Jennifer Lyday

Jennifer Lyday


Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC

Recognized since 2023

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

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Jennifer Lyday, a partner at Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC, represents creditors, trustees, and businesses in Chapter 11 proceedings, as well as advises on the sale and purchase of distressed assets. She is held in particular high esteem for her abilities in bankruptcy litigation and advising clients on broader commercial disputes. Prior to joining the firm, she was a partner at Waldrep LLP and an associate at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, focusing on corporate Chapter 11 representations and related state court debtor-creditor representations. Jennifer has represented secured creditors, distressed businesses, unsecured creditors’ committees, and trustees in business bankruptcy cases. She has also represented buyers and sellers of assets in bankruptcy. Jennifer has also counseled clients in complex civil litigation. Her civil litigation experience includes officers’ and directors' liability, personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death, and professional negligence defense. Jennifer is currently on the panel of Subchapter 5 Chapter 11 Trustees for the Middle District of North Carolina. In addition, Jennifer has significant pro bono experience, particularly in helping domestic violence victims obtain 50-B protection orders, working with Legal Aid of North Carolina. She also regularly represents parents of children abducted and taken into the United States in Hague Convention cases.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 370 Knollwood Street, Suite 600
    Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Education
  • Wake Forest University, Bachelor of Arts, graduated 2006
  • William & Mary Law School, J.D., graduated 2009
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association, 2009
Court Admissions
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2022
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2022
  • Supreme Court of the United States, 2019
  • United States District Court – Western District of North Carolina, 2009
  • United States District Court – Eastern District of North Carolina, 2009
  • United States District Court – Middle District of North Carolina, 2009

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
Awards:
  • 2022 Pro Bono Award for the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association

  • The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) “40 Under 40” Honoree, 2021

  • North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyer Pro Bono Award, 2013

Publications

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