Cody J. Jess, Esq.

Cody J. Jess is a shareholder at Moyes, Sellers & Hendricks Ltd. in Phoenix, where his practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, commercial bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and business law. Mr. Jess represents businesses, individuals, shareholders, members, officers and directors in complex commercial disputes, including prosecuting and defending breach-of-contract, fraud, business tort, business divorce, employment and intellectual property claims to finality in state, federal, bankruptcy and appellate courts, arbitrations and mediations. As part of his insolvency practice, Mr. Jess prosecutes and defends receiverships, advises on prejudgment remedies, conducts post-judgment enforcement and collection, and represents both debtors and secured and unsecured creditors in chapters 7, 11 and 15 and subchapter V. He conducts all manner of bankruptcy litigation, including prosecuting and defending preference actions, fraudulent-transfer claims, challenges to bankruptcy filings, discharge, plan confirmation, cash collateral, financing and acquisitions. He also serves as general outside counsel to businesses ranging from startups to well-established companies with annual revenues of upwards of $100 million, and he counsels his business clients on matters ranging from secured transactions to restrictive covenant agreements. Mr. Jess has been listed in Super Lawyers since 2012, and is listed in The Best Lawyers inAmerica for 2021. He is a member of the State Bar of Arizona’s Bankruptcy and Trial Practice sections and ABI, and he is a barrister in the Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court. He also provides probono assistance to low-income persons and families through Community Legal Services’ VolunteerLawyers Program. Mr. Jess received his B.I.S. summa cum laude in political science and justice studies from Arizona State University and his J.D. also from Arizona State University, where he was a 2006Willard H. Pedrick Scholar at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.