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Attorneys
Jane F. (Ginger) Zimmerman 
33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
phone (608) 268-5625
fax (608) 257-4333
email jzimmerman@murphydesmond.com

Ms. Zimmerman is a shareholder in Murphy Desmond S.C. having joined the firm in 1992. Her practice combines her experience in business, real estate, bankruptcy, secured transactions, agricultural and commercial transactions and litigation. She represents creditors, debtors, receivers and Trustees in bankruptcies, collections, reorganizations, liquidations and Wisconsin Chapter 128 proceedings.

Ms. Zimmerman also represents purchasers, sellers, landlords and tenants of commercial and agricultural real estate. Her practice includes consultation and representation related to the joint ownership of real estate. Her background in commercial and agricultural law is particularly helpful in structuring and negotiating financing for new businesses, refinancings, business purchases, expansions and reorganizations.

Ms. Zimmerman currently serves as chair of the firm's Creditors' Rights, Business Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation Practice Group, and she serves on the firm's Board of Directors. Recently, she was honored by Wisconsin Law Journal as a recipient of the "Women in the Law" award. She was nominated for her work in the legal field and her support and encouragement of other female attorneys in their careers.

Areas of Practice:
Business Law
Creditors' Rights, Business Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation
Real Estate, Land Use & Construction
Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin, 1985
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1985
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1993
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Instructor, General Practice Course, University of Wisconsin, 1999, 2001; Skills Week, 1992, 2004, 2008


Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, Professional Compensation Committee, 2004


Speaker, University of Wisconsin Law School, CLEW, Annual Debtor-Creditor Law Conference, 2005-2011


Conference Instructor, State Bar of Wisconsin


Seminar Instructor, Lorman Education Services


Instructor, National Business Institute


Turnaround Management Association, CTP Expert Witness Workshop, Instructor, 2010


Honors and Awards:
Best Lawyers in America, 2009-2011 - Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights Law


Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2008, 2009, 2010 - Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights


Top 25 Female Lawyers, 2009-2011


Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell


Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1985
J.D.


Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1982
B.S.B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Rhodes Scholar Nominee - 1982
Honors: Academic All-American Nominee - 1982


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Member


American Bar Association, State and Local Government Section
Member


American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Member


State Bar of Wisconsin, Business Law Section
Member


State Bar of Wisconsin, Bankruptcy Insolvency and Creditors' Rights Section
Member


State Bar of Wisconsin, Real Property Section
Member


State Bar of Wisconsin, Agricultural Law Section
Member


Dane County Bar Association, 1991 - 1992
Member, Special Committee on Professionalism


Dane County Bar Association, 1993 - 1996
Member, Long Range Planning and PR Newsletter Committees


Dane County Bar Association, Courthouse Committee, 2005-2006


Western District Bankruptcy Bar Association
Member


Western District Bankruptcy Bar, 1989 - 1991
Secretary


Western District Bankruptcy Bar, 1994 - 1995
Program Co-Chair


American Bankruptcy Institute
Member


Executive Women's Golf Association, Championship Task Force, 2006


Executive Women's Golf Association, Madison Chapter, Board of Directors, President, 2005, Vice President, Co-Chair Heartland Section Championship Tournament, 2004; Madison Championship-Director, 2009, 2011


Georgetown University Alumni Admissions Program
Interviewer


University of Wisconsin Athletics Advisory Council
Member, 1997 - 2008


University of Wisconsin Women's Basketball Booster Club, Hoop Troop
1993 - 1998 President


University of Wisconsin, Women's Intercollegiate Sports Club, Inc.
Past President and Past Vice President


Tee-Up-For-Nursing Advisory Council, 2006


Dane County United Way Cabinet Member, 2009-2010; Chair, Professional Services Division, 2010; Key Club Committee, 2011-2012


American Heart Association Madison Chapter, Go Red for Women Executive Leadership Committee, 2009; Event Co-Chair 2010 and 2011


TEMPO Madison Membership Committee, 2011


Published Works:
Co-author: "Collection Remedies" and "Workout, Nonbankruptcy Alternatives and Bankruptcy", Chapters of the Wisconsin Business Advisor Series, Wisconsin CLE Books, 2006


Author: "Moving Vehicles No Longer Hidden Treasure", American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Lien on Me Column, November 2005


Author: "Bankruptcy in Wonderland: What Alice Needs to Know", Wisconsin Woman, December 2006


Madison Office :
Murphy Desmond S.C. | 33 East Main Street | Madison WI 53703 | phone: 866-461-9674 | toll free: 608-807-0262 | fax: 608-257-2508 | Madison Law Office

Janesville Office :
400 Midland Court, Suite 102 | Janesville, WI 53546 | phone: 866-461-9674 | toll free: 608-807-0262 | fax: 608-314-3802 | Map & Directions