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Adam Floyd
Adam represents distressed businesses and individuals in
out of court and bankruptcy court restructurings and liquidations. He represents debtors, creditors, trustees,
committees and other parties in interest in cases under all chapters of the
Bankruptcy Code. Adam has substantial
experience with complex bankruptcy litigation, particularly litigating
fraudulent conveyance, preference and other causes of action on behalf of Chapter
7 trustees.
Adam also has experience with sales of ongoing, operating
businesses free and clear of liens through the chapter 11 process. Adam has
significant experience in litigating fraudulent conveyances, preference and
other causes of action on behalf of chapter 7 trustees.
Education
University of South Carolina Honors College, with Honors,
Bachelor of Arts, May 2006
University of South Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctor,
May 2009
Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law by the South Carolina Supreme Court, 2016
Representative Experience
Professional and Community Involvement
Bankruptcy Reforms Open Up Access;” January
2020 Court Admissions
BEAL, LLC
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Eric Reed
Eric S. Reed is a consumer bankruptcy attorney primarily representing debtors in Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcies. He is the sole owner of Reed Law Firm, P.A., which has office locations in Columbia and Florence, South Carolina. Eric obtained his B.A. in 1995 from the University of South Carolina and his J.D. in 1998 from the USC School of Law. He has practiced bankruptcy law since 1999 and opened Reed Law Firm, P.A. in 2005. Eric is a member of the South Carolina Bankruptcy Lawyers Association and has been active with the SC Bar Pro Bono Program, the PAI Program and Lawyers4Vets.
Reed Law Firm, PA
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Frank O'Steen
F. Lee O'Steen stopped accepting new clients in 2023. He will complete his cases open before retiring.
O'Steen Law Firm, LLC
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John Waites
The Honorable John E. Waites was appointed as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of South Carolina on June 27, 1994 and was reappointed in 2008. He served as the District's Chief Bankruptcy Judge from March 1, 2006 and March 1, 2013. He has previously served as President of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) and a member of the Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System (having been appointed by Chief Justice Roberts in 2013). Judge Waites is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, a founding member of the J. Bratton Davis Bankruptcy American Inn of Court and the recipient of the South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association's J. Bratton Davis Professionalism Award, the Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) Lifetime Achievement Award, the Legal Services Corporation's Pro Bono Award, and the United States District Court Judge Matthew J. Perry Civility Award. He has been a fourteen-year member of the South Carolina Access to Justice Commission of the South Carolina Supreme Court and is a member of the South Carolina Bar's Pro Bono Board.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
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Joseph Spong
J. Kershaw Spong is a Member of Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC. Mr. Spong's practice involves real estate claims, commercial foreclosure, lender liability, commercial litigation, and loan workouts. Mr. Spong also serves as the Chapter 12 Bankruptcy Trustee for the District of South Carolina, and as a panel Trustee for the new Subchapter V Small Business Bankruptcy in Chapter 11 cases. Mr. Spong also has a statewide practice in the Equity Courts of South Carolina and often serves as a court-appointed Special Referee in real estate and foreclosure matters.
Mr. Spong previously served as counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee and Legislative Director to United States Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC). He enjoys being active in the community and has served on the Board of Directors and as President of the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, the South Carolina Bar House of Delegates, the Merit Selection Panel for the Appointment of United States Magistrate Judges, and as President of the St. Vincent dePaul Conference (a ministry to the less fortunate). Mr. Spong currently serves on the South Carolina Bankruptcy Court Advisory Committee for the court's rules and practices.
Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC
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Lindsay Joyner
Lindsay
Joyner is a partner in Gallivan White Boyd’s Charleston and Columbia, South
Carolina, offices. She received a BBA cum
laude , with honors in Economics from the University of Georgia, a
J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law, and an I.M.B.A. from
the University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business. Following law
school and before joining GWB, she enjoyed her time as a staff attorney for the
Supreme Court of South Carolina. She recently celebrated ten years at GWB. Currently,
her practice places an emphasis on probate and trust litigation and complex business
and commercial litigation, including financial institution litigation and professional
negligence. She regularly handles matters concerning contractual disputes,
business torts, shareholder disputes, and other complex litigation arising out
of business transactions. Lindsay also dedicates a portion of her practice to legal
malpractice defense. Lindsay has presented matters in these practice areas
before both state and federal courts.
Lindsay
appreciates that client service is equally as important as legal skills and
knowledge. As a result, Lindsay makes client expectations and satisfaction a
central point of her practice. She takes great effort to be accommodating and
communicative with her clients at all times.
