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At a Glance
Bankruptcy, insolvency, creditors’ rights and commercial litigation are Reuel’s areas of concentration. In businesses as diverse as real estate, retail, construction, manufacturing and restaurants, he represents individuals and corporate debtors, creditors’ committees and secured creditors in Chapter 11 reorganizations and liquidations. Reuel has presented cases in bankruptcy courts and state courts throughout the region His expertise includes sales and purchases of assets from bankruptcy estates and composition agreements and non-bankruptcy workouts. He also has experience litigating and negotiating credit card disputes among merchants and lending institutions. Reuel has been named a “Leading Lawyer” in Banking in a survey of lawyers by Cincy Business magazine (2006-2011).
Education
Stanford University (A.B., Music, 1979) California State Scholar; Music Guild Scholar; Humanities Honors Program

Eastman School of Music (M.M., Performance and Literature, 1981) Teaching Fellowship

University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1991) Law Review, Contributing Editor; George C. Katsanis Scholar
Practices/Industries
Areas of Concentration
  • Bankruptcy
  • Insolvency
  • Creditors' Rights
  • Commercial Litigation
Representative Experience
  • Has represented individual and corporate debtors, creditors' committees and secured creditors in Chapter 11 Reorganizations and Liquidations in real estate, retail, construction, manufacturing, restaurant and telecommunications industries.
  • Has represented sellers and purchasers in sales and purchases of assets from bankruptcy estates.
  • Has represented debtors and lenders in composition agreements and non-bankruptcy workouts.
  • Has defended individuals and companies in numerous preference and fraudulent transfer actions brought in bankruptcy courts and state courts throughout the nation.
  • Former Law Clerk to Burton Perlman, Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Ohio.
Honors/Distinctions

Named an "Ohio Super Lawyer" in a survey of Ohio lawyers by Law & Politics magazine (2012)

Named a “Leading Lawyer” in a survey of lawyers by Cincy Business magazine (2006-2012)

Publications/Presentations

Publications
“Practical Pointers for Enforcing Cognovit Judgments,” Author, Ulmer & Berne LLP, Financial Law Resource (Summer 2007)

Presentations
Norton Bankruptcy Annual Summary (1996)

Frequent speaker at Ohio and Cincinnati Bar Association seminars on bankruptcy law and related topics.

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

Cincinnati Bar Association

American Bankruptcy Institute

American Bankruptcy Law Forum

TACR (Tri-State Association for Corporate Renewal)
Community Involvement
Cincinnati Chamber Music Society (Board of Directors, Director of Programming 2002-2005)
Admissions
State of Ohio

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio