Michael R. Johnson

Mr. Johnson is the current chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights section. His practice is concentrated in bankruptcy, corporate reorganizations, creditor’s rights and commercial and bankruptcy litigation. His practice includes debtor, committee, trustee and commercial representations under Chapters 7, 11 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, pre-bankruptcy workout negotiations and transaction structuring, representations involving preference, fraudulent transfer and other avoidance actions, representations involving federal and state court receiverships and real and personal property foreclosures, representations involving general commercial litigation matters, and secured transactions litigation and transaction structuring.

Mr. Johnson has been recognized on several occasions by The Best Lawyers of America, and maintains an AV Preeminent (5.0) rating with Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics. Mr. Johnson also has been selected for inclusion in Mountain States Super Lawyers in the category of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, and has been voted by his peers throughout the state as one of Utah’s “Legal Elite” in the category of Bankruptcy / Workout (as published in Utah Business Magazine).