Bill P. Harbison

William P. Harbison is a partner at Morgan Pottinger McGarvey and Co-Chair of its Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group. Working from Louisville and New Albany, he represents lenders, trustees, receivers, and investors on collection and insolvency issues in Kentucky and Indiana courts. His practice includes litigation under the Bankruptcy Code and Uniform Commercial Code, with substantial experience trying contested matters before courts and juries.

William earned a J.D., cum laude, from Indiana University Maurer School of Law and a B.A., cum laude, from Ball State University Honors College. Before private practice, he served as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Clark County, Indiana, and as a law clerk to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Basil H. Lorch III in the Southern District of Indiana, gaining early courtroom and bankruptcy experience.

William spent a decade representing businesses and owners as debtors in cases under Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. His current work includes creditor and insolvency issues, collection matters, banking and finance, and business litigation. His law practice describes him as an experienced courtroom lawyer who has tried facts to courts and juries in dozens of cases involving financial and commercial disputes.

William P. Harbison is admitted in Indiana and Kentucky. His current profile directly supports a bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice, even though the listed practice links also include banking, finance, business law, and litigation. His combined debtor, creditor, prosecutorial, and judicial-clerkship experience provides a broad perspective on insolvency disputes, bankruptcy procedure, financial enforcement, and restructuring-related litigation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Morgan Pottinger McGarvey, Attorneys at Law
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, Kentucky Bar Association (2015-Present)
• Member, Bankruptcy Section Chair, Louisville Bar Association (2017-2018)
• Member, Municipal Attorneys Association of Kentucky (2018-2022)
• President, Louisville Forum (2021-2022)
• Board Chair, Shively Area Ministries (2021-Present)
• Leadership Team, Louisville Chapter of Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) (2018-Present)
• Appointed Associate Editor of the, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (2018-Present)
• Member, Kentucky League of Cities (2018-2022)

Licensed State

• Indiana
• Kentucky

Education

• Indiana University Maurer School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Ball State University Honors College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Cum Laude

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