Martha R. Lehman

Martha Lehman concentrates her practice in the area of creditors' rights and bankruptcy.  Ms. Lehman’s practice has included all facets of bankruptcy and insolvency representation including secured lenders, unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, and debtors.  Ms. Lehman is board certified by the American Board of Certification in Business Bankruptcy.  Ms. Lehman has also assisted clients with purchase of assets from insolvent entities, both inside and outside of bankruptcy.

Representative Experience

• Represented a client in connection with strategic acquisition of a competitor during a bankruptcy asset sale which enabled client to expand its sales force in new locations and substantially increase its workforce
• Represented a client in connection with structured liquidation of assets in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case
• Assisted a client with the liquidation of environmentally contaminated real estate outside of bankruptcy
• Representation of client in connection with obtaining critical vendor status in Chapter 11 case of local area trucking firm
• Represent major financial institution in connection with liquidation of real estate collateral, in forced and consensual situations
• Representation of court-appointed receiver in connection with discharge of his duties
• Representation of energy re-marketer in connection with its claims in various bankruptcy cases, including treatment of its contractual obligations

Education

• Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee (J.D., 1987)
• University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984)

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1988
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 1988
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1988
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2007
• Ohio, 1987
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2012

Professional Associations

• American Board of Certification of Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Attorneys (Director and Executive Committee Member)
• Indianapolis Bar Association - Commercial and Bankruptcy Section (Executive Committee and Chair for 2005)
• Indiana State Bar Association – Creditors Rights Section (Member)
• House of Delegate (Member)
• American Bankruptcy Institute (Member)
• Indianapolis Bar Foundation (Distinguished Fellow)
• Indiana Network of International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Conference (Charter Member)
• Indianapolis Bar Association Commercial and Bankruptcy Section Legal Help Line, 2005 and 2006
• Indianapolis Bar Association "Ask A Lawyer Live", 2000 - 2001
• Indianapolis Bar Association Pro Bono Task Force, 1998 - 1999
• St. Monica School Commission, 1997 - 1998
• Indianapolis Bar Association Pro Bono Program, 1989 - 1992
• Marion County Guardian Ad Litem Panel, 2009 - Present

Awards and Recognitions

• Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy

Seminars and Presentations

• Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2006 -2011
• Fundamentals of Acquisition Transactions, Lorman Seminars, 2006 - 2008
• Practical & Ethical Considerations in Dealing with Pro Se Litigants, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2004
• Revised Article 9, NBI, 2002
• Basic Bankruptcy, Half-Moon Seminars, 2002
• Collections, Wishard Hospital, 2001
• 1994 Amendments to Bankruptcy Code, Indiana Assn. of Credit Management, 1995
• Creditors' Rights, CPM Seminar Systems, 1992
• Single Assets Cases, Indianapolis Bar Association, 1990
• Lender Liability, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1990
• Chapter 11 Plans, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1989