Christopher N. Coyle

Christopher N. Coyle is a bankruptcy and restructuring attorney who represents individuals and businesses facing financial difficulties. He works with debtors and creditors on workout agreements, consumer bankruptcy, and business restructuring. His experience ranges from Chapter 7 liquidation cases to complex Chapter 11 reorganizations, including matters involving family businesses, agricultural operations, and larger commercial enterprises. He focuses on practical strategies designed around each client’s financial and legal objectives.

Christopher earned his J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, where he served as managing editor of the Environmental Law Review. He also earned a B.A., cum laude, in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of South Carolina and attended the South Carolina Honors College. His academic background supports careful legal analysis, clear communication, and practical problem-solving in bankruptcy and debtor-creditor matters.

Christopher has handled significant bankruptcy disputes and restructuring matters for both debtors and creditors. His representative work includes helping an individual debtor address nearly $1 million in income tax obligations through strategically filed bankruptcy cases and representing a Chapter 11 debtor under Subchapter V with substantial unpaid tax debt. He has also obtained sanctions, dismissals, and refiling bars in bad-faith bankruptcy matters and has represented creditors seeking improved repayment terms in bankruptcy proceedings.

Christopher N. Coyle is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington, the United States Tax Court, federal district courts in Oregon and Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has been selected for Oregon Super Lawyers in Bankruptcy: Consumer from 2023 through 2026 and previously as a Rising Star from 2013 through 2021. He also chairs the Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms Committee and regularly writes and speaks on bankruptcy, tax, and debtor-creditor issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Sussman Shank LLP
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Washington Bar Association
• Member, Multnomah Bar Association

Licensed State

• Oregon
• Washington

Education

• Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• University of South Carolina
  Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude

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