Focus on Fellows
We invite all fellows to submit information about awards, news, and / or recent publications. If you have news about yourself or a colleague, please send them to focus @ amercol. org.
Omar J. Alaniz received the 2025 Best Mentor in Texas Award from the Texas Lawyer.
J. Scott Bovitz( Bovitz & Spitzer, Los Angeles) recently returned from a trip to Ecuador’ s Galapagos Islands. The wildlife is not afraid of visitors. To date, Bovitz and his spouse( attorney Susan Spitzer) have visited about 82 countries.
Thomas L. Canary, Jr. was installed at the President of the National Creditors Bar Association for a one-year term on October 17, 2025. He is also a co-founder of the Bankruptcy Peer Forum with Fellow Alane Becket.
Hon. Tiffany Strelow Cobb was appointed in late August( effective 8 / 20) as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Ohio.
Charles T. Coleman, a Fellow( Class 16) with the Little Rock-based firm Wright Lindsey Jennings, was honored by the University of Arkansas Alumni Association with the Community Service Award at the Association’ s 80th Alumni Awards Celebration in October. Charlie is a proud graduate of both the University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas School of Law. This award recognizes alumni who make a lasting impact by giving unselfishly of their time and talents in service to their community and neighbors.
Steve Darr led a team of Huron Consulting professionals on behalf of Heywood Healthcare in its Chapter 11reorganization which was recognized as the Non-Profit Turnaround of the year by the Turnaround Management Association.
Hon. Paul Heath KC was appointed as a Judge of the Abu Dhabi Global Market( ADGM) Courts for a period of three years. He has served in that role on the Commercial and Civil Division of the Court of First Instance since that time and has also determined cases in the newly established Real Property Division. Hon. Peggy Hunt was appointed Chief Judge and as the Tenth Circuit representative on the Board of Governors of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.
Marjorie“ Margie” Kaufman joined KCP Advisory Group as a Senior Managing Director, bringing decades of experience in restructuring, turnaround, and interim management to KCP. continued on page 46
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