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  • Rated "Mountain States Super Lawyer," 2009-2010
  • AV Peer Review Rated by Lexis-Nexis Martindale Hubbell
  • Voted “Legal Elite,” Utah Business Magazine

  • University of Utah (J.D., 1983), William H. Leary Scholar
  • Brigham Young University (B.S. Business Management-Finance, 1980)

  • Utah
  • Wyoming
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the Eighth and Tenth Circuits
  • Courts of the Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes
  • United States District Courts for the District of Utah, District of Wyoming, Northern District of Illinois, District of Nebraska

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Steven T. Waterman

Partner
Salt Lake City
P: (801) 933-7365
F: (801) 933-7373
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Experienced in bankruptcy reorganizations, Uniform Commercial Code litigation, Lanham Act enforcement litigation, receivership cases, insurance company liquidation, tribal insolvency, and stock brokerage liquidations under the Securities Investor Protection Act, Steven T. Waterman focuses his practice in the area of creditors' rights, commercial litigation, and insolvency proceedings. Steve has litigated cases in Federal, Tribal, and State trial and appellate courts. He is co-Chair of the Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy practice group.

Steve has been honored as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. He has also been honored as one of Utah's "Legal Elite" (Utah Business Magazine), and has been selected for inclusion in Mountain States Super Lawyers in Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights. In 2001 Governor Michael O. Leavitt appointed Steve as the Chair of the Utah Procurement Appeals Board to which he has been reappointed by the succeeding governors. Steve is peer review rated AV by Martindale Hubbell.

Steve has regularly presented at numerous education programs for accountants, bankers, lawyers, and community members at large.

Representative Litigation

  • Clark v. Morinda Properties Escala Lodges, LC, 2010 WL 2024707, D.Utah, May 17, 2010
  • In re Anthony, 225 P.3d 198, 2010 UT 3, Utah, February 02, 2010
  • In re Olympus Const., L.C., 215 P.3d 129, 2009 UT 29, Utah, May 19, 2009
  • Tuttle v. Chase Home Finance, LLC, Slip Copy, 2008 WL 4919263 (D.Utah November 17, 2008)
  • In re Olympus Const., LC, 173 P.3d 192, 2007 WL 3287106, 590 Utah Adv. Rep. 24, 2007 UT App 361 (Utah App. November 08, 2007)
  • Log Furniture, Inc. v. Call, 180 Fed.Appx. 785, 2006 WL 1285025 (10th Cir. May 11, 2006)
  • In re Geneva Steel, LLC, 343 B.R. 273, 2006 WL 1152640, 56 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 215 (Bankr.D. Utah April 18, 2006)
  • Disability Law Center v. Millcreek Health Center, 428 F.3d 992, 2005 WL 3008767 (10th Cir. November 10, 2005)
  • Askvig v. Wells Fargo Bank Wyoming, N.A., 121 P.3d 783, 2005 WL 2738334, 2005 WY 138 (Wyo. October 25, 2005)
  • In re Horsley, Not Reported in B.R., 2001 WL 1682013, 47 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 103 (Bankr.D. Utah August 17, 2001)
  • In re Gledhill, 164 F.3d 1338, 1999 WL 20770, 33 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 1014, Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,881, 1999 CJ C.A.R. 2271, 16 Colo. Bankr. Ct. Rep. 8 (10th Cir. January 20, 1999)
  • In re CF & I Fabricators of Utah, Inc., 150 F.3d 1293, 1998 WL 436088, 82 A.F.T.R.2d 98-5519, 98-2 USTC P 50,607, Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,770, 22 Employee Benefits Cas. 1481, Pens. Plan Guide (CCH) P 23944O, 98 CJ C.A.R. 4141, 15 Colo. Bankr. Ct. Rep. 254 (10th Cir. August 03, 1998)
  • Kunkel v. Sprague Nat. Bank, 128 F.3d 636, 1997 WL 641366, 33 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 943 (8th Cir. October 20, 1997)
  • In re CF & I Fabricators of Utah, Inc., 107 F.3d 20, 1997 WL 76011, Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,304, 97 CJ C.A.R. 317, Unpublished Disposition (10th Cir. February 24, 1997)
  • In re CF & I Fabricators of Utah, Inc., 199 B.R. 986, 1996 WL 519908, 29 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 915, Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,231 (Bankr.D. Utah September 05, 1996)
  • In re Gledhill, 76 F.3d 1070, 1996 WL 41508, 64 USLW 2543, 35 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 648, 34 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1267, Bankr. L. Rep. P 76,955, 13 Colo. Bankr. Ct. Rep. 147 (10th Cir. February 02, 1996)
  • In re Peterson Distributing, Inc., 176 B.R. 584, 1995 WL 12494, 32 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 1848 (Bankr.D. Utah January 03, 1995)
  • David C., by Brown v. Leavitt, 1993 WL 764518, D.Utah, May 07, 1993
  • In re CF & I Fabricators of Utah, Inc., 131 B.R. 474, 1991 WL 183153, 25 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 779 (Bankr.D. Utah September 18, 1991)
  • Landes v. Capital City Bank, 795 P.2d 1127, 1990 WL 97092 (Utah July 10, 1990), affirming Seftel v. Capital City Bank, 767 P.2d 941, 1989 WL 1526 (Utah App. January 12, 1989)
  • In re Herd, 840 F.2d 757, 1988 WL 13473, 17 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 566, Bankr. L. Rep. P 72,204 (10th Cir. February 25, 1988)
  • In re Riding, 44 B.R. 846, 11 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 859, 12 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 635, Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,173 (Bankr.D. Utah December 05, 1984)
  • In re T & D Management Co., 40 B.R. 781, 10 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 1000, 12 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 1, 19 Ed. Law Rep. 273, Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,898 (Bankr.D. Utah June 08, 1984)

Presentations

  • December 2008 – American Bankruptcy Institute, 20th Annual Winter Leadership Conference, Tucson, Arizona; "Resolved: Special Conflicts Counsel Resolve Potential Disinterestedness Issues for Debtor’s Lead Counsel"
  • February 2008 – American Bankruptcy Institute, 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, Denver, Colorado; "Supreme Court Cases and Hot Topics"
  • January 2006 – J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Salt Lake City, Utah; "Diocese in Chapter 11"
  • April 2005 – Utah Appellate Courts Conference, Moab, Utah; "Bankruptcy Principles for State Appellate Courts"
  • February 2005 – American Bankruptcy Institute, 10th Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, Denver, Colorado; "Hot Topics and Emerging Issues in Chapter 11"
  • March 2002 – Utah State Bar Mid-Year Convention, St. George, Utah; "Valuation of Intangible Property"
  • March 2002 – Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Park City, Utah; "Valuation of Intangible Assets"

Professional Activities

  • Member, Risk Management Association
  • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member, Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors
  • Member, Turnaround Management Association
  • Member, Federal Bar Association
  • Member, Utah Bankruptcy Lawyer's Forum, Trustee, ( 1994-1997, President, 1994 - 1995)
  • Member, Admissions Committee, Utah State Bar (1997 - present, Chair or Co-Chair 1998 - present); Outstanding Committee of the year award 2000 and 2008
  • Chair (Administrative Law Judge), Utah Procurement Appeals Board (2001 - current)

Civic & Community Activities

  • Trustee, Pepperwood Homeowners’ Association

Attorney Articles

January, 2010
Tribal Troubles—Without Bankruptcy Relief