Attorneys
Catherine J. Furay 33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
| phone | (608) 268-5614 |
| fax | (608) 257-4333 |
| cfuray@murphydesmond.com | |
Ms. Furay has more than 25 years experience representing debtors, creditors, creditors' committees, lenders, trustees and acquirors in financing transactions, corporate restructuring and reorganization, bankruptcy, commercial and transaction law, business and commercial litigation. She currently Chairs the Litigation Practice Group for the firm. She is the past Chair of the firm's Creditors' Rights, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Practice Group and the Corporate, Business and Tax Practice Group.
Her areas of practice include business bankruptcies, commercial and business litigation, general business matters, and negotiating financing transactions. Ms. Furay is an experienced litigator with expertise in bankruptcy appeals. Following law school she served on the Special Legislative Study Committee on the Credit Aspects of Marital Property. She has written and lectured on Chapter 128 proceedings.
Ms. Furay received the 1994 Distinguished Service Award from the State Bar of Wisconsin and also has received numerous awards from the American Bar Association. Her Achievements have been recognized by Who's Who In American Women, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Emerging Leaders, Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America.
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- Areas of Practice:
- Creditors' Rights, Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy Appeals
- Litigation
- Business
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Bar Admissions:
- Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Lead Instructor, Lawyering Skills Training, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1991 - Present
- Instructor for Numerous Bankruptcy, Collections and Civil Litigation & Foreclosure, Continuing Education Seminars
- Honors and Awards:
- Mortar Board
- Wisconsin State Bar, Presidents Special Service Award
- Recognized in, "Who's Who In American Women"
- Recognized in, "Who's Who in American Law"
- Recognized in, "Who's Who in Emerging Leaders"
- Recognized in, "Who's Who in Madison"
- Recognized in, "Wisconsin Super Lawyers"
- Recognized in, "Best Lawyers in America"
- Recognized in, "Martindale-Hubbell"
- Education:
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin,
1980
J.D. - University of Wisconsin - Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin,
1975
M.S.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude - University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire,
1974
B.A.
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Elder Law Section, 1991 - 1992
- Founding Member and Chair
- Wisconsin Clients' Security Fund, 1996 - 1999
- Board Member
- American Bankruptcy Institute, 1992 - Present
- Member, Research and Education Committee, UCC Committee
- Western District of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Bar, 1991 to present
- Founding Member and Former Director
- Commercial Law League of America
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2000 - Present
- Member, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Committee
- Dane County Bar Association
- Wisconsin Bar Association, Western District
- YWCA
- Women of Distinction Selection Committee
- Madison Opera
- Board of Trustees
- Published Works:
- Co-author, "Collections and Bankruptcy", The Wisconsin Business Advisor Series, Wisconsin CLE Books, 2006, 2008 and 2010
- Wisconsin Civil Litigation Forms Manual, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1995 to Present
- Co-author, "Professionals Beware! Pitfalls to Getting and Keeping Compensation", International Insolvency Review, Fall/Winter 2004
- "Dischargeability of Taxes in Bankruptcy", Wisconsin Lawyer, June, 1993
- "Credit Aspects of Marital Property in Divorce", Wisconsin Family Law Journal, Winter, 1991
