Bart B. Burnett bburnett@ph-law.com
Bart B. Burnett
bburnett@ph-law.com
Admitted to bar:
Michigan, 1986
Colorado, 1991
U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Colorado, District of Arizona, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits
Education:
Michigan State University, B.A., 1982
Michigan State University/DCL, cum laude, 1986
Member:
American Bar Association
Michigan and Colorado Bar Associations
Denver Bar Association
Commercial Law League of America
Colorado Metro Volunteer Lawyers
American Bankruptcy Institute
Colorado Faculty of Federal Advocates - Bankruptcy Subsection
Noteworthy Representations:
Action Auto Stores, Inc., a service station and auto part chain located in Grand Rapids, Michigan;
Hawkeye Chemical Co., a fertilizer manufacturer located in Comanche, Iowa;
Interco, Inc., Manufacturer of shoes and furniture, St. Louis, Missouri;
Patrick Cudahy, Inc., meat packers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Reef Petroleum Corporation, oil and gas exploration and development, Grand Rapids, Michigan;
Revco D.S., Inc., leading retail drugstore chain, Akron/Cleveland, Ohio;
Trans-Continental Airlines, Inc., air carrier, Detroit, Michigan;
Wilson Foods, Inc., largest pork packer in U.S., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Winjack, Inc., retail chain of women's ready to wear clothing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
USMX of Alaska, an operating gold mine in Alaska;
Colorado Casino Resorts, Inc., a Colorado gaming company;
Net Library, Inc., one of the world's largest distributors of e-books headquartered in Boulder, Colorado;
Boulevard Plaza Associates, owner of the Parkway Center, a mixed use real estate complex in Denver, Colorado.
Mr. Burnett also represents or has represented, both in and out of court, the following companies:
General Electric Capital Corporation
Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc.
LaSalle Business Credit, Inc.
The Samsonite Corporation
Time Warner Telecommunications
Qwest Communications Corporation
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, Inc.
Republic Financial Corporation
Articles/Publications
Author and co-author of numerous articles and course materials on bankruptcy for continuing legal education publications and organizations, including:
ABI 8th Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, January-February 2003, Speaker/Presenter: Plans of Reorganization - What You Need to Know;
ABI 7th Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, January 2002, Speaker/Presenter: Intellectual Property Issues in High Tech Chapter 11 Cases;
Workout and Bankruptcy Issues - A Commercial Case Study, 1999;
Strategies for Distressed companies - Program Co-Chair, February 2002 CLE International;
Bankruptcy, A Creditor's Perspective in Colorado, Lorman Education Services, November 2000 and October 2002;
Sale of Assets in bankruptcy, Buyer Protections and Bidding Incentives
1998 National CLE Conference - Bankruptcy Law, Law Education Institute, Inc. (BAN Books, Inc.);
The Struggle for Ownership - The Absolute Priority Rule 1996;
Valuation Issues in Bankruptcy, 1997-98;
Environmental Issues in Bankruptcy, Practicing Law Institute
Current Developments in Bankruptcy and Reorganization, March 1991;
Alternative Remedies Available to Finally Distressed Debtors, University of Detroit School of Law;
Institute of Continuing Legal Education Handbook, January 1990 and June 1997;
Treatment of Commercial Real Estate Leases in Bankruptcy, What's a Landord to Do?, Chapter 11 - The Process and the Players, Commercial Law League of America, August 14, 1990;
Protecting the Right to Credit Bid When Property is Sold Under a Plan or Reorganization, 10th Annual Mid-Western Bankruptcy Institute, September 14, 1990;
Confirmation Standards, Great Lakes Bankruptcy Institute III, Chapter 11 Course Handbook, Revised and Reprinted in National Education Handbook of the 95th Annual Convention, Commercial Law League of America, July 1989; and Selected Post-Confirmation Issues.