Bio

David K. Welch, chair of the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, has been practicing law in the State of Illinois since 1982. His practice has always been concentrated in the fields of bankruptcy, reorganization, restructuring, work-outs, insolvency and debtor's and creditor's rights. Mr. Welch has represented debtors, trustees, creditors' committees, secured creditors, lenders, unsecured creditors and equity holders in numerous matters throughout the United States. From October 1979 through June 1982, Mr. Welch served as Deputy Chapter 13 Trustee in the Northern District of Illinois under Craig Phelps, Chapter 13 Trustee. He has authored articles for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education on matters involving bankruptcy and insolvency. He has lectured at seminars relating to bankruptcy issues at the Chicago Bar Association. He has served as a member of the Bankruptcy Mediation Panel Sub-Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. In conjunction with his financial mediation and negotiation training, he has completed a course sponsored by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in conjunction with Northwestern University.