Michael P. Coury

Michael P. Coury is a Tennessee bankruptcy law attorney and member at Glankler Brown, PLLC, who concentrates on creditors’ rights, business reorganizations, workouts, and commercial litigation. He serves on the panel of Small Business Chapter 11 Trustees for the Western District of Tennessee. His practice includes representing debtors, trustees, creditors, and other parties in complex bankruptcy proceedings. He has handled reorganizations involving real estate, healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, and other business sectors.

Michael earned his B.A. from Rhodes College, graduating with honors. He later received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University. During law school, he served as an Associate Editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. His education provided the foundation for a career centered on bankruptcy, restructuring, creditor rights, and commercial disputes.

Michael has served as lead counsel and trustee in significant Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 matters. His representative work includes contested plan confirmations, corporate restructurings, asset sales, fraudulent transfer litigation, and creditor recovery disputes. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law through the American Board of Certification. His admissions include Tennessee, several federal district and bankruptcy courts, and the Fifth, Sixth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Michael P. Coury brings decades of experience to bankruptcy, restructuring, and commercial litigation matters. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and has served as its Sixth Circuit Regent. His professional recognition includes listings from Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, Mid-South Super Lawyers, and Lawdragon. He has held leadership roles with bankruptcy and bar organizations and has written and presented extensively on Chapter 11, avoidance litigation, municipal bankruptcy, and related insolvency issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Member, Glankler Brown, PLLC
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Memphis Bar Foundation
• Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Director, Memphis Bar Association (1993-1994)
• Director, Mid-South Commercial Law Institute (2001-2006)
• Member, American Bar Association, Business and Bankruptcy Section
• Chair, Memphis Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section (1992-1993)
• Chair, Tennessee Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section (2002)
• Executive Council, Tennessee Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section (2002-2011)
• President, Turnaround Management Association (TMA), Tennessee Chapter (2015-2016)
• Member, Panel of Small Business (SBRA) Chapter 11 Trustees for the Western District of Tennessee

Licensed State

• Tennessee

Education

• Vanderbilt University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Rhodes College
  Bachelor of Arts

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