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University of Denver
School of Law, J.D., 1972
Brown University, A.B.,
1969
(Political Science)
U.S. Supreme Court
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Colorado
U.S. District Court, Wyoming
Colorado
Wyoming
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General Overview
Gregory L. Williams is a co-founder and
member of Markus Williams Young & Zimmermann LLC and
supervises the Cheyenne, Wyoming office for the firm.
Greg’s practice focuses on business bankruptcies, loan
workouts and restructurings, creditors' rights and
commercial litigation, and the defense of financial
institutions in federal, state, and bankruptcy courts. A
substantial portion of his practice is devoted to
counseling financial institutions on a broad spectrum of
creditors' rights issues, including the avoidance of and
response to lender liability claims. In addition, Greg
represents both liquidating and chapter 11 trustees and
unsecured creditor committees. Greg brings a career of
courtroom experience to the drafting and structuring of
secured loans. His transactional experience includes the
negotiation and documentation of major real estate and
commercial acquisition, development, and construction
loans, counsel for lead lenders in syndicated and
participated credit facilities and agricultural loans,
and the documentation of credit facilities for
low-income housing projects.
Areas of Concentration
Agricultural
Credit/Lending
Commercial
Litigation
Creditors’ Rights
Foreclosure
Lender Liability
Real Estate Lending
Representative
Transactions
Counsel for lead/agent lender in
syndicated matters:
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Documentation of $75,000,000 facility
including operating lines, equipment line and real
estate line and term loans for multi-state turkey
producer
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Documentation of $100,000,000 credit
facility to multi-state pork producer including
operating line, letters of credit, equipment line
and real estate acquisition line
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Documentation of $50,000,000 line of
credit to multi-state flower producer, including
accounts receivable, real estate, term loans and
operating lines
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Restructure of $65,000,000 facility
to multi-state wholesale flower grower including
accounts receivable, crop financing and real estate
line
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Documentation of multi-phase
$80,000,000 facility to regional residential home
builder including acquisition and development lines,
vertical construction lines and letters of credit
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Restructure of $75,000,000 line of
credit and term loan to regional land developer
including development lines, vertical construction
lines and homebuilder incentive program
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Restructure of $12,000,000 commercial
dairy operation including operating line, real
estate line, equipment line and term loans
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Restructure of $112,000,000 facility
to large regional life-style shopping center
Counsel for sole lender in direct loans:
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Documentation of restructure and
amended and restated loan documents for $200,000,000
multi-state residential developer including
acquisition and development lines, vertical
construction lines and letters of credit
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Documentation of $80,000,000 facility
to regional homebuilder including acquisition and
development lines and vertical construction lines
for approved subdivisions
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Documentation of $25,000,000 facility
to regional homebuilder for acquisition and
development line and vertical construction lines on
approved subdivisions
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Documentation of various real estate
development, acquisition and vertical construction
facilities for local and regional residential and
commercial developers -- $5,000,000 to $25,000,000
Representative Cases
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In re Albrecht – represented
chapter 11 trustee in liquidation of largest
individual chapter 11 proceeding filed to date in
the District of Wyoming resulting in the recovery of
millions of dollars for distribution to unsecured
creditors
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In re Lacy, 306 Fed.Appx. 413,
C.A. 10 (Colo.) 2008 – represented primary unsecured
creditor in successful post-confirmation liquidation
of debtor’s real estate and art work and recovery of
assets transferred by debtor in violation of the
plan resulting in multi-million dollar recovery to
the unsecured creditors of the estate
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Yaklich v. Grand County, 278
Fed.Appx. 797, C.A. 10 (Colo.) 2007 – represented
secured creditor in successful defense of lender
liability claims of developer-borrower
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Mohamedbhai v. Commercial Federal
Bank, 2007 WL 779952, D. Colo. 2007 –
represented lender in successful defense of alleged
violations of civil rights in Federal Court jury
trial
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In re Lacy, 297 B.R. 786, 2003
WL 22094513, Bkcy.D.Colo. 2003 – represented primary
unsecured creditor in successful enforcement of
debtor’s plan of liquidation
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Equitex, Inc. v. Ungar, 60
P.3d 746, 2002, Colo. App. 2002 – represented
employer/principal in successful defense of claims
for equity participation in Colorado State Court
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In re MiniScribe Corp., 257
B.R. 26, 2000, 37 Bankr.Ct. Dec. 49, Bkcy. D.Colo.
2000 – represented chapter 7 trustee in obtaining
largest chapter 7 trustee fee awarded to that date
for chapter 7 trustees in District of Colorado
liquidations
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In re Blehm Land & Cattle, Co.,
859 F.2d 137, 1988, C.A.10 (Colo.) 1988 –
successfully represented secured lender in enforcing
creditor’s rights in chapter 11 bankruptcy
reorganization seeking to re-characterize lender’s
real estate collateral
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Alamosa Nat. Bank v. San Luis
Valley Grain Growers, Inc., 756 P.2d 1022, Colo.
App., 1988 – successfully asserted secured lender’s
Article 9 rights in collateral in case of first
impression under Colorado UCC
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Cooper Drilling, Inc. v. San Luis
Valley Land Co., 743 P.2d 448, Colo. App. 1987 –
successful representation of secured creditor’s
rights in agricultural real estate collateral in
state court
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Linnebur v. Public Service Co. of
Colorado, 716 P.2d 1120, Colo. 1986 –
represented rancher in defense of condemnation
proceedings for high-voltage power lines in case of
first impression in Colorado
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People v. McCrary, 190 Colo.
538, 549 P.2d 1320 Colo. 1976 – successfully
represented the State of Colorado in affirmance of
first degree murder conviction
Represented secured creditors in numerous
state court receiverships involving:
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Real estate developments both single
and multi-family
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Commercial office buildings
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Over the road trucking companies
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Shopping centers
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Retirement centers
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Agriculture, farms and ranches
Represented state court receivers in:
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Tree farming company liquidation and
sale
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Retail sales company liquidations
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Apartment complex foreclosures
Publications
and Presentations
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Creditors’ Rights, Independent
Bankers of Colorado, 2006
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Garnishment, Attachment, Charging
Orders, Independent Bankers of Colorado, 2007
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The Art of Settlement Negotiations,
American Bankruptcy Institute Rocky Mountain
Bankruptcy Conference, 2006
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Continuing in-house presentations on
UCC, secured lending and creditors’ rights issues to
national and regional lenders, 1996 - present
Professional and
Community Involvement
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Past Chair, Financial Institutions
Subsection, Colorado Bar Association
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Financial Institutions Subcommittee
and Bankruptcy and Insolvency Subcommittee, American
Bar Association
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Financial Institutions/UCC
Subcommittee, American Bankruptcy Institute
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Financial Institutions, Commercial
Law and Bankruptcy and Insolvency Subsections,
Colorado Bar Association
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Denver Bar Association
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Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
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Turnaround Management Association
Awards and Recognition
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AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated,
Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory - 25 Year
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Mountain States Super Lawyer 2008,
2009, 2010
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Colorado Super Lawyer 2012
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The Best Lawyers in America®
- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Admissions
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
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U.S. District Court, Colorado
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U.S. District Court, Wyoming
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Colorado
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Wyoming
Related Employment
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Rothgerber, Appel, Powers and Johnson
(Partner, 1980-1996; Associate, 1974-1980)
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Assistant Attorney General, State of
Colorado (1973-1974)
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Law Clerk to Chief Judge, Colorado
Court of Appeals (1972-1973)
Education
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University of Denver School of Law,
J.D., 1972
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Brown University, A.B., 1969
(Political Science)
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