Atty. Michael H. Weaver
Michael assists clients with commercial bankruptcy, insolvency, restructuring, and creditors' rights issues, and has significant experience in complex Chapter 11 cases. Michael represents financially distressed companies as well as lenders, landlords, trade creditors, trustees and creditors' committees in bankruptcy, insolvency and loan workout matters.
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Michael H. Weaver is a bankruptcy attorney based in Columbia, South Carolina, practicing at Ward and Smith PA. Admitted to practice in South Carolina, Member. Educated at The University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004) and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 2000). Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Bankruptcy, Columbia (SC) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Bankruptcy (2026). Serands clients in Columbia, SC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael assists clients with commercial bankruptcy, insolvency, restructuring, and creditors' rights issues, and has significant experience in complex Chapter 11 cases
- Michael represents financially distressed companies as well as lenders, landlords, trade creditors, trustees and creditors' committees in bankruptcy, insolvency and loan workout matters
- Michael has assisted and advised clients in connection with general reorganization matters, workouts, use of cash collateral, efforts to convert or dismiss cases, preferential and fraudulent transfer litigation, automatic stay issues, bankruptcy sales and acquisitions, lease assumption or rejection, claim objections, plan confirmation issues and other aspects of bankruptcy and restructuring efforts
- Additionally, Michael also serves as the Columbia office’s student hiring partner
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in South Carolina
Practicing law in South Carolina. Legal matters in South Carolina are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Columbia are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate South Carolina state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in South Carolina brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in South Carolina courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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