G. Martin Hunter

G. Martin Hunter

G. Martin Hunter is an attorney with an expertise in debtor-creditor matters.

G. Martin Hunter

G. Martin Hunter

G. Martin Hunter is an attorney with an expertise in debtor-creditor matters.

Firm Overview

He has an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest level of recognition possible. He offers bankruptcy advice in Charlotte and throughout Western North Carolina. He serves a wide range of clients, including individuals and businesses. G. Martin Hunter is certified as a Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law.

We offer Charlotte bankruptcy help and guidance. In addition to representing individuals seeking a fresh start through bankruptcy, and businesses facing financial challenges, we also represent clients in litigation involving relief from stay, preferences, lien avoidance, secured transactions, fraudulent transfers and setoffs in the bankruptcy court. We also help clients in collections, workouts, deficiency and guaranty defense, landlord-tenant matters, state court receiverships and other commercial litigation disputes and other matters in state court in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Main Office

Main Office
301 S. McDowell Street, Suite 1014
Charlotte, NC 28204

Phone

704-377-8764

Bankruptcy

FILING BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY IN NORTH CAROLINA

ADVOCATING THE RIGHTS OF DEBTORS
Debtors can rely on the experience of G. Martin Hunter to represent you in state or federal courts to protect your rights against lenders, creditors, equity holders, and others in cases involving liens, debt discharge, fiduciary duty, and more.

BANKRUPTCY AS A BUSINESS TOOL
Under current economic conditions, bankruptcy is increasingly used as an effective tool to achieve business goals. Chapter 11 can provide a distressed business with financial options to help it weather its storm. If and when liquidation seems the only solution, Chapter 7 may sometimes provide the path.

Corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships, and individual business owners can file for bankruptcy under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code's Chapter 11 or Chapter 7. G. Martin Hunter can help you formulate the best plan of action to meet your needs and your unique situation.

FILING UNDER CHAPTER 11-REORGANIZATION
Some benefits of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy include:

-Continuation of operations
-Level of control over business operations
-Level of control over restructuring plan negotiation
-Reorganization
-Asset retention
-Employee retention

Once you file, most collection activities against you temporarily stop through an automatic stay. You can get financing to continue your business's operations during this time. You can also use, sell, or lease your business property.

The focus of Chapter 11 is on reorganization. Within the first 120 days of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, you as the debtor propose a plan for your company's reorganization. Your plan may call for paying creditors from your business's future profits, from asset sales, or funds gained through a merger or recapitalization.

The Bankruptcy Administrator, a court official, enters an "operating order," which contains requirements for operating in Chapter 11. The Bankruptcy Administrator also forms a committee of your largest unsecured creditors. G. Martin Hunter has the experience you need for filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy. All three attorneys have experience in representing business debtors in Chapter 11 cases. In addition, Mr. Hunter has served as counsel for committees of unsecured creditors in bankruptcy cases. Your attorney usually negotiates with creditors' lawyers the terms of a reorganization until an agreement is reached. Then a "Disclosure Statement" and "Plan of Reorganization" are filed with the court. The plan is submitted to creditors for a vote, and then the bankruptcy court either approves or rejects your plan.

Counsel for the committee and your own lawyer usually negotiate the terms until they reach an agreement. Then your plan is submitted to the creditors for a vote, and the bankruptcy court either approves or rejects your plan.

When your plan is approved, your path is clear to implement it and be on your way to a better financial future.

FILING UNDER CHAPTER 7-STRAIGHT BANKRUPTCY
Not all businesses in distress can benefit from reorganization and Chapter 11. In some cases, selling your company assets through a court-appointed trustee to pay your creditors under Chapter 7 is your best path to financial relief.

To begin the process of filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you must file a petition, schedules, and a statement of financial affairs with the Bankruptcy Court and provide-

A list of all your business's creditors, including the amount and type of each of their claims
The source, amount, and frequency of your company's income
A list of all your property holdings
A list of all your monthly expenses

As in Chapter 11, filing your petition invokes an automatic stay, giving both you and your creditors some breathing room. About 20 to 40 days after you file, you meet with your creditors in a 341 meeting, where you answer any questions posed by your trustee and creditors.

