Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Health Care
Representative Work
Summary of Representative Work
Professional Experience
Tom Stilley chairs the firm's Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Practice Group. With over 20 years of bankruptcy and business reorganization practice, Tom has represented clients in a multitude of industries. Including lumber and wood products, healthcare, banking and finance, religious and charitable institutions, hotels, transportation, resorts and recreation, manufacturing, agribusiness, construction, casinos, technology, oil & gas, and real estate. Some of his most significant recent engagements have included the representation of religious entities concerning the intricacies of both their religious and civil law structure and finances, and of their rights and obligations in bankruptcy.
He also maintains an extensive practice representing bankruptcy trustees and receivers throughout Oregon and Washington. He is a past-chair of the Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section and has served on the section's executive and legislative committees.
Tom is AV® peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell Martindale-Hubbell and was named as an Oregon Super Lawyer in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by Law & Politics in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights. Tom is licensed to practice in all courts in Oregon and Washington.
Professional Organizations
American Bankruptcy Institute
Turnaround Management Association
Oregon State Bar (Admitted 1988)
Debtor/Creditor Section
Executive Committee (2001-2007); Chairperson (2006)
Legislative Committee (1990-Present); Chairperson (1996-2001)
Washington State Bar (Admitted 1992)
Creditor/Debtor Section
Multnomah County Bar Association (Oregon)
Golf Committee (Chairperson 1997-2000)
Clark County Bar Association (Washington)
Education
B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin
J.D., University of Houston Law Center
Civic Organizations
Youth Soccer Coach - Southeast Soccer Club
Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association
Publications
Co-Author, "Debtor/Creditor and Lien Law", 1993 Legislation,
Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education (1993).
Co-Author, "Consummating the Chapter 11 Plan", Bankruptcy,
Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education (1995).
Co-Author, "Dischargeability of Contingent Environmental Claims", Creditor-Debtor Section
Newsletter, Washington State Bar (1995)
Author, "Commercial, Consumer, Debtor-Creditor, and Lien Law," Legislation, OSB CLE (1997, 1999 & 2001 editions)
Author, "Provisional Process", Creditors' Rights and Remedies,
Oregon State Bar (2002)
Reported Cases
In re Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 1180 (Bankr. D. OR 2007)
In re Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, 339 BR 215 (Bankr. D. OR 2006)
In re Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, 338 BR 414 (Bankr. D. OR 2006)
In re Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 42 (Bankr. D. OR 2005)
Tort Claimants Committee v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, dba Archdiocese of Portland, 345 BR 686 (Bankr. D. OR 2006)
Tort Claimants Committee v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, dba Archdiocese of Portland, 325 BR 342 (Bankr. D. OR 2005)
Tort Claimants Committee v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, dba Archdiocese of Portland, 325 BR 368 (Bankr. D. OR 2005)
USAA Federal Savings Bank v. Thacker, 390 BR 654 (9th Cir. BAP 2008)
Past Speaking Engagements
1997 Legislation, Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section Annual Meeting: Oregon State Bar
2001 Debtor-Creditor Legislation, Oregon State Bar Convention: Oregon State Bar
2001 Legislation, Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section Annual Meeting: Oregon State Bar
2008 Creditors Rights Seminar: Weathering the Economic Storm: Sussman Shank LLP
Bankruptcy Practice Seminar, Debtor-Creditor Section: Washington State Bar
Collecting Judgments: Oregon Law Institute
Fundamentals of Collecting Judgements: Oregon State Bar (2003)
How to Advise the Business in Distress: Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education
How to Advise the Business in Distress: Washington State Bar Continuing Legal Education
How to Collect a Judgment, Provisional Process: Lorman Education Services
Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section Annual Meeting Panel Participant
Secured Transactions, Bankruptcy Breakfast Series: Sussman Shank LLP
Secured Transactions, Good-Morning Credit: NACM-Oregon
When to Refer Collection Matters to an Attorney: CFDD Credit Workshop
