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Education
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Georgia State University College of Law
J.D. 1987
Georgia State University Law Review, Member 1985-86, Lead Articles Editor, 1986-87; American Jurisprudence Award in Litigation, Recipient
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University of South Carolina
B.A. 1975
Admissions
Georgia
Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Service Areas
- Financial Institutions Litigation and Subprime Litigation
- Bankruptcy
- Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
- Creditors' Rights, Out-of-Court Workouts & Commercial Litigation
Industry Experience
- Banking / Financial Services
- Financing
- Telecommunications
- Agriculture / Forestry
- Retail
- Industrial / Manufacturing Facilities
Memberships
- Atlanta Bar Association
- State Bar of Georgia
- National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
- The Florida Bar
Community Involvement
- Fannin County Chamber of Commerce, Member
L. Lou Allen is a Member in the firm's Atlanta office and is a member of the Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy Service Group. Her practice focus is in the representation of institutional lenders throughout the State of Georgia in all areas of creditors' rights including foreclosure, bankruptcy, financial institutions litigation and workouts.
Recent Engagements
- Served as Chapter 7 Trustee for the investigation and liquidation of a major Atlanta big box retailer with international lender involvement
- As Chapter 11 Trustee, successfully reorganized a multi-state multi-million dollar minority cleaning contractor specializing in military hospitals
- Investigated and liquidated a major recording artist's recording studio in Atlanta whose secured creditor was the company of his entertainer wife
- Represented institutional lender in workout of multi-million dollar credit facility involving a shopping center
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
- State Bar of Georgia Continuing Legal Education, Lecturer
- United States Trustee Continuing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee Legal Education, Lecturer
- Georgia State University College of Law, Past Adjunct Professor
Before Stites & Harbison
Previously, Lou had been a member of a boutique creditors' rights and bankruptcy law firm since 2000. From 1993 to 2000, she was a shareholder in a medium sized Atlanta law firm where she practiced creditors' rights and bankruptcy. Prior to law school, she owned and operated the first fine dining restaurant in the Virgnia-Highlands area of Atlanta.
More Than Stites & Harbison
Lou has served on the Private Panel of Trustees for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia since 1989.
Besides Stites & Harbison
Lou is an avid swimmer and golfer and is a member of the Hole in One Club.