Filings, requirements, deadlines, committees, meetings-all bankruptcy proceedings benefit from the advice you can get from experienced legal counsel. Based in Charlotte, G. Martin Hunter can help you determine which business bankruptcy option is right for your circumstance.

OUT-OF-COURT DEBT RELIEF OPTIONS-ALTERNATIVES TO CHAPTER 11
Reorganizing debt through an out-of-court workout or restructuring

An out-of-court workout or restructuring can help your business reorganize its debt more quickly than filing under Chapter 11. We can help you determine whether this alternative is right for you and assist you with a contractual agreement with your creditors that resolves your obligations to them. This course of action can provide many benefits, including the following:

-Expediency
-Cost effectiveness
-A plan for financial stability
-Minimized business operations impact
-Use of cash without a court order
-Maintenance of employee morale
-Protection against exploitative competitive action
-Minimized public scrutiny

G. Martin Hunter
Martin Hunter

G. Martin Hunter has been helping financially stressed people and businesses in the Charlotte and Western North Carolina area obtain a fresh financial start for over 20 years. He has represented individuals and corporations in nearly 1,500 cases in the Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of North Carolina.

Martin grew up in Asheville. He is a graduate of Asheville High School and is an Eagle Scout. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in 1980 and his Juris Doctor (law) degree from Wake Forest University in 1986. He graduated in the top fifth of his law school class. From 1987 1989, Martin served as the law clerk to the Honorable George R. Hodges, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.

Martin is a Board Certified Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the North Carolina Bar Association, where he has served twice on the Executive Council of the Bankruptcy Section. He holds an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory, the highest rating available.

Martin lives in Charlotte with his wife and has two children attending college. He is active in his church, and is the former President of the Board of Directors of A Child's Place of Charlotte, which assists homeless and at-risk children in the public school system.


G. Martin Hunter
-Certified as a Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
-AV Peer Reviewed rating from Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory, the highest level of recognition possible.
-Over 25 years of law practice.
-Served as Law Clerk to the Honorable George R. Hodges, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, from 1987 1989.
-Mecklenburg County Bar Lawyer Referral Service Attorney of the Year in 2007.
-Member of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
-Served twice as a member of the Executive Council of the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association.
-Has assisted thousands of individuals in getting a fresh start through the use of the federal bankruptcy laws.
-Also assists clients in matters involving foreclosure defense, debt defense in state court, tax collections, wills, living wills, health care powers of attorney and durable powers of attorney.
-Graduate of Wake Forest University Law School.
-Graduate of Davidson College.

Education

Wake Forest University
Juris Doctorate,

G. Martin Hunter
Martin Hunter

G. Martin Hunter has been helping financially stressed people and businesses in the Charlotte and Western North Carolina area obtain a fresh financial start for over 20 years. He has represented individuals and corporations in nearly 1,500 cases in the Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of North Carolina.

Martin grew up in Asheville. He is a graduate of Asheville High School and is an Eagle Scout. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in 1980 and his Juris Doctor (law) degree from Wake Forest University in 1986. He graduated in the top fifth of his law school class. From 1987 1989, Martin served as the law clerk to the Honorable George R. Hodges, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.

Martin is a Board Certified Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the North Carolina Bar Association, where he has served twice on the Executive Council of the Bankruptcy Section. He holds an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory, the highest rating available.

Martin lives in Charlotte with his wife and has two children attending college. He is active in his church, and is the former President of the Board of Directors of A Child's Place of Charlotte, which assists homeless and at-risk children in the public school system.


G. Martin Hunter
-Certified as a Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
-AV Peer Reviewed rating from Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory, the highest level of recognition possible.
-Over 25 years of law practice.
-Served as Law Clerk to the Honorable George R. Hodges, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, from 1987 1989.
-Mecklenburg County Bar Lawyer Referral Service Attorney of the Year in 2007.
-Member of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
-Served twice as a member of the Executive Council of the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association.
-Has assisted thousands of individuals in getting a fresh start through the use of the federal bankruptcy laws.
-Also assists clients in matters involving foreclosure defense, debt defense in state court, tax collections, wills, living wills, health care powers of attorney and durable powers of attorney.
-Graduate of Wake Forest University Law School.
-Graduate of Davidson College.

