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SneedLangHerrold Attorneys Successful in Chapter 11
Plan Confirmation for Fifteen Affiliated Debtors-in-Possession
SneedLangHerrold lawyers Steven K. Balman, David Herrold, Patrick O. Waddel and Emily Jones successfully obtained confirmation of a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization proposed by 15 debtors-in-possession before the federal bankruptcy court based in Oklahoma City.
In May 2009, SneedLangHerrold lawyers represented 15 affiliated restaurant entities in filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the Western District of Oklahoma bankruptcy court. The cases were jointly administered under the base case of In re Roma Foods of Oklahoma, Inc. (No. 09-12488). The debtors operate restaurant chains around the nation for the Garfield’s and Garcia’s restaurants, as well as a Pepperoni Grill location in Oklahoma City at Penn Square Mall.
On May 17, 2010, the bankruptcy court confirmed the Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization that the restaurant chains had proposed, clearing the way for the companies’ successful reorganization. More information, and the confirmation order, can be found on the website established for the bankruptcy cases: http://www.romafoodsok.com. Congratulations to the Roma Foods team for jobs well done throughout this successful bankruptcy reorganization process.
SneedLangHerrold Attorneys Win Appeal, Modify Decade-Old Test for Determining Arbitration Waiver
SneedLangHerrold lawyers David Herrold, Emily Jones and Andrew Harrison were the recent victors for their clients in an appellate decision that revisited a decade-old court-crafted test to determine whether a party has waived its right to arbitrate a dispute and must proceed in court.
In the 2010 published decision of Willco Enterprises, LLC v. Woodruff, the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals agreed with SneedLangHerrold’s position that, contrary to a trial court finding, its clients had not waived their right to arbitrate the dispute before the trial court. Although the appellate court disagreed that the six-factor test it had crafted back in 1995 (known as the Northland analysis) had become obsolete, it did revisit the Northland analysis and modified the analysis in light of arbitration statutes that had been enacted since the 1995 case was published.
The new five-factor test of Northland as modified by Willco Enterprises, now appears to be the test to be employed in Oklahoma to determine whether a party’s arbitration rights have been waived. Congratulations to Emily, David and Andrew for a job well done.
SneedLangHerrold Attorneys Make SuperLawyers Rankings
Five SneedLangHerrold attorneys were selected in 2009 as either Super Lawyers or Rising Stars by the peer-review credentialing process undertaken by Key Professional Media and, published in the 2009 Super Lawyers edition. The publication lists outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
SneedLangHerrold's current Super Lawyers are:
The firm's current Rising Stars are:
More information about Super Lawyers can be found on the publication's website: http://www.superlawyers.com/oklahoma.html
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