Kari Balog Coniglio
Practice Areas
Education
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 2006, summa cum laude
- Cleveland State Law Review, managing editor, 2005-2006; Outstanding Note Award, 2005
- Cleveland State University, B.A., 2003, cum laude
Bar & Court Admissions
Judicial Clerkships
- The Honorable Arthur I. Harris, United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2006-2008
Kari is a partner in the Vorys Cleveland office and a member of the finance, energy and real estate group. Her practice primarily focuses on the representation of financial institutions, debtors, and committees in bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings and in commercial transactions and litigation including collections, creditors rights, receiverships, foreclosures, reorganizations, restructurings and workouts. Kari served as a Chapter 7 Panel Bankruptcy Trustee for the Northern District of Ohio since 2017.
Career highlights include:
- Successfully obtained a multimillion dollar judgment on behalf of the Chapter 7 Trustee of AmeriSciences, L.P. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Kari is a member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Kari received her J.D. summa cum laude from the Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where she was the managing editor of the Cleveland State Law Review. She received her B.A. cum laude from Cleveland State University.
Professional and Community Activities
- Northern District of Ohio, Chapter 7 Panel Bankruptcy Trustee 2017-Present
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2018-2022
- The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2019-2022
- Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Bankruptcy, 2019-2020
News
- 8/19/2021One hundred and sixteen lawyers from Vorys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® 2022 edition. In addition, 34 Vorys attorneys were named to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” list.
- 12/17/2020Vorys is pleased to announce that 31 attorneys from the firm have been named 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
- 8/20/2020One hundred and twelve lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® 2021 edition. In addition, 26 Vorys attorneys were named to the inaugural Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” list.
- 12/9/2019Vorys is pleased to announce that 39 attorneys from the firm have been named 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
- 8/15/2019One hundred and thirteen lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020.
- 1/2/2019Vorys is pleased to announce that Kari Coniglio, David Edelstein, Margaret Everett, Christopher Ingram and James W. Kelly II became partners of the firm on January 1, 2019.
- 12/5/2018Vorys is pleased to announce that 48 attorneys from the firm have been named 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
- 8/15/2018One hundred and thirteen lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019.
- 8/17/2017One hundred and eight lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018.
- 1/20/2015In December 2014, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law Substitute House Bill No. 9, which significantly revises Ohio’s law of Receiverships. Vorys released a comprehensive analysis of the amended law.
Events
- 9/9/2021Vorys is proud to host a complimentary, 5-part webinar series for commercial bankers. The series begins on May 4th, 2021 and continues through September 9th.
- 9/2/2020Vorys attorneys Kari Coniglio, Jeff Marks and Elia Woyt presented a webinar on September 2, 2020 discussing bankruptcy issues for commercial bankers.
- 11/8/2019Vorys Attorneys Lisa Babish Forbes, Kari Coniglio and Carrie Brosius presented at the Commercial Dockets Seminar put on by the Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College on November 8, 2019.
- 10/26/2017The Vorys Consumer Financial Services Summit was held on October 26, 2017, in Vorys' Cincinnati office.
- 6/15/2017Several Vorys attorneys were speakers at the 2017 Consumer Financial Services Summit on June 15, 2017.
- 6/22/2016Several Vorys attorneys were speakers at the 2016 Consumer Financial Services Summit on June 22, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio.
- 10/28/2015Vorys presented a Consumer Financial Services Summit on October 28, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio.
- 3/4/2015Vorys presented a Financial Institutions Summit on March 4, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Insights
- 1/20/2015In December 2014, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law Substitute House Bill No. 9, which significantly revises Ohio’s law of Receiverships. Vorys today released a comprehensive analysis of the amended law. Key features of the amendments are summarized below.
- 2/3/2009
- February 2009