Burr & Forman is pleased to announce that six partners have been recognized in the 2025 issue of Lawdragon's list of "500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers." Lawyers selected for this publication range from transactional lawyers whose ways with finance can transform a distressed company to financial litigators, both of the traditional bankruptcy court variety and, increasingly, those who challenge and defend financial restructuring moves that have become inherent to distressed deals.

The Burr attorneys included on the list include:

Atlanta

Erich N. Durlacher, recognized in the Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring specialty, serves as the Atlanta Office Managing Partner and advises clients on commercial disputes, credit restructurings, debt recovery, and intercreditor agreements.

Graham H. Stieglitz, recognized in the Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Litigation specialty, focuses his practice on bankruptcy, restructuring, and corporate matters, with an emphasis on litigation, distressed M&A transactions, and representing lenders in commercial workouts and restructurings.

Birmingham

Michael L. Hall, recognized in the Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, including Litigation specialty, has practiced in business bankruptcy, insolvency, and commercial litigation since 1980, with a focus on Chapter 11 matters and representing lenders in pursuing claims against debtors, collateral, and guarantors across bankruptcy, federal, state, and receivership courts.

Derek F. Meek, recognized in the Bankruptcy & Commercial Litigation specialty, serves as chair of Burr’s Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy practice group and represents debtors, creditors, committees, asset purchasers, and other clients in matters involving insolvency, financial distress, and bankruptcy, both in and out of court.

Nashville

David W. Houston IV, recognized in the Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring, especially Litigation specialty, focuses his practice on commercial bankruptcy matters, representing secured and unsecured creditors, committees, preference action defendants, corporate debtors, and parties involved in out-of-court restructurings and receiverships.

Orlando

Eric S. Golden, recognized in the Bankruptcy & Commercial Litigation specialty, serves as Managing Partner of the firm’s Orlando office and focuses his bankruptcy practice on representing creditors, including financial institutions, special servicers, private equity groups, and other lenders, in state and federal court litigation, Chapter 11 cases, and out-of-court workouts and resolutions.