Rob Charles

Rob Charles

Partner
rcharles@lrrc.com vCard
520.629.4427 office
520.879.4705 fax
One S. Church Avenue
Suite 2000
Tucson, AZ 85701
3993 Howard Hughes Parkway
Suite 600
Las Vegas, NV 89169

Overview

Rob Charles is a partner and leader in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights team, resident in the Tucson office and practicing throughout Arizona and Nevada. He represents clients in business bankruptcy cases, commercial lawsuits and business transactions.

Rob primarily represents both secured and unsecured creditors, as well as debtors, in all aspects of Chapter 11 business bankruptcy cases before the bankruptcy courts and in appeals. He works extensively with lenders and borrowers out of bankruptcy in all aspects of debtor/creditor relationships, including workouts and litigation. Clients range from agricultural lenders to national banks to sellers with carryback interests.

Rob advises clients in matters including the Uniform Commercial Code, with expertise in negotiable instruments, banking law and secured transactions. He actively represents plaintiffs and defendants in civil and commercial litigation in the state and federal courts.

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Pima County Bar Association, Member
  • United States District Court District of Arizona, Lawyer Representative, 2008-2011
  • State Bar of Arizona Bankruptcy Section, Member and Past Chair, 1997-1998
  • Business Bankruptcy Committee of the American Bar Associations Section of Business Law, Member
  • Conference Executive Committee, U. S. Court of Appeals to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2011-2015
  • State Bar of Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, Member, 2005-2007 Past Chair, 2004-2016
  • American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
  • University of Arizona James E Rogers College of Law, Adjunct Professor, Business Reorganization in Bankruptcy
  • American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow

Representative Matters

  • Assisted an international investor with collection of secured and unsecured debt and resolution of ownership interests in a Las Vegas based FAA-certified airline.
  • Represented a technology company in a Delaware Chapter 11 case resulting in confirmation of the Chapter 11 plan and consummation of the plan and sale of the company’s assets within one year.
  • Representation of equipment lienholders in a Southern Arizona hospital Chapter 11 case.
  • Representation of a regional healthcare chain in the acquisition of an Arizona hospital via Chapter 11 plan.
  • Representation of agricultural lenders in loan enforcement and modification, Chapter 11 and related litigation.
  • Regular representation of state and national lenders in loan enforcement, real and personal property foreclosure, and other remedies.
  • Represented an Arizona nonprofit corporation in the orderly dissolution of its mental health business, including shut down and transfer of programs, disposition of assets, and friendly foreclosure of its real estate.
  • Regular representation of automobile dealer financing company in loan enforcement and bankruptcy cases, including adversary proceedings.
  • Periodic representation of business entities in need of dissolution under Delaware corporate law.
  • Regular representation of creditors in Nevada, Arizona and other bankruptcy courts, in administrative cases, adversary proceedings, and appeals.
  • Regular representation of plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation and bankruptcy matters in federal and state courts, primarily in Arizona and Nevada.
  • Periodic representation of debtors and creditors committees in Arizona, Nevada and other bankruptcy courts in all facets of bankruptcy court and appellate jurisdiction.

