benefit of unsecured creditors of Interstate Bakeries Corporation (Hostess) by litigating 220 preference claims arising from its 2004 chapter 11 bankruptcy, including several bench trials and appeals.
- Defended numerous insurance agents, brokers, and carriers against millions of dollars of preference, fraudulent transfer, and related claims brought by the chapter 7 trustee of the Brooke Insurance estates (then the largest bankruptcy in the state of Kansas).
- Recovered millions of dollars in inverse condemnation claims on behalf of several clients.
- Represented numerous landlords and tenants in various disputes, including to judgment and settlement.
- Resolved a multimillion-dollar claim against a restructured petroleum company.
- Obtained bench trial judgment on behalf of manager of shopping center on business divorce and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
- Obtained a dismissal of a Fortune 1,000 financial services corporation on claims of successor liability and veil-piercing.
- Successfully resolved a claim of an industrial development authority in the chapter 11 bankruptcy of ASARCO.
- Recovered an $853,000 judgment related to the breach of a real estate contract and subsequent fraudulent transfer actions.
- Negotiated a multi-tiered settlement between a real estate developer and silent partner where the primary issue was whether a loan should be re-characterized to an equity investment.
- Obtained a dismissal of a Fortune 500 corporation related to claims of fraud and the Kansas Consumer Protection Act.
- Recovered property losses on behalf of two separate pro bono church clients.
