William Carl Blasses

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Member

  Firm Name

  Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Prevailed at trial on a claim of non-dischargeability on behalf of a creditor who was owed over $370,000. Following a four-day trial in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan the court issued a l
  mark 71-page opinion
  judgment concluding that Kerr Russell had proven that the bankruptcy debtor made false statements under oath with actual fraudulent intent.
  Represented one of the largest construction lien claimants in a receivership proceeding concerning a failed construction project valued at around $60-70 million. Following significant litigation involving the receiver, the construction lender,
  the developer, including a bankruptcy case filed by the developer, the client was able to recover seventy-three (73%) of the value of their lien
  obtain a release of all counterclaims that could be asserted against it.
  Represented a multinational corporation in pursuing collection of a civil judgment against former employees that had misappropriated corporate assets
  then declared bankruptcy to avoid repaying their former employer. Bill was able to assist the client in excluding the judgment from the former employees' bankruptcy discharges
  recovering more than $375,000.00 from the employees.
  Represented a business owner
  his business entities with respect to more than $1.5 million in claims for fraud, unauthorized transfers, conversion, successor liability, substantive consolidation,
  shareholder oppression, asserted by a chapter 7 trustee. Following vigorous litigation, the bankruptcy court approved a settlement releasing the claims for $50,000.00.