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Mr. Ancel concentrates his practice on matters of Bankruptcy and Debtors’ and Creditors’ Rights.
Education & Qualifications
Indiana University, B.S., 1965
Indiana University, J.D., 1968
Phi Delta Phi
Admitted to Indiana Bar, 1968
Professional Recognitions
Fellow American College of Bankruptcy
Designated as Member of Best Lawyers in America® since 1995
Voted by other Indiana lawyers as an Indiana "Super Lawyer"
Memberships
Indiana State Bar Association (Business, Bankruptcy Sections and Bankruptcy Rules Committee)
Indianapolis Bar Association (Business and Bankruptcy Sections)
American Bar Association (Business and Bankruptcy Sections)
Bar Association of Seventh Federal Circuit
Commercial Law League of America American Bankruptcy Institute
Turnaround Management Association
Significant Cases & Accomplishments
Counsel for the Debtor, Paul Harris Stores, Inc.
Counsel for the Debtor, Corporate Staffing Resources, Inc.
Counsel for the Debtor, GalvPro LLC
Co-Counsel for the Debtor, Early Daniel Industries and Early Daniel Company
Represented plan proponent in successful reorganization of Indiana Grocery Company/Preston Safeway Grocery Stores
Represented Debtor in the successful reorganization of the following organizations:
Grace Village Retirement Centers
Eagle Industries
K-Whit Tools, Inc.
Indianapolis Joint Venture d/b/a
Turtle Creek North Apartments
Represented Management in Reliable Drug Store Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Represented Senior Management in the Forum Group, Inc. Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Represented Equity Committee as a plan proponent in the Tudor Lake Apartments case
Represented Creditors’ Committee and Chapter 7 Trustee in Paper Partners, Inc.
Represented various secured lenders/lessors in various bankruptcy cases
Publications
Co-Author,"Noisy Withdrawls: Urban Legends or Invaluable Ethical Tool?," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 2001
Co-Author, "Counsel For Debtors Beware!: Officers and Directors May Be Personally Liable for the 401(k) Contributions to Employees and Their Health Insurance Claims,"
American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 2000
Co-Author, "All For One and One For All? The Assumption and Rejection of Multiple Intertwined Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July/August, 1999
Co-Author, "Priming A Secured Creditor’s Lien For the Benefit of A New Lender Under," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July/August, 1998
Co-Author, "‘Two-Party’ Disputes in Chapter 11," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July/August, 1997
Co-Author, "Subordination of Punitive Tax Claims: Dead or Alive in the Wake of Supreme Court Decisions?" American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July/August, 1996
Co-Author, "Appointing and Electing the Chapter 11 Trustee After the 1994 Amendments," American Bankruptcy
Co-Author, "Are the Secured Creditor’s Loan Documents Inviolate?" American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July/August, 1994
Seminar Participation
Lecturer, Indiana Bankers Association 2004 Mega Conference
Lecturer, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Annual Bankruptcy Institute: "Chapter 12 Overview" and "International Bankruptcies," 1998
Lecturer, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Annual Bankruptcy Institute:"Ethics I:Bankruptcy Ethics and Oxymoron/Ethics II: Section 327(a)
Lecturer, "Advanced Real Estate Law in Indiana," National Business Institute, 1992
Lecturer, "Alternatives to the Bankruptcy Court, Out-of-Court Workouts and Restructuring," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1992
Lecturer,"Mortgage Foreclosures, Bankruptcy, Secured Creditors Seminar," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; Professional Education System Collection Law Seminar, 1990
Lecturer, Bankruptcy Section, National Business Institute, 1990
Community Involvement
Member of the Board-of-Directors for the Bureau of Jewish Education
Member of the Board-of-Directors for the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis |
