Randy J. Creswell

rcreswell@perkinsthompson.com
Randy Creswell is a shareholder and director of Perkins Thompson. His practice focuses on bankruptcy and creditors and debtors rights, and he represents various parties in a wide range of insolvency proceedings and workouts. Mr. Creswell serves as counsel to numerous financial institutions and national banks, secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy cases, Creditors Committees, and Chapter 7 and 11 debtors. He also has extensive experience representing Chapter 7 trustees in bankruptcy cases, as well as receivers in receivership proceedings. Mr. Creswell has provided counsel to executives and other corporate officers in their personal capacity in relation to corporate insolvencies, and he has prosecuted and defended scores of preference, fraudulent transfer, and other avoidance actions, as well as nondischargeability actions in Bankruptcy Court.

In 2009 and 2010, Mr. Creswell was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. New England Rising Starts (2009) recognized Mr. Creswell for his work in the field of Bankruptcy and Credit/Debtor Rights, and Chambers USA 2009 describes Mr. Creswell as an “extremely skilled, practical and high-profile bankruptcy lawyer.” Since 2008, Mr. Creswell has served on the Local Rules Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine, and he also presently serves on the board of Trustees for the Portland Public Library. He is a past President of the Cumberland County bar Association, and he has served as the Planning Chair of the Turnaround Management Association, Northeast Division.

Immediately prior to joining the firm, he served as a law clerk for The Honorable Gene Carter and The Honorable David M. Cohen of the United States District Court for the District of Maine.

Mr. Creswell has presented numerous seminars on issues in bankruptcy law, including: Complex Issues in Individual Chapter 11 cases at the Judicial Conference of the United States District Court for the District of Maine, bankruptcy Issues in Divorce for the Family law Institute Section of the Maine State Bar Association, and Practice Pointers for Counsel under the bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 for the Cumberland County Bar Association.

Mr. Creswell is BV Peer Review Rated for Ethical Standards and legal Ability by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating attainable for an attorney with less than 10 years experience.