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Attorneys
Catherine J. Furay 
33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
phone (608) 268-5614
fax (608) 257-4333
email cfuray@murphydesmond.com

Ms. Furay has more than 25 years experience representing debtors, creditors, creditors' committees, lenders, trustees and acquirers in financing transactions, corporate restructuring and reorganization, bankruptcy, commercial and transaction law, business and commercial litigation. She Co-Chairs the Litigation/ADR 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 corporate and business representation, and negotiating financing transactions. Ms. Furay is also 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 and also serves as a Chapter 128 receiver.

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.

Areas of Practice:
Creditors' Rights, Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Appeals
Litigation
Business and Corporate Law
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:
Adjunct Professor, 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


International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
Program Committee


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


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