Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
G. Rhea Bucy
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Rhea Bucy practices in the areas of bankruptcy and commercial law, litigation and general business counseling. His experience includes corporate reorganizations, avoidance actions and other adversary litigation and contested matters, receivership proceedings in state and federal court, and the purchase and sale of assets in and out of bankruptcy. In bankruptcy cases, he represents business debtors (both individuals and entities), secured and unsecured creditors, lessors, creditors’ committees, purchasers of assets, and trustees in reorganization and liquidation bankruptcies.
Overview
- Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1973
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., graduated 1970
- Tennessee, 1973
- American Bankruptcy Institute - Faculty, continuing legal education, bankruptcy and commercial law
- American Bar Association - Member
- Mid-South Commercial Law Institute - Member
- Nashville Bar Association - Member
- Tennessee Bar Association - Member
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Courts of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- Tennessee Supreme Court
- Tennessee, 1973
- American Bankruptcy Institute - Faculty, continuing legal education, bankruptcy and commercial law
- American Bar Association - Member
- Mid-South Commercial Law Institute - Member
- Nashville Bar Association - Member
- Tennessee Bar Association - Member
- Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1973
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., graduated 1970
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Courts of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- Tennessee Supreme Court
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Nashville (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Special Focus:
- Litigation
Awards:
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
- Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers for Bankruptcy
- Listed in Chambers USA for Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation
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