Drew T. Parobek
Cleveland Office
Mr. Parobek is a partner in the Cleveland office and a member of the commercial and real estate group. He focuses his practice in the areas of bankruptcy, commercial finance, commercial transactions and business law, including collections, creditors rights, foreclosures, garnishments, lending and secured transactions, reorganizations and restructurings, the Uniform Commercial Code, and workouts.
Career highlights include:
- Representing lending institutions, landlords, creditors’ committees and other creditors in a number of major bankruptcy cases for a variety of corporations, including those in manufacturing, retail, and food industry
Mr. Parobek is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Cleveland Bar Association, the Lorain County Bar Association, and the Turnaround Management Association.
Mr. Parobek has spoken to the Cleveland Bar Association, the William J. O’Neill Great Lakes Regional Bankruptcy Institute, the Ohio State Bar Association CLE Institute, the Turnaround Management Association, and other legal and professional groups on a variety of topics including bankruptcy law, commercial transactions and alternatives to bankruptcy.
Mr. Parobek received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School where he was the Associate Editor of the Vanderbilt University Law Review. He received his B.A. summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Mr. Parobek clerked for the Honorable J. Craig Wright of the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Publications
- “An Overview of Non-Bankruptcy Reorganization of a Distressed Oil and Gas Company,” Eastern Mineral Law Foundation, 1989 (Vol. 10)
- “An Analysis of the Legal, Social and Political Issues Raised by Asbestos Litigation,” Vanderbilt Law Review, 1983 (36 Vand. L. Rev. 573)
Professional and Community Activities
- Cleveland Zoological Society, Board of Trustees, 2000-present
- Bay Rockets Association, Board of Trustees, 2006-present
- Cleveland Bar Association, Board of Trustees, 2002-2005; Executive Committee, 2004-2005
- Contemporary Youth Orchestra, Board of Trustees, 2002-2004
- Bay Soccer Club, Board of Trustees, 2000-2003
- Turnaround Management Association, Board of Trustees, 1994-1996
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Board of Trustees, 1993-1996
- State of Ohio Board of Bar Examiners, 1992-1994
Honors and Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, 2006-2008
- Inside Business, Northeastern Ohio's Leading Lawyers, 2001-2008
- Chambers and Partners, Leading Lawyer in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2004-2008
- Ohio Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor, 2004-2008