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Areas of Practice
Bankruptcy
Commercial Law
Creditors' Rights
Workouts
Title
Partner
Office
Indianapolis, Indiana
Bar Admissions
Indiana, 1982
Florida, 1983
California, 1988
Education
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D., 1982
Honors: Cum Laude
Hillsdale College
A.B., Co-Valedictorian, 1979
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Past Employment Positions
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Judicial Clerk, 1982 - 1983
Supreme Court of the United States, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice, Temporary Research Assistant, 1980
Supreme Court of the United States, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice, Intern, 1978
Mr. Motsinger concentrates his practice in creditors' rights, bankruptcy and commercial law. He chairs the firm's Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group, and is certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification, on whose board of directors Mr. Motsinger serves as Treasurer. He has represented creditors, debtors and investors in creditor/debtor litigation and in bankruptcy cases throughout the United States, in matters varying from individual bankruptcies to corporate reorganizations on a national scale. Mr. Motsinger is admitted to practice in Indiana, Florida and California, and practiced for four years in San Francisco . He served as a judicial clerk to U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King in Miami, Florida, and as a judicial intern and research assistant to the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Motsinger serves on boards and committees of various civic and professional organizations. He is a 1982 cum laude graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, and a 1979 summa cum laude graduate (as co-valedictorian) of Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, Michigan).
Certification/Specialties
Certified in Business Bankruptcy, American Board of Certification, 1994
Published Works
The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994: New Mines in the Minefield, 38 Res Gestae 16, 1994
Classes/Seminars Taught
Lien Priorities and Enforcement, Representing the Business Creditor, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), 1993
Nuts & Bolts of Enforcing Out-of-County, State and National Judgments in Indiana, Indianapolis Bar Association Commercial and Bankruptcy Section, 1995
Judgment Enforcement: The Basics, Lorman Education Services, 1996
Lender Liability - Bankruptcy Considerations, Lender Liability in Indiana, Lorman Education Services, 1997
Chapter 11: Plan Drafting and Post-Confirmation Issues, American Bankruptcy Institute Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, 1997
Presenter, Chicago Regional Meeting of the National Bankruptcy Review Commission, 1997
What the Business Lawyer Needs to Know About the Future Bankruptcy Reform Act, Business Law Institute, ICLEF, 2001
What Business Lawyers Need to Know about the Proposed Bankruptcy Reform Act, Indianapolis Bar Association Business Section, 2002
Bankruptcy: A Creditor's Perspective in Indiana, Lorman Education Services, 2003 - 2006
Annual Bankruptcy Institute, ICLEF, 2001 - 2007
Representing Secured Creditors, Annual Bankruptcy Institute, ICLEF, 2003
Lender Liability: Bankruptcy Considerations, Lender Liability in Indiana, Lorman Education Services, 2004
Avoiding Professional Liability: Aiding and Abetting Client Wrong-doing and Other Liability Risks, American Bankruptcy Institute Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, 2007
Honors and Awards
Indiana "Super Lawyers", 2004-2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
The Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Inc., 2001 - Present
Treasurer
American Board of Certification, 2000 - Present
Board Member, Treasurer
Indianapolis Bar Association, Commercial & Bankruptcy Law Section
Member, Past Chair
Indiana Supreme Court Commission on Character & Fitness for Admission to the Bar for Region IV
Member
American Bankruptcy Institute
Member
Indiana State Bar Association, Creditors' Rights Section
Member
Pro Bono Activities
Neighborhood Advocacy Corporation, 1996 - 2001
Community Organization Legal Assistance Project, 1993 - 1997 |
