Mr. Reginald W. Jackson

Reginald W. Jackson is a partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP in Columbus, Ohio, where he is a member of its bankruptcy practice. He has represented secured creditors, chapter 11 debtors, trustees, creditors'committees, equity-holders, asset-purchasers, vendors and suppliers. His practice also includes all aspects of commercial collections and workouts, including loan restructurings, forbearance arrangements, receiverships and foreclosures. Mr. Jackson is a former ABI president and is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, having been inducted as a member of its 12th class on March 30, 2001. He was named one of America's "Top Black Lawyers" by Black Enterprise Magazine and was formerly chairman of the ABA Conference of Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Law Firms. Mr. Jackson is a past president of the Ohio State Bar Foundation and from 2003-07 was a member of the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association. Since 1995, he has been honored in The Best Lawyers in America, and since 1994 he has been named an "Ohio Super Lawyer" and "Leading Lawyer" by Chambers and Partners. Mr. Jackson is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and is admitted to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. He has spoken on several occasions before the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, ABI's Annual Spring Meeting and Winter Leadership Conference, the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute and the Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar on a variety of bankruptcy and restructuring topics. Mr. Jackson received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.