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R. Lee Webber
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R. Lee Webber

Commercial Real Estate · Construction Law · Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy · Litigation

Biography

Mr. Webber brings 25 years of experience from a boutique commercial law firm, where he represented national, regional, and local financial institutions and private investors in recovering and liquidating collateral through enforcement of secured transactions in federal, bankruptcy, and state courts. His practice covers Chapters 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy, foreclosure, evictions, repossession, construction litigation, and appellate work. He also advises a mid-sized company as its general counsel on everyday contract, lien, lease, and shipping issues.

He has served on the Steering Committee of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee and on an ad hoc committee addressing the court's reopening after the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2010, he has acted as a liaison between the local bar and bench on bankruptcy matters. He served on the Memphis Bar Association's Bankruptcy Section board for 2017–2018 and recently joined Lambda Alpha International, a land economics society.

A lifelong Memphian, Mr. Webber has presented at many Memphis Bar Association bankruptcy seminars and co-taught a creditors' rights course at Christian Brothers University. He and his wife of 29 years have three children, and the family enjoys SCUBA diving and the outdoors.