About Bess
Bess practices in the firm’s creditors’ right and bankruptcy group focusing on bankruptcy, commercial litigation and creditors’ rights. Her experience involves handling complex debtor and creditor cases involving fraudulent transfers, real estate, environmental, intellectual property, and corporate governance issues.
Bess co-authored “Customs Brokers and the ‘Conduit Defense’ under Section 550 of the Bankruptcy Code,” (Preference Quarterly, April 2006) and “Current Issues Involving the Application of Exculpation and the Business Judgment Rule to Creditors’ Suits Against Directors of Insolvent Corporations,” (Norton’s Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 2006).
Prior to joining Burr & Forman, Bess practiced bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, and commercial litigation at Alston & Bird LLP. Bess also served as a law clerk for the Honorable C. Ray Mullins in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Bess earned her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2004, where she was the Business Editor of the Wake Forest Law Review. Bess received her M.B.A., with Distinction, and her B.S., summa cum laude, with a double concentration in Accounting and Trust Management from Campbell University.
What is your favorite thing about the law?
I enjoy finding solutions to my clients’ problems and building relationships with clients.
What community projects are you involved in?
Wills on Wheels, Pro Bono
Atlanta Bar Asylum Project Volunteer
Eating Disorder Information Network Board Member
What was your first job?
Working on my family’s farm.
What are your hobbies?
Running, biking, spending time outdoors, leisure reading, and traveling.
What advice would you give to a young student in law school?
Use law school as a time to start balancing work and other priorities.
How do you spend your weekend?
I spend weekends with my family and friends, traveling, or just enjoying the great outdoors.