What Types Of Cases Does Scott Riddle Handle?
Like most lawyers, I am often asked what kinds of cases I generally handle. Obviously, one of my practice areas is bankruptcy law, but I also receive questions about what specific types of bankruptcy matters I handle. After a year and a half of publishing this Blog, I thought it time to describe my practice areas in a little more detail.
1. Bankruptcy - I started my career clerking for Judge Homer Drake, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Georgia in 1991, was in the bankruptcy section of a large Atlanta firm for several years, and have maintained a bankruptcy practice since then.
- On the debtor side, I handle small and medium-size business Chapter 11 cases as well as Chapter 7 cases. I also handle a relatively small number of individual Chapter 7 cases, usually where there are complications such as business debt or potential litigation. As I get many calls from individuals from this Blog, if I can't handle a case I have developed some very good referral sources. I welcome all calls, and am happy to help people find a lawyer if I am unable to assist.
- I handle bankruptcy litigation for creditors and other parties. I have prosecuted and defended preferential transfer and fraudulent conveyance actions, and many other litigation matters that arise in a bankruptcy case. I also handle litigation for Chapter 7 Trustees.
- I have litigation corporate governance cases, including breach of fiduciary duty matters, in the context of bankruptcy cases in Georgia and other districts. I frequently post about these issues in this Blog (see the Corporate and Fiduciary Litigation category).
2. Business and Real Estate Litigation. I handle a wide variety of business matters, including disputes between partners or shareholders, business collection matters, and other business disputes.
- A significant part of my litigation practice involves real estate matters. Over the last several years, I have represented several residential, commercial and golf course developers. I have also acted as counsel in some of the larger mortgage fraud cases in the Northern District of Georgia.
- I have handled construction and defect cases in Georgia and several other states.
- I have handled real estate and title matters for several title insurance companies.
- As I mentioned above, I have handled disputes between partners and shareholders, trade secret cases, and prosecuted and defended breach of fiduciary duty and other corporate governance cases.
This is just a brief summary of my practice over the years, and is by no means and exclusive list. I am fortunate to get a large percentage of my cases from referrals from other lawyers and professionals, and I welcome any emails or calls.
I have been in two very bad situations and I don't know where to start.The first one is with Horton Homes Morgage.I was suppose to be the buyer and mom the co-signer.Well we signed the papers and they said they lost them.So we had to resign not knowing they had turned everything in my mom name.We had a package deal with land.Well we closed on the land but after four years we never closed on the house.They had a lady ,Michelle styles ,trying to get it financed but she got fired twice under different companies.She called me and told me Horton Home had fired her and they were Crooked.She told me to talk to a man name Kilgore the president of the company I guess.Also out of the deal they added three thousand worth of furniture which I never got.Magnolia State bank suppose to only hold the loan as a contract loan.After nobody financed the home,they said it was up to us to find somebody to financed.When I wrote Better Business Bureau,they said we went to a closing on the house.My mother nor I went to a closing.My mother even put the trailer on bankrupcy trying to save the trailer we had start paying almost nine hundred a month under the plan .Then they wanted to go up .I decide I was not going to pay anymore. They gave us two weeks to have everything moved.My question was if Magnolia had financed the home why Horton Home selling the home?I thought Magnolia would own the home and the land since they say they financed it. My next case was I found a Home and was told loan was approved by North Side Mortgage for the home ,even was writing a tax amendment to get the seven -five hundred that the gov. was giving to first time home buyers.Well once again they did not close on time and I lost twenty-five hundred dollars. In the contract my realstate person put if they did not close the earnest money will be his.Well I couldnt fight that and the person that was selling the house was a lawyer so he knew what he was doing. I just want people to know that there are some crooked people and I dont want anybody to go through what my mom and I went through.