Gary Hammond

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.

Law School: University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1990

College: University of Oklahoma, B.B.A., (Emphasis in Finance)1985

Biography:

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee, Western District of Oklahoma, 1992 - 2004; Administered over 13,000 cases.

Author:

"Understanding 11 U.S.C. § 1111(b)," Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Fall 1994, No. 532;

"The Role of the Trustee," Oklahoma Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Spring 1992, No. 454;

"Oklahoma's Certificate of Title Law: The Tenth Circuit Solves a Preference Problem," Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 64, No. 15, p. 1173, April 17, 1993;

"The Ninth Circuit Recognizes the New Value Exception to the Absolute Priority Rule," Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 64, No. 44, p. 3503, November 27, 1993;

"The Third Circuit Rules that Environmental Claims May Survive Chapter 11 Reorganization," Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 65, No. 15, p. 1255, April 9, 1994;

"The United States Supreme Court Determines That a Bank Is Allowed To Place An Administrative Freeze On A Debtor's Account," Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 66, No. 46, p. 3976, December 23, 1995;

"The United States Supreme Court Defines The Scope of The Power of Bankruptcy Courts' Power of Equitable Subordination Under 11 U.S.C. § 510(c)," Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 67, No. 33, p. 2689, September 14, 1996;

"The United States Supreme Court Rules that 'Replacement Value' Is to be Used In Bankruptcies," Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 68, No. 31, p. 2673, August 2, 1997;

"The United States Supreme Court Determines That Reckless Conduct is Dischargeable in Bankruptcy," Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 69, No. 15, p. 1268, April 11, 1998;

"The Tenth Circuit Rules That Post Petition Attorneys' Fees Are Not Allowed Under 11 U.S.C. § 506(b) for Oversecured Nonconsensual Liens," Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 70, No. 19, p. 1428, May 8, 1999;

"Creditors Beware: The Tenth Circuit Holds That Confirmed Plan Language Is Res Judicata Even When Contrary to the Bankruptcy Code," Oklahoma Bar Journal, November 13, 1999;

"Improper Tying: Not Just an Anti-Trust Issue Anymore," Oklahoma Bar Journal, April 6, 2002;

"The First Circuit Holds that Tying Reaffirmation of Secured Debt to Unsecured Debt is Not a Per Se Violation of the Automatic Stay," Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 73, No. 15, p. 1473, May 11, 2002;

"Bankruptcy Update-Developing Issues," The Business Lawyer, May 2003.

Speaker:

"Commercial Law Update," The Conference on Consumer Finance Law, December 1996;

"Advanced Real Estate Law in Oklahoma," National Business Institute, September 1997;

"Impact of Bankruptcy," Real Estate Investment & Finance Law Seminar, The Conference on Consumer Finance Law, December 1997;

"Update on Bankruptcy Legislation and Litigation," Commercial Law 2000, The Conference on Consumer Financial Law, December 1999;

"Evolving Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Issues," Advanced Real Estate Law in Oklahoma, National Business Institute, September 2000;

"Selected Bankruptcy Topics," Real Estate Titles, Liens, Conveyances and Foreclosures, The Conference on Consumer Finance Law, November 2000;

"Update on Bankruptcy Legislation and Litigation," Commercial Law Update 2000, The Conference on Consumer Finance Law, December 2000;

"Bankruptcy Issues and Procedures Impacting Divorce," Practical Issues Affecting the Family Law Practitioner, OBA Family Law Section, April 2001;

"Current Issues in Bankruptcy," Real Estate Titles, Liens, Conveyances and Foreclosures, Conference on Consumer Finance Law, November 2001;

"Consumer Bankruptcy Issues and Updates," Commercial Law Update, Conference on Consumer Finance Law, December 2001;

"Bankruptcy Developments; Intersection Between Revised Article 9 and the Bankruptcy Code," Secured Transactions 2002, The Conference on Consumer Finance Law, February 2002;

"Selected Bankruptcy Topics," 29th Annual Institute, National Association of Division Order Analysts, September 2002;

"Current Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy," Conference on Consumer Finance Law, October 2002;

"2002 Commercial Law Update," Conference on Consumer Finance Law, December 2002;

"Intersections of Bankruptcy and the UCC and the Impact of Recent Developments," Bankruptcy and the UCC: Points of Intersection and Conflict, Conference on Consumer Finance Law, February 2003.

Editor, ABI Circuit Update Program, Tenth Circuit.

Guest Columnist, The Journal Record newspaper, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Reported Cases: In re Alexander, 980 P.2d 659 (Okla. 1999); In re Gee, 124 B.R. 586 (N.D. Okla. 1991); In re Vogue, 132 B.R. 454 (N.D. Okla. 1991).

Born: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, August 25, 1963