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CHARLES D. BULLOCK

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Charles (“Chuck”) Bullock’s practice is dedicated to debtors’ and creditors’ rights, real estate, bankruptcy matters, and business and commercial litigation in complex proceedings, out-of-court negotiations, and transactions involving individuals, organizations, and distressed businesses.  Chuck possesses significant experience and understanding of industry-specific challenges across a vast array of business sectors.  The breadth of Chuck’s restructuring engagements, from municipalities, to manufacturing to agriculture to health care, including serving in fiduciary capacity, set him apart.  Chuck is regularly appointed as a Receiver and/or Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors. 

 

Chuck obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis.  He is a founding member (1998) and managing partner of Stevenson & Bullock, P.L.C.  As well as being admitted to practice and in good standing in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and the Western District of Tennessee, Chuck is a member of the state bars of Michigan (1996) and Tennessee (1995).  Among his professional memberships, he includes membership in the Federal Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, Detroit Catholic Central Shamrock Bar Association, Detroit Bar Association Foundation (Patron Fellow), and Oakland County Bar Foundation (Charter Fellow).

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:

  • Clerked for the Hon. Bernice B. Donald, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District, Tennessee (Judge Donald has retired from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals);

  • Testified before the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, “Could Bankruptcy Reform Help Preserve Small Business Jobs?” (March 17, 2010);

  • Adjunct Professor (Bankruptcy) at Michigan State University College of Law;

  • Former Adjunct Professor (Bankruptcy) at Western Michigan University and Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Auburn Hills Campus;

  • Served on United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Rules Subcommittee;

  • Consistently selected to Super Lawyers (Michigan), DBusiness Magazine Top Lawyers (Michigan), Leading Lawyers (Michigan), and the Best Lawyers in America;

  • Merit Selection Panel – Bankruptcy Judgeship – Eighth and Sixth Circuit Pilot Program (2015);

  • Merit Selection Panel - Reappointment of United States Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2018);

  • Has served as counsel for Chapter 7 panel trustees in over 3,000 bankruptcy cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan;

  • Serves as Court appointed Assignee, Receiver, or Receiver’s Counsel in Lenawee, Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties (Michigan) and U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan;

  • Serves as Court appointed Mediator and Facilitator in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties (Michigan) and U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; and

  • Serves as a Patient Care Ombudsman in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

  • Serves as Court appointed Discovery Master in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties (Michigan).

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

The Children’s Foundation f/k/a Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation (Board Member); THAW (Board Member, Detroit, Michigan); Oakland County Bar Foundation (Trustee); Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Trustee); The Pewabic Society, Inc. (Pewabic Pottery (Trustee)), Detroit, Michigan; Michigan Opera Theatre (Trustee); First Tee of Greater Detroit (Board Member); Detroit Athletic Club (Detroit, Michigan).

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