Mr. John C. Smiley

John C. Smiley is a partner in the Denver office of Sender & Smiley LLC, where he practices in bankruptcy law and commercial litigation. He has assisted clients with all aspects of commercial bankruptcy cases, and has represented debtors, creditors, trustees, committees and parties interested in acquiring assets from bankruptcy estates. Mr. Smiley has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice as a chapter 7 panel trustee for the 19th District of Colorado and also by bankruptcy judges as a chapter 11trustee and examiner, and he has represented receivers in state court proceedings. In addition, he has served as lead litigation counsel in bankruptcy court, federal district court and state courts on a number of complex bankruptcy and related commercial litigation matters, including all phases of bankruptcy litigation and related commercial litigation. A certified mediator, Mr. Smiley is a Fellow in the AmericanCollege of Bankruptcy, has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America from 2012-19 and was named a?Colorado Super Lawyer? by 5280 Magazine from 2006-19. he received his B.S. from Colorado StateUniversity in 1983 and his J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1986.