Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP - Daniel E. Hitchcock

Daniel E. Hitchcock is a member of the Firm's Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Service Team. Mr. Hitchcock has practiced in the areas of creditor rights and bankruptcy for the past nine years.

Representative Matters

Representation of Fruit of the Loom and Union Underwear in preference litigation under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code for amounts in excess of 1 million dollars.

Representative Litigation

In re Soards and In re Morrison, 344 B.R. 829 (Bankr.W.D.Ky.2006). Post Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 litigation involving vehicle purchase money security interests and applicability of U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Till v. SCS Credit Corp to determine what interest rate creditors are entitled to under Chapter 13 plan. United States Bankruptcy Court for Kentucky agreed with creditor's position that contract interest rate is irrelevant in determining present value of plan payments as mandated under the Bankruptcy Code and Till still remains good law.

Representative Clients

Washington Mutual
Ford Motor Credit
Toyota Motor Credit
JP Morgan Chase
CIT Group
Union Planters
Chicago Title Insurance
Stewart Title Insurance
Countrywide Home Loans
State of Florida
Chapter 13 Trustee Eastern District of Kentucky
Chapter 7 Trustee
Fruit of the Loom

Professional Experience

Associate attorney in Tampa, Florida for national creditor rights firm under LOGS, Law Offices of Gerry Shapiro
Law Clerk for General Electric, Louisville, Kentucky
Law Clerk for Hillsborough County Clerk of Circuit Court, Tampa, Florida

Honors

University of Louisville School of Law member of the Journal of Law and Education
University of South Florida member of Arts and Sciences Honor Society
University of Miami member of Philosophy Honor Society

Education

1996 - J.D., University of Louisville School of Law

1993 - B.A. (Philosophy), with honors, University of South Florida

Professional Activities and Memberships

Florida and Kentucky Bar Associations

Admissions

Kentucky
Florida
United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida

Civic Involvement

Pro bono work for indigent through local agencies
Youth sports coach baseball, football and basketball

Interests

Animal causes, including fundraising for The Humane Society

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