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Attorneys
Christopher McNulty

Christopher A. McNulty

Member
Email:cmcnulty@mwlaw.com
Phone:(501) 688.8867
Location: Little Rock
Bar Admissions: Arkansas

Chris McNulty concentrates his practice on representing creditors in bankruptcies and workouts of troubled commercial loans, leases and other contractual relationships and in commercial and agricultural litigation. He counsels clients in a wide variety of debtor/creditor matters including asset-based and cash-flow transactions, subordinated and second-lien debt, equity classes and rights, intercreditor agreements and participation arrangements including single-bank transactions as well as loan workouts, loan sales, DIP financing and Chapter 11, 12 and 13 plans of reorganizations. He also has extensive experience in commercial and agricultural litigation, representing a wide variety of lenders in matters of bankruptcy, foreclosure, landlord/tenant issues, breach of contract and open account disputes, collections, and business torts.

Experience

  • Counsels and advises national, regional and local banks, trust companies and credit unions.
  • Represents secured creditors in bankruptcy cases under Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, including objecting to use of cash collateral and to plans, obtaining adequate protection or relief from stay, defending preference claims and prosecuting fraudulent conveyance actions in adversary proceedings, and protecting security interests in 363 “free and clear” sales.
  • Represents agricultural lenders in all phases of Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies including seeking relief from stay or adequate protection, objecting to plans of reorganization, and dismissing cases.
  • Represents landowners and mortgage holders in eminent domain action filed by the State of Arkansas to condemn real property for highway right of way.
  • Counsels agricultural lenders and farm owners on perfection and enforcement of security interests in a variety of collateral, including real estate, equipment, assignments, crop insurance proceeds and Farm Service Agency and other government payments.
  • Defends the priority of mortgages held by a senior secured creditor from attacks by a junior secured creditor and recovering judgment in favor of the senior creditor and ultimately liquidation of the collateral.
  • Represents lenders in commercial, agricultural, and consumer foreclosures and replevins.
  • Advises borrowers and debtors-in-possession, buyers, sellers, and other interested parties in all aspects of bankruptcy proceedings, federal and state court receivership actions and other insolvency proceedings.
  • Represents clients in probate and trust litigation.
  • Counsels clients on electronic discovery projects, including document reviews and production.
  • Served as a Staff Attorney to The Honorable Richard D. Taylor, United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 2008-09.

Education

  • University of Arkansas School of Law J.D., with Honors 2008
  • Sewanee: The University of the South B.A., American History 2004

Professional Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America©: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2019-2021)
  • The Best Lawyers in America©: Commercial Litigation and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law (2021)
  • Graduate, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy (2018)
  • Arkansas Business’s 40 Under 40 (2014)

Involvement

  • Arkansas Bar Association
  • Chair, Mitchell Williams Business Development Committee
  • ACCESS Cup and ACCESS in Action Committee Member, ACCESS Schools
    • Chair (2012, 2019, 2020)
  • Soup Sunday Committee Member, Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families (2015)
  • Presents at continuing legal education (CLE) seminars on topics such as landlord/tenant issues related to bankruptcy, evictions, and collection matters.

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