October 15, 2025 – The American College of Bankruptcy announced today that the following professionals will be inducted as Fellows in the 37th Class of the College at its Annual Meeting in March 2026 in San Antonio, TX.
The new Fellows are being honored and recognized for their professional excellence and exceptional contributions to the bankruptcy and insolvency practice.
Jennifer Hagle, Chair of the Board of Regents, who oversees the selection process, shared, "Class 37 represents an exceptional group of professionals from across the industry. Each new Fellow embodies the integrity, excellence, and commitment to scholarship and service that define the American College of Bankruptcy."
The Board of Regents is honored to welcome the following inductees to the College:
- Prof. Edward I. Altman of Leonard N. Stern School of Business (New York, NY)
- Michael B. Baker of The Baker Firm PLLC (Covington, KY)
- Michelle H. Bass of Wolfson Bolton Kochis PLLC (Troy, MI)
- Timothy G. Becker of Lighthouse Management Group (New Brighton, MN)
- Edward C. Boltz of The Law Office of John T. Orcutt, P.C. (Durham, NC)
- Thomas Buford of Bush Kornfeld LLP (Seattle, WA)
- David L. Bury, Jr. of Stone & Baxter LLP (Macon, GA)
- Charles Carroll of FTI Consulting, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
- Carmen D. Conde-Torres of C. Conde & Associates (Old San Juan, PR)
- Hon. D. Sims Crawford of U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Alabama (Birmingham, AL)
- Ryan Preston Dahl of Ropes & Gray LLP (Chicago, IL)
- Melissa J. Davey of Melissa J. Davey Standing Chapter 13 Trustee (Atlanta, GA)
- Melissa Davis of KapilaMukamal LLP (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Ebba Gebisa of Latham & Watkins LLP (Chicago, IL)
- Kara K. Gendron of Mott & Gendron Law (Harrisburg, PA)
- Prof. Brook Gotberg of Brigham Young University Law School (Provo, UT)
- Nicole L. Greenblatt, P.C. of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (New York, NY)
- Robyn Gurofsky of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (Calgary, AB, Canada)
- Theodore J. Hartl of Ballard Spahr LLP (Denver, CO)
- Susana Hidvegi Arango of Hidvegi & Betancourt (Bogota, Colombia)
- Hon. Whitman L. Holt of U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Eastern District of Washington (Spokane, WA)
- Mike Issa of GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC (Irvine, CA)
- Aaron M. Kaufman of Gray Reed (Dallas, TX)
- Hon. Christopher M. Lopez of U.S. Bankruptcy Court -Southern District of Texas (Houston, TX)
- Hon. Julie A. Manning of U.S. Bankruptcy Court - District of Connecticut (Bridgeport, CT)
- Gregory S. Milligan of Harney Management Partners (Austin, TX)
- Layla Milligan of the Office of the Attorney General (Austin, TX)
- Daniel Moss of Jones Day (Washington, DC)
- Tania M. Moyron of Dentons US LLP (Los Angeles, CA)
- Kelli Stephenson Norfleet of Haynes and Boone LLP (Houston, TX)
- Deirdre O'Connor of Epiq Global (New York, NY)
- Rebecca Redwine Grow of Hendren Redwine & Malone, PLLC (Raleigh, NC)
- Mark A. Renzi of Berkeley Research Group LLC (Boston, MA)
- Hon. Michael E. Romero of U.S. Bankruptcy Court - District of Colorado (Denver, CO)
- Jeffrey D. Saferstein of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (New York, NY)
- Bradford J. Sandler of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP (Wilmington, DE)
- Andrew H. Sherman of Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. (Newark, NJ)
- Steven D. Simms of FTI Consulting, Inc. (New York, NY)
- Elizabeth Woodward of Dean Dorton PLLC (Lexington, KY)
The American College of Bankruptcy is an honorary public service association of insolvency professionals invited to join based on a proven record of the highest standards of expertise, leadership, integrity, professionalism, scholarship, and service to the insolvency practice and to their communities. College Fellows include business and consumer bankruptcy attorneys, judges, and other government officials, corporate turnaround specialists, accountants, financial advisors, academics, and other professionals who are experts in the field of bankruptcy and insolvency both in the United States and Internationally.
The College facilitates the effective domestic and cross-border application of bankruptcy and insolvency laws and the administration of justice in the courts through, among other activities, conducting professional educational programs, sponsoring the publication of scholarly reports, and maintaining the National Bankruptcy Archives. The College also funds projects that improve the quality of bankruptcy law and practice and access to justice through grants by its affiliated Foundation, which is believed to be the single largest financial supporter of pro bono bankruptcy services in the United States. Underlying all its work, the College is dedicated to enhancing professionalism, scholarship, and service in bankruptcy law and practice, and to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization and across the insolvency profession.