Charity Bird - Louisville, KY

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 2001
    B.S.
    Major: Criminal Justice

Pro Bono Activities

• Chapter 7 Panel Trustee, Southern District of Indiana, New Albany Division
• Secretary, Board of Trustees for the Eastwood Fire Protection District - 2014-2020
• Chair, Bankruptcy Section, Kentucky Bar Association - 2016-2017
• Founder and Program Co-Chair, Bankruptcy Law Institute - 2013-present
• Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) Committee Member - 2013-present

Representative Clients

• Represented the Chapter 7 trustee in the main bankruptcy case and in litigation regarding a mortgage financing company with wholesale production in excess of $3 billion per year

• Obtained a favorable settlement for a post confirmation committee on fraudulent conveyance claims against a former owner of the reorganized debtor

• Represented numerous individuals in defending against objections to discharge or dischargeability in bankruptcy cases

• Assisted a large nonprofit organization in shedding its state pension liability through the chapter 11 process

• Initiated numerous foreclosure and collection actions for creditors

• Represented several builders, developers, and business owners in the defense of collection actions, pursuing financial workouts, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases

• Successfully filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy for higher income individuals with primarily business debt whom would not qualify for Chapter 7 under the standard means test

Representative Cases

• Represented the Chapter 7 trustee in the main bankruptcy case and in litigation regarding a mortgage financing company with wholesale production in excess of $3 billion per year
• Obtained a favorable settlement for a post confirmation committee on fraudulent conveyance claims against a former owner of the reorganized debtor
• Represented numerous individuals in defending against objections to discharge or dischargeability in bankruptcy cases
• Assisted a large nonprofit organization in shedding its state pension liability through the chapter 11 process
• Initiated numerous foreclosure and collection actions for creditors
• Represented several builders, developers, and business owners in the defense of collection actions, pursuing financial workouts, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases
• Successfully filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy for higher income individuals with primarily business debt whom would not qualify for Chapter 7 under the standard means test