Tony Kullen
Oregon
Farleigh Wada Witt
One Financial Center
121 SW Morrison Street, Suite 600
Portland, OR 97204
Tel: 503.228.6044
Email:
tkullen@fwwlaw.com
Web:
www.fwwlaw.com
Tony Kullen is a Shareholder with Farleigh Wada Witt, a leading full-service Portland based law firm, serving businesses, financial service providers, and individuals throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Tony focuses his practice on the life cycle of lending transactions, from loan origination through final collection, including addressing the bumps along the road through loan modifications, defaults, workouts, bankruptcy, and foreclosure. Because lending and real property are closely intertwined, he frequently handles complex real estate transactions for buyers and sellers, and for financial institutions with an interest in the transaction. Tony has served as both debtors’ and creditors’ counsel, and so brings a diverse background of experience to analyzing the lender-borrower relationship.
Before joining FWW, Tony was the regional Managing Attorney of a financial services law firm, after working in the Business Transactions and Bankruptcy groups at Miller Nash Graham and Dunn and other Pacific Northwest law firms, with a focus on business transactions, corporate finance, and financial services litigation.
He was first admitted to practice in New York in 2007, and now regularly practices in state and federal courts throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
Tony is the Chair of the Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section’s Legislative Committee, and is an active member of national and regional credit union advocacy groups, and the Oregon Bankers Association. He was formerly a Director and Supervisory Committee Chair of a leading Oregon-based community credit union.
Education:
- University of Oregon (B.A., History, 2000)
- St. John’s University School of Law (J.D., 2006)
- Successfully prosecuted challenge to eligibility under Chapter 11, Sub-V for a Single Asset Real Estate debtor
- Creditors’ rights under Chapter 7, 13 and 11
- Relief from stay motions
- Dischargeability litigation
- Preference defense
- Reaffirmation agreements
- Defense of claims for alleged violation of the automatic stay and discharge injunction
- Proof of claim defense and litigation
- Objections to confirmation of plans
- Bankruptcy lien avoidance litigation/lien stripping
- Idaho State Bar
- New York State Bar
- Oregon State Bar
- Washington State Bar
- U.S. District Court
- District of Oregon
- Western District of Washington
- Eastern District of Washington
- District of Idaho
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court
- District of Oregon
- Western District of Washington
- Eastern District of Washington
- District of Idaho
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- Federal Bar Association, Oregon Chapter Board Member
- Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section’s Legislative Committee, Chair
- Credit Union National Association
- GoWest Credit Union Association
- Oregon Bankers Association
- Multnomah Bar Association, Mentor, Former Events Committee Chair
- Gus Solomon Inn of Court
- National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America
- PDX Ducks, the Portland Chapter of the University of Oregon Alumni Association
FWW represents virtually every type of interested party in bankruptcy, collection, and other insolvency related proceedings:
- Receivers
- Chapter 7 corporate debtors
- Chapter 11 debtors-in-possession
- Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy trustees
- Banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, equipment leasing companies, other lenders and secured creditors
- Unsecured creditors
- Unsecured creditors’ committees
- Statutory lien holders
- Special committees
- Examiners
- Lessors
- Lessees and purchasers of assets
- Utilities and other vendors
- Collection agencies
- Plaintiffs and defendants in bankruptcy litigation
The strength of the firm’s practice rests on the diverse technical skills and broad experience of their lawyers, who have established reputations for getting results. The team at FFW are experienced, knowledgeable, aggressive advocates who work to ensure your matters are handled expeditiously and efficiently.
Because the firm is experienced in representing both debtors and creditors, the team can recommend the best strategy to restructure companies, protect collateral and business capital, recover problem loans and secured assets, enforce judgments, and facilitate favorable negotiations and resolutions.
FWW is a full-service law firm serving businesses, financial service providers, and individuals throughout the Pacific Northwest in the following areas: banking, bankruptcy, business, debtor-creditor, employment, estate planning, financial services, litigation and real estate. A large portion of the firm’s practice is dedicated to assisting financial service providers in meeting the competitive demands of today’s rapidly changing business, lending and regulatory climate.
The firm offers practical and efficient legal solutions to help serve customers effectively and protect them from operational, compliance and legal risks. FFW’s emphasis on serving financial institutions gives the firm a depth of industry specific knowledge and experience that is unmatched in the Pacific Northwest.