Hayes, Aaron J.

Mr. Scherck joined the firm's St. Louis office as a partner in 1998. He has over 25 years' experience representing businesses, banks and financial institutions in diverse corporate matters, as well as extensive experience litigating and negotiating actions in bankruptcy and state court.

Randall's bankruptcy experience includes seeking relief from the automatic stay, objections to claims, executory contracts and reclamation actions. He has negotiated workouts representing both small business and financial institutions. Additionally, Randall has successfully confirmed plans of reorganization on behalf of debtors and obtained dismissal of Chapter 11 cases for secured creditors. He has represented debtors as well as creditors, primarily banks and financial institutions, in a full array of Chapter 7, 11 and 13 proceedings.

Randall also represents clients in corporate and real estate matters, including litigation relating to these areas. He has prosecuted, defended and arbitrated a variety of commercial actions involving breach of contract, equipment leases and revolving charge agreements and worked with businesses to enforce indemnity agreements, contracts and promissory notes. Randall has also drafted notes, security agreements, corporate formation documents, partnership agreements and LLC articles of organization. His transactional experience includes negotiating and documenting the purchase of sale of stock and assets of various businesses and conducting closings of real estate and loan transactions for residential and commercial property.

He regularly assists leading financial institutions in connection with loan enforcement actions including foreclosures of commercial and residential real property in Missouri and Southern Illinois.  Randall is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, Commercial Section, and has served as an arbitrator in numerous commercial disputes involving individuals, businesses and financial institutions.