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| • University of South Florida, Bachelor of Science, Accounting, cum laude • University of South Florida, Master of Accountancy • University of Florida College of Law, Juris Doctor, with honors |
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| • The Florida Bar (all state courts)
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida • United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida • Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • Supreme Court of the United States |
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Amy D. Harris
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| Amy Denton Harris joined Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser P.A. in March of 2003 and became a shareholder in 2010.
Mrs. Harris received her J.D. with honors in 2002 from the University of Florida. While in law school, Ms. Harris interned for The Honorable Paul M. Glenn, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida, and The Honorable Michael G. Williamson, Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida. She also is licensed as a certified public accountant, having passed all four parts of the examination on her first attempt (something accomplished by a small percentage of applicants). She is past chair of and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Accounting Circle at the University of South Florida. She regularly represents debtors, committees, creditors, trustees, purchasers, and other parties in bankruptcy cases, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and out-of-court workouts. She is also active in the firm’s representation of borrowers and guarantors in state court litigation initiated by lenders. She has been particularly active in the representation of independent and franchised restaurant chains in Chapter 11 cases. |
| HONORS & DISTINCTIONS |
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• Rated "AV" Preeminent Lawyer (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Listed as Florida “Rising Star,” in the area of bankruptcy/insolvency practice in “Florida Super Lawyers” 2009 and 2010 • Recipient, Program Excellence Award, C.H. Ferguson-M.E. White American Inn of Court, 2006-2007 • Listed, National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals, 2004 -2005 |
| MEMBERSHIPS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT |
| • Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association • Member, Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association • Member, Turnaround Management Association • Member, Diversity Committee, Turnaround Management Association • Member, International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation • Member, Board of Directors for the Accounting Circle at the University of South Florida • Former Associate Member, C.H. Ferguson-M.E. White American Inn of Court • Partnership Chair, Board of Directors for the Accounting Circle, University of South Florida, 2007-2008 • Former Member, Community Service Committee, Hillsborough County Bar Association • Chair, Board of Directors for the Accounting Circle, University of South Florida, 2006-2007 • Member, Advisory Council for the School of Accountancy, University of South Florida, 2006-2007 • Internship: Honorable Paul M. Glenn, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida, 2002 • Internship: Honorable Michael G. Williamson, Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida, 2002 |
| PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS |
| • Applying the Grubbs “Economic Realities” Test to Non-Residential Real Property Leases – The Cramdown, Winter 2005-2006
• The Demise of Rules 4004 & 4007 as Jurisdictional Bars – The Cramdown, Fall/Winter 2006 • Hands Across the Border: Coast-to-Coast Communications in International Insolvency Cases – Stetson University College of Law 5th International Symposium on Bankruptcy, June 12-15 2005 Freiberg, Germany (Co-author with Russell M. Blain & Stephen R. Leslie) |
| REPRESENTATION Ms. Harris has headed up or has had an active involvement in the firm's representation in Bankruptcy Court: |
• PlanFirst Financial Solutions, Inc. and its Affiliates She has also been actively involved in the firm's state court practice and in out-of-state workouts. |
| PRESS RELEASES |
| COURT CONFIRMS PLAN OF REORGANIZATION FOR PLANFIRST FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. – AUGUST 2010 |
| AMY DENTON HARRIS BECOMES A SHAREHOLDER – July 2010 |
| COURT CONFIRMS PLAN OF REORGANIZATION FOR ALPHAROCK LLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES - July 2010 |
| ELEVEN FIRM LAWYERS RECOGNIZED AS "FLORIDA SUPER LAWYERS" OR “RISING STARS” - JUNE 2010 |
| ATTORNEYS AMY DENTON HARRIS AND BARBARA HART RECEIVE AV RATING FROM MARTINDALE-HUBBELL - SPRING 2010 |
| STATE COURT JUDGMENT BECOMES FINAL IN MATTER OF FIRST IMPRESSION - January 12, 2010 |
| TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP., FILES FOR RELIEF UNDER CHAPTER 11 - AUGUST 24, 2009 |
| OWNER OF CHAIN OF SEVENTEEN RESTAURANTS FILES FOR RELIEF UNDER CHAPTER 11 - June 5, 2009 |
| FIRM PREVAILS IN LITIGATION INVOLVING MATTER OF FIRST IMPRESSION - April 3, 2009 |
| BANKRUPTCY COURT CONFIRMS CHAPTER 11 PLAN OF REORGANIZATION IN ARLINGTON RIDGE CASES—March 12, 2009 |
| BANKRUPTCY COURT CONFIRMS CHAPTER 11 PLAN OF REORGANIZATION FOR SAM SELTZER’S STEAK HOUSES OF AMERICA, INC.—February 25, 2009 |
| Firm Prevails in Homestead Equitable Lien Dispute and Concludes Global Settlement in Gosman Case - April 13, 2007 |
| Stichter Riedel Lawyer Amy Denton Harris Inducted into the Supreme Court of the United States--May 21, 2007 |
| Physician Covenant Not to Compete Litigation – December 2006 |
| Amy Denton Harris Appointed Chair of the Accounting Circle Board at the University of South Florida - July 1, 2006 |
| Tampa Bankruptcy Court Enters Order Confirming Consolidated Plan of Reorganization for Owner of Sonic Drive-In Restaurants - June 8, 2006 |