Jane Harris Downey

Jane H. Downey is Of Counsel with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC in Columbia, S.C., and has represented clients both in and outside of formal proceedings. She has experience in corporate restructurings, representing debtors, secured lenders, unsecured creditors and other parties in connection with bankruptcies, receiverships, out-of-court workouts and other related bankruptcy litigation. Ms. Downey has led corporate clients, landlords, doctors, car dealerships, farmers, realtors and developers, among others, through financial restructurings and reorganizations under chapters 7, 9, 11, 12 and 13. Ms. Downey is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a mediator and arbitrator, and is currently on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina’s list of mediators. She is a frequent speaker and author on bankruptcy topics and very active in her community. She has been voted as the “Best Bankruptcy Lawyer” in Lexington County, South Carolina by the readers of the Lexington County Chronicle and was selected to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers list. She has been included in South Carolina Super Lawyers in bankruptcy since 2008. Ms. Downey has more than 30 years of experience in representing individual and business debtors and creditors in commercial and consumer bankruptcy matters. She is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification. Ms. Downey received her undergraduate degree in 1987 from Furman University and her J.D. in 1990 from Emory Law School.