Thomas H. Allen

MEMBER

CERTIFICATIONS
-Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist, American Board of Certification
-Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization

PRACTICE AREAS
-Bankruptcy
-Bankruptcy Trustee Rights
-Business and Consumer Debtor Bankruptcy
-Corporate Reorganization
-Creditors' Rights in Bankruptcy
-Commercial Litigation

HONORS AND AWARDS
-The Best Lawyers in America: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, 2010-2015
-Super Lawyers Rising Starssm, Bankruptcy, 2010
-Arizona's Finest Lawyers
-Attorney of the Month, Volunteer Lawyers Program, December 2013

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
-State Bar of Arizona: Bankruptcy Section
-Oregon State Bar
-Maricopa County Bar Association
-National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees: President's Circle

COURT ADMISSIONS
-U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1987
-Arizona, 1987
-Oregon, 1986

EDUCATION
-J.D., Northwestern School of Law, 1986: Lewis and Clark Law Review
B.A., University of Arizona, 1983

BIRTHPLACE
-Phoenix, Arizona

Northwestern School of Law
Juris Doctorate,

Hilary L. Barnes

MEMBER

Hilary Barnes' practice focuses on commercial bankruptcy, representing both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy court proceedings in numerous jurisdictions. Her experience includes matters involving cash collateral and stay relief proceedings and prosecution and defense of various adversary proceedings and contested matters, such as fraudulent transfer and preference avoidance, exemption and claims objections, non-discharge litigation, and contested confirmations.

Ms. Barnes has also represented individual and institutional creditors in state court enforcement and collections proceedings in Arizona, helping them to protect and take control of their collateral and to collect the amounts that are due and owing to them.

In addition, Ms. Barnes has successfully briefed and argued appeals before the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

PRACTICE AREAS
-Commercial Bankruptcy
-Creditors' Rights
-Bankruptcy Litigation

HONORS AND AWARDS
-Super Lawyers (Bankruptcy), 2014
-Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2014

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
-State Bar of Arizona: Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 2014-2015
-Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court: Program Chair
-Turnaround Management Association
-American Bankruptcy Institute
-International Association of Defense Counsel
-Arizona Justice Project: Pro Bono Lawyer

BAR ADMISSIONS
-Arizona, 1999
-Oregon, 2002

COURT ADMISSIONS
-U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 2002
-U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2000
-U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2000

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
-"Terminating the Franchisee/Distributor: Liability for the Franchisor/Manufacturer," International Distribution Law, 2001
-"11 U.S.C. 523(a)(19): Depriving Perpetrators of Securities Fraud of a Discharge in Bankruptcy (or Not)," Oregon Debtor/Creditor Newsletter, Spring 2004

EDUCATION
-J.D., Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 1999: Executive Editor, Jurimetrics: Journal of Law Science & Technology, 1998-1999; Alan Matheson Service Award 1999
-B.A., with honors, University of Chicago, 1986

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
-YWCA Maricopa County Board of Directors: Chair, 2010; Member, 2006-2012

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Juris Doctorate,

Michael A. Jones

MEMBER

PRACTICE AREAS
-Bankruptcy
-Bankruptcy Trustee Rights
-usiness and Consumer Debtor Bankruptcy
-Creditors' Rights in Bankruptcy
-Asset Protection
-Corporate Reorganization

HONORS AND AWARDS
-Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2014, 2015
-PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
-State Bar of Arizona: Bankruptcy Section
-Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court: Associate and Committee Member
-Maricopa County Bar Association: Bankruptcy Section Board Member
-Community Legal Services' Volunteer Lawyers Program

COURT ADMISSIONS
-Arizona, 2009
-U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2009
-U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2013

PUBLISHED ARTICLES
-"The New Supreme Court: Its Potential Ruling on the Constitutionality of Arizona's Campaign Contribution Limits," 40 Ariz. St. L.J. 1057, 2008

CLERKSHIPS/EXTERNSHIPS
-Judicial Extern, Hon. James A. Teilborg, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2008

PRESENTATIONS
-"An Overview of Fraudulent Transfers and Preference Actions," Bankruptcy Ambush Series, May 2014
-"Ethics for the Bankruptcy Practitioner," State Bar of Arizona Convention, June 2013

EDUCATION
-J.D., Arizona State University, 2009: Business Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 2008-2009
-B.A., Michigan State University, 2006

BIRTHPLACE
-Walled Lake, Michigan

Arizona State University
Juris Doctorate,