
Keltner received a special award from the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Arizona for his “sustained contribution to the Arizona Bankruptcy Bar.”īankruptcy, Workouts and Receivership Matters He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America © in the categories of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law and Real Estate Law, and in Southwest Super Lawyers ® he was selected among the top 5% of lawyers in Arizona. Keltner received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Arizona State University College of Law and was three-term president of the college’s Law Society. He also has briefed and processed more than 40 appeals in federal, state and military courts. He has litigated contested mortgage foreclosures and guaranty claims. His real estate experience has included (i) representation of developers of a large master-planned community, as well as condominium, townhouse, business park and other planned area developments, (ii) negotiating and drafting leases, (iii) prosecuting and defending surety bond claims and mechanics lien foreclosures, and (iv) defending claims against title companies. Keltner’s bankruptcy and workout experience and perspectives have been enhanced by his experience representing lenders, buyers, and sellers in negotiating, documenting and processing multimillion-dollar transactions and by his real estate and appellate experience.
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His bankruptcy and insolvency experience has included representation of (i) utilities, (ii) a hotel trustee, (iii) as special counsel, trustees, and estates at the trial level and on appeal, (iv) other lawyers, (v) the Arizona Director of Insurance as receiver of an interstate insurance company, (vi) a union health, welfare and pension fund, (vii) Executive Security Plan beneficiaries, (viii) real property lenders, sellers, lessors and lessees, (ix) contract and non-contract medical service providers, (x) a participant in electrical and nuclear generating stations, (xi) a utility participant in the California Power Exchange and with the California Independent Systems Operator, (xii) gasoline and food suppliers, (xiii) aircraft and aircraft engine sellers and lessors, (xiv) the trustee of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, (xv) preference and fraudulent transfer defendants and (xvi) reclamation claimants. He was a member of the committee that reviewed, rewrote and consolidated the Arizona Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and General Orders and he previously served on the committee that initially drafted and proposed those rules. He is an appointed member of the panel of compensated mediators in Arizona bankruptcy cases. He has been certified in Business Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification since 1992.

Keltner has concentrated his practice in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and workout areas. Keltner has served in many Firm leadership roles, including former chair of the Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights practice, member of the Management Committee, and former chair of the Recruiting and Associates’ Committees.

He has extensive experience in real estate loan, sale, purchase, and related transactions bankruptcy and creditors’ rights and commercial and real estate litigation. Keltner has assisted clients with a wide range of bankruptcy, business, real estate, and litigation matters during his more than 50 years as an attorney at Jennings Strouss. Please take care of yourselves and your families and stay well. Together, we are stronger than the challenges before us. Through the efforts of our dedicated attorneys and staff, Jennings Strouss is fully functional and remains ready to assist you in navigating the turbulent waters ahead.

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