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Jim Lanik

Business Insolvency & Commercial Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Trustee

(336) 930-7620
jlanik@waldrepllp.com
Jim Lanik

Jim is a partner at Waldrep LLP. Prior to joining the firm, he was an associate and then member at Roberson, Haworth & Reese, PLLC focusing on business bankruptcy and municipal law. He has represented trustees, creditors, and debtors in all aspects of business bankruptcy cases. Jim is currently on the panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the Middle District of North Carolina. Jim acts as a receiver in state court matters in addition to his Chapter 7 trustee practice.

Jim is also the Town Attorney for Midway, North Carolina, a small town in northern Davidson County which was incorporated in 2006.

Jim is active as a volunteer with the Wyndham Championship, the Piedmont Triad's PGA Tour event. He is also a supporter of Autism Unbound and the ARC of High Point.

Education

  • J.D. 1995 University of Denver College of Law | University of Denver Law Review
  • B.A. 1992 Lawrence University of Wisconsin

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 1995
  • North Carolina, 2002
  • Virginia, 2015
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States District Court - Colorado
  • United States District Court - Middle District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court - Eastern District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court - Western District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court - Eastern District of Virginia
  • United States District Court - Western District of Virginia
  • United States Tax Court

Professional Memberships

  • North Carolina Bar Association (Bankruptcy Section Council, 2007-2010)
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees

Civic Activities

  • General Chairman, Wyndham Championship, 2007
  • President, Wyndham Championship Founders Club, 2016-2017

Selected Publications & Presentations

  • “Hospitality Industry: Challenges and Opportunities,” 2019 Turnaround Management Association Southeastern Regional Conference, May 30, 2019, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
  • Claims, North Carolina Bankruptcy Practice Manual Chapter X (Eighth Edition, 2017) (co-author)
  • Stopping the Tailspin: Use of Oligopolistic and Oligopsonistic Power to Produce Profits in the Airline Industry, 22 Trans. L. J. 509 (1995)
  • "Post-Petition Assets: Whose Are They?," 41st Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Pinehurst, NC, November 2-3, 2018
  • "Tax Collection and Bankruptcy," 2018 NC Association of County Attorneys Summer Conference, Asheville, NC, July 26-28, 2018
  • "The Crossroad of Ethical Duty and Exemption Planning," 36th Annual Middle District Bankruptcy Seminar, Aberdeen, NC, April 24-25, 2015
  • "Common Mistakes in Chapter 7 Filings," 35th Annual Middle District Bankruptcy Seminar, Aberdeen, NC, April 25-26, 2014
  • "Preferences," 2014 National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Spring Seminar, Coral Gables, FL, April 4-5, 2014

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