Claude R. "Chip" Bowles Jr. Chip Bowles is a member of the law firm of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC where he concentrates his practice in the area of bankruptcy law distressed asset sales, professional compensation, representation of non-attorney professionals and Debtor and Creditor rights. Chip also serves as Co-Editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute's Journal Ethics Column.
Education
B.A., History, "With High Distinction", University of Kentucky, 1981
J.D., "With High Distinction", University of Kentucky College of Law, 1984
Admitted to Practice
Kentucky, 1984
Ohio, 1987
Courts Admitted to Practice
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1985
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1988
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1988
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1999
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys
American Bankruptcy Institute
Member of Ohio CLE Institute's Bankruptcy Planning Commission, 1990 - 2000
The Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) Bankruptcy Section, Treasurer 1994 - 1995, Secretary 1995 - 1996, Vice Chair 1996 - 1997, Chair 1997 - 1998, Chair 1999 - 2000, 2003-2004, 2005-2006
Editor of KBA Bankruptcy Section's Quarterly Newsletter, 1993 - 2006
Member, Federal Alternative Dispute Resolution Council, 1994 - 2004
Member, Midwestern Regional Bankruptcy Seminar Advisory Committee, 1995 - present
Member, Local Rules Committee United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky, 1990 - 1991
Judge, Moot Court, University of Louisville 1988, 1996-1998
Program Chair University of Kentucky CLE Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006
Achievements in Areas of Concentration
Chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute Chapter II Professional Fee Study 2005-2007
Director of American Bankruptcy Institute 2007 - Present
Honors and Awards
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008
Selected to Kentucky Super Lawyers, 2007
Kentucky Bar Association's Award for service as first Editor of Bankruptcy Section's Quarterly Newsletter, The Broken Bench & Bar, 1994
Selected Publications and Presentations
Freeburger and Bowles, "What Divorce Court Giveth; Bankruptcy Court Taketh Away: A Review of the Dischargeability of Martial Support Obligations." 24 J. Fam. L. 587 (1985)
Bowles, Metz and Engel, "A Guide to the Post-Divorce Discharge of Marital Support Obligations" Bankruptcy Issues in Matrimonial Cases: A Practical Guide (Prentice Hall 1993)
Bowles, "Bankruptcy Aspects of Awards of Professional Assets" Valuing Professional Practices and Licenses: A Guide for the Matrimonial Practitioner (2d Ed. Aspen Publishing 1994)
Bowles, "Family Law Practitioner's Guide through the Bankruptcy Minefield" Vol. 57 No. 2 Kentucky Bench & Bar (Spring 1993)
Bowles and McAnulty, "The Latest Hemingway Novel: The Toxic Waste Pit and the Wetlands. The Latest View of Potentially Responsible Party Claims under 11 U.S.C. 502(c)." Vol. XII, No. 7 American Bankruptcy Law Journal
Bowles, McAnulty and Abner, "Safe Harbor or Pirate Haven? A New Twist on CERCLA's Secured Creditors Examination" Volume XIII, No. 9 American Bankruptcy Law Journal (November 1994)
Bowles, "The Problem of Retroactive or Nunc ProTunc Employment of Professional in Bankruptcy Cases." National Survey of Bankruptcy Law (1995 and 1997)
Bowles, "Bankruptcy Aspects of Awards of Professional Assets" FairShare (2000)
Bowles and Ames "Toxins-R-Us" ABI Journal (March, 2000 and August, 2000)
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