John T. McGarvey

Education

• J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1973, Honors: Moot Court Board
• B.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1970
• University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

Honors and Awards

• AV® Preeminent™
• Best Lawyers in America®, “Lawyer of the Year” for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Louisville, 2022 and 2024
• Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2020-present
• Best Lawyers in America®, Banking and Finance Law, 2009-present
• Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation - Banking and Finance, 2011-present
• Best Lawyers in America®, “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation - Banking and Finance Law in Louisville, 2012, 2019 and 2023
• Best Lawyers in America®, “Lawyer of the Year” for Banking and Finance Law in Louisville, 2016
• Super Lawyers®, Kentucky, Category: Banking Law, 2008-present
• Louisville Magazine Top Lawyers, 2013, 2014, 2016
• Uniform Law Commission, Legislative Award for Advocacy on Behalf of Article 9, 2013
• American Law Institute (2010-Present)
• University of Kentucky College of Law Hall of Fame, 2011
• Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law, 2011
• Anchorage Civic Club, Citizen of the Year, 2008
• Leadership Kentucky, 2005

Community Involvement

• Kentucky Bankers Association, Annual Convention Emcee, 2015
• Air Force War College National Security Forum, Invited Attendee, 2015
• Greater Louisville, Inc., Budget Task Force, 2010-present
• Greater Louisville, Inc., Public Policy Committee, 2007-present
• University of Kentucky College of Law, Visiting Committee, 1998-present (Chair, 2010-2012)
• University of Kentucky Counsel for Financial Institutions, Faculty and Planning Committee, 1981-present
• University of Kentucky College of Law, Dean Search Committee, 2008-2009
• Greater Louisville, Inc., Energy Policy Committee, Chair, 2008
• Kentucky Educational Television, Election Commentator, 1979-2007
• FBI Citizens Academy, Board Member and Alumni Association Vice President, 2006
• University of Kentucky College of Law Alumni Association, President, 1998-2006
• Citizens for Better Judges, Attorney Steering Committee, 1992-1993
• Anchorage Fire Protection District, Trustee, Secretary, 1982-1989
• Jefferson County EMS Advisory Board, 1986-1987
• WHAS-TV, Legal Commentator, 1979-1980
• WHAS Radio, Legal Commentator, 1975-1978
• Society of Professional Journalists, Louisville Chapter

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Louisville Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• American Bar Association, Business Law Section
• American Bar Association, Uniform Commercial Code Committee
• American Bar Association, Commercial Finance Services Committee
• American Bar Association, Banking Law Committee
• American Bar Association, Secured Transactions Subcommittee
• American Bar Association, Loan Workouts Subcommittee
• American Bar Association, Banking and Commercial Litigation Subcommittee
• American Bar Association, Task Force on Deposit Account Control Agreements Subcommittee
• American Bar Association, Consumer Financial Services Committee
• American Bar Association, Personal Property Financing Subcommittee
• American Bar Association, Co-chair, Article 9 Amendment Enactment Committee, 2010
• American Bar Association, Task Force on Filing Office Rules
• American Bar Association, Co-editor, Banking and Commercial Litigation Newsletter, 1991 - 1993
• National Council of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 2006 - Present
• National Council of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Article 9 Joint Review Committee, 2008 - 2010
• Uniform Law Commission, UCC Committee Chair, 2019-present
• Uniform Law Commission, UCC Committee and Division Representative for the Permanent Editorial Board, 2015-present
• Uniform Law Commission, UCC Committee Chair of Division E, 2015-present
• Uniform Law Commission, Kentucky’s Legislative Liaison, 2006-present
• Uniform Law Commission, Chairperson of the Legislative Council, 2013-2015
• Uniform Law Commission, Legislative Council, Southern Region Representative, 2011-2013
• The Conference on Consumer Finance
• American Financial Services Association, Uniform Certificate of Title Act Drafting Committee Observer
• Kentucky's Revised Article 9 Drafting Committee, Chair
• Kentucky Study Commission on Uniform Commercial Code

