Glen Watson - Lawyer in Nashville, TN

Glen Watson is a commercial lawyer with wide-rangingexperience in the practice areas of Bankruptcy, Creditor-Debtor Rights,Banking, Real Property and Tax Controversies.

Known among clients and colleagues for his strong workethic, sharp sense of humor and engaging personality, Glens career in privatepractice began with a focus on providing advice and counsel to businesses infinancial distress. For more than 20 years, he has guided businesses throughall aspects of the restructuring process, including negotiating with creditors,finding capital and facilitating asset sales to maximize the return to allinterested parties.

By helping companies across a variety of industries navigateinsolvency-related matters in and out of bankruptcy, Glen developed areputation for creative, practical approaches to achieve clients objectives ina cost-effective manner. Glen is considered a trusted voice for lendersand financial institutions seeking to proactively protect their interests ascreditors in secured and unsecured transactions and, when necessary, institutecollection action to ensure the return on their portfolio.

In Tennessee, Glen is frequently retained to represent court-appointedbankruptcy trustees and receivers in evaluating and pursuing litigation torecover avoidable preferences and assets transferred via fraudulent conveyance.Additionally, Glens bankruptcy practice includes defending actions to recoveralleged preference payments and the prosecution of adversary proceedings todeclare debts incurred through fraud nondischargeable in bankruptcy.

Outside of court, Glen has extensive experience dealing withthe IRS and Tennessee Department of Revenue on behalf of individual andcorporate taxpayers. He provides a broad range of services as tax controversiesarise, including trust fund penalty defense, offers in compromise, installmentagreements, administrative appeal of collection actions, and relief from liens,levies, seizures and wage garnishments.

Given his expertise in assessing the financial capabilitiesof individuals and closely held entities, fellow members of the bar frequentlyengage Glen to advise their clients in matters involving the intersection offederal bankruptcy law and domestic law in Tennessee. Because of his ability toexplain complex insolvency issues in a relatable way, Glen often serves as an expert witness in contested divorce proceedings amonghigh-net worth individuals. Hes also a contributing author of The Alimony Bench Book, published annually bythe Tennessee Bar Association Family Law Section.

Glens even-handed approach and skill in facilitatingmutually beneficial resolutions among adverse parties are attributes valued bythe legal community. He was recently appointed as an arbitrator for theNashville Bar Associations Ethics and Fee Dispute Committee, entrusted withresolving disputes between attorneys and their clients without the necessity oflitigation.

As a result of his professional achievements, Glen isperennially recognized as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in the field ofCreditor/Debtor Rights and the holder of an AV Preeminent Peer Review Ratingby Martindale Hubbell, given exclusively to attorneys ranked at the highestlevel of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communicationskills and ethical standards by their peers.