Paul S. Murphy

Banking, Real Estate and Financial Services Group

Commercial Litigation Group

Gulf Coast Office
Tel: (228) 575-3033
Email: paul.murphy@butlersnow.com

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Areas of Emphasis

Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights
Avoidance and Preference Litigation
Banking and Commercial Lending
Contract and Property Litigation

Distinctions

AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights

Education & Honors

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., Editor-in-Chief, Law Review, cum laude, 1997

Jacksonville University, B.S., Biology and Chemistry, 1987
Judicial Clerkship, Honorable William P. Gilroy, Superior Court, New Jersey

Associations

American Bar Association
- Business Bankruptcy Section
Mississippi Bar Association
- Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights Section
New Jersey Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
- Bankruptcy Litigation Committee
Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference

Bar Admissions

New Jersey, 1998
Mississippi, 2004
U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern and Southern Districts
- New Jersey: District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals
- 3rd Circuit
- 5th Circuit

Legal Experience

Represents casinos and gaming entities in Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights actions; obtained >$5MM in judgments.
Successfully litigated avoidance/preference claims and other adversary proceedings in Bankruptcy actions for clients in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia and Delaware.
In re: CDP Corporation, Inc., 09-50745-NPO, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; Served as counsel for the Ch.7 Trustee in large asset case; litigated avoidance and preference claims and other adversary proceedings to recoup property of the estate for the benefit of the Debtor and its Creditors; held 2-day, real time, global liquidation auction of >$1MM in construction equipment and personal property; handled all aspects of largely claims-driven bankruptcy case (approx. 75 filed claims).
In re: Coastal Land Development, Inc., 09-51267-ERG, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; Served as counsel for the largest secured creditor, a Colorado venture capital group, in the Ch. 11 bankruptcy action and companion State Court cases; successfully set aside foreclosure action; negotiated settlement and recouped 100% of >$6MM in debt for client.
In re: Premier Entertainment Biloxi, LLC, d/b/a Biloxi Hard Rock Casino and Resort, 06-50975-ER, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; Served as local counsel for Ch. 11 debtor’s controlling shareholder of Debtor; Debtor obtained turnover of >$180MM in insurance proceeds from bondholders to rebuild casino destroyed by Hurricane Katrina; Debtor confirmed Ch. 11 plan paying all creditors 100% of claims principal and interest on same; confirmation upheld by the 5th Cir. ruling that plan was substantially consummated.
In re: Studio Inn Mississippi, LLC, 04-54314-ERG, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; Served as counsel for national bank in Ch.11 bankruptcy action and companion State Court case; successfully recouped 100% of >$3.2MM debt as well as all fees and costs incurred in litigation.