A dedicated and thorough bankruptcy practitioner, clients rely on Tracey to provide efficient and practical solutions combining in-depth legal and factual analysis with an effective work product.
Overview
Tracey provides sophisticated counsel and advocacy to the full range of clients typically found in bankruptcy cases and state court insolvency proceedings. She is known for her attention to detail and ability to explain complicated issues to clients, easily distilling complex concepts.
Experience
Tracey has particularly deep experience representing creditors in the telecommunications, banking, health care, and nonprofit industries, as well as bankruptcy trustees. Her robust knowledge of bankruptcy avoidance action defense strategies is an asset to her clients.
A committed advocate for her clients, Tracey regularly represents secured creditors, large unsecured creditors, and utilities in Chapter 7, Chapter 9, Chapter 11, Subchapter V, and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings.
Aided by her work for bankruptcy trustees, Tracey has extensive experience obtaining results in the best interest of creditors in a variety of insolvency contexts, including bankruptcy sales, reorganizations, and out-of-court dissolutions.
Tracey is a regular presenter for the D.C. Bar. She also devotes time to pro bono work and served on the firm’s pro bono committee for over a decade.
News & Insights
Speaking Engagements
"Bankruptcy 101 for Non-Bankruptcy Lawyers: Spotting the Issues" - Co-presenter, District of Columbia Bar Continuing Legal Education Program, 2020 -2025
"Bankruptcy Trends: Sales and Restructuring - Panel Discussion," American Bankruptcy Institute Mid-Atlantic Workshop, August 2019
"Protecting Your Utility against Vendor Bankruptcies" - Co-presenter, American Public Power Association Legal & Regulatory Conference, October 2017
Publications
Chapter 3: Jurisdiction and Venue, Thomson Reuters Bankruptcy Treatise Commercial Bankruptcy Litigation, 2d, - Co-author, 2016-2018 editions
Recognitions
Recognitions
Included in Washington, DC's Rising Stars for Creditor Debtor Rights, 2014-2017
Professional & Civic Activities
Professional & Civic Activities
Walter Chandler American Inn of Court
American Bankruptcy Institute
Standing Bench Bar & Local Rules Committee, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
Washington University, J.D.
- Washington University Journal Law & Policy, Managing Editor
Grand Valley State University, M.B.A., with Distinction
Grand Valley State University, B.A.,
cum laude,