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EDUCATION
University of Michigan
B.G.S., 1975,
  • with high distinction


Wayne State University Law School
J.D., 1978,
  • magna cum laude

HONORS

Steven G. Howell

Member and Practice Department Manager: Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Municipal Finance

PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS

Co-Counsel for Agent in Progressive Moulded Products, Ltd. Chapter 11 and CCAA Proceeding in Ontario.

Co-Counsel for Agent in Blue Water Plastics Chapter 11.

Counsel for Steel Parts Corporation Chapter 11.

Counsel for Bank Group in Key Plastics, LLC Chapter 11.

Counsel for Thornapple Valley Inc. it’s Chapter 11 filing.

Counsel for Agent for Bank Group in F&M Distributors, Inc. Chapter 11.

Counsel for Agent in workout of large multi-state paving contractor.

Counsel for Lender in workout of defense and aerospace manufacturer.

Counsel for Lender in numerous workouts of golf course properties.

Counsel for Agent of specialty vehicle manufacturer.

Counsel for Lender in numerous workouts of hotel properties.

Counsel for Lender in numerous workout of residental and commercial real estate developers.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

  • JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA
  • Fifth Third Bank
  • Citizens Bank
  • PNC Bank, N.A.
  • Bank of America, N.A.
  • RBS Citizens, N.A.
  • Huntington National Bank
  • The PrivateBank and Trust Company
  • PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

    • State Bar of Michigan
    • Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan
    • American Bankruptcy Institute
    • Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
    • Turnaround Management Association

    PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

    • Turnaround Management Association/Federal Bar Association, 2009 Automotive Conference, speaker, “Insolvency & Restructuring - A View from the Trenches”, Detroit, 2009
    • Association for Corporate Growth, speaker, “International Insolvencies - When Continents Collide”, Detroit, 2007
    • An Overview of the Workout Process and Bankruptcy for Bankers to numerous workout groups for banks throughout Michigan
    • The Tenth Annual Conference on Distressed Investing, panel speaker, “Buying Automotive Suppliers,” New York, 2003
    • American Bankruptcy Institute Central States Workshop, speaker on Buying and Selling Assets
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