Banking, Bankruptcy, and Creditors' Rights

Underwood's Banking, Bankruptcy, and Creditors' Rights attorneys represent banks, thrifts, and other financial institutions in a wide variety of transactions, as well as litigation in state and federal bankruptcy courts. Our practice also includes representing banks and other financial institutions in all types of commercial lending and loan restructuring activities. Transactions and litigation matters handled by our practice group include the following:

  • Representing secured and unsecured creditors in asserting their claims and protecting their collateral in bankruptcy court as well as in state and federal court
  • Representing post-petition lenders in bankruptcy matters
  • Assisting purchasers in acquiring debtor companies or their assets
  • Representing creditors in all types of bankruptcy litigation
  • Assisting banks in compliance with a broad range of state and federal laws
  • Defending banks, thrifts and other financial institutions against lender liability claims and other litigation brought by their customers
  • Drafting term, revolving, and other commercial loan documents
  • Documenting secured lending transactions
  • Representing financial institutions in asset-based financing transactions
  • Documenting transactions involving letters of credit
  • Negotiating and drafting agreements to restructure loans
  • Repossessing and foreclosing upon collateral and pursuing collection actions on deficiency claims

Underwood's Banking, Bankruptcy, and Creditors' Rights attorneys have in excess of 20 years collective experience in representing banks, thrifts, and other financial institutions and enjoy a solid reputation for high quality work and professional conduct.

Thomas R. Dixon, Jr.

Michael S. Smiley

R. Wade King

W. Wade Arnold