Brian Meldrum

Brian Meldrum is a Louisville, Kentucky, attorney whose practice focuses on complex insolvency-related matters. He handles workouts, restructurings, bankruptcies, receiverships, and bankruptcy litigation. Brian represents borrowers, lenders, creditors’ committees, examiners, trustees, receivers, avoidance action defendants, and asset purchasers. He also represents corporate clients in commercial litigation in state and federal courts, helping clients address high-stakes disputes and financial challenges.

Brian earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1999. He also received his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1997, graduating with highest distinction. His education provided a strong foundation in legal analysis, advocacy, and problem solving. This background supports his work on complex bankruptcy matters, commercial disputes, creditor issues, and restructuring matters that require careful strategy and sound judgment.

Brian has represented clients in a wide range of significant insolvency and litigation matters. His experience includes representing a major creditor in a Chapter 9 bankruptcy, unsecured creditors’ committees in bankruptcy proceedings, and an asset purchaser in a coal company bankruptcy. He has also represented secured creditors, lenders, franchisors, and commercial clients in workouts, Chapter 11 cases, foreclosure-related disputes, fraudulent transfer litigation, and contested evidentiary hearings.

Brian Meldrum is admitted to practice in Kentucky and Illinois, as well as several federal district and bankruptcy courts. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for bankruptcy, creditor-debtor rights, insolvency, and reorganization law, and has been named a Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year in that field. His work reflects strong courtroom experience, practical financial insight, and a focused approach to helping clients navigate complex business and insolvency disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird LLP
• Member, Kentucky Bar Association
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Kentucky
• Illinois

Education

• The University of Michigan Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD))
• University of Michigan
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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