Mark Stingley represents both a number of lending institutions in litigation and insolvency matters as well as debtors in workout and bankruptcy related matters. In addition, he has represented a number of commercial and lending clients in real estate and commercial litigation cases in both state and federal courts in several jurisdictions.
Select Representations
Mr. Stingley’s representations include:
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Lead counsel in a case in which he represented a large national bank in a check endorsement warranty action brought in Federal District Court in Kansas City, Mo.
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Lead counsel in representing a large title insurance company in a declaratory judgment action regarding the priorities created by inconsistent statutes in the state of Missouri.
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Serving as the Chapter 11 trustee of the Chapter 11 Estate of a large defense contractor, Libby Manufacturing, Inc.
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Lead counsel to the creditors committee in one of the largest truck line bankruptcies in the United States. As creditors committee counsel, he litigated numerous actions brought against various defendants in adversary proceedings.
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Lead counsel for a lending institution in an action in federal court in Philadelphia, Penn., over an alleged breach of contract.
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Lead counsel in defending officers and directors of a company in a Chapter 11 proceeding in an action brought in Chicago, Ill., in which it was alleged that the officers and directors breached their fiduciary duties.
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Lead counsel representing a large securitization noteholder in the case Brooke Capital, Inc.
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Lead counsel in the Trism, Inc. Chapter 11 case which nationally was the largest of its kind trucking company Chapter 11 case.
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Lead counsel in representing the primary lender in the nationally fourth largest retail hardware vendor’s Chapter 11 case.
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Lead counsel in connection with the Atchison Casting Corporation and AcoustiSeal, Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases filed in Kansas City, Mo.
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Lead counsel in representing a national hedge fund that was the largest creditor of and ultimately provided exit financing to Epicus, Inc., a Central Florida based telecommunications company.
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Lead counsel in out of court workout negotiations for several $25 million to $100 million revenue companies located in different Midwestern States.
Bar and Court Admissions
Missouri, 1977
United States Courts of Appeals for the Eighth and Ninth Circuits
United States District Courts for the District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri
Education
University of Missouri-Kansas City, J.D., with distinction, 1977
William Jewell College, B.S., magna cum laude, 1974
Professional Affiliations
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American Bar Association
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American Bankruptcy Institute
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Missouri State Affiliate of the Turnaround Management Association, Board of Directors
Civic Involvement and Honors
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Kansas City Business Journal, "Best of the Bar"
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The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law Category
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Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
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University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Adjunct Professor
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ARI/UMKC Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute, Annual Co-Moderator