Michael A. Jones

Michael A. Jones

Michael Jones, Phoenix Bankruptcy Attorney
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Michael Jones is a partner-member attorney with Allen, Jones & Giles, PLC.  He is a state and nationally certified bankruptcy specialist.  Mr. Jones has also been rated by his peers as AV® Preeminent™ and has been selected by Super Lawyers® since 2014.

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Phoenix Magazine Top Lawyer 2022
Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law
American Board of Certification
Avvo Top Attorney Chapter 11

Michael A. Jones, Bankruptcy Attorney

PARTNER-MEMBER  |  CERTIFIED BANKRUPTCY SPECIALIST

Michael Jones is a partner-member attorney with Allen, Jones & Giles, PLC.  He is a state and nationally certified bankruptcy specialist.  Michael has also been rated by his peers as AV® Preeminent, by Super Lawyers® since 2014, and is The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" (Phoenix) in Bankruptcy Litigation. 

Practice Areas
Creditors' Rights
Receivership Matters
Business and Personal Bankruptcy Chapters 7 and 11 (including Subchapter V)
Bankruptcy Litigation and Appeals
Debt Negotiation, Workouts, and Settlement
Certifications
Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification, 2016
Certified Specialist, Bankruptcy Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, 2016
Honors and Awards
One of only six bankruptcy attorneys chosen by the Arizona federal judges to serve a three year term as a Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
The Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyer of the Year" (Phoenix), Bankruptcy Litigation, 2023
The Best Lawyers in America®: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Bankruptcy Litigation, 2020-present
Super Lawyers (Bankruptcy Law), 2020-present (Rising Stars, 2014-19)
AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated™, Martindale-Hubbell®, 2016-present
Phoenix Magazine “Top Lawyer” (Bankruptcy Law), 2022-present
Representative Experience
  • Regularly serve as counsel for secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, franchisors, landlords, leaseholders, receivers, trustees, public entities, and debtors in loan workouts and all chapters of bankruptcy proceedings, including in over 425 bankruptcy cases and bankruptcy adversary proceedings
  • Representation has included successful Chapter 11 reorganizations of numerous individuals and businesses, including obtaining Court approval of a Chapter 11 Subchapter V plan within only two months from the bankruptcy case being filed
  • Counsel for the City of Los Angeles as a creditor in contested Chapter 11 proceedings and associated bankruptcy litigation
  • Represent the Court appointed receiver for Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC, one of the largest law firms in Arizona
  • Conducted a multi-day trial in Bankruptcy Court resulting in client’s $1 million+ claim deemed non-dischargeable, and client was awarded all attorneys’ fees
  • Prevailed in two trials representing a receiver before the Superior Court and completed a sale of a hotel property, resulting in a significant distribution to owners and an attorneys' fee award in favor of the receiver
  • Prevailed in defending against an appeal of a favorable ruling in a contested bankruptcy matter: Jones v. Mullen (In re Jones), 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 488 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Feb. 5, 2014)
Professional Affiliations
Bankruptcy Mortgage Modification Mediation Rules Committee, Co-Chair 2022
Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court 2011-23: Barrister
State Bar of Arizona: Bankruptcy Law Advisory Commission, 2016-19
Maricopa County Bar Association: Bankruptcy Section Chair, 2016; Board, 2014-17
American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
Community Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program
Presentations and Publications
"Understanding Bankruptcy: Issue Spotting and Choosing a Chapter," Volunteer Lawyers Program, January 2024
"Subchapter V Bankruptcies," State Bar of Arizona, August 2023
"Hot Topics in Chapter 11 Subchapter V," District of Arizona Annual Conference, May 2023
"What Financial Advisors Need to Know About Bankruptcy Sales," Sonoran Capital Advisors, March 2021
"What Labor and Employment Attorneys Need to Know About Bankruptcy," Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., December 2020
"Bankruptcy Trustee Hot Button Issues," Arizona Consumer Bankruptcy Counsel,    May, 2020
"Bankruptcy: Protecting Your Clients and Your Firm," Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University alumni group, March 2020
"Consumer Cases in the Headlines," American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, September 2019
"Automatically Perfected Liens and Their Danger to Post-Bankruptcy Lenders," American Bankruptcy Institute Secured Credit Committee Newsletter, October 2017
"Code Section 523 Nondischargeability and Trial Issues," Maricopa County Bar Association, May 2016
"Recent Developments in Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Law," Maricopa County Bar Association, February 2015
"An Overview of Fraudulent Transfers and Preference Actions," Bankruptcy Ambush Series, May 2014
"Ethics for the Bankruptcy Practitioner," State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, June 2013
Clerkships/Externships
Judicial Extern, Hon. James A. Teilborg, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2008
Education
J.D., Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 2009: Business Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 2008-09
B.A., Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, 2006
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