Related News

04/23/2018
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie Attorneys Recognized as 2018 Southwest Super Lawyers® and Southwest Rising Stars®
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie announced 25 attorneys have been recognized as 2018 Southwest Super Lawyers® and 13 attorneys have been named as 2018 Southwest Rising Stars®.
03/27/2018
Arizona Top 100 list includes Charles, Freeman and Van Kirk
Az Business magazine recognizes Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie attorneys
10/10/2017
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie Earns ‘Highly Recommended' Ranking From Benchmark Litigation
20 attorneys recognized in peer-reviewed annual guide to top U.S. litigation firms
8/15/2017
Partners honored as Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers
85 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2018
04/04/2017
DeWald, Freeman share John P. Frank Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award
59 attorneys earn recognition for providing more than 50 pro bono hours in 2016
10/10/2016
Benchmark Litigation affirms ‘Highly Recommended' ranking for multiple Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie offices
22 individual attorneys included in peer-reviewed annual guide of top U.S. litigation firms
08/15/2016
83 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie attorneys named in ‘Best Lawyers'
11 partners also honored as ‘Lawyer of the Year' in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017
05/02/2016
Charles receives pro bono award for Southern Arizona
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie attorney honored for work with Volunteer Lawyers Program
03/22/2016
Pro bono service awards presented by Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Annual awards honor memory of lawyer dedicated to equal justice and professionalism
03/17/2016
Az Business magazine recognizes Freeman, Charles, Demarchi, Hulsman
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie attorneys named in 2016 Arizona top lawyers list
10/29/2015
Lewis Roca Rothgerber earns accolades in Benchmark Litigation rankings
Law firm ‘Highly Recommended' with 20 ‘Star' attorneys in guide of top U.S. litigation firms
8/26/2015
82 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers In America© 2016
Nine Partners Honored as ‘Lawyer of the Year'
6/12/2015
30 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Attorneys Named in 2015 Mountain States Super Lawyers®
4/10/2015
36 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Attorneys Named in 2015 Southwest Super Lawyers®
11/10/2014
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Named Top Litigation Firm in 2015 Edition of Benchmark Litigation
8/19/2014
84 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Attorneys Named in 2015 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
4/15/2014
42 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Attorneys Named in 2014 Southwest Super Lawyers

Related Events

Past Events
03/23/2016
Las Vegas: Bankruptcy Judges and Discussion of Recent Bankruptcy Cases

Presentations

  • Presenter, "Chapter 11 Open Forum," The 29th Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute II, March 2017
  • Presenter, "Ethics for Attorneys," NASBA Legal Counsel Conference, March 2013
  • Presenter, "21st Century Ethics," American Bankruptcy Institute's 30th Annual Spring Meeting, April 2012
  • Guest Presenter, "Ethical Morning at the Movies," State Bar of Arizona CLE, April 2012
  • Presenter, "Litigation in Chapter 11 Cases," Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Seminar II, March 2012
  • Presenter, "Ethical Issues," Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Seminar II, March 2012
  • Presenter, "Bankruptcy Ethics Update," Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, December 2011
  • Presenter, "Ethics," and "Chapter 11 Open Forum," Norton Las Vegas Bankruptcy Litigation II, April 2011
  • Presenter, "Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy," and "BAPCPA's Actual Impact in Chapter 11 Cases," 37th Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, April 2011
  • Presenter, "Individual Chapter 11 Cases," Northwest Bankruptcy Law Institute, April 2011
  • Presenter, "Revisiting Chapter 11 Sale Strategies," American Bankruptcy Institute Panel at Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, October 2010

Publications

Distinctions

  • Arizona Business Magazine - Top 100 Attorneys, 2017, 2018
  • Vegas, Inc - Top Lawyer - Bankruptcy-Creditors, 2012
  • The Best Lawyers in America - "Lawyer of the Year" - Bankruptcy, Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, and Bankruptcy Litigation, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2005-2017
  • Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel, 2009-2010
  • Southwest Super Lawyers - Top 50 in Arizona - 2018, 2007-2015, 2018
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers - Bankruptcy: Business, 2012-2017
  • Martindale-Hubbell - "AV/Preeminent Attorney" Rating
  • John P. Frank Pro Bono Awards Luncheon - Recognized for commitment - Pro bono service
  • Benchmark Litigation - "Local Litigation Star" in Arizona, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • AZ Business Magazine - Top Lawyers - Bankruptcy, 2010
  • Arizona Super Lawyers - Top 50, 2013-2015

Other Info

Education

J.D., with Distinction, University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, 1982
B.A., University of Arizona, 1979

Bar Admissions

Arizona, 1982
Nevada, 1998

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals, for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Clerkships

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona