Atty. Stephen E. "Steve" Gruendel
Steve Gruendel represents banks and other creditors in connection with workouts and bankruptcies. A certified mediator, a former entrepreneur and a workout lawyer, Steve brings a practical, solution-seeking approach to complex legal situations.
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Stephen E. "Steve" Gruendel is a bankruptcy attorney based in Charlotte, North Carolina, practicing at Moore & Van Allen PLLC. They have 28+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1998. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts (1998), Connecticut (1999), and North Carolina (1999). Educated at Boston College Law School (J.D., 1998) and Yale University (BA, 1994). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026). Serands clients in Charlotte, NC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Steve Gruendel represents banks and other creditors in connection with workouts and bankruptcies
- A certified mediator, a former entrepreneur and a workout lawyer, Steve brings a practical, solution-seeking approach to complex legal situations
- He’s been recognized in Chambers Partners USA as a go-to workout lawyer for the past 14 years
- Steve is co-head of the Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring group
- He represents banks and other creditors in workouts and bankruptcies
- Also certified as a mediator, Steve brings a practical, problem-solving approach to workouts and recognizes that in most situations a practical and cooperative solution is better for his creditor clients than a collection action or a liquidation
- Steve’s practice encompasses both syndicated credit facilities and bilateral loans and leases
- With clients that are national, regional and local, his work is as likely to involve a restructure of a publicly traded defense contractor’s syndicated credit facility as it is the cooperative liquidation or winddown of a regional hog producer or franchisee’s restaurant chain
- Workout matters regularly involve forbearance agreements, amendments, wind-downs and debt restructuring agreements
- Chapter 11 matters regularly involve debtor-in-possession financings and cash collateral use, section 363 sales and negotiated and/or contested reorganization plans
- Steve’s workout matters also often involve intercreditor issues with third parties, including payment subordination, lien subordination, and surety-related rights and he frequently advises clients about how to structure loans that involve particularly thorny or complex issues
- In his free time, he coaches a high school mock trial team at Covenant Day School in Matthews, NC
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Why local counsel matters in North Carolina
Practicing law in North Carolina. Legal matters in North Carolina are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Charlotte are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate North Carolina state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in North 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 North Carolina courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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