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Cole Hayes
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Board Certified Specialist in both Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law
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Business North Carolina Legal Elite (Bankruptcy): 2021, 2022
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North Carolina Bar Association Bankruptcy Council, Member
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National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Member
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American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
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Western District of North Carolina Bankruptcy Seminar Planning Committee, Co-Chair
Education
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Campbell University, School of Law J.D. Magna Cum Laude, Managing Editor of the Law Review
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte B.S. Accounting, Dean’s List and Chancellor’s List
Publications and Teaching Experience​​
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North Carolina Bankruptcy Practice Manual – Liquidation of Encumbered Property
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Bankruptcy and Small Business: A Practical Course for Newcomers - Click here for link to course
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Moderator: Chapter 7 Bankrutpcy Panel, Western District of North Carolina Bankrutpcy Seminar
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NCBA 2019 Bankruptcy Institute: Hot Topics in Consumer Bankruptcies
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Shielding Fraud Judgments from Discharge: Making your Case Before the Petition Date - Click here for link to article
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Western District of North Carolina, Debtor’s Bar Association: Chapter 7 Trustee Panel
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Adjunct law school professor, teaching numerous courses on legal research and reasoning and judicial writing
Representative Matters
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In re Mercy Diagnostics, LLC – Chapter 7 Trustee and lead counsel in litigation involving allegations of insurance fraud, fraudulent transfers, malpractice, and various commercial torts.
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In re Power Home Solar, LLC – represented numerous creditors and obtained settlements requiring the bankruptcy estate to pay priority claims to clients.
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In re LTL Management LLC – Chapter 11 bankruptcy counsel to court-appointed Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the In re: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability multi-district litigation.
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In re Bentwood Farms, LLC – Chapter 11 debtor’s counsel in a successful bankruptcy case involving the sale of a significant farming operation located in North and South Carolina.
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In re MT Simpson Farm, LLC - Chapter 11 debtor’s counsel in a successful reorganization filed by a farm equipment holding company located in Monroe, North Carolina.
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In re Professional Floor Covering and Cleaning, Incorporated – Chapter 11 debtor’s counsel in a successful reorganization that included an injunction prohibiting creditors from collecting against the debtor’s guarantor.
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In re Electronic Tech, Inc. – Chapter 11 debtor’s counsel for a family operated business that provided electronic parts to customers in the textile industry
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In re Burley Foods, LLC - Chapter 11 debtor's counsel in a case involving a dispute with the debtor's landlord and the successful assignment of the debtor's lease to a new entity.
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In re Emerald Hollow Mine, LLC – Chapter 11, Subchapter V Trustee in a successful Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing involving a gem mining operation in western North Carolina.
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In re B GSE Group, LLC - Full power Chapter 11, Subchapter V Trustee after removal of debtor in possession followed by court appointed Chief Restructuring Officer in the liquidation of a company that manufactured ground support equipment for commercial and military aircraft.
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In re Marlin Krider Land & Timber, Inc. – Expanded powers Chapter 11, Subchapter V Trustee in a successful Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing involving a timber cutting operation in western North Carolina.
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In re Quantum Development Charlotte, LLC – represented equity holder of Debtor in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy of multiple restaurants located in and around Charlotte, North Carolina.
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In re Ramen Concepts 1, LLC – represented two former shareholders in a dispute in a Chapter 11 case that resulted in full payment of all amounts owed to the shareholders by the debtor.
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The cases mentioned above are illustrative of the matters handled by the firm. Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. Not all results are provided, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
A Note From Cole Hayes
I grew up on a farm outside of Charlotte and earned a degree in accounting, graduating in the midst of the Great Recession. Facing surging unemployment rates and economic downturn, I decided to attend law school. There, I discovered my passion for advocacy.
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I graduated in the top of my law school class, leading to clerkships with Justice Paul M. Newby at the Supreme Court of North Carolina and for Judge Craig Whitley at the Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of North Carolina.
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After clerking for six years, I joined Moon Wright & Houston, PLLC, a boutique bankruptcy firm in uptown Charlotte, where I represented corporate debtors in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, business owners, individuals, farmers, trustees, and parties in commercial litigation.
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Being an entrepreneur at heart led me to open this firm. Here, I am able to provide you with big law firm qualifications without passing down the overhead of a high rise office and an army of paralegals and staff.
