Areas of Practice

• Chapters 7, 11, 12, 13 & 15
• Representation of debtors
• Commercial and Consumer Bankruptcies
• Representation of bankruptcy trustees

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Kentucky, 1980
• Ohio, 1982
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1981
• United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1983
• Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984

EDUCATION

• Salmon P. Chase College of Law - JD 1980
• University of Louisville, AB 1976

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Kentucky Bar Association - Founder of the Bankruptcy Section and past Chair of the Bankruptcy Section
• Northern Kentucky Bar Association - Founder of the Bankruptcy Section and past Chair of the Bankruptcy Section for several years
• CLE Coordinator - Bankruptcy Section, 2003 - Present
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar; Executive Committee Member, 1998 - Present

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Member, Panel of Trustees in the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1984 - Present
• Administered thousands of cases as Trustee in Bankruptcy since 1984; represents both creditors and debtors in both consumer and business bankruptcies, including Chapters 7,11, 12 and 13.

SPEAKER

• Kentucky Bar Convention
• Chase College of Law
• Northern Kentucky Bar Association
• Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar
• University of Kentucky College of Law

WRITINGS AND PUBLICATIONS

• Co-Author

• The Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee and the Bankruptcy Estate, UKCLE Monograph

• Title Examination in Kentucky, Kentucky Bench and Bar, Spring 1984

SEMINARS

Michael L. Baker has presented papers at over 30 seminars on a wide variety of subjects regarding Bankruptcy topics and practice.