Michele O'Malley Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Kansas City, Missouri

Serving as primary counsel in all aspects of civil business litigation from case inception, through discovery, dispute resolution, motions practice, trial and appeal.Focusing practice on creditors' rights, trust and estate litigation and real estate litigation matters, including receivership, commercial and residential foreclosures, workouts, title defect resolution, landlord-tenant matters, utility easement enforcement, condemnation actions and real estate sales contract disputes.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

•Recent Experiences Include: Defend national and community banking institutions in lender liability suits; Institute and manage judicially ordered receiverships; Litigate judicial commercial and residential property foreclosures in Kansas; Conduct non-judicial commercial and residential foreclosure in Missouri and defend lenders against wrongful foreclosure claims raised by borrowers; Evaluate and resolve real property title defects; Prosecute commercial lenders’ secured interests in debtors’ personal property; Represent commercial real estate owners and managers in landlord/tenant disputes; Represent local utility companies to enforce easement rights; Coordinate with Federal, state and local agencies to facilitate compliance with regulations; Counsel small-business owners in dispute resolution, contract enforcement and general business matters;•Negotiate and draft relevant contracts, agreements, property transfer documents, and loan documents on behalf of secured lenders in large commercial loans including large apartment complexes, residential housing developments manufacturing facilities and regulated collateral such as firearms, alcohol and tobacco.•Manage real estate closings for buyers and sellers.•Maintain fiduciary responsibility as trustee pursuant to recorded deeds of trust on behalf of commercial and residential lenders across Missouri.•Responsible for case management and staffing, create and evaluate litigation plans/budgets for clients and accurately report expenses and time entry for billing purposes. •Assign, mentor, oversee and provide work evaluation for junior associates, staff attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries and administrative staff. Regularly pair with attorney colleagues and clients to plan litigation strategies.

Topeka, Kansas

Civil insurance defense litigation experience on behalf of municipalities, employers, business associations, and attorney malpractice. Participation in plaintiff and defendant contract enforcement based litigation. Bankruptcy proceedings for debtors and creditors, including large grain warehouse liquidation cases.Transactional work including drafting a wide varied of contract based documents, estate planning, trust management, probate, tax appeals, zoning and annexation.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), With Honors

Activities and Societies: Comment Editor for the Washburn Law Journal Received the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence Top.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Secondary Education And Teaching/Biology