Stewart H. Cupps, Esq.
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  ATTORNEY PROFILE
Stu practices in the area of creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and general litigation. Prior to starting Cupps & Garrison, Stu practiced with Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Co., LPA in Columbus, Ohio and with Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP., in Cincinnati, Ohio where he practiced in those firms’ bankruptcy practice groups. Before then, Stu served as the law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Grant, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, from 2000 to 2002. Stu was recently selected as an “Ohio Rising Star” by Law and Politics Magazine.
  REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Stu has represented clients (including creditors, trustees, debtors and committees) in all phases of bankruptcy cases and proceedings in local, regional and national cases including bankruptcy appeals. Stu has advised clients of all sizes, from international creditor clients in large Chapter 11 cases to small business owners and individuals in consumer bankruptcy cases. Stu has also handled a wide array of general business and litigation matters and has a particular interest in the rules governing electronic discovery in litigation.

Some of Stu’s representative bankruptcy matters include: Enron (S.D.N.Y.), Winn Dixie (S.D.N.Y.), Nicole Energy Services, Inc. (S.D. Ohio), Plastech (E.D. Mich.), Pine River Plastics (E.D. Mich.), and Huffy (S.D. Ohio).
  EDUCATION & AWARDS
  J.D. , The University of Dayton School of Law (1999)
    - Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Semi-Finalist
    - CALI Award for Excellence in Creditor’s Rights
    - CALI Award for Excellence in Agency & Partnership
  BS, The Ohio State University (1993)    
Ohio Rising Star (2007), Law & Politics Magazine
 
  BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS
  State of Ohio
  U.S. District Court N.D. & S.D. Ohio
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court N.D. & S.D. Ohio
  U.S. District Court N.D. Indiana
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court N.D. Indiana
  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, ORGANIZATIONS & PRO BONO ACTIVITIES
  American Bankruptcy Institute, member
  Ohio State Bar Association, member
  Columbus Bar Association, member
  Columbus Bar Association Tenants’ Advocacy Project
   
  Muscular Dystrophy Association, Executive Lockup
 
 
  PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
  Contributing Author, West’s Bankruptcy Exemption Manual, Ohio Exemption Section 2006-2008
  “Recent Developments – Section 523 – Exceptions to Discharge,” Norton’s Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 2004-2008
  “Recent Developments – Section 727 – The Global Denial of Discharge,” Norton’s Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 2004-2005
  “Know Your Opponent – Judicial Estoppel May End Litigation Before it Begins in Earnest,” The Advocate, 2007
  Remedies Under the Revised Article 9, presented at Allen County Bar Association Annual Meeting.
See Also..
  W. Travis Garrison, Esq.
     
     
     
 
 
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