David B. Wheeler - Lawyer in Charleston, SC

David Wheeler brings more than 30 years of experience in guiding clients through debt recovery in loan workouts, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and collection in state and federal courts. A S.C. certified specialist in the area of debtor-creditor law, Dave has practiced in bankruptcy courts throughout the nation. He is familiar with all facets of the law necessary for the successful application of long-term strategies to maximize recoveries for his clients.

Author and frequent lecturer on leading-edge bankruptcy and creditors rights issues, Dave provides his commercial bankruptcy and restructuring clients sophisticated counsel across a full spectrum of creditor representation issues. A South Carolina Supreme Court certified specialist in bankruptcy and debtor/creditor law, he works largely in commercial bankruptcies and foreclosures on behalf of creditors, including handling claim objections and preference claim defense nationwide, with frequent appearances in the Southern District of New York and Delaware.

Daves clients range from individual creditors to banking institutions and South Carolinas largest utility. Recognizing that resolution short of court action may be the most beneficial course for a client, Dave has extensive experience in out-of-court workouts, where his knowledge of all facets of creditor and real estate law set him apart.

His services to clients include preferences, utility bankruptcy, liquidation plans, claim objection defense and litigation, Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy, foreclosure, involuntary bankruptcy filing, receivership and receiver sales, and fraudulent conveyance actions.

Representative Experience

• Represented petitioning creditors in involuntary Chapter 11
• Represented law firm against co-counsels Chapter 11 case
• Represented seller/landlord against restaurant debtor in Chapter 11
• Represented franchisor against franchisee debtor in Chapter 11
• Represented seller/secured creditor against supermarket Chapter 11 debtor
• Represented utility against coal supplier debtors in Chapter 11
• Represented senior secured lender in transition and sale of second-tier auto supplier in non-judicial workout and involuntary bankruptcy
• Represented limited partner in acquisition of controlling interest of alternative energy supplier
• Represented utility supplier and purchaser in negotiation and recovery of $9.5 million contract rejection claim
• Represented utility in negotiation and recovery of $107.5 thousand contract rejection claim
• Secured dismissal of $458 thousand preference claim against trade creditor
• Secured dismissal of $172 thousand preference claim against trade creditor