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Jim Vidmar is a partner in the Business Controversy practice group. He has significant experience working with businesses in financial distress. He has participated in many complex business insolvency cases, including work on behalf of Chapter 11 debtors, trustees in bankruptcy, banks, savings and loans, landlords and creditors’ committees. Mr. Vidmar has also served as a mediator in cases pending before the federal bankruptcy court and the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. He has completed the forty hour mediation training course sponsored by the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers. Mr. Vidmar is a past president of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for Maryland and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. In 1992, Mr. Vidmar became the first lawyer in Maryland to become board certified in business bankruptcy law by the American Bankruptcy Board of Certification. He has been selected by his peers to be included in the 2007 and 2008 Maryland Superlawyers and the Washington, D.C. Superlawyers editions in the category of bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights. Educational Background Juris Doctor, University of Baltimore, 1980 Bachelor of Arts, University of Maryland, 1976 Bar Memberships District of Columbia Maryland Virginia Professional Background Linowes and Blocher LLP, 1990-Present Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, Partner, 1988-1990; Associate , 1983-1987 Significant Projects In re: C. J. Miller, Inc., Miller Asphalt Products, Inc. - Debtors’ counsel in successful chapter 11 reorganization of regional road construction and asphalt production business with $50,000,000 in annual sales. In re: PrimeHealth Corporation - Counsel to receiver (Maryland Insurance Commissioner) in receivership of regional health maintenance organization. Work included the court-approved sale of HMO business and resulted in one-hundred percent payment to unsecured creditors. In re: Atvantec, Inc. - Counsel to debtor in chapter 11 liquidation of nationally operated computer systems integrator. In re: ParaGea Communications LLC - Counsel to debtor in sale under chapter 11 of satellite communications device manufacturer. In re: ERN, LLC - Counsel to debtor in chapter 11 of manufacturer of point-of-sale check coding device. Resulted in assets being sold to debtor’s principal. In re: Megaxess, Inc. - Counsel to debtor in corporate liquidation of software developer. In re: Van Leer - Counsel to waste handling facility developer in ongoing chapter 11. In re: Hidden Bridge Farm, L.P. - Counsel to debtor in sale of $14,000,000 farm on Maryland’s eastern shore pursuant to debtor’s plan of reorganization. In re: Valu Foods, Inc. Counsel to principal secured lender in liquidation of eighteen-store grocery retailer. In re: On Tour LLC - Counsel to creditors in involuntary bankruptcy of National Football League licensed entertainment show. Reported at 276 B.R. 407, Bankr. Md (2002). In re: Four States Christian Mission, Inc. - Counsel to lender in recovery of loan secured by UHF television station. In re: Gunthers Leasing Transport Inc. - Counsel to regional air-freight trucking firm in chapter 11 reorganization. Debtor’s plan was confirmed. In re: Inphomation Communications Inc. - Counsel to bankruptcy trustee in liquidation of pioneering telephonic advice company known as the Psychic Friends Network. In re: Pleasant Excavating Inc. - Counsel to debtor in chapter 11 of regional earth-moving and road building company. Debtor’s plan was approved. In re: Lake Marlton Limited Partnership - Counsel to debtor in chapter 11 of 2,500 lot residential housing development. Debtor’s plan was approved. Business and Professional Affiliations Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification, 1992 Awards and Distinctions Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland, President, 1999-2000; Member, Board of Directors, 1992-present; Member, University of Baltimore Law School Advisory Council, 2004-present Professional Lectures and Publications Author, "Use Clauses’ and the Bankruptcy Code: A Cautionary Tale, Commercial Leasing Law Journal Newsletters, Volume 17, August 2004; Contributing Editor, Ginsburg & Martin on Bankruptcy, 4th ed. 1999; Panelist, Hot Topics in Claims Resolution, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland Spring Break Weekend, May, 2004; Panelist, Getting the Chapter 11 Case on the Highway, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland Spring Break Weekend, May, 2003; Panelist, Real Estate Bankruptcies, American Bankruptcy Institute, Views from the Bench 2003, Georgetown University; Author, lecturer, MICPEL - "What Litigators Must Know About Bankruptcy", 2002 Lecturer, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education for Lawyers, 1988-present; Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law, 1988-1990. |
