Practice group leader, Wendy L. Hagenau concentrates in the area of workout and insolvency. Her practice involves the representation of debtors in workouts and Chapter 11 cases; the representation of creditors, including indenture trustees in Chapter 11 cases; receivership actions and workouts and general commercial litigation, including dischargeability litigation. Ms. Hagenau has extensive experience in the representation of nursing homes and health care providers. Ms. Hagenau also has broad experience in commercial litigation, including state and district court jury trials.

Sample debtor clients:

  • Verilink Corporation and Larscom, Inc
  • Mariner Post Acute Network, Inc. and Mariner Health Group, Inc.
  • MetroHealth Midwest, Inc.
  • MetroHealth Indiana, Inc.
  • Florence Television, LLC
  • Allied Foods, Inc.

Sample creditor clients:

  • US Bank
  • SunTrust Bank
  • The Bankers Bank
  • The Bank of New York
  • General Electric Capital Corporation
  • Trilogy Health Services, LLC
  • BMW Financial Services NA, Inc.

Ms. Hagenau has spoken to various groups, including the State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Bankers Association. In addition to seminar materials for speaking engagements, Ms. Hagenau is the author of an article on handicapped discrimination laws, published in Duke University's Law and Contemporary Problems.

 

Education

 
J.D., With Honors, Duke University School of Law, 1983
B.A., With Highest Honors, University of Tennessee, 1980

Bar & Court Admissions

 
Georgia, 1983
Texas, 2006
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Memberships

 
American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
Emory Bankruptcy Developments Law Journal, Advisory Board
International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, Georgia Network
Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Director
State Bar of Georgia, Bankruptcy Section

Awards & Honors

 
Georgia Super Lawyer (2007-2008)
Georgia Legal Elite (2005-2006)
 
 
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