LeAnn E. Covey
Vice President/ Department head, Bankruptcy and Collections
Director of Policy and Compliance
Education
Pennsylvania State University, B.A. 2002
University of Akron School of Law, J.D. 2007
LeAnn E. Covey is a Vice-President at Clunk, Hoose Co., LPA and currently heads the Bankruptcy and Collections Departments. She is also the current Director of Policy and Compliance at the firm. LeAnn has been with the firm for seventeen years and is licensed to practice law in the State and Federal Courts of Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. She has spoken on various foreclosure and bankruptcy topics locally in Ohio and at national conferences. and has written articles for the Legal League Quarterly, DS News and the ALFN Angle. LeAnn is from Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania and received her Bachelor of Science in Education from the Pennsylvania State University. After a brief period of time teaching high school History, she obtained her Juris Doctorate from The University of Akron. She is an active member of her community and currently serves on the board of trustees for the local theater company, Stow Players, as its President.
Related Experience:
Automobile and Personal Property Recovery
Bankruptcy Adversary Proceedings
Bankruptcy Motion Practice
Code Compliance
Commercial Collections
Consumer Collections
Consumer Litigation Defense
Default Litigation
Eviction Prosecution
Foreclosure Prosecution
Housing Court Violations
Legal and Regulatory Requirements
Loss Mitigation
Mediation
Title and Closing
Title Litigation
Bars and Courts:
Ohio, 2008
Kentucky, 2017
West Virginia, 2019
Federal Courts, Ohio and Kentucky
Affiliations:
Ohio State Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
Akron Bar Association
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees
National Creditors Bar Association
ACA International (Association of Credit and Collection Professionals)
Articles:
New Proof of Claim Forms, American Legal and Financial Network (ALFN), Winter 2016
Secured Loans on Real Property: What servicers and investors need to know about first lien cramdowns in Chapter 13 bankruptcy, Legal League 100, Q4 2013
Notice of Final Cure in Ohio, Legal League 100, Q4 2014
New Bankruptcy Rules Effective December 1, 2017, Angle, Vol. 5 Issue 1
Primary Residence Cram Down Case Law in Ohio Bankruptcy Courts, DSNews Black Book 2018, 2018