Paul M. Bauch
Paul M. Bauch
Paul M. Bauch is a Partner at Bauch & Michaels, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses on complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Institute of Real Estate Management, and the Big Shoulders Fund. Mr. Bauch received his BS cum laude from Western Michigan University and his JD from the University of Miami School of Law.
Michael A. Brandess
Michael A. Brandess
Michael A. Brandess is a Partner at Husch Blackwell LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on insolvency and special situations. He has been a 40 Under 40 Honoree of the American Bankruptcy Institute, a past President of the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, and is Chambers rated. Mr. Brandess received his BA from the University of Michigan and his JD magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Matthew Brash
Matthew Brash
Matthew Brash is the Senior Managing Director of Newpoint Advisors Corporation in Chicago. He is the Illinois State Director of the Commercial Receivers Association, a Subchapter V Trustee in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and a member of the Turnaround Management Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Mr. Brash received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Alexander F. Brougham
Alexander F. Brougham
Alexander F. Broughamis a Partner at Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on business bankruptcy, restructuring, and commercial litigation. He is member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ Next Generation Program, Class of 2014, and has routinely received recognition as an Illinois Super Lawyer. Mr. Brougham received his BA from Colby College and his JD from the Northeastern University School of Law.
Christian A. Conway
Christian A. Conway
Christian A. Conway is an associate at Clark Hill PLC in Chicago, where she focuses on bankruptcy and restructuring. She is a member of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation and the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. She is the Founder of I Am Abel Law. Ms. Conway received her B.A. from Emory University and her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
David R. Doyle
David R. Doyle
David R. Doyle is a Member at Cozen O’Connor in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on creditor’s rights, insolvency matters, and commercial litigation. He represents financial institutions and specialty lenders in workout scenarios, foreclosure cases, and bankruptcy cases. He also advises distressed companies and creditors in out-of-court restructurings and Chapters 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases. He represents receivers, assignees for the benefit of creditors, and bankruptcy trustees as general counsel or special litigation counsel. A significant part of his practice involves representing defendants in preference and fraudulent transfer adversary proceedings. Before private practice, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Carol A. Doyle (no relation), who was the Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Doyle received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. cum laude at Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Nicholas R. Dwayne
Nicholas R. Dwayne
Nicholas R. Dwayne is a Partner at Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on lending, bankruptcy, reorganization, and commercial litigation. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Dwayne received his BA from Marquette University and his JD from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Joseph D. Frank
Joseph D. Frank
Joseph D. Frank is a Partner at FrankGecker LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on corporate bankruptcy. Mr. Frank received his B.A. magna cum laude from Carleton College and his J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School.
Eva D. Gadzheva
Eva D. Gadzheva
Eva D. Gadzheva is an associate at Goldberg Kohn Ltd. in Chicago, where she focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. She is a member of American Bankruptcy Institute. Ms. Gadzheva received her B.A. with highest distinction from the University at Buffalo and her J.D. from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Frances F. Gecker
Frances F. Gecker
Frances F. Gecker is one of the Founding Partners of FrankGecker LLP in Chicago, where she represents and counsels financial institutions, trusts, corporations, creditors’ committees, and investors in commercial law, restructuring, and insolvency issues. She also has extensive experience serving as a liquidating trustee and representing liquidating trusts. She was first appointed by the United States trustee to serve as a trustee in the Northern District of Illinois. She has written numerous articles on bankruptcy issues, including the seminal article, The Doctrine of Necessity and Its Parameters, which has been widely cited by courts throughout the country. Ms. Gecker received her undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin and her J.D. with highest honors from the Northwestern University School of Law.
Chad H. Gettleman
Chad H. Gettleman
Chad H. Gettlemanis Senior Counsel to Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on commercial litigation, bankruptcy, insolvency, and corporate reorganization. He was named a Leading Lawyer for Bankruptcy and Workouts in 2004 – 2025 by Illinois Leading Lawyers Network, an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of Bankruptcy and Reorganization in 2005 – 2025, and a Leading Lawyer for Business by Chambers USA in 2006 – 2025. He was named the 2022 Legal Aid Chicago Bankruptcy Helpdesk Volunteer of the Year. Mr. Gettleman received his law degree from Marquette University Law School. He is also a certified public accountant.
