Cynthia J. Lowery

Cynthia J. Lowery

Charleston, SC recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009
Moore & Van Allen PLLC

117 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Biography

A member of the Management Committee and co-head of the Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring group, Cynthia Lowery brings more than 30 years’ experience to her practice. She is a frequent speaker on creditor’s rights, and she brings her wide-ranging clients sophisticated counsel in collections and creditor’s rights, including bankruptcy, restructures, foreclosures, and execution of judgments.

A South Carolina Supreme Court certified specialist in bankruptcy and debtor/creditor law, Cynthia represents businesses, banks, various lending institutions, credit unions and landlords in pursuing creditors’ rights in bankruptcy cases and workouts/restructures.

Cynthia also provides in-house training to creditors, educating financial institutions on the proper and most efficient means for collections, including rights and remedies in bankruptcy cases.

In 1993, she was appointed to the United States Panel of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees for the State of South Carolina, resigning in 2000 to devote more time to creditor representation.

Cynthia is also former chair of The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission’s Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law Specialization Advisory Board. She is licensed in both South Carolina and North Carolina courts.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

117 Best Lawyers awards

Moore & Van Allen PLLC logo

Overview

  • Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1988
  • College of Charleston, BS, graduated 1983

  • North Carolina, 1988
  • South Carolina, 1989
  • North Carolina, 1988
  • South Carolina, 1989
  • Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1988
  • College of Charleston, BS, graduated 1983

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Charleston, SC (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Special Focus:
  • Banking
  • Chapter 12
  • Collections
  • Commercial
  • Committee Representation
  • Creditor Committees
  • Creditors' Rights
  • Financial Services
  • Foreclosures
  • Litigation
  • Workouts and Restructurings

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