News Releases

DelCotto Law Group PLLC will be a hole sponsor for the Second Annual UK College of Law Golf Tournament on May 21, 2012. This tournament raises money to provide scholarships and grants for students attending law school at UK. For more information visit the Golf Tournament webpage.

Newspaper articles reporting Asher Land and Mineral, Ltd, v. Nami Resources Company, LLC:

DelCotto Law Group PLLC paralegal Beverly Rawlings recently earned the designation of PACE Registered Paralegal® after passing the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE) offered by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations. Ms. Rawlings is one of seventeen paralegals in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to earn this distinction.

DelCotto Law Group PLLC attorney Michael J. Gartland, esq. recently earned the Continuing Legal Education Award from the Kentucky Bar Association. This award certifies that Mr. Gartland has completed more than 62.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education within the past three years.

DelCotto Law Group PLLC attorney Michael J. Gartland, Esq. recently won a civil commercial litigation case styled as Asher Land and Mineral, Ltd. v. Nami Resources Company, LLC. On March 15, 2012, a Bell County jury returned a $3.99 million verdict in favor of Asher on its claims against Nami for breach of contract and fraud for under reporting royalties owed to Asher. The $3.99 million amount includes $2.68 million of punitive damages, the largest award of its kind in a Bell Circuit Court case. The court entered a $111,000 directed verdict for Asher on its claim against Nami for wrongfully charging Asher severance taxes on natural gas produced from its property.

Attorneys Mike Gartland & Wes Harned had an article published in the ABI Legislation Committee News Page regarding H.R. 2533: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act.

DelCotto Law Group PLLC, represented by Jamie Harris, Clair Edwards, Heather Purnell, Linda Conner and Ashley Grigsby, participated in the annual Junior Achievement of Lexington Bowl-A-Thon in order to raise money to support the program. Junior Achievement helps to develop real world financial and work readiness skills in students K-12. DLG strongly supports all financial literacy efforts, also coordinating and volunteering for the CARE ("Credit Abuse Resistance Education") program in the Fayette County Public Schools System. If interested in becoming a volunteer or for more information on Junior Achievement's entrepreneurship, financial literacy and workforce readiness courses visit http://lexington.ja.org/.

DelCotto Law Group PLLC has been recognized as a member of the Dean's Circle at the Platinum Level for the University of Kentucky College of Law. This signifies that 100% of University of Kentucky Law School graduates that are attorneys of DelCotto Law Group have made contributions to the school. An alumni reception will be held in Louisville on June 6 during the Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention where all firms that are Dean's Circle members will be recognized.

U.S. News and Best Lawyers has named DelCotto Law Group a Tier 1 Best Law Firm for Bankruptcy and Creditor and Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Lexington, KY. The selection process includes client and peer evaluations and rankings on attorney effectiveness, expertise and responsiveness.

DelCotto Law Group was honored as one of the recipients of the Salute to Small Business Awards presented by Commerce Lexington. As the winner of the Green Initiative Award, DLG was recognized for our efforts in recycling and energy efficiency within the office. For more information on the Salute to Small Business Awards click here.

Michael J. Gartland

Email: mgartland@dlgfirm.com

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Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation
Civil Litigation
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Appeals
Debtor/Creditor Rights

Admitted:

Massachusetts, 1989
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1990
Colorado, 1992
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1992
New Hampshire, 1992
U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1990
Maine, 1997
U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 1997
Kentucky, 2006
U.S. District Court,
- Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2006

Law School:

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1989

College:

University of Northern Colorado, B.S., Marketing, 1981
Clark University, M.B.A., Finance, 1984

Professional Associations:

Kentucky Bar Association
Fayette County Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute

Honors & Recognitions:

Law Clerk to the Hon. James F. Queenan, Jr. of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts
Reported cases include:
- Turner, Trustee v. J.P. Bolduc, et al. (In re Crowe Rope Industries, LLC), 307 B.R. 1 (Bankr. D. Me. 2004)
- Northeastern Graphic Supply, Inc. v. Net 2 Press, Inc. (In re: Northeastern Graphic Supply, Inc.), 2003 WL 22848944 (Bankr. D. Me. Dec. 2, 2003)
- Carrier v. JPB Enterprises, Inc., 2001 WL 1646673 (D. Me. Dec. 26, 2001)
- City of Saco v. Pulsifer, 749 A.2d 153 (Me. 2000)
- Handy Boat Service, Inc. v. Professional Services, Inc., 711 A.2d 1306 (Me. 1998)
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith v. Bennert, 980 F. Supp. 73 (D. Me. 1997)
- Northeast Office & Commercial Properties, Inc. v. Smith Valve Corp. (In re Northeast Properties & Commercial Properties, Inc.), 178 B.R. 915 (Bankr. D. Mass. 1995)
- Big & Tall of America, Inc. v. Den Norske Bank A/S (In re Big & Tall of America, Inc.), 167 B.R. 1 (D. Mass. 1994)

Industry Experience

Oil and gas, coal, credit card companies, financial institutions

Born: Manhasset, New York, 1959

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