Richard F. Holley

Richard F. Holley is Of Counsel with Spencer Fane in Las Vegas, where he focuses his practice on creditor representation, including financial institutions, in complex chapter 11 cases and in pre-bankruptcy workouts. He also represents bankruptcy trustees in chapter 11 and chapter 7 cases. Mr. Holley’s pre-bankruptcy workouts frequently involve state court enforcement actions, including actions to appoint receivers for commercial real estate and businesses, actions to recover personal property collateral, breach of contract related claims, and deficiency actions against borrowers and guarantors. He also represents creditors and receivers in contentious bankruptcy proceedings and related state court litigation, and he handles matters involving complex landlord-tenant issues and retail properties. Mr. Holley previously was with the Holley Driggs Law Firm which merged with Spencer Fane in October 2024. He is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and is a Fellow of the American Bar Association and American College of Bankruptcy, and he has been listed since 1995 in The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy, Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation-Bankruptcy. He also has been listed since 2007 in Mountain States Super Lawyers for Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Rights. Mr. Holley received his B.A. in 1984 from Brigham Young University and his J.D. in 1987 from Brigham Young University J. Ruben Clark School of Law.