Jeb is a bankruptcy and corporate financial restructuring attorney with more than 33 years of experience representing creditors, debtors, official committees, and trustees in complex insolvency matters. He has served as both a Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustee and formerly led Butler Snow’s Finance, Real Estate and Restructuring Practice Group. Jeb is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and previously served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable David S. Kennedy, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Overview
Jeb is a bankruptcy and corporate financial restructuring attorney with more than 33 years of experience representing creditors, debtors, official committees, and trustees in complex insolvency matters. He has served as both a Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustee and formerly led Butler Snow’s Finance, Real Estate and Restructuring Practice Group. Jeb is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and previously served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable David S. Kennedy, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Practice Areas
Experience
- In re Commonwealth of Puerto Rico – Title III Bankruptcy Restructuring (D.P.R.) Co-Lead counsel for monoline insurer of principal and interest on approximately $1.2 billion par value of revenue and general obligation bonds of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its instrumentalities.
- In re Diabetes America, Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Lead counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors. Successfully negotiated subordination of over $5 million in claims prior to filing of complaint for avoidance of preferential transfers and breach of fiduciary duty and subordination/recharacterization claims.
- In re Trailer Source, Inc., 555 F.3d 231 (6th Cir. 2009) Counsel to international manufacturer in involuntary Chapter 7 case against distributor. Successfully obtained ruling from Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on issue of derivative standing for creditor to pursue $20 million in fraudulent transfer claims on behalf of Chapter 7 estate.
- In re Meridian Corporation, (a/k/a Medshares, Inc.) (Bankr. W.D. Tenn.) Counsel for then-3rd largest U.S. home health care provider with over $500 million in annual revenues, 15,000 employees and $3.8 Billion in claims filed. Represented 128 related corporate debtors in jointly administered Chapter 11 cases and assisted in successfully orchestrating sale of business to strategic buyer in $40 million dollar court approved asset sale.
- In re Martin S. Belz (W.D. Tenn.) Lead counsel in prepackaged chapter 11 plan for high-net-worth individual with over $100 million in liabilities. Obtained confirmation of plan and discharge of individual debtor within 120 days of case filing.
- In re Southern Industrial Mechanical Maintenance Company, LLC (W.D. Tenn.). Lead counsel to senior secured lender with $28 million claim in seeking receivership and subsequent chapter 11 case of industrial construction enterprise. Successfully obtained relief from automatic stay and conversion of case to chapter 7.
- In re Guy & Michael Medley (M.D. Ala.). Lead counsel to chapter 7 trustee in sale of two bank holding companies. Represented chapter 7 trustee in evaluating, negotiating and obtaining approval of sales of controlling interests in two bank holding companies and their wholly-owned bank subsidiaries.
Distinctions
- Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy (Class XXVIII)
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®- Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America®
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2008-2026
- Lawyer of the Year, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Memphis), 2015, 2019, 2021, 2024
- Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy: Business, 2008-2025
- Lawdragon 500
- Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer, 2020, 2022-2025
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1993
- Arkansas, 1994
- Alabama, 1997
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 1st Circuit
- 6th Circuit
- 8th Circuit
- 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Courts
- Tennessee: Western, Middle
- Arkansas: Eastern, Western
- Alabama: Middle, Northern
- U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
- Tennessee: Western, Middle
- Arkansas: Eastern, Western
- Alabama: Middle, Northern
Education
- University of Memphis, J.D., 1993
- Auburn University, B.A., Political Science, 1990
- Clerkship, Chancellor D.J. Alissandratos, Chancery Court of Tennessee for the 30th Judicial District
- Clerkship, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David S. Kennedy, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Tennessee
Associations
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Bankruptcy Section
- Chair, 2005-2006, 2011-2012
- Executive Committee, 2002-2018
- Bankruptcy Section
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Alabama Bar Association
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Tennessee
- Local Rules and Forms Revision Committee
- Current Member and Former Chair and Co-Chair
- Local Rules and Forms Revision Committee
- Memphis Bar Association
- Bankruptcy Section
- Director, 2003-2006
- Bankruptcy Section
- Mid-South Commercial Law Institute
- President, 2023-2024
- Director, 2006-2011, 2018-2024
- Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
- Tennessee Chapter, Board Member (2025-present)
- American Bar Association
Papers, Presentations & Publications
- Panelist, “COVID-19 @ Work: Straight Talk Series – Session V: Bankruptcy in the U.S.,” Employment Law Alliance, Webinar, May 28, 2020.
- Presenter, "A Primer on Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Issues," 21st Annual Mid-South Conference on Bankruptcy Law, The University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education, February 6, 2015.
- Co-Author, "The Involuntary Bankruptcy Process: A Study of the Relevant Statutory and Procedural Provisions and Related Matters," 31 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1, 2000.
- Co-Author, "Gambling and the Bankruptcy Discharge: A Historical Exegesis and Case Survey," 11 Bkrptcy Dev. J. 49, 1995.
- Author, "Legislative Procedure in the Bankruptcy System," 24 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 717, 1994.
- Editorial Assistance, Model Pattern Jury Instructions (1997) (Administrative Office of the United States Courts).
- Editorial Assistance, Case Management Manual for United States Bankruptcy Judges (1995) (Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Federal Judicial Center).
- Presenter, "Individual Chapter 11 Cases: Desert Sanctuary or Prickly Pear Trap for the Debtor (and Counsel)?" 82nd Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona – August 2008.
- Presenter, "Frequent Issues in Real Property Transactions", Chicago Title West Tennessee Agency Training Seminar – October 2009.
- Presenter, "TOUSA and Clawback Claims", American Bankruptcy Institute Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop, Amelia Island, Florida – July 2010.
- Presenter, "Bankruptcy for High Net Worth Individuals", Mid-South Financial Planners Association – May 2010.
- Presenter, "Recent Developments in Chapter 11", Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference – December 2010.
- Presenter, "First Day Orders, Asset Sales and Absolute Priority Rule in Chapter 11", Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference – December 2010.
- Presenter, "The Great Debate Resolved: The Till Rate of Interest is Applicable in Chapter 11 Cases", University of Mississippi Conference on Bankruptcy Law – February 2011.
- Presenter, "Fraudulent Transfers and Preferences", American Bankruptcy Institute Memphis Consumer Bankruptcy Conference – May 2011.
- Presenter, "Issues to Avoid in Selling Assets in Bankruptcy – Due Diligence, Attacks on Sale Orders and the Barton Doctrine", United States Trustee Chapter 7 Trustee Training Seminar – August 2011.
- Presenter, "Bankruptcy for Non-Bankruptcy Lawyers", Federal Bar Association (W.D. Tenn.) Annual Federal Practice Seminar – October 2011.
- Presenter, "Court Approvals in Bankruptcy – Permission v. Pardon", Memphis Bar Association Annual Bankruptcy Seminar – October 2011.