Laurence Frazen’s practice involves representation of debtors, creditors, creditors committees and other interested parties in bankruptcy proceedings locally and across the country. His practice also includes commercial workouts and out-of-court restructurings.
He represented Farmland Industries, Inc., in the largest Chapter 11 proceeding ever filed in the Western District of Missouri. He also represented National Airlines, Houlihan’s Restaurants, Gateway Ethanol, Atchinson Casting, Weld Wheel, Trism, Inc. and Laclede Steel Company in their Chapter 11 proceedings. Mr. Frazen has represented secured lenders in the reorganization cases of DBSI, Crescent Oil, Apex Oil, the Arizona Biltmore, Grant Industries, Baldwin United, Federated Stores, Sonny Hill Motors and Ameritank, as well as other proceedings, including many single-asset real estate cases.
Mr. Frazen has authored, co-authored and edited numerous articles and publications on bankruptcy and reorganization including a chapter in the Missouri CLE Bankruptcy Desk Book and "Chapter 8: The Automatic Stay in the Chapter 11 Case" in Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice published by John Wiley & Sons in April 1994. Mr. Frazen also has lectured on bankruptcy and reorganization topics for the American Bar Association, the Missouri Bar Association, the Kansas City and St. Louis Bar Associations, National Business Institute and other financial, professional and trade organizations.
Mr. Frazen was certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Bankruptcy Board of Certification in 1993 and currently serves on its board of directors. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and has served as the chairman of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri. He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. At Washington University, he was an editor of the Urban Law Annual.
Bar and Court Admissions
Missouri, 1983
Illinois, 1984
United States District Courts for the Southern District of Illinois and Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas
Education
Washington University, J.D., with honors, 1983
Tufts University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1980