Steven J. McCardell

Steven J. McCardell represents parties in interest in business bankruptcy and insolvency matters, as well as in related business transactions, workouts, and litigation. He joined the firm in 2006 after practicing with a national firm for 22 years.

Education

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School - J.D., cum laude (1981)

Brigham Young University - B.A., Speech and Interpersonal Communication, summa cum laude (1978)

Admitted to Practice

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court
  • Utah

Prior Professional Experience

  • Judicial Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Utah
  • Judicial Clerk, Honorable Glen E. Clark (1982-1984)
  • Judicial Clerk, Honorable Ralph R. Mabey (1981-1982)

Professional and Civic Activities

  • Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
  • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member, Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers' Forum
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Mountain States Super Lawyers, and Utah Business magazine's "Legal Elite"
  • Member, Local Rules Committee, United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (2001-2003)
  • Utah State Bar Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee (Chair, 2003-2004; Member, 1995-2004)
  • Adjunct professor, S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah (1987)
  • Assistant adjunct professor, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (1994-1997)

Presentations

Speaker on bankruptcy law for the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, American Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers' Forum, and Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice

Representative Cases/Deals

  • United States v. Reorganized CF&I Fabricators of Utah, Inc., 518 U.S. 213 (1996) (argued as debtor's counsel)
  • Camco Construction, Inc. v. Utah Baseball Academy, Inc., 243 P.3d 1269, 210 UT 63 (Utah 2010)
  • In re Ford, 492 F.3d 1148 (10th Cir. 2007)
  • In re Utah Aircraft Alliance, 342 B.R. 327 (BAP 10th Cir. 2006)
  • Allen v. Geneva Steel Co., 281 F.3d 1173 (10th Cir. 2002)
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. v. CF&I Fabricators of Utah, Inc., 150 F.3d 1293 (10th Cir. 1999)
  • UMW 1992 Benefit Plan v. Rushton, 147 F.3d 1273 (10th Cir. 1998)
  • In re Sweetwater, 884 F.2d 1323 (10th Cir. 1989)
  • Menard-Sanford v. Mabey (In re A. H. Robins Co.), 880 F.2d 694 (4th Cir. 1989)