Leland Murphree
J. Leland Murphree is co-chair of the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group at Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. in its Birmingham, Ala., office, where he represents creditors, debtors, committees and fiduciaries in chapter 11 and receivership proceedings across the country. He also focuses on out-of-court workouts, restructurings, and distressed M&A and investing. Mr. Murphree is a member of ABI’s 2018 “40 Under 40” class and has been recognized for bankruptcy and restructuring in Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers for several years. He is a past president of the Alabama<br>Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association and a past chairman of the Alabama State Bar Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section. Mr. Murphree frequently speaks on bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency issues and recently served on the Alabama Law Institute’s Committee on Uniform Fraudulent/Voidable Transfer Laws, resulting in the passage of the Alabama Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, No. 2018-163. He received his B.A. from Samford University and his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Memphis School of Law.