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Richardo I. Kilpatrick has concentrated his
practice in the area of bankruptcy for over 30
years, first as a member of Shermeta, Chimko &
Kilpatrick, P.C., and since 2000, as the
founding member and President of Kilpatrick &
Associates, P.C. Since founding his Firm, Mr.
Kilpatrick has had innumerable opportunities to
contribute to the bankruptcy community. These
opportunities include participating extensively
in the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI),
including being its President from April 2001 to
April 2002; being inducted as a fellow into the
American College of Bankruptcy (ACB); and being
invited to join the National Bankruptcy
Conference (NBC), where he advises members of
Congress on important and key bankruptcy
legislative points.
Mr. Kilpatrick is also a member of the
Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules, where he
works to directly craft, tweak, update, and
change bankruptcy rules in an ongoing effort
to improve the practice of bankruptcy for all
involved. Mr. Kilpatrick’s extensive involvement
with the bankruptcy community has enabled him to
provide expert guidance to numerous clients in
all areas and types of insolvency matters and
creditors’ rights including Corporate, Consumer
and Commercial Litigation, Real Property
Remedies for Creditors, Real Property
Transactions, and General Corporate Counseling.
Mr. Kilpatrick also works as a consultant to
numerous companies assuring that they are
compliant in their bankruptcy practices by
offering his insight and expertise on how they
may structure and strengthen their bankruptcy
practices in a sound, ethical, and legal way.
Practice
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Kilpatrick & Associates, P.C., President
(January 2000 – Present)
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Shermeta, Chimko & Kilpatrick, P.C., Partner
(1987 – 1999)
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Shermeta,
Tardie, Chimko & Hocking, P.C., Associate
(1984 – 1986)
Education
Admissions
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State Bar of Michigan, 1983
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United States District Court, Eastern
District of Michigan, 1983
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United States District Court, Western
District of Michigan, 1984
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United States Court of Appeals, Sixth
Circuit, 1988
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United States Supreme Court, 1997
Bankruptcy Organizations
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American Bankruptcy Institute
(ABI) - President of the American Bankruptcy
Institute from April 2001 to April 2002.
Other committees and/or prior positions held
at the ABI include Vice-President of
Membership Relations, Board of Directors,
Executive and Management Committees,
Bankruptcy Reorganization Committee, Board
Bylaws Committee, Research and Education
Committee, Vice-Chair, Membership Committee,
and Contributing Editor of the ABI Journal
“Toxins-Are-Us”.
Currently, Mr. Kilpatrick serves as a
Commissioner on the ABI Consumer Bankruptcy
Commission.
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American College of Bankruptcy–Inducted as a
Fellow, 1999 to Present
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National Bankruptcy Conference - Conferee ,
2011 to Present
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Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy
Rules – Member, 2011 to Present
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Norton Litigation Institute - 1992 to Present
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Contributing Editor for Norton’s Bankruptcy
Law and Practice Treatise
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St. John’s University Law School–Board of
Advisors & Adjunct Professor, Current
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Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Practice
Institute--Current
Other Affiliations / Memberships
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The American Bar Association, Litigation
Committee and Business Law Committee
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Federal Bar Association
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National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees,
Ethics Committee
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National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees,
Bankruptcy Arbitration and Mediation
Services, Board of Directors
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Trustees' Education Network, Board Member
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Harvard Alumni Association
Mr. Kilpatrick also regularly presents
as a speaker / panelist at numerous bankruptcy
conferences, including most recently at the:
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Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Practice
Institute (ACBPI) - 2016
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Norton Litigation Institute - 2016
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National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
(NABT) - 2016
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American Bankruptcy Institute Central States
Workshop - 2016
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National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees
(NACTT) - 2017
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