Michael H. Weaver
Recognized since 2015
Columbia, South Carolina
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Michael assists clients with commercial bankruptcy, insolvency, restructuring, and creditors' rights issues, and has significant experience in complex Chapter 11 cases. Michael represents financially distressed companies as well as lenders, landlords, trade creditors, trustees and creditors' committees in bankruptcy, insolvency and loan workout matters.
Michael has assisted and advised clients in connection with general reorganization matters, workouts, use of cash collateral, efforts to convert or dismiss cases, preferential and fraudulent transfer litigation, automatic stay issues, bankruptcy sales and acquisitions, lease assumption or rejection, claim objections, plan confirmation issues and other aspects of bankruptcy and restructuring efforts. Additionally, Michael also serves as the Columbia office’s student hiring partner.
- E-mail: mhweaver@wardandsmith.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.wardandsmith.com/attorneys/michael-weaver
- 1320 Main Street, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
- The University of South Carolina, J.D., graduated 2004
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S., graduated 2000
- South Carolina, Member
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) - Member
- Columbia Chamber of Commerce - Board Member (2017-present)
- J. Bratton Davis American Inn of Court - Associate (2018-2019)
- Lexington Chamber of Commerce - Policy Committee
- Midlands Business Leadership Group - Board Member (2017-present)
- South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association - President (2018-2019), Vice President (2017), Board Member (2014-2019)
- South Carolina Local Bankruptcy Court Rules Committee - Member
- Turnaround Management Association - Carolinas Chapter
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court – South Carolina
Ward and Smith PA 56 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
13 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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- Best Lawyers in America, "Lawyer of the Year," Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Columbia, SC (2019)
- Best Lawyers in America (2015-2020)
- United Way of the Midlands' Alyce Kemp DeWitt Award, Honoree (2017)
- The State's "20 Under 40" (2017)
- Columbia Business Monthly, Legal Elite of the Midlands (2015-2016, 2018-2019)
- South Carolina Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy: Business (2017-2018)
- South Carolina Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," Bankruptcy: Business (2014-2017)
- ABA Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal, University of South Carolina School of Law, Editor in Chief
- Order of the Coif, University of South Carolina School of Law
- Order of the Wig and Robe, University of South Carolina School of Law
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