Mr. Akers is an attorney who finds creative, cost-efficient, and practical solutions to matters involving bankruptcy, insolvency, and restructuring, including creditors’ rights, dissolutions, receiverships, and out-of-court workouts. Mr. Akers represents all stakeholders in bankruptcy cases under chapters 7, 11, and 13 and adversary proceedings, including corporate debtors and debtors in possession, asset purchasers, committees, secured and unsecured creditors, fiduciaries, and trustees.
Mr. Akers is also an experienced litigator. Mr. Akers represents small and large businesses in all aspects of commercial disputes, from engaging in pre-suit negotiations to trying cases and defending appeals in federal and state court.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Akers served six years in the United States Air Force as a communications and cyberspace officer.
Publications
Patrick R. Akers, Bankruptcy Issues a Landlord Should Know Prior to Workouts with Defaulting Tenants, Colorado Real Estate Journal, Aug. 17, 2022
Patrick R. Akers, Creditors Defending Against Small-Dollar Preference Actions Face an Uphill Battle, Independent Report, Mar. 2021
Patrick R. Akers, Establishing Rule of Law Through Informal Justice Systems and Development Programs, 30 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 115 (2016)
Presentations
Moderator, Working Effectively with Professionals, ABI Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, 2024
Presenter, Bankruptcy Case Law Update, Colorado Bar Association, Spring 2021
Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
Member, Colorado Bar Association
Member, Turnaround Management Association
Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2016 (cum laude)
Auburn University, M.B.A., 2011
University of Iowa, B.A., 2007 (with distinction and honors)
Fennemore Craig, P.C. (Partner) – Denver, CO
Moye White LLP (Associate/Partner) – Denver, CO
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP (Associate) – Cleveland, OH
areas of concentration
Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Commercial Litigation
Creditors’ Rights
Distressed Investments
Receiverships (State and Federal)
admitted
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Colorado
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Colorado
Ohio
