Jeffrey L. Shields
Shareholder, Director, and Vice President
MEMBERSHIPS
Utah State Bar,1979
U.S. District Court 1979
Utah Supreme Court, 1979
U.S. 10th Circuit (1983)
American Bankruptcy Institute (1986)
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University (B.A., Economics,1976)
J. Reuben Clark Law School (Brigham Young University)(J.D.,1979)
PRACTICE AREAS
Bankruptcy Law
Business Reorganization/Restructuring
Commercial Litigation
Loan Workouts
Creditor's Rights
Mr. Shields' practice includes representation of creditors, trustees and debtors with an emphasis on creditor's rights. He has practiced in Federal Bankruptcy Courts in the states of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, California, Texas, Illinois, and New York. Mr. Shields represents lenders in defending lender liability claims and in negotiating complex loan restructures and workouts. He has also represents Parties in commercial litigation in State and Federal Courts.
Representative work includes: successful defense of a Utah national bank in multi-million lender liability trial; successful confirmation and implementation of debtor's Chapter 11 plan of reorganization for a publicly traded corporation: successful conformation and implementation of creditor's Chapter 11 plans of reorganization: and representation of the court-appointed fiduciary in the reformation and restructuring of the $100 million plus United Effort Plan Trust. Mr. Shields has served as the President of the Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers' Forum (2000). He also currently serves as a Director of The Pitney Bowes Bank and as a member of the Court approved Bankruptcy Mediation panel for U.S. Courts for the District of Utah. |