Scott A. Wolfson

• VPH Pharmacy, Inc. – Lead Counsel in bankruptcy of closed-door pharmacy that provided medications and consulting services to approximately 60 different assisted living centers, foster care facilities, retirement communities, and long-term care facilities.
• Frank W. Kerr Company – successfully prosecuted involuntary bankruptcy petition against pharmaceutical wholesaler with sales in excess of $300 million annually pre-bankruptcy; served as Michigan Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in converted Chapter 11 case.
• Lee Steel Corporation – Lead Counsel in bankruptcy of steel producer with pre-bankruptcy sales in excess of $115 million.
• Richfield Equities, L.L.C. – Lead Counsel in bankruptcy of a vertically-integrated solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling company with operations in Michigan.
• Trans-Industries, Inc. and affiliates – Lead Counsel – Debtors were among the first and largest public companies to file for bankruptcy after the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.
• Hog Brothers Recycling, LLC – Lead Counsel in bankruptcy of metals recycler with pre-bankruptcy annual sales of $200 million.
• Steel Parts Corporation – Lead Counsel – obtained $600,000 payment from Debtor's pre-petition lender on threatened fraudulent conveyance action without filing a complaint.
• Waste Reduction by Waste Reduction – Lead Counsel in bankruptcy of biohazardous and radioactive waste disposal company – obtained dividend to unsecured creditors through strategic involvement in sale process.
• DriveSol Worldwide, Inc. and DriveSol Global Steering, Inc. – Lead Counsel for Informal Committee in out-of-court liquidation of global automotive manufacturer – obtained significant dividend to unsecured creditors through discovery of lender's failure to record mortgages on several parcels of real estate in three states.
• Empire Coach Enterprises – Lead Counsel in bankruptcy of limousine manufacturer.
• Billy Bob's Gameroom Furnishings – Lead Michigan Counsel – negotiated dividend to unsecured creditors two times that required by Debtor's plan.

• The Best Lawyers in America (2010 - 2018); Litigation-Bankruptcy "Lawyer of the Year" in Troy (2017)
• Named one of the top 100 lawyers in Michigan in the 2010 - 2016, 2018 Super Lawyers survey; top 50 Michigan business lawyers (2013 - 2016)
• Michigan Super Lawyers (2009 - 2018)
• Michigan Rising Stars (2008)
• DBusiness Top Lawyers (2010 - 2018)
• Named an "Outstanding Attorney" by Crain's Detroit (2009 - 2012)
• Fellow, Oakland County Bar Foundation
• Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated

• "Setoff: Preference Defense 2.0," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, February 2018
• "Check Engine: Rules of the Road to Navigate Upcoming Auto Distress," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, January 2018
• "Cheat Sheet for Litigating in Bankruptcy Court," 95 Michigan Bar Journal 40, May 2016
• "Golden Guernsey: A WARNing to Directors and Officers," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, April 2016
• "MF Global Court Declines D&O Insurance Nanny Role," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, May 2015
• "The Moral of Emoral: Expanding Trustee Standing," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, February 2015
• "Plan's Release of Nondebtors Invalid Under Dow Corning," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, September 2014
• "Banking on Liability: Claims Against Ponzi Scheme Professionals," American Bar Association Commercial & Business Litigation Newsletter, Fall 2013, Vol. 15, No. 1
• "Unflopping the Debtor: Finding Fairness in Financing," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, November 2013
• "Key Employee Incentive Programs Make 'Cents' for Creditors," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, November 2012
• "Fraudulent Transfers in Bankruptcy: A Primer," Michigan Lawyers Weekly, August 20, 2012
• "There Are Options to Reduce or Eliminate a Preference Exposure," Michigan Lawyers Weekly, August 15, 2011
• "Commentary: A Roadmap for Bankruptcy Litigation," ANDREWS LITIGATION REPORTER, Vol. 5, Issue 16/December 12, 2008 (Thomson West)
• "A Road Map for Bankruptcy Litigation," Michigan Business Law Journal, Vol. XXVIII, Issue 1 (Spring 2008)
• "Ordinary-Course Preference Defense: 'And' to 'Or' Means Preference No More?" The Bankruptcy Strategist, Vol. 23, No. 10 (August 2006)
• "And' to 'Or' Means Preference No More: The Expansion of the 'Ordinary Course' Bankruptcy Preference Defense," Michigan Business Law Journal, Vol. XXVI, Issue 1 (Spring 2006)
• "Deciphering the Damage Cap: Filing the Landlord's Claim in Bankruptcy," 81 Michigan Bar Journal 26 (2002)

• “Nondischargeability of Bankruptcy Debts Obtained by Actual Fraud: Husky International and Post-Husky Developments,” Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Michigan Bankruptcy Seminar, July 2017.
• “Depositions in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases,” Plenary Session of American Bankruptcy Institute’s Hon. Steven W. Rhodes Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, November 2016, Moderator.
• "The Intersection of Limited Liability Companies and Bankruptcy," American Bankruptcy Institute’s Central States Conference, June 2016, Moderator.
• "Understanding D&O and E&O Policy Issues in Bankruptcy," American Bankruptcy Institute’s Annual Spring Meeting, April 2016, Moderator.
• "Hot Bankruptcy Topics Involving D&O and E&O Policies," American Bankruptcy Institute’s Central States Conference, June 2015, Moderator.
• "Counseling the Closely Held Business in Financial Trouble – Where Do I Begin?" American Bar Association Business Law Section, September 10, 2014.
• American Bankruptcy Institute, Tricks of the Trade, "Third Party Releases in Chapter 11 Plans," August 6, 2014.
• "The Forensic Accountant’s Role in Unraveling Bankruptcy and Pre-Bankruptcy Fraud and Misconduct," Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants Litigation & Business Valuations Conference, May 21, 2014.
• "Legal Issues in Buying and Selling Distressed Assets," Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association, Panelist, June 3, 2011.
• "Tell It to the Bankruptcy Judge? Limitations on Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction," American Bankruptcy Institute's Central States Conference, June 2009, Speaker.
• "Should Your Client Consider Bankruptcy?" Michigan Association of CPAs Spring Management Information Show, June 2009, Speaker, and CPE Mega Conference, October 2009, Speaker.
• "Providing Forensic Accounting Assistance in Bankruptcy Matters," Michigan Association of CPAs Litigation Conference, June 2009, Speaker.

• Hearing Panelist, Michigan Attorney Discipline Board (2017 – present)
• American Bar Association, Business Bankruptcy Committee (Rules Subcommittee Vice Chair, 2014 – 2017, Chair 2017 - present)
• Oakland County Circuit Court Case Evaluator, Complex Commercial Panel (2011 - present)
• State Bar of Michigan, Representative Assembly (2004-2010)
• Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan
• American Bankruptcy Institute, Central States Advisory Board (2014-present)
• James Madison College Alumni Association, Board of Directors (1998-2004), Secretary (2003-2004)

• Successfully represented, as cooperating counsel for the ACLU, Lincoln Park High School student Crystal Seifferly in highly-publicized First Amendment case. Crystal claimed the school's "Gang/Cult" policy, which prohibited her from wearing the symbol of her religious faith, was unconstitutional.
• Appointed by United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to represent several indigent debtors in proceedings seeking to hold indebtedness non-dischargeable.

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP,
Associate (1997-2001), Partner (2001-2008)

Kendricks Bordeau
Associate (1995-1997)