Top Rated Bankruptcy Attorney in Chicago, IL

Focusing his practice on complex civil litigation, corporate matters, and business bankruptcies and workouts, Kurt M. Carlson is a managing member of Carlson Dash, LLC. With offices in Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee and Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, he represents clients throughout those areas. Admitted to practice in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan, Mr. Carlson is also admitted to practice before several federal courts, including the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 6th and 7th Circuits.

In his bankruptcy practice, Mr. Carlson represents creditors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 proceedings. He provides them with assistance in corporate restructurings and business workouts, and he has also handled foreclosures and assignments for the benefit of creditors. The cases that Mr. Carlson has worked on have involved Kmart Corporation, Wickes, CNO Financial Group, Florsheim Shoe Group, and other well-known companies.

Other complex litigation that Mr. Carlson has handled on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants have included contract breaches, lender liability, defamation, officers and directors insurance, and fraud, and he has been able to achieve favorable results for his clients. He also provides advice and counsel to companies and their boards of directors on a variety of regulatory and other matters.

Mr. Carlson attended Michigan State University as an undergraduate, where he majored in social sciences and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1987. He then pursued his legal education at what was then known as the Thomas M. Cooley Law School and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1990. Before entering private practice, Mr. Carlson was in-house counsel at Comerica Bank, where he handled litigation and bankruptcy matters. His professional affiliations include the Federal Bar Association.