Attorneys

Jane F. (Ginger) Zimmerman
33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, Wisconsin 53703

Shareholder
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, municipal law, bankruptcy, secured transactions, agricultural and commercial transactions and litigation. She represents creditors, debtors and Trustees in bankruptcies, collections, reorganizations and liquidations.

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, Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy Practice Group and serves on the firm's Board of Directors.

Areas of Practice:: Business; Creditors' Rights, Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy; 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, 2005-2008; Conference Instructor, State Bar of Wisconsin; Seminar Instructor, Lorman Education Services

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 2004; 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

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