Mr. Lee M. Kutner

Lee M. Kutner is a shareholder and director of KutnerBrinen, PC in Denver, where his practice fo- cuses on representing debtors, creditors and creditors' committees in chapter 11 and 7 bankruptcy cases, business restructurings, and debtor and creditor rights litigation. He has considerable experience in the process of negotiating, drafting and confirming chapter 11 plans and developing out-of-court workouts, and he has been involved in numerous receivership actions and debtor/creditor remedies, including as- signments for the benefit of creditors. Mr. Kutner has successfully confirmed chapter 11 plans of reorga- nization for a wide range of businesses and in complex cases for individuals. He established precedent- setting law in the area of security interests in hotel room revenues in chapter 11 cases that eventually led to amendments to the Bankruptcy Code, and he has lectured on bankruptcy and business entity issues. Mr. Kutner has also been involved in numerous real estate chapter 11 cases, including vacant land de- velopments, office buildings, retail shopping centers, and resort, office and retail projects. A member of ABI and the American and Colorado Bar Associations, Mr. Kutner was named a Super Lawyer from 2006-16 and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America. He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Kutner received his bachelor's degree with distinction from the University of Michigan in 1976 and his J.D. from the National Law Center of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1980.