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Wendy Erin Morris

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Avvo Rating9.5
  • Joliet, IL
  • Licensed for 15 years
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About Wendy

Practice areas

OtherChapter 7 bankruptcyChapter 13 bankruptcyChapter 11 bankruptcyBusiness
  1. Business: 20%

  2. Chapter 11 bankruptcy: 20%

  3. Chapter 13 bankruptcy: 20%

  4. Chapter 7 bankruptcy: 20%

  1. Bankruptcy and debt: 20%

Languages spoken

English

Contact

P.O. Box 4259
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Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 4259
Joliet, IL, 60434-4259

Super Lawyer - Illinois Rising Star

Resume

License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
ILActive And Authorized To Practice Law200307/06/2019
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
Avvo Contributions
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Awards
Award nameGrantorDate granted
Illinois Raising StarSuper Lawyers Magazine2012
Illinois Rising StarSuper Lawyers Magazine2011
Medal of ExcellenceAmerican Bankruptcy Institute2001
Work Experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
AssociateFreeborn & Peters, LLP2008 - 2013
Judicial Law Clerk (Bankruptcy Court)United States Courts, Northern District of Illinois2007 - 2007
Law Clerk to Chief Judge (Bankruptcy Court Staff Attorney)United States Courts, Northern District of Illinois2005 - 2007
Judicial Law Clerk (Bankruptcy Court)United States Courts, Middle District of Pennsylvania2002 - 2005
Judicial Extern for Circuit Judge Edward Burr (Ret.)Circuit Court of Cook County – Law Division2001 - 2001
ABA Judicial Extern for Judge Carole Kamin BellowsCircuit Court of Cook County – Domestic Relations Division2000 - 2000
Bankruptcy Law ClerkFeld & Korrub LLP1998 - 2002
Associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
National Association of Consumer AttorneysN/A2013 - Present
National Bar AssociationMember2008 - Present
American Bankruptcy InstituteMember2001 - Present
Turnaround Management Association (Chicago)Former Education Committee Member2009 - 2010
American Bankruptcy InstituteFormer Special Projects & Task Force Leader2008 - 2009
Turnaround Management Association (Chicago)Member2008 - 2012
Publications
Publication nameTitleDate
Commercial Bankruptcy LitigationLitigation Regarding Discharge and Dischargeability2013
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Civil Litigation Flash Points SeriesE-mail is the Greatest Thing . . . Until You Get Subpoenaed2012
The Bankruptcy Strategist, An ALM PublicationThird Circuit Revives Committee's Deepening Insolvency and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims2011
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationIllinois Supreme Court’s Interpretation of Arbitration Clauses Under the Federal Arbitration Act – Carr v. Gateway, Inc.,2011
Education
School nameDegreeGraduated
The John Marshall Law SchoolJD - Juris Doctor2002
University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignBS - Bachelor of Science1997
Speaking Engagements
Conference nameTitleDate
YLS BankruptcyBankruptcy: Discharge & Denial Of Discharge2012
Bankruptcy From A Government Perspective SeminarReading Financial Statements: Finding the Facts; Finding the Fraud2012
2012 National Summit of Black Women LawyersWorking It Out: What You Need to Know About Corporate Bankruptcy & Restructurings2012
Pincus Professional EducationBankruptcy Boot Camp: Chapters 7 and 13 demystified (Chicago)2011
National Bar Association Annual Convention (San Diego, CA)Making Rain in a Dry Economic2009
Pincus CommunicationsBankruptcy Practice Boot Camp: An In-Depth Guide to Practice in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts2008
ABI Winter Leadership Conference (Tucson, AZ)The Latest Developments in Technology Resources2008
Legal cases
Case nameOutcome
Staiano v. Schlittler, 324 B.R. 561, n.1 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2005)Motion denied.
In re Beltrami, 324 B.R. 255 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2005)Objection sustained in part & overruled in part.
In re Lewandowski, 325 B.R. 700 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2005)Motion granted.
In re Andershonis, 324 B.R. 247, n.1 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2004)Objection overruled.
In re Adelphia Communications Corp., 313 B.R. 374, n.1 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2004)Motion granted; proceeding remanded.
Rosas v. Monroe County Tax Claim Bureau, 323 B.R. 893, n.1 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2004)Tax notices violated automatic stay
In re Phico Group, Inc., 304 B.R. 170, n.1 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2003)Motion granted
In re Machne Menachem, Inc., 304 B.R. 140, n.1 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2003)Confirmation denied.
In re Hazelton, 304 B.R. 145, n.1 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2003)Judgment for debtor.
In re Mannix, 303 B.R. 587, n.1 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2003)Judgment for debtor
In re Nouri, 304 B.R. 155, n.1 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2003)Debt discharged on inability-to-pay theory.

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