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Jeffery J. Hartley

Member of the Firm

Jeffery has a multi-disciplined practice. He has been actively involved in virtually every type and aspect of bankruptcy, reorganization, workout, corporate divorce, creditor’s rights and insolvency litigation for almost thirty years. His practice regularly includes advising clients in matters of financial restructuring, loan compliance, commercial transactions, workouts and complex business problems. In addition, Jeffery regularly represents public officials, agencies, non-profits and candidates in matters of governance, crisis management, compliance and ethics. For the last twenty-plus years Jeffery has served as a court-appointed mediator in all manner of contested, complex and high-stakes disputes.

Areas of Focus

Although Jeffery’s practice focuses primarily on the southeastern United States, he has handled matters in numerous other state and federal courts, including international matters in Mexico, the United Kingdom, Canada and South Korea. Jeffery has been recognized as a leading practitioner by several directories and publications, attaining the highest rating by Chambers USA, Martindale-Hubbard, Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers. He has been consistently chosen by his peers as one of the top 50 attorneys in Alabama by Super Lawyers and as one of the top bankruptcy attorneys in Alabama by Best Lawyers.

In 2015 and again in 2018, Jeffery was appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States, John G. Roberts, to serve on the influential Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules. This body is charged with the continuous study of the operation and effect of bankruptcy rules and procedure and to make recommendations to maintain consistency and justice.

Jeffery is currently a member of the Alabama State Bar (Past Chairman and Board Member of the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section), the Mobile County Bar Association (Past Chairman of the Bankruptcy Section), the Paul W. Brock Inn of Court, the Federal Panel of Neutrals (for the Southern District of Alabama), the Bankruptcy Court Local Rules and Practice Advisory Committee, the American Bar Association, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He is admitted to practice in all federal and state courts in Alabama, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.  

In 1994, Jeffery was appointed by the Majority Leader of the United States Senate to be a Commissioner on the National Bankruptcy Review Commission. This commission was established to study and evaluate the modern bankruptcy system and to make formal recommendations for legislative reform to the President, the Congress and the United States Supreme Court. Prior to entering private practice, Jeffery was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Margaret A. Mahoney, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Alabama (retired). Mr. Hartley formerly served as a Majority Counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. His areas of legislative responsibility included bankruptcy, antitrust, intellectual property, and judicial nominations. From 1991-1993, Jeffery was Majority Senate Liaison to the National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal. Jeffery was also a longtime campaign and legislative aid to United States Senator Howell T. Heflin.

As a frequent speaker and lecturer on bankruptcy, insolvency matters, and the legislative process, Jeffery has addressed such organizations as the American Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, National Bankruptcy Conference, American Council of Life Insurance, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, American Bankers Association, Mortgage Bankers Association of America, Commercial Law League of America, American Land Title Association, and numerous regional, state and local bar associations.
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Significant Cases
Significant Cases

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Significant Cases

Case 1

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Professional Service Activities
The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) Consulting Corps provides real estate analysis and action plans for municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, government entities, educational institutions, and other nonprofit owners of real property. Casey led the volunteer Consulting Corps team, which was comprised of 5 CREs from various real estate professional disciplines around the country. The team spent a week in Thomasville, Georgia assisting the local municipality and leaders in defining a vision for the decommissioned Southwestern State Hospital, a former institutional mental health care facility. The team conducted interviews of local business and industry representatives, conducted property inspections, performed research, analyzed the market for the property, delivered an oral presentation to the client, and drafted a written report to the client. The report included a strategic plan with actionable steps that were focused on identifying the highest and best use for the property, creating a vision for the property compatible with the city’s other initiatives, recommending marketing strategies to promote the property, and addressing strategies to control, buy and/or finance the carrying costs of the property until the final re-development or adaptive re-use of the property is accomplished. Casey served as the team leader for this project. In addition to the six days and five nights spent in Thomasville working exclusively on this project, Casey spent approximately another 25 hours preparing, drafting, and editing the report. For more information on this project and its challenges, see: https://www.cre.org/cre-consulting-corps-making-difference-thomasvillegeorgia/
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Community Involvement

Boy Scouts of America, former Assistant Scout Master (Troops 87 and 47, Mobile Council)

Mobile County District Attorney Foundation, Chairman

Broad Street Restoration Society, Board Member