J. Michael Debbeler

J. Michael Debbeler is an attorney with Bricker Graydon LLP in Cincinnati. He is a former chair of the Executive Committee of Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP, having served on the committee for 12 years before he became chair. He led the firm into its merger with Bricker & Eckler LLP when it became Bricker Graydon LLP on April 1, 2023. Mr. Debbeler practices in the areas of bankruptcy, banking, commercial loan and real estate workouts. He is also a member of ABI, ABLF, TMA fka TACR (for which he served as a past president), and the CBA Bankruptcy Committee (for which he served as a past chair). Mr. Debbeler is a frequent lecturer on a wide variety of topics including annual case law updates for many years for the CBA (real estate and bankruptcy), NKBA (bankruptcy) and SWOLTA (real estate). He has also provided case law updates for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio biennial Bench Bar Conference and has moderated and served on panels for ABI’s Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, for which he served as a past chair. Mr. Debbeler has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for his work in Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Litigation-Banking & Finance and Litigation-Bankruptcy. He has also been selected as its “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in Litigation-Bankruptcy, Litigation-Banking and Finance and Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Additionally, Mr. Debbeler has been named in Ohio Super Lawyers for his work in Banking Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law. He also has been named a Cincinnati Leading Lawyer and is AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Debbeler received his B.A. cum laude from the University of Kentucky and his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he was a member of Order of the Barrister.