33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703 		Mailing address:
P.O.Box 2038
Madison, WI 53701 		Phone:
608.257.7181
Fax:
608.257.2508
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Since 1931

Practice Areas

Creditors' Rights, Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy

Charles G. Center
Swapna V. Deshpande
Catherine J. Furay
Bradley G. Kennedy
Brittany S. Ogden
Robert A. Pasch

William J. Rameker
James D. Sweet
Jane F. (Ginger) Zimmerman

Paralegals
Kelly J. Bostedt
Antoinette N. (Toni) Kunde


Madison Creditor's Rights, Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy Attorneys


Murphy Desmond has one of the largest creditors' rights and bankruptcy practices in Wisconsin, representing creditors, debtors, landlords, asset sellers and purchasers, and creditor committees in a broad spectrum of cases in bankruptcy courts. View a list of our more notable cases pertaining to Madison bankruptcy. Our attorneys also represent creditors in asserting their rights in state and federal courts.

Characteristics of our practice group include:

  • Rapid response and solutions to avert a crisis
  • Early analysis and planning
  • Personalized service
  • Matching experience and expertise to our clients' needs

Our creditors' rights representation primarily includes handling the following types of matters:

  • Foreclosure
  • Collections and Consumer Law
  • UCC Enforcement and Litigation
  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Defense
  • Commercial Law
  • Lender Liability Defense
  • Default Enforcement
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act Defense
  • Chapter 128 Receiverships
  • Replevin, Repossession and Enforcement of Security Interests

Our Madison bankruptcy attorneys have considerable experience in representing Chapter 11 debtors, creditor committees, bondholders, bank groups and other financial institutions, secured creditors and purchasers of bankruptcy assets. Insolvency representation includes the following types of matters:

  • Debt Restructuring and Workout
  • Pre-Bankruptcy Strategy and Planning
  • Debtor-in-Possession Financing
  • Executory Contract Issues
  • Defense and Prosecution of Preferences and Fraudulent Conveyances
  • Bankruptcy Tax Issues

The Bankruptcy Code changed, effective October 17, 2005. Click the links below for related information:

The depth of experience and size of our creditors' rights, commercial litigation and bankruptcy practice group, coupled with the resources of a full-service law firm, puts Murphy Desmond in a position to provide strategic solutions and insights to address a wide variety of financial difficulties.

Our Wisconsin commercial litigation lawyers have in a broad variety of industries, including manufacturing; direct marketing; transportation; agriculture and agribusiness; retail and wholesale; restaurants; telecommunications and broadcast communications; biotechnology; boat, motorcycle and automobile dealerships; real estate development; lumber; computer; insurance; construction and real estate development.

Contact our lawyers for more information about our work in creditors' rights, commercial litigation, and bankruptcy. For 75 years, Murphy Desmond S.C. has served the Madison, Wisconsin area, including Dane County, Jefferson County, Rock County, Green County, Iowa County, Sauk County, Columbia County, Dodge County, and throughout Wisconsin.

We are a Debt Relief Agency under the United States Code. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

Trusted legal advocates and business advisors


MURPHY DESMOND S.C.
33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2038, Madison, Wisconsin 53701-2038
Telephone: (608) 257-7181 Fax: (608) 257-2508
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We serve clients throughout the Madison, Wisconsin area, including Fitchburg, Lake Mills, McFarland, Middleton, Monona, Oregon, Sun Prairie, Verona, Waunakee, Windsor, Columbia County,Dane County, Dodge County, Green County, Iowa County, Jefferson County, Rock County, Sauk County, and across Wisconsin.