Meet Stan

A South Carolina native, Stan routinely represents financial institutions in connection with commercial and consumer loan defaults. He also represents financial institutions in actions arising from operational issues such as interbank check and other item processing disputes, as well as lawsuits involving instruments bearing unauthorized signatures. He regularly represents construction suppliers in connection with enforcement of mechanic lien rights.

In the areas of debt restructuring and bankruptcy, Stan's clients typically include financial institutions and investors. He is experienced in serving as a Chapter 11 trustee. In 2003, he served as counsel for the public bondholders holding debt in excess of $400 million in a Chapter 11 proceeding involving claims of more than $1 billion.

Stan is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court in Bankruptcy/Debtor-Creditor Law.

Education

University of South Carolina, J.D., 1979
University of South Carolina, B.S., 1976

Admissions

South Carolina, 1979
U.S. District Court, South Carolina, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1980

Honors and Awards

South Carolina Super Lawyers® Bankruptcy: Business (2008-2023)
Best Lawyers® 2020 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law "Lawyer of the Year" Columbia
Best Lawyers® 2016 Litigation-Bankruptcy "Lawyer of the Year" Columbia
Greenville Business Monthly "Legal Elite of the Upstate" Bankruptcy and Debtor Rights Law (2023)
Columbia Business Monthly "Legal Elite of the Midlands" Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights Law (2020-2022), Bankruptcy and Debtors' Rights Law (2022) and Banking and Finance Law (2020)

Professional and Civic Activities

J. Bratton Davis Bankruptcy American Inn of Court, Barrister
Carolina Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association
South Carolina Bar
American Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
Glenforest School, former Board Member

Stanley H. McGuffin

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