Maggie B. Burrus

Maggie Burrus represents debtors, creditors’ committees, financial institutions, and secured creditors in complex bankruptcy matters. With extensive litigation experience and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving, she assists her clients in navigating complex and nuanced legal issues that arise in bankruptcy and commercial litigation matters. Maggie consistently delivers favorable outcomes for her clients owing to her strategic judgment and ability see the big picture.

Awards & Accolades

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2021) – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation-Bankruptcy

Clerkships

• Law Clerk, Hon. Joseph R. Goodwin, US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (2017 - 2018)

Representative Matters

• Blackjewel, LLC: Counsel for Riverstone Credit Partners, Blackjewel LLC’s senior secured lender in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
• Timberline Four Seasons Resort: Counsel to the Statutory Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of Timberline Four Seasons Resort and its affiliated entities pending before the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Mission Coal Company, Inc.: Counsel for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and West Virginia Tax Department in the Chapter 11 cases of Mission Coal Company, LLC and its affiliates in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
• Citizens Conservation Corps: Counsel for senior secured lender United Bank in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
• Royal Automotive Company: Counsel to Royal Automotive Company and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
• Represented the West Virginia State Tax Department in ground-breaking litigation to recover sales taxes from two money center banks

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Community and Professional Activities

Washington and Lee University School of Law Young Alumni Council