Mr. Jeffery Dayne Carruth

Practice Details

• Languages
  Spanish
• Payment Information
  Payment & Cost Features

  Fixed hourly rates
  Fixed fees available
  

  Accepted Credit Cards

  American Express
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  MasterCard
  Visa
• Firm Information
  Position

  Shareholder

  Firm Name

  Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Transactions

  Financial institutions and other creditors.

  Mr. Carruth's experience representing financial institutions and other creditors historically has been on behalf of asset based lenders and similar secured creditors, and includes workouts, debtor-in-possession financing arrangements, lift stay proceedings, cash collateral disputes, valuation contests, lien priority disputes, asset sales, intercreditor agreements, the negotiation of plans of reorganization, objections to the confirmation of Chapter 11 plans, and trustee elections in Chapter 7 proceedings. Mr. Carruth's experience also includes the representation of claims under § 523, and family farmers in Chapter 12 proceedings.

  Oil and gas insolvencies.

  Mr. Carruth has concentrated experience representing various constituencies in the liquidation, restructuring, and reorganization of exploration and production companies. These representations have included drilling companies, service companies, working interest owners, and other stake holders. Mr. Carruth's experience includes the preparation, protection, and attack of oil and gas liens, the litigation of mineral lease disputes, and the enforcement of operator duties and investor rights under joint operating agreements (JOAs).

  Trustee representations.

  Mr. Carruth has represented Chapter 7 trustees in all facets of estate administration and litigation, including the recovery of assets for the estate, the investigation and prosecution of fraudulent transfer claims and other avoidance actions, the recovery of preferential transfers, asset sales and auctions, the defense of affirmative claims against the estate, and the administration of claims and claims objections.

  Committee representations.

  Mr. Carruth's experience includes the representation of unsecured creditors' committees during Chapter 11 proceedings, including the formation, oversight, and governance of the committee, investigation of the underlying debtor's assets and the activities of directors and officers, the evaluation of actions proposed by the debtor, and the debtor's exit from bankruptcy.

  Bankruptcy litigation and appeals.

  Mr. Carruth's bankruptcy litigation experience includes the prosecution and defense of fraudulent transfer and preference claims, sales contract enforcement, director and officer liability claims, the appointment of trustees, lender liability claims, homestead and other exemption disputes, the protection of trade secrets and intellectual property, land title disputes, single business enterprise claims, disputes involving factors and factoring, temporary restraining orders and injunctive relief, actions to enforce indemnities and surety claims, releases of guarantors, ancillary proceedings (i.e., Chapter 15 proceedings), and federal tax appeals.
  Mr. Carruth has also represented buyers of assets in the negotiation of auction procedures, stalking horse arrangements, due diligence and qualification disputes, and the prosecution of competitive auctions. Mr. Carruth's practice further includes court, and from the district court to the court of appeals.

  Liquidating trustee roles.

  Mr. Carruth serves as a trustee for liquidating trusts created through confirmed Chapter 11 plans.

  Boards of directors.

  Mr. Carruth also has served in an individual capacity as a director on the board of a distressed restaurant chain in order to assist the company in its restructuring.