Kim Rattet

Bar Admissions

• State of Michigan
• District Court – Eastern District of Michigan
• District Court – Western District of Michigan

Practice Areas

• Bankruptcy & Insolvency
• Business Consulting
• Business Litigation
• Creditors Rights
• Real Estate Finance Law

Member

• State Bar of Michigan (Real Property Section)
• Federal Bar Association
• Consumer Bankruptcy Association
• American Bankruptcy Association

Committees

• Consumer Bankruptcy Association – Planning Committee Member, Board Member (former)
• Local Bankruptcy Rule Committee for the Eastern District of Michigan
• ABI Planning Committee Member

Published Decisions

• Treasure or Trap? Chapter 7 Trustees Assert Right to “Value” in Properties Post-Foreclosure, September 2011, Housingwire
• Mortgage Modification in Chapter 13, May 2008, co-authored with John Kapitan
• In re Bulson, 327 B.R. 830 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2005)
• In re Stiller, 323 B.R. 199 (Bankr.W.D. Mich 2005)
• In re Wade, Ch. 13 Case No. 02-57977 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. January 9, 2003)
• In re Stewart, Ch. 13 Case No. 02-54765 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. March 21, 2003)
• Collection of Post-Petition Fees and Costs, the USFN Report, Autumn 2003 issue, co-authored with Marcy Ford.
• Communications and Violence Against Women: Relevant Michigan Law On Privilege, Confidentiality and Mandatory Reporting, 17 Thomas M. Cooley Law Review 183, Trinity 2000, co-authored with Leslie A. Hagen.

Education

• Eastern Connecticut State University (B.S., Biology)
• University of New Haven (M.S., Forensic Science)
• Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (J.D. Magna Cum Laude, Concentration: Litigation)
• Judicial Law Clerk: Honorable Lynda Heathscott, Saginaw County Circuit Court
• Intern: Bay County Prosecutor’s Office
• Intern: Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan
• Intern: Michigan Supreme Court, Office of Chief Justice, Elizabeth Weaver

Seminars / Speaking Engagements

• National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees (NACTT), Annual Seminars & Staff Symposium, 2023
• ICLE, 3rd Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Institute, Speaker – Real Property Issues for Bankruptcy Practitioners, Plymouth, MI, May 11, 2012
• USFN, Attendee, New Federal Bankruptcy Rules Workshop, January 24, 2012
• American Bankruptcy Institute, 7th Annual Detroit Consumer Program – Amendments to the Federal Rule Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Speaker, November 11, 2011
• CBA, Peking House Topics Committee, October 2011
• Decoding the New Federal Bankruptcy Rules, Speaker, October 12, 2011
• Local Rules Amendment Committee, initiated by Chief Judge Shefferly to review the new federal rules against the current local rules and provide suggestions to the bench for the efficient implementation, October 2011
• USFN, Attendee, Loan Management & Servicing Seminar, Dallas, TX, June 15 – 17, 2011
• USFN, Panel Speaker: Local Rules Update and Advanced Bankruptcy Issues & Bankruptcy Litigation, On-Site Training May 18 – 19, 2011
• Management Workshop, on-site training, March 9 – 11, 2011
• ABI Planning Committee Member, Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, 2010 and 2011
• ICLE Bankruptcy Boot Camp: Everything You Need to Know to Handle Chapter 7 & Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Matters on Behalf of Debtors, Session Six, Chapter 13 Plan Confirmation and Case Administration, Speaker, March 2, 2011
• American Bankruptcy Institute, Nov 2007 Detroit Consumer Program – Secured Claims in Chapter 7 & 13, Speaker, Nov 2007
• Discussion and Development of a Model Chapter 13 Plan for Eastern District of Michigan, December 2, 2005
• Attorney Forum for ED Michigan, Working Group: Business Model, 2004
• Numerous on-site training sessions for mortgage servicers