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David A. Lerner
Partner
Plunkett Cooney
Licensed Since: 1984
Joined Firm: 1990
Partner Since: 2000
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38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
TEL: (248) 901-4010
FAX: (248) 901-4040
dlerner@plunkettcooney.com
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David A. Lerner is a
partner in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office and
a member of Plunkett Cooney’s Banking, Bankruptcy
& Creditors' Rights Practice Group.
Mr. Lerner has represented
banks, other financial institutions, creditors and title
insurance companies in bankruptcy proceedings in Texas
and Michigan since 1984. His experience includes enforcement
of secured creditors’ rights and financing of debtors’
operations. Mr. Lerner also has extensive experience
in the representation of debtors-in-possession, trustees,
landlords, purchasers and other secured parties in both
bankruptcy and out of court proceedings.
Representative Client
Work
- Representation of
leading mortgage companies in multiple bankruptcy
matters through title insurance underwriters
- Representation of
debtors in possession of major corporations in ongoing
Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in West Virginia
- Representation of
international insurance companies as creditors in
Chapter 11 automotive supplier proceedings
- Representation of
Michigan municipalities as creditors in bankruptcy
cases
- Representation of
creditors in defense of preference actions filed by
debtors and creditor committees in Chapter 11 proceedings
- Regularly conducts
seminars for title insurance agents and companies
in Michigan and Ohio, as well as for the Michigan
Land Title Association, Lorman Educational Services
and American Law Firm Association Bankruptcy Practice
Group
Notable
Cases
- Unsecured Creditor
Committee Counsel in Mortgage Corporation of America
Bankruptcy case
- Debtor’s Counsel
in Sure Shot
- In Re Butcher, 35
F.Supp 2d 554 (W.D., MI 1998), 1995 WL 578193 (E.D.,
MI 1995)
- In Re Mann, 201 BR
910 (E.D., MI 1998) (E.D., MI 1995)
- In Re Valentine,
196 BR 386 (E.D., MI 1996)
Debtor counsel – Highlander Alloys, Inc., Southern
District of West Virginia
Professional
Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan
(Creditor Rights and Real Property Sections)
- New York Bar Association
- Texas Bar Association
- Detroit Consumer
Bankruptcy Association
- American Law Firm
Association (Bankruptcy Practice Group)
- American Bankruptcy
Institute
- Federal Bar Association
(Bankruptcy Co-Chair)
News
- Lerner addressed
bankruptcy issues during international tele-seminar
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Areas of Practice
Banking, Bankruptcy &
Creditors' Rights Law
Consumer Litigation
Title Insurance Law
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Education
Syracuse
University College of Law, J.D., 1983
University of Cincinnati., cum laude, B.A;cum laude,
B.S., 1980
Hebrew University, 1977-1978
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Bar & Court Admissions
New York, 1984
Texas, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1985
Michigan,1991
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1990
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan,
1990
U. S. District Court, Western District of Michigan,
1998
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