Michael Proctor

Michael Proctor practices in the construction, banking, bankruptcy/creditors rights and litigation practice groups of Bowles Rice. He represents individuals and business clients in a variety of matters in and out of court throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Since graduating law school in 2002, Mike has developed a diverse practice throughout the region, with experience that includes litigating contractual disputes in the construction, banking, insurance and real estate industries; representing creditors in bankruptcy; representing tenants and landlords in commercial lease agreements; preparing loan modification agreements; and advising clients on compliance with federal procurement regulations. Mikes litigation experience includes representing manufacturers in trade disputes with vendors and subcontractors; construction defect claims; litigating disputes related to sales of insurance policies; perfecting and defending mechanics lien claims; and representing a university in a natural gas production dispute. He has also successfully defended lenders against claims that they improperly negotiated checks under Article 3 of the UCC and in lien priority disputes arising under the Article 9 of the UCC. Mikes bankruptcy experience includes proof of claim and automatic stay litigation; preferential transfer litigation; and nondischargeability claims, as well as 363 sales and post-petition financing arrangements. Mike has also assisted veterans on a pro bono basis in procurement of Veterans Administration benefits, and in serving as a VA fiduciary and Social Security representative payee. Professional Highlights Chair, Local Rules Advisory Committee, U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia West Virginia Bankruptcy Bench-Bar CLE Committee Member Bankruptcy and Commercial Law CLE Presenter Representative Decisions: United States v. Scherer, No. 2:19-CV-03634, 2023 WL 4539704 (S. D. Ohio July 11, 2023) OKeefe v. Rustic Ravines, LLC, No. 22 CV1178, 2023 WL 2602071 (W. D. Pa. Mar. 22, 2023) Blon v. Royal Flush, Inc., 2022-Ohio-1958; 191 N. E.3d 505 (Ohio App. 7th Dist.) In re Riffe, No. 5:17-BK-50266, 2018 WL 3788973 (Bankr. S. D. W. Va. Aug. 6, 2018) Griffith v. BCBank, Inc., No. 16-0460, 2017 WL 1347703 (W. Va. Apr. 7, 2017) Roberts v. Roberts, 639 F. Appx 951 (4th Cir. 2016) Trawick Constr. Co., LLC Mod. Cable Tech., Inc. v. K&D Constr., Inc., No. 2:16-CV-24, 2016 WL 4290176 (N. D. W. Va. Aug. 15, 2016) Honors Named to The Best Lawyers in America ® (Commercial Finance Law and Commercial Litigation), 2020-present Recognized as a Rising Star in West Virginia by Super Lawyers (2013 - 2017)