David W. Allard

Born Ft. Benning, Georgia, October 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.B.A., 1969); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Member, Wayne State University Moot Court, 1971. Panel Member: Small Business Reorganizations Working Group, 1996-1997; National Bankruptcy Review Commission Panel, Service and Ethics Working Group, 1997. Author: "Personal Liability - A Trustee's Dilemma," NABtalk, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1993, "Personal Liability in 1995 - Still a Trustee's Dilemma," NABtalk, Vol. 11, No. 4, 1995, "Trustee and Debtor-in-Possession Liability in the Year 2000," NABtalk, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2000. Lecturer: Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Statistics, Trustee Training, OIG Audits, and Trustee Liability, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Annual Conference, 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1998; CLLA/NABT Educational Seminar, 1996; American Bankruptcy Institute's Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, 1995; United States Trustee Program 1997 Managers Conference, Consumer Bankruptcy: Qualities of a Good Trustee, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Spring Seminar, 2000: Trustee Liability in the Year 2000, American Bankruptcy Institute's Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, 2000: Officer and Director Liability, United States Trustees Chapter 7 Trustee Training Seminar: Deepening Insolvency and Trustee Liability, 2000. Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for Eastern District of Michigan (1981-Present); Joint Committee to Study Distribution Statistics Co-Chairperson (1997); Past President, Trustee Association of Eastern District of Michigan (1990-1992). National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Board of Directors (1993-2000), President (2000), President-Elect (1999-2000), Vice President (1997-1999), Treasurer (1995-1997), Liaison Committee with U.S. Trustee Chairperson (1999-2000), Liaison Committee with U.S. Trustee (1993 and 1998), Legislative Committee (1993), Education Committee Chairperson (1994, 1995), EOUST Fee Guidelines Committee Chairperson (1995), Lake Tahoe, NV, Convention Committee Chairperson (1996), Statistics Committee Chairperson (1997 and 1998), UST/NABT Trustee Training Co-Chairperson (1998-1999). Member: Detroit Metropolitan (Member, Debtor/Creditor Section) and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Creditors' Rights Committee); Commercial Law League of America (Member, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section); American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Bankruptcy Administration and Professional Compensation Committees); American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Committee, Trustees and Receivers Subcommittee); Member, Southeast Michigan Marrow Donor Program Board of Directors (1993-1995). [U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1969 -1975]. CONCENTRATION: Bankruptcy Law; Reorganization Law; Workouts Law; Commercial Law; Trustee Administration.
Email address: dallard@allardfishpc.com

 

Deborah L. Fish

Born Grosse Pointe, Michigan, May 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1981); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1984). Note and Comment Editor, Detroit College of Law Review, 1982-1984. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Commercial Transactions, II. Testified before U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee regarding health care bankruptcy aspects of Senate Bill 1301 (1998). National Bankruptcy Review Commission Panel Member: Small Business Reorganizations Working Group, 1997. Contributing Editor: Wiley Bankruptcy Law Update, 1998, 1999 and 2000; American Bankruptcy Institute Health Care Insolvency Manual, 1997. Author: "Is Bankruptcy Court a Refuge for Health Care Organizations", American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XVI, No. 9, 1997. Lecturer: Annual Conference Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors 2000; West Virginia Trustees Annual Seminar 2000; Federal Judicial Center Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges, 1999; Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Institute, 1999; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Annual Conference, 1996 and 1998; ABI Winter Leadership Conference, 1997; ABI Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, 1996; Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1993 and 1994; National Business Institute, 1991. Member: Detroit Metropolitan (Former Chairperson, Debtor/Creditor Section), Federal (Member, Eastern District of Michigan Bankruptcy Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section International Bankruptcy Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, UCC Section); American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Health Care Committee, International Committee); Commercial Law League of America (Member, Bankruptcy Section). CONCENTRATION: Bankruptcy Law; Reorganization Law; Health Care Insolvency Law; International Insolvency Law; Workouts Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Litigation.
Email address: dfish@allardfishpc.com

 

Ralph R. McKee

Born Dearborn, Michigan, April 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., 1981; J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Member: Detroit Metropolitan (Member, Debtor/Creditor Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Business Law Section Creditors' Rights Committee). CONCENTRATION: Bankruptcy Law; Reorganization Law; Commercial Law; Property Taxation Law; Litigation.
Email address: rmckee@allardfishpc.com

 

Daniel M. Katlein

Born Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan, and 1998, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with high distinction, 1978); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1980-1981. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Real Property. Author: "Constitutional Law, Fourth Amendment, Custodial Questioning on Less Than Probable Cause for a Full-Fledged Arrest Violates the Fourth Amendment, Dunaway v. New York, 442 U.S. 200 (1979)," 29 Emory Law Journal 273, 1980; "Administrative Claims and the Substitution of the United States as Defendant under the Federal Drivers Act: The Catch 22 of the Federal Tort Claims Act?" 29 Emory Law Journal 755, 1980. Lecturer: CPA Continuing Education Seminar, 1999; The Association of Insolvency Accountants Seminar on Business Valuations and Asset Recovery, 1998; State Bar of Michigan Seminar on Single Asset Chapter 11 Cases, 1993; Federal Bar Association Seminar on Current Bankruptcy Issues, 1992; Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Seminar on Real Estate Workouts, 1990. Member: Detroit Metropolitan (Member, Debtor/Creditor Section) and Colorado Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Real Property Section Bankruptcy Debtor Creditor Rights Committee); American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Bankruptcy Reorganization Committee, Unsecured Trade Creditor Committee). CONCENTRATION: Bankruptcy Law; Reorganization Law; Workouts Law; Real Estate Law; Banking Law.
Email address: dkatlein@allardfishpc.com

 

Rodney M. Glusac

Born Detroit, Michigan, March 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.Mu., 1985; J.D., 1990). Member: Detroit Metropolitan and Federal (Detroit Chapter) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Consumer Bankruptcy Association. CONCENTRATION: Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate Law; Litigation.
Email address: rglusac@allardfishpc.com

 

Matthew E. Thompson

Born Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1994); Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Articles Editor, DCL at MSU Law Review, 1998-1999. CONCENTRATION: Bankruptcy Law; Litigation.
Email address: mthompson@allardfishpc.com