J. Smiley is a partner in the Denver office of Lindquist & Vennum, where he practices in the areas of bankruptcy law and commercial litigation.
He has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial bankruptcy cases, and has represented debtors, creditors, trustees, committees, and parties interested in acquiring assets from bankruptcy estates. He has been appointed by bankruptcy judges as a Chapter 11 trustee and examiner, and has represented receivers in state court proceedings. In addition, he has served as lead litigation counsel in bankruptcy court, federal district court, and state courts on a number of complex bankruptcy and related commercial litigation matters, including all phases of bankruptcy litigation and related commercial litigation. He has argued a number of appeals before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, and the Federal District Court for the District of Colorado.
J. has authored several published articles on numerous aspects of litigation and bankruptcy law, and also delivers speeches to various groups on evolving aspects of commercial litigation, debtor-creditor relations, and bankruptcy law.
He has served on a number of professional boards related to bankruptcy law and commercial litigation. He has been the bankruptcy representative on the Colorado Faculty of Federal Advocates, the Rules Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado, and the Rules Committee for the Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.
Honors and Awards
American College of Bankruptcy, fellow
Best Lawyers in America, 2012
"Super Lawyers,"
5280 Magazine, 2006
–2010