Michael P. Richman
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Bankruptcy Attorney in Madison, WI
Madison, WI 53703-2732
- Bankruptcy: Business (90%),
- Business Litigation (10%)
In Madison, Wisconsin, Michael P. Richman is an attorney for Steinhilber Swanson LLP and handles cases involving chapter 11 debtors and creditors’ committees, financial distress and bankruptcy, out-of-court restructurings, prosecution and defense of creditors’ rights litigation, fraudulent conveyance, individual and group secured and unsecured creditors, landlords and purchasers of assets under Bankruptcy Code section 363. He has experience in federal and state courts throughout 20 different territories and states.
Mr. Richman is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the State Bar of Wisconsin. An adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, he was named an Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer in 2004 by Turnarounds & Workouts.
In 1975, Mr. Richman earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science, graduating cum laude from Vassar College. He then attended Columbia Law School where he obtained a Juris Doctor in 1979 and was managing editor of the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. During law school, he earned the David M. Berger Memorial Prize and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Admitted to practice in Wisconsin, New York and the District of Columbia, Mr. Richman is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th Circuits.
Mr. Richman is a debt relief agent. He helps people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.
- 90%Bankruptcy: Business
- 10%Business Litigation
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About Michael Richman
Admitted: 2016, Wisconsin
Professional Webpage: https://www.steinhilberswanson.com/Our-People/Michael-P-Rich...
Honors/Awards:
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia Law School, New York, New York
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in America: Finance and Industry
- David M. Berger Memorial Award, Columbia Law School, New York, New York
- Who's Who in American Law
- Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers, Turnarounds & Workouts, 2004
- New York "Super Lawyer", 2006-2018
- Who's Who in Finance and Business
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Licensed in 1979 (DC), 1984 (NY) and 2016 (WI)
Bar/Professional Activity:
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Management Committee, Member
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Member
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
- American Bankruptcy Institute, President, 2004-2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- New York Bar, Member
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado
- Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Chairman of the Board, 2006-2007
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- New York State Bar Association, Committee on Federal Courts, Subcommittee on Creditors' Rights, Member
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
- American Bankruptcy Institute Executive Committee, Member
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Director, 1996-1998
- New York
- American Bar Association, Committee on Business Bankruptcy, Member
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Founder and Performing Member, ABI's house band “Indubitable Equivalents”
- Vice-Chair, National Standards Task Force for Professional Standards for Bankruptcy Professionals
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy Law, University of Wisconsin Law School
- Managing Editor, Law Journal: Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Columbia Law School, New York, New York
Educational Background:
- London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England
- Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, A.B., Honors: cum laude, Honors: Political Science Honors, 1975
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Last Updated: 10/19/2019