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Thomas R. Morris

Thomas Morris

Silverman & Morris, P.L.L.C.

30500 Northwestern Highway, suite 200
Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Farmington Hills

Michigan (MI)

T: 248-539-1330

F: 248-539-1355

Visit: www.silvermanmorris.com

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Industry Groups: Automotive, Construction, Landlords, Manufacturing And Others., Real Estate, Retail, Services

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights

Business/Corporate

Business Litigation

Selected To

• Michigan Super Lawyers 2011
• Michigan Super Lawyers 2010
• Michigan Super Lawyers 2009
• Michigan Super Lawyers 2008

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Thomas R. Morris is a member in Silverman & Morris, P.L.L.C., a Farmington Hills, Michigan, law firm focused on handling bankruptcy, insolvency and various commercial matters for individual, business, local, national and foreign clients. Mr. Morris concentrates on commercial and consumer bankruptcy cases, bankruptcy litigation, workouts and creditors' rights. Mr. Morris also provides services and representation for matters involving commercial law, commercial litigation and international transactions. The practice was formerly located in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

Mr. Morris received his Juris Doctor from University of Michigan School of Law in 1986 and is admitted to practice in Michigan state courts, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. He holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell, is a published author and frequently featured speaker on bankruptcy law at legal seminars. Mr. Morris is also an active member of the Debtor/Creditors Rights Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

_{*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.}

About Thomas Morris

Law School: The University of Michigan Law School

Languages Spoken: English, French

Admitted: 1986, Michigan

Professional Webpage: www.silvermanmorris.com

Honors and Awards:

Martindale-Hubble AV rating.
National Merit Semifinalist, 1978

Bar/Professional Activity:

U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
State Bar of Michigan, Debtor/Creditor Rights Section
State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section Council, 2009-Present
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Martindale Hubbell "AV" Rating
American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium Internship, 1982
Schlussel, Lifton, Simon, Rands, Galvin & Jackier, 1986-1990
Shefferly, Silverman & Morris, 1990-2003
Silverman & Morris, P.L.L.C. Member, April 2003-Present
Michigan, 1986

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

Lecturer, Bankruptcy Law at various seminars
"Judgement Liens Against Real Property: H.B. 4941 Proposes Major Changes", Michigan Real Property Review, 2000
"The Discharge of 'Trustee' Debts: Defining the Term 'Fiduciary Capacity' under Bankruptcy Code section 523(a)(4)", Michigan Business Law Journal, 2008
Co-author with Geoffrey L. Silverman, "Representing Small Business Debtors in Bankruptcy", Handling Consumer and Small Business Bankruptcies in Michigan, I.C.L.E., 2009
"The History and Future of Michigan Debtor Exemptions", Michigan Business Law Journal, 2010
"The Michigan Exemptions Initiative", Michigan Business Law Journal, 2011

Representative Clients:

In re Yacos, 370 B.R. 131 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2007)
In re Adkins, 2006 WL 287325 (.E.D. Mich. 2006)
In re Big Rapids Mall Associates, 98 F.3d 926 (6th Cir. 1996)
In re Executive Technology Data Systems, 79 B.R. 276 (Bankr. E.D. Mich.), 1987
Dery v. United States, 106 B.R. 474 (Bankr. E.D. Mich.), 1989
In re Moses, 132 B.R. 837 (Bankr. E.D. Mich.), 1990
Moses v. Allard, 779 F.Supp. 857 (E.D. Mich.), 1991
In re Phipps, 1997 W.L. 33377502 (Bankr. E.D. Mich.), 1997
In re Moses, 225 B.R. 360 (E.D. Mich.), 1998
In re Barman, 237 B.R. 342 (Bankr. E.D. Mich.), 1999
In re Barman, 244 B.R. 896 (Bankr. E.D. Mich.), 2000
In re Made in Detroit, 299 B.R. 170 (Bankr. E.D. Mich.), 2003
In re Davis, 318 B.R. 119, 319 B.R. 532 (Bankr. E.D. Mich.), 2005
In re Moss, 320 B.R. 143 (Bankr. E.D. Mich.), 2005
In re Made in Detroit, 414 F.3d 576 (6th Cir.), 2005

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Detroit Free Press International Marathon (finisher, not a contender)., 1999
Detroit Free Press International Marathon (finisher, not a contender), 2000

Educational Background:

James Madison College, Michigan State University, B.A. in International Relations, 1982

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