Jennifer M. Schank
Direct: 608-327-4211
Jennifer has been practicing law since 2010 and focuses her practice on financial matters, including all types of bankruptcy, debtor/creditor rights, asset protection, real estate, and workouts. Her practice includes representation of individuals and businesses in a wide variety of financial disputes. Jennifer has represented clients in state and federal courts in bankruptcy reorganization cases, challenges to bankruptcy discharge, fraudulent transfer issues, adversary proceedings, and valuation of asset disputes.
Jennifer also represents clients in various areas of financial matters in the consumer and commercial context, such as settlements, collections, foreclosures, mortgage modifications, student loans, credit problems, and consumer matters.
Areas of Practice:
- Bankruptcy (Chapter 7, 11, 12, 13) and insolvency
- Debtor/creditor rights and remedies
- Asset protection
- Workouts
- Real estate
Education:
- J.D. – University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 2010
- B.S. – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2007
Court Admissions:
- Courts of the State of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
Recent Professional Associations, Memberships and Publications:
- Rotary Club, Member
- Western District Bankruptcy Bar Association – Past Vice/Program Chair
- Wisconsin State Bar-Bankruptcy Insolvency Creditor Rights Section
- Rubin For Kids, Inc. – Mentor/Volunteer
- UW Law School Alumni Volunteer – Career Development
Presentations and Honors:
- Honorable Cornelius Blackshear Presidential Fellow – National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, 2014
- Up and Coming Lawyer award – Wisconsin Law Journal 2016
- Named a Super Lawyer 2017 Rising Star
- Discovering and Administering Undisclosed Assets, American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal, 2016
- The “Nightmare” Chapter 7 Case: Issues Keeping Debtor’s Counsel Up at Night But Has Visions of Sugarplums Dancing in a Panel Trustee’s Head – Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights Section Retreat, 2016
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In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys traveling, playing and watching sports, and cooking.