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| • Kenyon College, Bachelor of Arts, Economics, 1995 • University of Alabama, Juris Doctor, Magma Cum Laude, 1999 • Order of the Coif, University of Alabama |
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| • 1999, Alabama (all state courts);
• United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama; • United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama; • United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama • The Florida Bar (all state courts) • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida; • United States District Court, Northern District of Florida • United States District Court, Southern District of Florida • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
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Edward J. Peterson, III
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| Edward J. Peterson, III specializes in the representation of debtors and creditors in out-of-court workouts, bankruptcy cases and proceedings, and state court proceedings. He is co-lead counsel with Russell Blain in the Chapter 11 case of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. that was recently filed in Jacksonville, Florida with approximately $1 billion in assets and liabilities. He has successfully represented numerous debtors in possession in the Middle District of Florida, was active as counsel for the Creditors’ Committee in the massive Anchor Glass Chapter 11 case, and serves as conflicts counsel in the Bill Heard Chevrolet cases pending in the Northern District of Alabama. He also appears regularly in state courts in connection with civil litigation arising out of loans secured by real estate. He serves as a Director of the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, has published several articles on bankruptcy issues, and has spoken on multiple occasions on insolvency issues in Florida and Alabama. Mr. Peterson joined Stichter Riedel in 2005 after four years with the firm of Bradley Arant Rose & White, LLP, in Birmingham, Alabama. While at Bradley Arant, he appeared on behalf of creditors in a number of large bankruptcy cases, including Kmart, Service Merchandise, Encompass Services Corporation, Just for Feet, CEI Roofing, and The Resort at Summerlin. Mr. Peterson assisted in the debtor representation of J.A. Jones and 57 of its subsidiaries in Chapter 11 cases filed in Charlotte, North Carolina, involving over $3 billion in creditor claims. Additionally, he had extensive involvement representing the debtors in the Pride Restaurants, LLC Chapter 11 case involving a chain of fast food restaurants, and a Chapter 9 case involving the representation of a theme park owned by various municipalities. |
| HONORS & DISTINCTIONS |
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• Listed as Florida “Rising Star,” in the area of bankruptcy/insolvency practice in “Florida Super Lawyers” 2009 edition.
• Member - American Bankruptcy Institute |
| MEMBERSHIPS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT |
| • American Bar Association, Business Law Section • Hillsborough County Bar Association • Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association • Board of Directors Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (2007-2010) |
| PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS |
| • “Releases in Business Reorganizations: Officers, Directors & Other Principals can be Protected in Florida” -- State to State, Winter 2007
• “Joint Check Agreements in Florida Bankruptcy Cases” – Cramdown, Spring 2007 • Practical Issues Surrounding Section 363 Sales by Harley E. Riedel and Edward J. Peterson, 19 U. Fla. J. of Law and Public Policy 75, April 2008 |
| RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS |
| • Panelist on Auto Dealer Insolvency at American Bankruptcy Institute, Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop- Summer, 2009
• News From the War Zone: Bankruptcy Issues on the Front Lines of the Real Estate Crisis- The Cumberland School of Law Bankruptcy Law Seminar- October 3, 2008 • Florida Auto Dealers Association -March 26, 2009 |
| REPRESENTATION Edward J. Peterson III has headed up or had significant involvement in the firm's representation of: |
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• Taylor, Bean Whitaker Mortgage Corp. (Debtor’s Counsel)
• Anchor Glass Container Corporation (Unsecured Creditors Committee) • T. Thomas Chevrolet, Inc. (Debtor’s Counsel) • Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins restaurants (Debtor’s Counsel) • Blue Stone Real Estate, Construction Company, Inc. (Debtor’s Counsel) • Towers of Channelside, LLC. (Debtor’s Counsel) • Jordyn Holdings IV, LLC. (Unsecured Creditors Committee) • Wilkinson High Rise, LLC (Debtor’s Counsel) |
| PRESS RELEASES |
| 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 |
| TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP., FILES FOR RELIEF UNDER CHAPTER 11 - AUGUST 24, 2009 |
| SALES OF AUTO DEALERSHIPS – June 22, 2009 |
| OWNER OF CHAIN OF SEVENTEEN RESTAURANTS FILES FOR RELIEF UNDER CHAPTER 11 - June 5, 2009 |
| EDWARD J. PETERSON, III AND SUSAN H. SHARP SPEAK AT FLORIDA AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION -March 26, 2009 |
| PLAN CONFIRMED IN SIX RELATED REAL ESTATE CASES - January 8, 2009 |
| EDWARD PETERSON SPEAKS ON TROUBLED REAL ESTATE AT THE CUMBERLAND SCHOOL OF LAW BANKRUPTCY LAW SEMINAR - October 3, 2008 |
| BANKRUPTCY COURT CONFIRMS CHAPTER 11 PLAN FOR TAMPA CHANNELSIDE CONDOMINIUM PROJECT– October 1, 2008 |
| Stichter, Riedel Lawyers Elected to Positions in Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association - June 6, 2008 |
| Article on Releases in Chapter 11 Cases Published by Florida Bar - December 12, 2007 |
| Elena P. Ketchum and Edward J. Peterson Become Shareholders – July 2007 |
| Stichter Riedel selected as Committee Counsel in Southwest Florida Real Estate Case - July 5, 2007 |
| Edward J. Peterson Speaks at Creditor's Rights Seminar - September 18, 2006 |
| Bankruptcy Court Confirms Individual Chapter 11 Plan - September 14 , 2006 |
| Southern District Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale of Substantially All Assets of World’s Largest Manufacturer of Trash and Linen Chutes for High Rise Buildings - August 8, 2006 |
| Edward J. Peterson Admitted to The Florida Bar - September 26, 2005 |