Principal, Law Office of Victoria M. Stevens, P.L.C. - Phoenix, Arizona.
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Chapter 7, 11 and 13 consumer and business cases; Creditor Committee Work, Federal Bankruptcy Court; Bankruptcy Litigation, including the Automatic Stay, Fraud cases; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Litigation Related to Arizona Consumer Fraud Act and Predatory Mortgage Lending; Temporary Restraining Orders, Preliminary Injunctions and Permanent Injunctions, Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Small Business Law; Corporate Law; Federal and State Court Appeals; Injunctions and Orders of Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence.
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Admitted to Practice Law: 1991, Arizona
Law School: Arizona State University, J.D., 1991
College: Alma College, B.A., history, 1984
Member: State Bar of Arizona; Federal Bar Association (Past President, Phoenix Chapter); Commercial Law League of America; American Bankruptcy Institute; Maricopa County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section, Board Member.
Born: Flint, Michigan, April 9, 1962
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Principal, Law Office of Victoria M. Stevens, P.L.C. - Phoenix, Arizona.
Of Counsel, Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy, P.C. - Phoenix, Arizona
Chair of the Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy Section of the Phoenix Office with representation of financial institutions, debtors, creditors, creditors committees, trustees and receivers in state, federal and bankruptcy courts in all business-related litigation, including receiverships, complex collections actions, fraudulent conveyances, preferences, nondischargeability, Plan confirmation and asset purchases; senior litigation coordinator onthe Baptist Foundation/Arthur Andersen litigation.
September 2001-February 2004
Partner, Sacks Tierney, P.A. - Scottsdale, Arizona
One of eight attorneys designated to develop business in N. Scottsdale office (now closed). Represented financial institutions, creditors and debtors.
October 2000 - September 2001.
Partner, Cross, Meda & Avilez, P.L.C. - Phoenix, Arizona
Bankruptcy boutique firm, with an emphasis on trustee, creditor and complex business debtor reorganizations and extensive appellate court work before the United States District Court, Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
June 1999 - October 2000.
Associate, Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite, P.C. - Phoenix, Arizona
Bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Represented primarily financial institutions in the areas of collections and bankruptcy; also represented Chapter 7 trustee in one of Arizona?s largest financial pyramid schemes and liquidated assets for the benefit of creditors.
December 1997 - June 1999.
Associate, Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P. - Phoenix, Arizona
Bankruptcy and commercial litigation, First Amendment and media law. Represented primarily financial institutions and medium to large corporate clients in collections, bankruptcy and commercial litigation.
August 1991- December 1997.
The Arizona Republic - Phoenix, Arizona
Journalist. Covered government, education, business and community.
August 1984 - June 1988
Professional Activities: Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit (1999-2003); Past President, Federal Bar Association - Phoenix Chapter; Executive Committee Member, State Bar Bankruptcy Section and Co-Chair, 2003 State Bar Convention; Phoenix Downtown Partnership CDC; Former Board Member, Roosevelt Action Association
Speaking Engagements:
May 2003 and May 2004 --Speaker and Co-Coordinator, Federal Bar Association Phoenix Chapter, Continuing Legal Education for New Federal Court Practitioners, with a comprehensive overview of Bankruptcy Court Practice
December 9, 2002 -- From Enron to WorldCom -- Lessons Learned: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Its Impact on In-House and General Legal Counsel for Corporations:
September 30, 2002 – Bankruptcy 101: The Basics: In house seminar for non-bankruptcy lawyers
October 30, 2002 – Mystique of the Bankruptcy Code: a National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Seminar