Outside
of her practice, Lindsay is very active with the South Carolina Bar and the
American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. She was recently sworn in as the chair of the
South Carolina Bar’s House of Delegates, a position she will hold until 2024,
and she is the chair-elect of the Bar’s Trial and Appellate Advocacy Council. She
is a past president of the South Carolina Bar’s Young Lawyers Division and past
chair of the South Carolina Bar’s Wellness Committee. Lindsay also served as a
Co-Vice Coordinator for ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Fit2Practice initiative
during the 2018-2019 year. Lindsay has also held numerous positions with
community organizations. For her work for the profession and for the community,
Lindsay was honored to receive the ABA’s On The Rise, Top 40 Young Lawyers; the
Columbia Metropolitan Magazine’s Capital Young Professional of the Year, and
she was part of the Lawyers’ Weekly’s 2018 Leadership in the Law class. Lindsay
has also been consistently recognized by Best Lawyers and as a Super Lawyers
Rising Star.
Lindsay
is passionate about health and fitness, having taught a variety of group
fitness classes for almost a decade prior to going into private practice. She
remains a big proponent of group fitness, running, yoga, and Pilates as a means
for mindfulness, stress management, and mental health as well as overall
physical wellbeing.
Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA
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Luke Gleissner
After graduating from The Citadel in 2007, I attended law school at the University of Georgia. While attending school and after graduating, I practiced with the law offices of David W. Griffeth where I was able to work on a myriad of cases before the superior and state courts of Georgia until the fall of 2011, when I began practicing with my Uncle, Richard Gleissner, at the Gleissner Law Firm. My practice focuses on corporate and business law, complex commercial litigation, and business bankruptcy, where I have had the pleasure of working with many of South Carolina an Georgia's successful companies in industries that include construction, financial services, health care, _ manufacturing, real estate, pharmaceuticals, and retail. My experience covers a broad range of relationships that required tailoring my advice to each client's needs, whether that involves complex solutions or practical thinking. These relationships included everything from business start-ups, acquisitions, mergers, restructurings, litigation, negotiated divestitures, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions, as well as litigation and appeals to the Federal and South Carolina appellant courts. My firm offers a sophisticated legal practice, with an emphasis on a strong partnership and deep understanding of the client's business and objectives. I have had the pleasure of being a member of the South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, have previously taught a CLE on Benefit Corporations, along with preparing materials for several other continuing education courses presented at for the South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association and South Carolina Bar regarding debtor/creditor rights.
Gleissner Law Firm, LLC
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Mary Caskey
Mary Caskey is a Certified Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law Specialist and leads Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Recovery practice group. She is an experienced litigator who concentrates her practice in disputes involving financial service providers and creditors' rights for consumer and commercial debts. Mary represents national and regional banks, loan servicers and other financial service providers in a variety of issues including foreclosures, collections, adversary proceedings, workouts and loss mitigation, judgment collection and alleged violations of state and federal consumer law.
Mary also represents motor vehicle dealers and other industries regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs and defends businesses in class actions.
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA
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Richard Gleissner
Mr. Gleissner was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1990, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1991. In 1998, the State of South Carolina's Supreme Court certified him as specialist in Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law and he continues to be certified in this area of specialization. In law school, Mr. Gleissner was awarded membership in the Order of Wig and Robe and the Order of the Coif. Mr. Gleissner is a member of the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association. In 2007, Mr. Gleissner taught Commercial Law and Bankruptcy at the Charleston School of Law. He currently practices with the Gleissner Law Firm, LLC which he also started in 2007. Mr. Gleissner regularly lectures and gives seminars on various aspects of Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Law for the South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association, the South Carolina Bar, the National Judicial College, Lorman Educational Services, and Strafford Educational Services.
Gleissner Law Firm, LLC
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William Penn
Harrison is the principal of Penn Law Firm, LLC
in Columbia, South Carolina. He is a certified
specialist in Bankruptcy Law with the South Carolina Supreme Court, and a
member of the South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association, and the American
Bankruptcy Institute. Harrison
previously served as the judicial law clerk to The Honorable David R. Duncan,
for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina. Harrison is a 2015 Leadership Columbia
graduate and volunteers his time serving as guardian ad litem for
special needs youth, and through programs such as the South Carolina Bar’s Pro
Bono Program, Ask-a-Lawyer, and the South Carolina CARE (Credit Abuse
Resistance Education) Program.
Education
Charleston School of Law , J.D., 2008
Wofford College , B.A. in Government, 2001
Penn Law Firm, LLC
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