Education

Wake Forest University Juris Doctorate,


Firm Overview

He has an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest level of recognition possible. He offers bankruptcy advice in Charlotte and throughout Western North Carolina. He serves a wide range of clients, including individuals and businesses. G. Martin Hunter is certified as a Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law.

We offer Charlotte bankruptcy help and guidance. In addition to representing individuals seeking a fresh start through bankruptcy, and businesses facing financial challenges, we also represent clients in litigation involving relief from stay, preferences, lien avoidance, secured transactions, fraudulent transfers and setoffs in the bankruptcy court. We also help clients in collections, workouts, deficiency and guaranty defense, landlord-tenant matters, state court receiverships and other commercial litigation disputes and other matters in state court in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Main Office

Main Office
301 S. McDowell Street, Suite 1014
Charlotte, NC 28204

Phone

704-377-8764

Bankruptcy

FILING BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY IN NORTH CAROLINA

ADVOCATING THE RIGHTS OF DEBTORS
Debtors can rely on the experience of G. Martin Hunter to represent you in state or federal courts to protect your rights against lenders, creditors, equity holders, and others in cases involving liens, debt discharge, fiduciary duty, and more.

BANKRUPTCY AS A BUSINESS TOOL
Under current economic conditions, bankruptcy is increasingly used as an effective tool to achieve business goals. Chapter 11 can provide a distressed business with financial options to help it weather its storm. If and when liquidation seems the only solution, Chapter 7 may sometimes provide the path.

Corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships, and individual business owners can file for bankruptcy under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code's Chapter 11 or Chapter 7. G. Martin Hunter can help you formulate the best plan of action to meet your needs and your unique situation.

FILING UNDER CHAPTER 11-REORGANIZATION
Some benefits of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy include:

-Continuation of operations
-Level of control over business operations
-Level of control over restructuring plan negotiation
-Reorganization
-Asset retention
-Employee retention

Once you file, most collection activities against you temporarily stop through an automatic stay. You can get financing to continue your business's operations during this time. You can also use, sell, or lease your business property.

The focus of Chapter 11 is on reorganization. Within the first 120 days of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, you as the debtor propose a plan for your company's reorganization. Your plan may call for paying creditors from your business's future profits, from asset sales, or funds gained through a merger or recapitalization.

The Bankruptcy Administrator, a court official, enters an "operating order," which contains requirements for operating in Chapter 11. The Bankruptcy Administrator also forms a committee of your largest unsecured creditors. G. Martin Hunter has the experience you need for filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy. All three attorneys have experience in representing business debtors in Chapter 11 cases. In addition, Mr. Hunter has served as counsel for committees of unsecured creditors in bankruptcy cases. Your attorney usually negotiates with creditors' lawyers the terms of a reorganization until an agreement is reached. Then a "Disclosure Statement" and "Plan of Reorganization" are filed with the court. The plan is submitted to creditors for a vote, and then the bankruptcy court either approves or rejects your plan.

Counsel for the committee and your own lawyer usually negotiate the terms until they reach an agreement. Then your plan is submitted to the creditors for a vote, and the bankruptcy court either approves or rejects your plan.

When your plan is approved, your path is clear to implement it and be on your way to a better financial future.

FILING UNDER CHAPTER 7-STRAIGHT BANKRUPTCY
Not all businesses in distress can benefit from reorganization and Chapter 11. In some cases, selling your company assets through a court-appointed trustee to pay your creditors under Chapter 7 is your best path to financial relief.

To begin the process of filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you must file a petition, schedules, and a statement of financial affairs with the Bankruptcy Court and provide-

A list of all your business's creditors, including the amount and type of each of their claims
The source, amount, and frequency of your company's income
A list of all your property holdings
A list of all your monthly expenses

As in Chapter 11, filing your petition invokes an automatic stay, giving both you and your creditors some breathing room. About 20 to 40 days after you file, you meet with your creditors in a 341 meeting, where you answer any questions posed by your trustee and creditors.

