Jay Jaffe is a general business lawyer who concentrates his practice in financial distress situations, which involves creditors' rights, loan workout and restructuring, and business reorganization and restructuring. Jay represents debtors and creditors with respect to financially distressed business, both in and out of bankruptcy proceedings and was a standing trustee for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, from 1986 to 1988. Jay has represented a variety of interests, including buyers and sellers of property and businesses, financial institutions, insurance companies, unsecured creditors, creditor committees, trustees, lessors, corporate debtors and individual debtors in large, non-consumer bankruptcies. In addition, Jay prosecutes and defends commercial contract litigation, foreclosure and replevin proceedings.

Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law, 1995-2012, and Bankruptcy Litigation, 2012
• Indiana Super Lawyers — Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights Law, since its first publication in 2004 to 2012
• Phi Beta Kappa 

Professional Associations

• Indianapolis Bar Association — Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Law Section (Chairman, 1992); Finance Committee, 1997-98; Treasurer, 2000-01
• Indianapolis Bar Foundation — Distinguished Fellow
• Indiana State Bar Association — Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Section (Chairman, 1998-99; Editor, The Order for Relief, 1988); Distinguished Fellow
• American Bankruptcy Institute

Board Memberships

• Indianapolis Bar Association, 1998-2003
• Indianapolis Bar Foundation, 2009-present
• Indiana Association for Corporate Renewal, 2003-present

Publications

Jay has prepared numerous articles on a variety of bankruptcy, commercial credit/creditor rights and credit- related real estate issues. Jay is also a frequent participant and speaker on these same topics in seminars sponsored by state, local and national institutions.