Lawyer Overview

Professional Experience

Judy was admitted to practice law in 1978 in Michigan. She is a member of the firm's Bankruptcy and Insolvency Group, emphasizing in creditors' rights and commercial litigation. Her practice involves representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditors' committes and trustees in bankruptcy proceedings, primarily involving Chapter 11 reorganizations. Judy also represents parties in litigation in complex commercial disputes. She has testified numerous times on pending bankruptcy legislation before the National Bankruptcy Review Commission and the Judiciary Committees of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

Areas of Emphasis

Bankruptcy and Insolvency

Corporate and Commerical Law

Banking & Commercial Lending

Automotive Dealerships and Supply Manufacturers

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy & Insolvency
• Corporate and Commercial Law
• Banking and Commercial Lending
• Automotive Dealerships and Supply Manufacturers
• Loan Origination
• Loan Workout

West Practice Categories

Lending & Secured Transactions, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1978
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Michigan (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member, Outgoing-Chair,)
• Federal Bar Association (Member)
• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association (Member, Past-Chair of Debtor/Creditor Committee)
• Bankruptcy Court (Member, Advisory Committee)
• Mediation Panel for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division (Member)
• Chapter 11 Rules Committee for U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Mich. (Member)
• Bankruptcy Judges Tribute Dinner Committee (Member)
• American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Co-Chair, Ethics Committee)
• State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section, Business Council and Co-Chair Debtors/Creditors Rights Committee (Member)
• Commercial Law League of America, Bankruptcy Section and Creditors' Rights Section (Member and Past-Chair of Bankrupcty Section)
• Detroit Chapter of the American Jewish Committee (Member, Board of Directors)
• Eisenhower Dance Company (Member, Board of Directors)

Honors and Awards

• Michigan Super Lawyer, 2008

Classes and Seminars

• Frequent Lecturer on Issues Relating to Bankruptcy Practice

Education

• Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 1978
  Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Book Award, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
• University of Michigan, 1975
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude

Published Works

• 503(b)(9) Claimants - the New Constituent, A/K/A "The 500 Pound Gorilla," at the Table, The Michigan Business Law Journal, Vol. XXVIII, Issue 1 (Spring), 2008
• 503(b)(9) Claimants-The New Constituent, A/K/A "The 500 Pound Gorilla," at the Table, DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 487 (Spring), 2007
• Waivers of Automatic Stay: Are They Enforceable, Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, Vol. 41, Number 2, pg. 357 (Summer), 2006
• Protecting Professional Fees From Disgorgement: Obtain Carve-Outs From Secured Creditors to Safegaurd Against Uncertainties, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XXV, No. 5 pg. 40 (June), 2006
• Valuation After Commercial Associates Corp. v. Rash, 24 Mich. Real Property Reveiw 135, 1997
• Landlord Beware! What Happens to the Option to Renew When the Tenant Files Bankruptcy, 24 Mich. Real Property Review 135, 1997
• Recent Developments in New Value or Does It, 26 Mich. Real Property Review 67, 1999
• Sales of Real Estate and Other Property of Bankruptcy Estates Under the Revised Local Bankruptcy Rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 26 Mich. Real Property Review 19, 1999
• The New Value Exception: Myth or Reality After Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association v. 203 N. LaSalle Street Partnership, 104 Comm. L.J. 147, 1999
• Waivers of Automatic Stay, 26 Mich. Real Property Review 195, 2000
• The Plan of Reorganizing: A Thing of the Past, Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice, Vol 13, 2004
• Pushing the Envelope in Liquidation of the Estate, Journal of Bankruptcy Law Practice, Vol 13, 2004
• Re-examing Sections 363 and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, Journal of Bankruptcy Law Practice, Vol 13, 2004
• The Ultimate Garage Sale-Disposing of a Troubled Company, Business Law Today, Vol 14, No. 1 pg 11, 2004

Address

27777 Franklin Road
Suite 2500
Southfield, MI 48034-8214

Phones

248.727.1429

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jaffelaw.com