James W. Ehrman
Partner
Direct Dial:
216.736.7298
Fax:
216.621.6536
Email:
jwe@kjk.com
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1974
Harvard College, A.B., cum laude, 1971
The United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
The United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
The United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
American Bankruptcy Institute
Turnaround Management Association
International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
American Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Section)
Ohio Super Lawyer, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010
Speaker, Ohio Judicial College Seminar for Domestic Relations Judges and Magistrates, “Divorce in Times of Financial Crisis: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure and Property Division.” December 1, 2009 and Bankruptcy Issues: What Happens When Bankruptcy Happens of One of Your Parties?” August 2, 2007
Speaker, Great Lakes Regional Bankruptcy Institute, Mortgage Madness, Credit Crunch, Measuring Means and More, “Expert Testimony.” May 29-30, 2008
Speaker, Turnaround Management Association 9th Annual Business Workshop (Cleveland), “The Impact of the New Bankruptcy Legislation on Business Bankruptcies.” Topics: commercial landlord protection, employee retention programs, and small business debtor provisions, October 27, 2005
Speaker, Cleveland Bar Association, Bankruptcy Reform: Are You Ready for It? Everything You Need to Know About the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, “Chapter 5: Priorities, Property of the Estate, and New Protections,” July 29, 2005
Liquidating Chapter 11 Cases Are Not Necessarily “Failed” Chapter 11 Cases, to a panel of the National Bankruptcy Review Commission
Seminar speaker on various bankruptcy topics, including “The Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act: What Every Urban Lawyer Needs to Know”
General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church, Board of Directors, 2008-2012; Trustee, 2008-2012
North Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church, Secretary, Rules Committee, 2004-2012; Missions Council, 1996-2000; Council on Finance and Administration, 1992-1996; Restructuring Task Force, 1995-1996
East Ohio Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, Council on Finance and Administration, 2004-2012 and 1988-1996 (President, 1991-1996); Restructuring Task Force, 1987-1992; Evaluation, Administration and Coordination Committee, 1982-1988; Delegate to the General and Jurisdictional Conferences, 2000 and 2004, Delegate to the Jurisdictional Conference, 1996 and 2008 and alternate to the Jurisdictional Conference, 1992
General Conference of The United Methodist Church, Delegate from the East Ohio Annual Conference, 2000 and 2004; General Council on Finance and Administration Task Force to Study Denominational Funding Patterns, 1996-2000
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