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Professor, Secured Transactions, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, 2017
• Adjunct Professor, Secured Transactions, University of Kentucky College of Law, 2002 - 2012
• Recent Court Decisions and Regulatory News, Kentucky Bankers Association Spring Conference, 2013
• Prejudgment Remedies/Postjudgment Collection, University of Kentucky’s Biennial Collection Law Conference, 2013
• Recent Developments Under the UCC, Legal Issues for Financial Institutions, Unversity of Kentucky College of Law, 2007

Published Works

• Banking and Commercial Litigation Newsletter, (Co-Editor), American Bar Association, 1991-1993
• Civil Procedure Before Trial, (Contributing Author), 1989, 1998, 2008
• Debtor/Creditor Relations in Kentucky, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1991, 2002
• "Due Process & Punitive Damages in Kentucky", 59 Ky. Bench & Bar 2, 1995
• "Kentucky's New Filing Requirements For Personal Property Liens", 63 Ky. Bench & Bar 1, 1999
• "Revised Article 9 Takes Effect Across the Nation", Ky. Banker Magazine, July, 2001
• "Perfecting and Protecting Security Interests in Agricultural Collateral", Ky. Banker Magazine, February, 2002
• "Privacy, T.I.N.s and Revised Article 9", Ky. Banker Magazine, August, 2002
• "Electronic Filing of Financing Statements", National Association of Retail Credit Attorneys Newsletter, 3rd Quarter, 2002
• "Security Interests in Deposit Accounts", Ky. Banker Magazine, January, 2003
• Caldwell's Kentucky Form Book, Unit 6 (Remedies), Unit 8 (Commercial Law), Matthew Bender & Co., 5th Edition, 2006
• "Drop-Dead Date for Local Filings", (Co-Author), Ky. Banker Magazine, October, 2005
• "Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation v. Bank of Corbin, Inc." (Co-Author), Ky. Banker Magazine, December, 2005
• "Perfection of Security Interests in All-Terrain Vehicles", Kentucky Bankers Association Compliance/Legal News, August, 2006
• "Security Interests and ATVs: Part III", Ky. Banker Magazine, February, 2008
• "Kentucky Adopts the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act", Kentucky Bench & Bar, September, 2010

Representative Cases

• Cubby Angel Properties, LLC v. Citizens Bank of Kentucky, Inc., 2023 Ky.App. LEXIS 90 (Ky. App. 2023)
• I80 Equipment, LLC, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 19-870 (2019)
• Holt v. Community Trust Bank, 2018 WL 679682 (Ky. App. 2018)
• PNC Bank, National Association v. Merenbloom, 2017 WL 397962 (6^th Cir. 2017)
• MainSource Bank v. LEAF Capital Funding, LLC, 562 B.R. 535 (Bankr. S.D.Ind. 2017)
• PNC Bank, National Association v. Seminary Woods, 2016 WL 715754 (W.D.Ky. 2016)
• Blanken v. Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, 2016 WL 310363 (E.D.Ky. 2016)
• In re: MERV Properties, LLC, 2015 WL 2105884 (Bankr. E.D.Ky. 2015)
• Dean v. Commonwealth Bank & Trust Co., 434 S.W.3d 489 (Ky. 2014)
• MPM Financial Group, Inc. v. Morton, 282 S.W.3d 193 (Ky. 2009)
• South Central Bank of Daviess County v. Lynnville Nat. Bank, 901 N.E.2d 576 (Ind. App. 2009)
• UPS Capital Business Credit v. C. R. Cable Const., Inc., 181 S.W.3d 44 (Ky. App. 2005)
• In re: Alabama Land and Mineral Corp., 292 F.3d 1319 (11^th Cir. 2002)
• Duesner v. Firstar Corp., 186 F.Supp.2d. 766 (W.D.Ky. 2001)
• General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Lincoln Nat. Bank, 18 S.W.3d 337 (Ky. 2000)

Past Employment Positions

• City of Anchorage, City Attorney, 1987 - Present
• City of Louisville, Assistant Law Director, 1978 - 1979
• Kentucky Supreme Court, Special Justice, 1990 and 2008-2011 (author of opinions in Prestonia Area Neighborhood Assn. v. Abramson (Ky. 1990) and Miller v. Administrative Office of the Courts (Ky. 2011))