Kelly A. Myers - Howell, MI

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan
    Juris Doctor
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Honors: Moot Court Board of Directors
    Honors: Order of the Barristers
    Honors: Presidential Scholarship
    Honors: American Inns of Court
    Honors: Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society
    Law Review: University of Detroit Law Review, Executive Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • Alma College, Alma, MI, U.S.A., 1990
    Bachelor of Arts
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: History and Business - Pre-Law Emphasis
  • University of Detroit, Detroit, MI, 1993
    Master of Business Administration
    Honors: High Honors

Current Employment Position(s)

• Managing Partner

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing, University of Detroit School of Law
  
• Lecturer, "Loan Workout and Collateral Liquidation in Michigan,", Lorman Education Services, 2002
  
• Lecturer, "Selected Topics in Structuring and Operating a Business in Michigan,", Lorman Education Services, 2003
  
• Lecturer, "Professional Retention and Compensation Issues in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Cases,", American Bankruptcy Institute, 2004
  
• Lecturer, "Litigation Skills Consumer: Valuation, Evidence, Burden of Proof,", American Bankruptcy Institute, 2007
  
• Lecturer, "Real Property: Avoidance and Defenses," Federal Bar Association, W.D. Michigan, 2007
  
• Lecturer, "Lease Purchase: What are the Options?", Home Builders of Livingston County, 2007
  
• Lecturer, "Foreclosure and Leasing Liability", Michigan Association of REALTORS, Broker Summit Conference, 2008
  
• Lecturer, "Earmarking Issues Arising with New Mortgages and the New Bankruptcy Code", Michigan Real Property Law Section of Michigan, "Groundbreaker" Breakfast Roundtable, 2008
  
• Lecturer, "Judgment Enforcement" , Lorman Education Services, 2011
  
• Lecturer, "Legal Issues in Loan Documentation", Michigan Banker's Association, May 8, 2012 - Present

Representative Cases

• Computer Business World v. Jamil (In re Walter Jamil and Eugene Thomas)
  • Citation: 409 B.R. 866
  • Court: Bankr. E.D. Mich
  • Year: 2009
• Lim v. Chase Home Finance, LLC, et al. (In re Comps)
  • Citation: 334 B.R. 235
  • Court: Bankr. E.D. Mich.
  • Year: 2005
• Encore Credit Corp. v. Lim (In re Young)
  • Citation: 2007 WL 2221399
  • Court: E.D. Mich.
  • Year: 2007
• Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp. v. Shapiro (In re Lee)
  • Citation: 339 B.R. 165
  • Court: E.D. Mich.
  • Year: 2006
• Adams Outdoor Advertising v. City of Lansing
  • Citation: 463 Mich. 17, 614 N.W.2d 634
  • Year: 2000
• Oakland County Treasurer v. Title Office, Inc.
  • Citation: 245 Mich. App. 196, 627 N.W.2d 317
  • Year: 2001
• Meoli v. Heartwell Mortgage Corp., et al. (In re Hoggard)
  • Citation: 330 B.R. 595
  • Court: Bankr. W.D. Mich.
  • Year: 2005
• Gold v. New Century Mortgage Corp. (In re Salinitro)
  • Citation: 355 B.R. 15
  • Court: Bankr. E.D. Mich.
  • Year: 2006
• Camacho v. HomEq Servicing Corp. (In re Camacho)
  • Citation: 311 B.R. 186
  • Court: Bankr. E.D. Mich.
  • Year: 2004
• Kohut v. Wells Fargo Bank (In re Pankey)
  • Citation: 2007 WL 2141949
  • Court: Bankr. E.D. Mich.
  • Year: 2007
• Lim v. New Century Mortgage (In re Grelik)
  • Citation: 2007 WL 1062914
  • Court: Bankr. E.D. Mich.
  • Year: 2007

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1993
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1994
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1996
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2002

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Michigan (Member)
• Michigan Land Title Standards Committee (Member)
• Livingston County Bar Association (Member)
• American Bankruptcy Institute (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Home Builders Association of Livingston County (Board of Directors / Legal Counsel)
• Michigan Bankers Association (Member)