Howard Meyers

Howard Meyers is Of Counsel with the firm. Howard is a peer review rated AV® Preeminent attorney who has been recognized by Super Lawyers of the Southwest since 2010 for his work in Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation as well as Arizona’s Finest Lawyers since its recent inception. Howard represents a large complement of trade and secured creditors and real and personal property lessors in cases under Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. He has also represented bankruptcy trustees, committees and debtors and debtors-in-possession in successfully concluded Chapter 11 reorganizations.

Howard has a distinguished 34+ year career that includes stints as a partner or of counsel with two prominent local law firms. He also practiced as a sole practitioner for 5 years.

Practice Areas

• Business & Corporate Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy &
  Reorganization
• Default Servicing

Areas Of Concentration

• Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Litigation
• Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy & Reorganization
• Default Litigation
• Lien Enforcement
• Loss Mitigation
• Real Estate Workouts
• Receiverships/Conservatorships

Education/Honors

• J.D. Arizona State University College of Law, 1977
• B.A., Arizona State University, 1974, Liberal Arts
• Selected, Southwest Super Lawyers 2010-2013, Bankruptcy & Creditor/ Debtor Rights; Business Litigation
• Selected, Arizona’s Finest Lawyers 2011-2013
• Ranked AV® PreeminentTM 5.0 out of 5* in Martindale Hubbell

Professional Associations

• State Bar of Arizona
• • Member, Creditor/Debtor’s Rights Committee, 1982-1985; 1995-1997M
  • Member, Fee Arbitration Com-mittee, 1993-1994
• Maricopa County Bar Association
• • Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1999-2000
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• • Subcommittee on Partnership Bankruptcy, 1994-1995
• Commercial Law League of America

Court Admissions

• Arizona
• New Mexico
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• United States District Court for the District of Arizona
• United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

Representative Engagements

• Representation of the purchaser in the single largest acquisition of assets from the Resolution Trust Corporation which included a major master planned community and multiple interests in real estate joint ventures and a substantial pool of secured real estate loans.
• Representation of the secured creditor in the foreclosure of a grocery store chain with seventy (70) operating stores with a credit bid in excess of $144,000,000
• Representation of the purchaser of twenty chain stores on a going concern basis from a Chapter 11 reorganization estate
• Restructuring of multiple land development and investment joint ventures by and between developers and institutional investors
• Representation of the petitioning trade creditors in an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding which stopped diversion of assets, secured appointment of a trustee and effected major creditor recovery