Michelle Boutin

Michelle has been practicing in Alaska since 1986 and focuses on commercial litigation, lender representation, and creditor’s rights in complex bankruptcy matters.

Before entering private practice, she clerked for U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Herbert A. Ross from 1986 – 1988, and served as head of FDIC’s Alaska legal department for four years (1989 – 1993).

Michelle has represented creditors and bank creditors in Alaska’s largest bankruptcy cases, and has also served as trustee counsel. She is currently representing creditors in Alaska’s first “mega” Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, actively defending of preference claims and other complex issues.

Landye Bennett Blumstein’s practice includes representation of creditors, financial institutions, businesses and other affected parties in collection matters, bankruptcy cases and related litigation. Our experienced attorneys cover the following areas:

• General bankruptcy creditor representation, litigation and appeals
• Bankruptcy Stay relief
• Fraudulent transfer litigation, on behalf of plaintiff judgment creditors and defendant third-party transferees
• Chapter 11 cases and related litigation on behalf of creditors
• Distressed asset sales, stock-for-debt reorganizations, and the special needs of owners of tax pass-through entities (such as LLCs and S Corporations)
• Judicial and non-judicial foreclosures
• Vessel foreclosures
• Secured loan collections and workouts