Brian R. Trumbauer

Brian R. Trumbauer focuses his practice in the area of debtor-creditor rights and bankruptcy, with a particular emphasis on representing banks and other financial institutions in loan workouts, commercial bankruptcy cases and troubled credit situations.

He has represented secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, trustees, creditors’ committees and other interested parties in bankruptcy cases and debtor-creditor disputes. He also represents Tier 1 automotive companies and other manufacturing companies in bankruptcy and troubled supplier situations.

Mr. Trumbauer has served as a member of a standing Advisory Committee to the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and on a subcommittee that has worked with the bench on various revisions to the Local Rules for that Court.  He also lectures frequently on bankruptcy law and debtor-creditor issues. 

He is listed in Chambers USA 2019 as a Recognized Practitioner under Banking & Finance: Bankruptcy. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 under Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation-Bankruptcy. He is listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2019 under Creditor/Debtor Rights and as a DBusiness Magazine 2020 "Top Lawyer" for Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights. He is AV Preeminent® Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

• Chambers USA 2019, Recognized Practitioner, Banking & Finance: Bankruptcy - Michigan
• The Best Lawyers in America® 2010-2020, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy
• DBusiness Magazine "Top Lawyers" 2010-2015, 2017, 2019-2020, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Michigan Super Lawyers 2013-2019, Creditor Debtor Rights
• Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence; Endorsed for High Ethical Standing

Professional Activities

• Detroit Bar Association
  • Debtor-Creditor Section, Co-Chair (2008-2009)
• Federal Bar Association, E.D.Mich. Chapter
  • Bankruptcy Committee
• Advisory Committee to the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Member

Publications

• Author, "Local Bankruptcy Rules: Michigan (E.D. Mich.)," Thomson Reuters-Practical Law Local Rules Toolkit (October 2018).

Related News

• 11/01/201970 Bodman Attorneys Included in DBusiness Top Lawyers 2020
• 09/03/201949 Bodman Attorneys Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2019
• 08/15/201948 Bodman Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers in America List
• 04/25/2019Chambers USA 2019 Recognizes Bodman as One of Michigan's Top Business Law Firms
• 11/01/201842 Bodman Attorneys named to “Top Lawyers 2019” by DBusiness Magazine