Joshua D. Greene
Joshua D. Greene
Joshua D. Greene is a Partner at Springer Larsen Greene, LLC, in Wheaton, where he focuses on bankruptcy. He is a past Chair of the DuPage County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section and a former member of the Bankruptcy Court Liaison Committee in the Northern District of Illinois. He was recognized as a 2018 Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers. Mr. Greene received his B.B.A. from Middle Tennessee State University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Allen J. Guon
Allen J. Guon
Allen J. Guon is a Member at Cozen O’Connor in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring, and commercial litigation. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Chair of the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee of the Chicago Bar Association, and a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Credit Abuse Resistance Education. Mr. Guon received his B.S. with distinction and his M.S.E.S. from Indiana University Bloomington and his J.D. cum laude from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Danielle Wildern Juhle
Danielle Wildern Juhle
Danielle Wildern Juhle is a Partner at Goldberg Kohn Ltd. in Chicago, where she focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the State Bar of Michigan. Ms. Juhle received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
R. Jacob Jumbeck
R. Jacob Jumbeck
R. Jacob Jumbeck is an associate at King & Spalding LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on restructuring. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the American Bar Association. He is an Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, Notes and Comments Advisory Committee Member. Mr. Jumbeck received his B.A. summa cum laude from Marquette University and his J.D. with honors from the Emory University School of Law.
Dimitri G. Karcazes
Dimitri G. Karcazes
Dimitri G. Karcazes is an associate at Goldberg Kohn Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, INSOL Europe, and the Hellenic Bar Association. Mr. Karcazes received his B.A. from the University of Chicago and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Jeremy C. Kleinman
Jeremy C. Kleinman
Jeremy C. Kleinman is a Partner at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on corporate bankruptcy and restructuring. He is a Friend of the Foundation and Presenter for the Credit Research Foundation. Mr. Kleinman received his BA from the University of California at Los Angeles and his JD from the University of Michigan Law School.
Micah R. Krohn
Micah R. Krohn
Micah R. Krohn is Senior Counsel to FrankGecker LLP in Chicago, where he represents Chapter 7 and 11 trustees. Mr. Krohn received his B.A. from Brandeis University and his J.D. for the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Richard G. Larsen
Richard G. Larsen
Richard G. Larsen is a Partner at Springer Larsen, LLC, in Wheaton, where he focuses on bankruptcy and insolvency. He was the 2023 Chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the DuPage County Bar Association and is a member of the Kane County Bar Association. He was the winner of the ISBA Lincoln Award for Legal Writing in 1990. Mr. Larsen received his BA magna cum laude from Aurora University and his JD magna cum laude from the Northern Illinois University College of Law.
Mark S. Melickian
Mark S. Melickian
Mark S. Melickian is a Partner at Raines Feldman Littrell LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on restructuring and bankruptcy. He has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer in Commercial Bankruptcy and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Melickian received his BA from Colorado State University and his JD from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Kevin H. Morse
Kevin H. Morse
Kevin H. Morse is Member in Charge at Clark Hill PLC in Chicago, where he focuses on corporate restructuring and bankruptcy. He is ranked Band 5 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring in 2025 by Chambers USA, named a Leading Lawyer in Chicago in 2024 – 2025 by Leading Lawyers, and named a Best Lawyer in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law by Best Lawyers in 2024 – 2026. Mr. Morse received his BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his JD from the Pepperdine University School of Law.
Jill L. Nicholson
Jill L. Nicholson
Jill L. Nicholson is a Partner at Dentons US LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on restructuring, insolvency, and bankruptcy. She was named a top bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer by Chambers USA in 2016 – 2025, one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Illinois by Super Lawyers in 2015 – 2025, and in The Legal 500, Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate in 2025. Ms. Nicholson received her BA with honors from the University of Chicago, where she was a Norman Maclean Scholar and President of the University of Chicago Debate Team, and her JD with honors from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she was Editor of the University of Illinois Elder Journal.
Peter J. Roberts
Peter J. Roberts
Peter J. Roberts is a Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy and restructuring. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, the Chair of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association’s Committee on Bankruptcy Law and Procedure, and Associate Editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal. Mr. Roberts received his AB cum laude from Boston College and his JD from te Duke University School of Law.
Nathan Q. Rugg
Nathan Q. Rugg