Filings, requirements, deadlines, committees, meetings-all bankruptcy proceedings benefit from the advice you can get from experienced legal counsel. Based in Charlotte, G. Martin Hunter can help you determine which business bankruptcy option is right for your circumstance.

OUT-OF-COURT DEBT RELIEF OPTIONS-ALTERNATIVES TO CHAPTER 11
Reorganizing debt through an out-of-court workout or restructuring

An out-of-court workout or restructuring can help your business reorganize its debt more quickly than filing under Chapter 11. We can help you determine whether this alternative is right for you and assist you with a contractual agreement with your creditors that resolves your obligations to them. This course of action can provide many benefits, including the following:

-Expediency
-Cost effectiveness
-A plan for financial stability
-Minimized business operations impact
-Use of cash without a court order
-Maintenance of employee morale
-Protection against exploitative competitive action
-Minimized public scrutiny

G. Martin Hunter
Martin Hunter

G. Martin Hunter has been helping financially stressed people and businesses in the Charlotte and Western North Carolina area obtain a fresh financial start for over 20 years. He has represented individuals and corporations in nearly 1,500 cases in the Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of North Carolina.

Martin grew up in Asheville. He is a graduate of Asheville High School and is an Eagle Scout. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in 1980 and his Juris Doctor (law) degree from Wake Forest University in 1986. He graduated in the top fifth of his law school class. From 1987 1989, Martin served as the law clerk to the Honorable George R. Hodges, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.

Martin is a Board Certified Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the North Carolina Bar Association, where he has served twice on the Executive Council of the Bankruptcy Section. He holds an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory, the highest rating available.

Martin lives in Charlotte with his wife and has two children attending college. He is active in his church, and is the former President of the Board of Directors of A Child's Place of Charlotte, which assists homeless and at-risk children in the public school system.


G. Martin Hunter
-Certified as a Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
-AV Peer Reviewed rating from Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory, the highest level of recognition possible.
-Over 25 years of law practice.
-Served as Law Clerk to the Honorable George R. Hodges, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, from 1987 1989.
-Mecklenburg County Bar Lawyer Referral Service Attorney of the Year in 2007.
-Member of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
-Served twice as a member of the Executive Council of the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association.
-Has assisted thousands of individuals in getting a fresh start through the use of the federal bankruptcy laws.
-Also assists clients in matters involving foreclosure defense, debt defense in state court, tax collections, wills, living wills, health care powers of attorney and durable powers of attorney.
-Graduate of Wake Forest University Law School.
-Graduate of Davidson College.

Education

Wake Forest University
Juris Doctorate,

G. Martin Hunter
Martin Hunter

G. Martin Hunter has been helping financially stressed people and businesses in the Charlotte and Western North Carolina area obtain a fresh financial start for over 20 years. He has represented individuals and corporations in nearly 1,500 cases in the Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of North Carolina.

Martin grew up in Asheville. He is a graduate of Asheville High School and is an Eagle Scout. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in 1980 and his Juris Doctor (law) degree from Wake Forest University in 1986. He graduated in the top fifth of his law school class. From 1987 1989, Martin served as the law clerk to the Honorable George R. Hodges, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.

Martin is a Board Certified Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the North Carolina Bar Association, where he has served twice on the Executive Council of the Bankruptcy Section. He holds an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory, the highest rating available.

Martin lives in Charlotte with his wife and has two children attending college. He is active in his church, and is the former President of the Board of Directors of A Child's Place of Charlotte, which assists homeless and at-risk children in the public school system.


G. Martin Hunter
-Certified as a Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
-AV Peer Reviewed rating from Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory, the highest level of recognition possible.
-Over 25 years of law practice.
-Served as Law Clerk to the Honorable George R. Hodges, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, from 1987 1989.
-Mecklenburg County Bar Lawyer Referral Service Attorney of the Year in 2007.
-Member of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
-Served twice as a member of the Executive Council of the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association.
-Has assisted thousands of individuals in getting a fresh start through the use of the federal bankruptcy laws.
-Also assists clients in matters involving foreclosure defense, debt defense in state court, tax collections, wills, living wills, health care powers of attorney and durable powers of attorney.
-Graduate of Wake Forest University Law School.
-Graduate of Davidson College.

Education

Wake Forest University Juris Doctorate,


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