Paul G. Swanson
E-mail Attorney: pswanson@oshkoshlawyers.com
Mr. Swanson represents individuals and businesses in financial reorganizations, restructurings, bankruptcy, receiverships and other debt adjustment strategies. Representation is limited primarily to debtors in both simple and complex matters.
Mr. Swanson has represented debtors in Chapter 11 reorganizations, Chapter 12 farm reorganizations, Chapter 7 liquidations and Chapter 13 repayment plans. He also serves as a State Court Receiver in liquidation proceedings supervised by Circuit Court Judges and has served as a panel trustee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin since 1982.
Notable administration and liquidation of Chapter 7 debtors include Badger Northland, Inc., Fred Rueping Leather Company, Bird Trucking Company and Universal Foundry Company. Recently, Mr. Swanson served as the Receiver for Creative Custom Homes and liquidated almost 90 newly constructed homes in the Fox River Valley area for the benefit of secured lenders as well as general creditors.
Larger Chapter 11 debtor representations include Palmer Johnson, Inc., Thornberry Creek Golf Club, Stone Harbor Hotel & Conference Center, Advance Systems, Inc., Milwaukee Boiler Company, George Hougard and Sons, Inc., G&S Machine Company, Inc., and others.
Recent out of court restructuring cases of note include White Clover Dairy, Inc. as well as several other representations within the cheese industry.
Mr. Swanson has been Board Certified by the American Board of Certification in both business and consumer bankruptcy since 1993, a distinction shared by only a handful of bankruptcy lawyers in Wisconsin.
Areas of Practice:
Business Workouts
Reorganization Financial Counseling
Business and Consumer Bankruptcy
Bar Admissions:
State Bar of Wisconsin, 1979
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1990
United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1979
United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1990
Professional Associations/Memberships:
State Bar of Wisconsin
Chair - Bankruptcy Insolvency and Creditors Rights Section, 2007-2009
Member Board of Governors - 1987-1995, 2006-current
President Young Lawyers Division, 1986
Treasurer of the State Bar of Wisconsin, 1994-1995
Member of the Board of Directors BICR Section, 1999-2006
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
President 2004-2005
Member of the Board of Directors 1994-2006
American Bankruptcy Institute
Member Central States Advisory Board
Eastern District of Wisconsin Federal Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors, 2003-current
Member, American Bar Association
Member, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Member, Milwaukee Bar Association
Mr. Swanson was also selected by the Wisconsin Super Lawyers as one of the top attorneys in Wisconsin within the Bankruptcy Bar as well as being included in the top 50 lawyers in the state.
Education:
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, B.B.A (1977)
U.W. Law School, J.D. (1979)
Other Legal Activities:
Mr. Swanson is a frequent lecturer nationally on topics relating to bankruptcy. He has spoken at annual meetings of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the State Bar of Wisconsin as well as for other continuing legal education seminars. He is the organizer of the Bankruptcy Section for the Annual Law Education Institute Conference held annually in Vail, Colorado providing continuing education for lawyers from coast to coast. Additionally, he teaches a graduate level course in the College of Business at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh acquainting MBNA candidates with the nature and diversity of bankruptcy and insolvency issues in business.
Community Activities:
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association Board of Directors
Center for Community Partnerships, Board of Director
Forward Oshkosh
American Red Cross Board
Mercy Medical Center Foundation Board
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