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Michael is a member of the firm’s finance and restructuring group in the Minneapolis office. He is one of the region’s leading bankruptcy attorneys and has handled some of the most complex bankruptcy and reorganization cases in the country. Prior to joining Faegre & Benson, Michael chaired the bankruptcy practice at Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP. Michael’s practice focuses primarily on debt restructurings, bankruptcy, and general creditors’ rights matters. He represents creditors and creditor constituencies on a national basis. He has extensive experience in representing indenture trustees and bondholders in restructuring corporate bond defaults, including creditor plans of reorganization. Education B.A., University of Minnesota (1983), Dean’s List J.D., Hamline University (1986), Editor, Law Review, with honors Clerkship Information U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Minnesota Dist.& Appellate Panel, Hon. Robert J. Kressel, 1986-1988 Professional Recognition Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Presentations Bankruptcy Institute (2003), Commercial Practice Institute (1999) Minnesota Bankruptcy Institute (1993), American Bankruptcy Institute, Great Plains Bankruptcy Conference (1993), Admitted to Practice (State) Minnesota Admitted to Practice (Federal) U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota U.S. District Court of Eastern District of WisconsinU.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. | 