Nathan Q. Rugg is a Partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He is Band ranked in Bankruptcy/Restructuring by Chambers USA, has been named a Best Lawyer in Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency by Best Lawyers, and has a Martindale Hubble Peer Review Rating of AV Preeminent. Mr. Rugg received his BA from Dartmouth College and his JD cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Carolina Y. Sales
Carolina Y. Sales
Carolina Y. Sales is a Partner at Robbins DiMonte in Park Ridge, where she focuses on commercial litigation and bankruptcy. She is an Honoree for Crain’s Chicago Business 2024 Notable Women of Law and a member of the Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee in 2017 – 2025. She was named an Emerging Lawyer in 2018 – 2025 and a Leading Lawyer in 2021 – 2025. Ms. Sales received an Honors BA cum laude from Marquette University and her LLM with honors and her JD cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Adam P. Silverman
Adam P. Silverman
Adam P. Silverman is Managing Partner at Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on commercial insolvency and bankruptcy. He was named a Rising Star in 2008 – 2010, a Super Lawyer in 2012 – 2022, and a Leading Lawyer in 2015 – 2022. Mr. Silverman received his BA from the University of Illinois, his MBA from the DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, and his JD with honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Michael J. Small
Michael J. Small
Michael J. Small is a Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, and finance, as well as litigation related to each. He represents financial institutions and funds, operating companies, asset purchasers, debtors, creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors in reorganization cases, workouts, out-of-court transactions, and a variety of federal and state court litigation. He previously led the firm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice Group. He is a member of the firm’s Sports & Entertainment and Food & Beverage Industry Teams, the Health Care & Life Sciences Sector, and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Team. He continues to be a member of the Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Small received his BA Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University, his MA from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and his JD from the University of Chicago Law School.
Thomas E. Springer
Thomas E. Springer
Thomas E. Springer is a Member/Trustee at Springer Larsen Greene, LLC, in Wheaton, where he focuses on bankruptcy law. He is a member of the Panel of United States Bankruptcy Trustees, Region 11, Northern District of Illinois; the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Springer received his B.A. from Purdue University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Elizabeth B. Vandesteeg
Elizabeth B. Vandesteeg
Elizabeth B. Vandesteegis a Partner at Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses on bankruptcy and litigation. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, theInternational Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, and the Turnaround Management Association. Ms. Vandesteeg received her BA from Columbia University and her JD from the Boston College Law School.
Neema T. Varghese
Neema T. Varghese
Neema T. Varghese is the Managing Director of NV Consulting Services in Chicago, where she focuses on financial restructuring. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and a Board Member of the Turnaround Management Association. In 2016, she received the M&A Advisor Emerging Leader Award. She is a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor. Ms. Varghese received her degree in accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Matthew L. Warren
Matthew L. Warren
Matthew L. Warrenis a Partner at Paul Hastings LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on restructuring. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the American College of Bankruptcy, and Chambers. Mr. Warren received his BS summa cum laude from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his JD summa cum laude from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
Sean P. Williams
Sean P. Williams
Sean P. Williamsis Partner at Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy and financial services. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Williams received his BA cum laude from Augustana College and his JD cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Daniel A. Zazove
Daniel A. Zazove
Daniel A. Zazove is Of Counsel to Perkins Coie LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on insolvency and restructuring. He is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy, has been listed in Chambers USA as one of America’s Leading Business/Restructuring Lawyers for 17 consecutive years, and has been named a Best Lawyer in America. He is the Cochair of the Seventh Circuit Education Committee of the American College of Bankruptcy and was an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School in 2008 – 2009. Mr. Zazove received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.

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Paul M. Bauch

Michael A. Brandess

Matthew Brash

Alexander F. Brougham

Christian A. Conway

David R. Doyle

Nicholas R. Dwayne

Joseph D. Frank

Eva D. Gadzheva

Frances F. Gecker

Chad H. Gettleman

Joshua D. Greene

Allen J. Guon

Danielle Wildern Juhle

R. Jacob Jumbeck

Dimitri G. Karcazes

Jeremy C. Kleinman

Micah R. Krohn

Richard G. Larsen

Mark S. Melickian

Kevin H. Morse

Jill L. Nicholson

Peter J. Roberts

Nathan Q. Rugg

Carolina Y. Sales

Adam P. Silverman

Michael J. Small

Thomas E. Springer

Elizabeth B. Vandesteeg

Neema T. Varghese

Matthew L. Warren

Sean P. Williams

Daniel A. Zazove

Business Bankruptcy Practice (ARCHIVE 2022 EDITION)