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Donna M Rutledge

donna.rutledge@wallerlaw.com (205) 226-5733

Strategic advice and bankruptcy litigation

As an accomplished and award-winning lawyer, Jesse Vogtle has delivered comprehensive and efficient solutions to major case participants in complex commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases for more than 34 years. At Waller, his practice expanded to a national platform representing financial, healthcare, and energy companies and creditors in both in-court and out-of-court insolvency proceedings. He advises clients on the business aspects of bankruptcy and workout, and represents clients in matters in bankruptcy court, as well as in other state and federal courts. 

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  • Related Services
  • Education
    • J.D., The University of Alabama School of Law, 1988
    • B.S., The University of Alabama, 1985
  • Bar Admissions
    • Alabama
  • Recognitions
    • Chambers USA
      • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Alabama), 2010-2022
    • The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings)
      • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2010-2023
      • Commercial Litigation, 2010-2023
      • Litigation - Banking and Finance, 2010-2023
      • Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2010-2023
      • Litigation - Real Estate, 2010-2023
    • Mid-South Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters)
      • Super Lawyers  - Bankruptcy: Business, 2009 - 2022
      • Super Lawyers  - Business Litigation, 2022
      • Super Lawyers  - Banking, 2022
    • Birmingham Magazine

      Top Attorney, Bankruptcy Law, 2012 - 2013

    • AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Professional Involvement
    • Member, American Bar Association
    • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
    • Member, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
    • Member, Birmingham Bar Association
      • Past Executive Committee Member
      • Chairman, bankruptcy and commercial law section, 2000
    • Member, Alabama State Bar
    • Alabama Bar Association
      • Chairman, bankruptcy and commercial law section, 2009
    • Past Chairman, Task Force to Evaluate Alabama State Bar Section Financial Management
  • Community Involvement
    • Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF)
      • 2020-2022, President
        • 2019-2020, 1st Vice President
        • 2017-2018, 2nd Vice President
        • Chairman, Audit Committee and Legislative Committee, Nominating Committee, and Executive Committee
    • Friends of the Gardens, Board of Directors, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, 2021-2024
    • Five Star Plantation, 2013 - 2020, Board of Directors, Management Council
    • The Birmingham Zoo
      • Elected Director Emeritus, 2017
      • Board of Directors, 2006 - 2016
      • Chair, 2013 - 2015
    • Board of Directors, Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, 2000 - 2018
      • Chair 2016
    • 2022 Ball Chairman and Host, Alabama Symphony Orchestra Maestro's Ball
    • Alabama Symphony Orchestra, past Corporate Chair and present member Corporate Committee ASO, 2015 - Present
    • Mountain Brook City Council, 2006 - 2014
      • President Pro Tempore, 2006 - 2010
    • Leadership Alabama, Class of XXIII
      • Birmingham Regional Council, 2013 - Present
    • Leadership Birmingham, Class of 2011
    • Synovus Financial Corp., Advisory Board, 2022 - Present
    • BBVA Compass
      • Young Advisory Board, 1992-1998
      • Advisory Board, 2002-2021
      • National Advisory Board, 2020-2021

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