Overview
Justin Ristau is a partner in Bricker Graydon's Creditors' Rights, Restructuring & Bankruptcy group. Justin is a creditors' rights litigator, who focuses on efficiently pursuing a broad spectrum of default remedies to accomplish the unique goals of his clients. Justin concentrates his practice on representing lenders on commercial loan defaults, including commercial foreclosure, replevin and state-court receiverships. Justin also represents clients in commercial landlord/tenant disputes, evictions, and other lease defaults. In addition, Justin has experience representing clients in bankruptcy, bankruptcy litigation and reorganization, usually on behalf of secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy cases or adversary proceedings involving preference and fraudulent transfer proceedings, nondischargeability proceedings, and proceedings to determine the validity and priority of various claims or interests.
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Education
University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D.), 2002; Student Articles Editor and associate member, University of Cincinnati Law Review
Hobart College (B.A.), 1999
Distinctions
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America® – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law (2016–2025)
Professional Activities
Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
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- Admitted, U.S. Supreme Court
- Admitted, State of Ohio
- Admitted, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
- Admitted, U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Member, Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee
- Past Chair, Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Committee; Ohio State Bar Association